At its in-house exhibition Intech (April 1 to 4, 2025), Trumpf will be showcasing a new cooler for its laser cutting machines that saves up to 50 percent energy during the cooling process compared to conventional solutions.
Unlike conventional coolers, the main components, such as pumps, fans and compressors, are equipped with a speed controller. As a result, the solution only uses as much energy as is actually required to cool the laser. This saves a lot of energy, particularly when cutting thin sheet metal or during planned breaks during processing. “With the energy-efficient cooling unit, Trumpf is further advancing the topic of sustainability in industrial production. Users not only save electricity and therefore CO2, but also energy costs. In this way, companies contribute to their competitiveness,” says Trumpf Product Manager Fabian Staib.
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Thanks to the high energy savings, the energy-efficient cooling unit pays for itself after less than four years. With a surface area of just one square meter, the cooler fits easily into any production area. Trumpf offers the solution for its laser cutting machines with 24 kW laser power. The high-tech company also plans to launch the cooler for other laser outputs in the future.
Solution relies on environmentally friendly refrigerant
With the new cooler, Trumpf is helping companies in the sheet metal processing industry to reduce their consumption of refrigerants in line with the Kigali Agreement. The agreement from 2016 regulates the gradual reduction of environmentally harmful refrigerants worldwide. The R513a refrigerant used has a significantly lower global warming potential and therefore meets the stricter requirements of the Kigali Agreement.
Background
Trumpf offers manufacturing solutions in the areas of machine tools and laser technology. The company is driving forward the digital networking of the manufacturing industry through consulting, platform and software offerings. Trumpf is one of the technology and market leaders in machine tools for flexible sheet metal processing and industrial lasers.
2023/24 the company generated a turnover of 5.2 billion euros with 19,018 employees. With around 90 companies, the Group is represented in almost all European countries, in North and South America and in Asia. Production sites are located in Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Austria and Switzerland, in Poland, the Czech Republic, the USA, Mexico and China.
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