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A double vice offers process reliability - especially for single cuts or when sawing packages. © Behringer

Economical sawing in block

12. November 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Especially in the steel trade and industry, high demands are made on sawing machines: precise, powerful saw cuts, frequently changing material qualities and cross-sections, easy handling and maintenance as well […]

Straightening provides Deumu with decisive advantages for further processing, for example higher fitting and repeat accuracy during edging as well as significantly reduced distortion during welding © Kohler Maschinenbau GmbH

For flat and low-stress cuts

11. November 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Sheet metal blanks and welded assemblies made of various steel materials are a speciality of Deutsche Erz- und Metall-Union GmbH (Deumu) in Salzgitter. The finished parts must be as flat […]

Swivel bending with plus effect

10. November 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Many companies complain about the lack of skilled workers. RAS has prevented this by integrating the Bendex software into the Turbo2plus. The software automatically programs the bent parts, evaluates alternative […]

With the EdgeLine Bevel technology, a Trumpf standard machine for laser cutting produces bevelled cutting edges on the contours of the component. © Trumpf / Martin Stollberg

Automatic weld edge preparation

9. November 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

“EdgeLine Bevel” from Trumpf automatically generates bevels in the components during laser cutting, thereby preparing them for the welding process. Trumpf product manager Patrick Schüle: “This technology is unique in […]

Pipe and tank welding 4.0 promises WeldingDroid. © WeldingDroid

Containers and pipes in the twinkling of an eye

5. November 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

The Danish start-up WeldingDroid wants to make TIG and MIG welding of pipes and tanks fit for Industry 4.0. The keyword is automation: This allows welding tasks to be completed […]

Due to the high degree of in-house production, Meusburger achieves a high quality of the panels. © Meusburger

Success with prefabricated buildings

4. November 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

When looking for high-quality plates for toolmaking, the customer will quickly find what he is looking for at Meusburger, despite an extensive selection. Thanks to a sophisticated user guide, he […]

"Magical" but no longer mysterious: Athanassios Kaliudis of Trump dispels the fog. Image: © Gernot Walter

The future of the laser will be magical

4. November 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

After years of storming the summit, the laser is now the “smartphone among industrial tools”. Smartphones like lasers are technical marvels, but hardly anyone marvels at them anymore because they […]

Successful duo: the Lorch "Cobot Welding Package" in combination with the new Cobot Turn 100 A rotary-tilt table. © Lorch, Andreas Körner

Turn-tilt table facilitates automation with Cobot

2. November 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

With the Cobot Turn 100 A rotary-tilt table, Lorch Schweißtechnik is launching an additional component for the Lorch Cobot Welding Package that makes welding production with the collaborative robot even […]

The TKS blast furnace "Schwelgern 1" goes on its last journey. The future is climate-friendly. Image: © Thyssenkrupp Steel

On the way to climate-neutral steel production

29. October 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Blast furnace “Schwelgern 1” resumed production on October 1st as planned: After a three-month shutdown and an investment in the mid-double-digit millions, around 10,000 tons of high-quality pig iron are […]

Core competence Schock Rollformtechnik with integrated processes. Image: © Schock Metalworks

50 years and a little further

28. October 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

October 2021 is a special occasion for Schock Metall: 50 years ago, on October 1st, 1971, the new metal plant of Schock GmbH, then located in Schorndorf, was opened in […]