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Ekoligens is the first company in the world to mass-produce 3D-shaped hangers made from sustainably sourced cellulose. © Ekoligens

Sustainable cellulose clothes hanger

20. October 2022 Hans Georg Schätzl

A bit of sheet metal, a bit of wire, ready is the … no, not vending machine but “only” a hanger. But what a one! In fact, it consists mainly […]

The Graebener GRF 55 circular seam milling machine for offshore production is mobile and can be positioned directly at the pipe section by means of a crane or forklift truck. Thanks to its power output of 55 kilowatts, it achieves milling depths of up to 150 millimeters. © Ingersoll

Fresh wind thanks to offshore

22. September 2022 Hans Georg Schätzl

Graebener developed its first milling systems for the preparation of weld seams on pressure vessels back in the 1980s, initially only for use in what was then its own large-diameter […]

The Zeta welding helmet's auto-darkening welding filter has a large viewing area and the Zeta grinding helmet's visor provides 180° horizontal visibility. © Kemppi

New full face protection and enlarged field of vision

15. September 2022 Hans Georg Schätzl

Kemppi introduces the new welding and grinding helmets in the Zeta range. They are the beginning of a new era of full-face protection in a lightweight design with a first-class […]

Metallbau Mühlbacher invested in the MasterCut series with technology for 2D and 3D cutting using plasma technology and 2D cutting using oxyfuel technology. The system offers a machining area of 6,000 x 2,000 mm. © MicroStep

Do many things faster, easier and more accurately

1. August 2022 Hans Georg Schätzl

The 10-man company Metallbau Mühlbacher in Navis, Austria, south of Innsbruck, has been active in the field of metal construction, steel construction and sheet metal working since 2016 and specializes […]

The new bearing connection from Trumpf and Stopa automatically transports parts from the bearing to the cutting head of the TruLaser Tube 7000. © Trumpf

More automation in laser tube cutting

18. July 2022 Hans Georg Schätzl

At Tube, Trumpf showed, among other things, a new technology for automated loading of laser tube cutting machines and another for reducing spatter on the inside of the tube. With […]

Tube Wire

Vertical tube and profile bending

29. June 2022 Hans Georg Schätzl

“Ondomat 2.0”: Lang Tube Tec presents new all-electric tube and profile bending machine for mandrel-less bends. Lang Tube Tec, manufacturer of tube bending machines, is launching a real novelty on […]

The new loop descaling of wire achieves the same effect as the previously used double-head systems with a much simpler design © EJP

Faster to quality

23. June 2022 Hans Georg Schätzl

Recently, EJP Wire Technology GmbH, EJP Italmec Sp. z o.o. and WWM Technology srl under the umbrella of EJP Industries and present their innovations together: a new system for loop […]

Innovative power on the tube

22. June 2022 Hans Georg Schätzl

At this year’s Tube & Wire, BLM Group will present a variety of its solutions and its complete range of services. “Finally, we can meet customers again at a major […]

Free-form bending plant at the Department of Forming Technology and Foundry Engineering at the Technical University of Munich © utg

Property controlled free-form bending

21. June 2022 Hans Georg Schätzl

Free-form bending allows different geometries to be bent from round tubes and various profile cross-sections. The biggest advantage of the process is the seamless joining of different radii without changing […]

The 400 m² booth of the SMS Group in hall 7 at booth B04 at Tube & wire © SMS

New plant concepts and digital innovations

20. June 2022 Hans Georg Schätzl

SMS will present its latest developments and plant concepts for the tube and wire industry on a booth area of 400 m². “After a three-year break, we are looking forward […]