TPT May 2008

I ndustry N ews

Samco and Formia announce global roll forming machinery alliance

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Samco has two manufacturing facilities, one in Toronto and the other in India

A leader in the North American roll forming industry has aligned itself with an innovative European firm to bring enhanced efficiencies, creativity and service. Samco Machinery Ltd, Toronto, Canada, has formed an alliance with Formia Tech Oy of Jyvaskyla, Finland. The two companies have plans to “foster a culture of advanced technological exchange and quicker product development” to each other’s geographic areas. The expected result of the alliance is “world class technology at globally competitive prices” . Samco specialises in design and manufacture of rollforming systems primarily

for steel framing, purlin, automotive, HVAC and material handling. Samco has two manufacturing facilities, one located in Toronto and the other in India where it is the majority owner of SAGA (Samco and Gallium, a tube mill manufacturer). The company already supports North and South America, South Africa, Europe and India. Formia specialises in roof tile roll form lines, deep trapezoidal panel roll forming lines and insulated metal panel rollforming lines. Formia has two assembly facilities, located in Jyvaskyla and one in Nanging, China. The company has strong local presence in Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and China.

where it is the majority owner of SAGA (Samco and Gallium)

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and offer combined servicing and after- sales service. The primary goal is to transform Samco and Formia into one Samco/Formia group. Samco Machinery Limited – Canada Fax : +1 416 285 0619 Email : lrepovs@samco-machinery.com Website : www.samco-machinery.com Formia Tech Oy – Finland Fax : +358 207 577 301 Website : www.formiatech.com Gallium Industries Ltd – India Fax : +91 129 2309619 Email : tusharchaudhary@galliumindia.com Website : www.galliumindia.com

 From left: Mr Bob Repovs, Samco president, Mr Petteri Korpioja, Formia, Mr Joe Repovs, Samco CEO, and Mr Jukka Salminen, Formia

Samco and Formia are global suppliers of rollforming systems with a local presence. The newly formed alliance will take a unifying worldwide marketing and sales approach. The company will optimise outsourcing and purchasing activity

Rofin-Sinar Marking division moves to new premises

After 17 years at its existing facilities, Rofin- Sinar Laser GmbH, Germany, has moved to a new company building – but only 150m away from its old home. The company has been steadily growing in recent years, meaning the relocation was inevitable. In 2007 spacious new facilities were built just half a block away. With 7,000m 2 , the three-story red building offers enough room for all departments – and for future growth. The company develops, produces and distributes solid state and CO 2 laser sources and laser marking systems. The company also sets a high value on additional services like training.

In the new premises, the sales, service and training centre are close to the entrance. With a space of 250m 2 , the new application lab provides the opportunity to run application trials on virtually all of Rofin’s marking systems. The new address, which is immediately effective, is Dieselstraße 15 D-85232 Bergkirchen, Germany. Rofin has also recently appointed key members of staff. Mr Stephan Geiger has become the new managing director of Rofin/ Baasel Lasertech in Starnberg, Germany. Mr Geiger’s previous positions within Rofin include manager of ‘new technologies’ for the company’s

 Rofin’s new managing diretor, Mr Stephan Geiger

 The new marking facilities of Rofin-Sinar, which are not too far from the old!

Micro division, and R&D manager at Rofin’s marking division (where he started in 1985). He has also been the managing partner and co-founder of Bavarian Photonics GmbH – a subsidiary company of TuiLaser AG.

Ms Christine Hermann has also been appointed as division manager of Rofin’s R&D department. Her previous positions include management of hard and software development and other jobs in the engineering division. Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH – Germany

Fax : +49 81 31 704 100 Email : info@rofin-muc.de Website : www.rofin.com

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