TPT November 2010

THE ART OF WELDING

Cutting with oxygen, plasma, laser or water ECKERT, Germany, produces cutting machines operating in four main thermal technologies, and complete robotic workstations. Cutting can be performed by oxygen, plasma, laser or water. This year the latest technology has been successfully implemented – fibre laser in the Diamond Fiber cutting machine. This ‘green technology’ significantly reduces consumption of electric power and additional gases. Currently, worldwide there are more than 800 Eckert cutters, and customers include Daimler Chrysler Rail Systems, Rolls- Royce, Becker Warkop, Manesmann – Siegen, Siemens – Chemnitz, and GEA. The company’s Opal Waterjet Combo water and plasma cutting machine is a patented solution that allows the user to automatically cut out the edges of one element with two technologies, resulting in large time savings. Eckert Company made the assumption that not all edges of a detail must be made in the most expensive and slowest water technology. Some of the edges – selected by the technologist – can be cut with plasma, which is many times faster and cheaper than water. Support 3D, which allows cutting and bevelling of plates, tubes and profiles, has a unique mechanical construction with the RACT system (Real Adjusted Cutting Trace). With the availability of all thermal and water cut technologies, and a large park of demonstration machines, Eckert can fit the best possible technology to the needs of a customer. In addition, machines are built in a way to be suited to the realities of a customer’s production hall. Eckert Cutting Technology GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 375 27 47 355

Orbital welding bY POlYsOude

Caliber TS 8/75

The UlTimaTe TUbe / TUbesheeT welding gUn

Two Out of Three Welding Guns sold World Wide are from Polysoude Compact: Significant reduction in size and weight Ergonomic: Build-in remote control, Pneumatic self holding device, On-board wire feeder Easy: Simplified and repeatable mechanical adjustements, Endless rotating torch -

Email: info@eckert-cutting.de Website: www.eckert-cutting.de Flying shear cutoff installation

no cable wrap-up, Build in AVC control

THERMATOOL has announced the shipment of another high speed Alpha flying shear cutoff to a major conduit and mechanical tube producer in Brazil. The Alpha shear will double cut, dimple free, steel tubing 25 to 125mm in diameter, in 3m lengths, at 150 MPM. The Alpha high performance flying shear is described by the company as the fastest and most reliable tube cutting system in the world. Thermatool Alpha cutoffs will cut tubes and profiles at speeds from 15 to 305 MPM, distortion free, in-line and in diameters from 9 to 168.3mm (3/8" to 65/8"), and wall thicknesses from 0.8 to

6.4mm (0.03" to 0.25"). Thermatool Corp – USA Fax: +1 203 468 4281 Email: info@ttool.com

2, rue Paul Beaupère - 44300 Nantes - FRANCE Tel. +33 (0) 2 40 68 11 00 info@polysoude.com www.polysoude.com

Thermatool IHWT – UK Fax: +44 1256 467 224 Email: info@ihwtech.co.uk Website: www.inductotherm-hwt.co.uk

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