TPT May 2008

I ndustry N ews

Current Tech opens UK office

industry for simulation software. Simulating the bending process allows the customer to develop and optimize part programs off line, eliminating machine down time. With simulation software such as Current Tech’s BendPro SIM, a 3D model of any tube-bending machine can be animated to detect potential collisions between the tube and the bending machine. The software enables the user to take corrective actions on machine sequences to avoid collisions and to reduce cycle times. Current Tech has been in the business of designing and manufacturing tube bender controls and for over 20 years. The company’s latest innovation is the BendPro G2 control that can be installed on any tube bending machine and offers advanced benefits such as 3D simulation. Current Tech currently has over 1,000 tube bender controls installed in the field. Current Tech – UK Fax : +1 303 988 2508 Email : cbrennan@currenttech.com Website : www.currenttech.com

Current Tech, a leading producer of tube bending controls and simulation software, has opened up an office in the UK. The new office will provide support and engineering services to customers throughout Europe. This new international office will help Current Tech to serve the increasing

demand for CNC bender controls on new and used machines in the field. Heading the new office will be Mr Chris Brennan, who has over 15 years of experience designing software and hardware for CNC tube bender control systems. “Chris brings a

 Mr Chris Brennan, general manager of the new UK Current Tech office

wealth of talent and experience to our team. His technical expertise and proven track record for supporting customers and solving problems in the tube bending industry make him the ideal candidate for this position,” says Current Tech’s sales manager Mr Dennis Ekren. There has also been a growing demand in the tube bending

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Heavy Metal & Tubes Ltd establishes US office Heavy Metal & Tubes Ltd, India, has established a new sales and marketing office in Rehoboth Beach (DE), USA, to better serve and consolidate its business in the USA and North America. In these markets, the company has already made inroads in the condenser and power markets. To ensure smooth operation of the new business, Mr Robert A Love has been appointed as sales and marketing manager for the USA and North America. Mr Love has extensive experience in the manufacturing industries and was most recently administrative manager for a leading US tube manufacturing company. Heavy Metal & Tubes is a widely respected provider of seamless and welded stainless steel straight and U tubes as well as carbon and alloy steel tubing and pipe. The company is both ISO 9001:2000 and PED certified. Established in 1978 by the late Mr K C Jain, Heavy Metals & Tubes is today managed by his sons Hitesh K Jain, Nikhil K Jain and Dhaval K. Jain. Key markets for HMTL include heat exchangers and condensers, super heaters and boilers, instrumentation, commercial, automotive and hydraulics. The company maintains separate stainless steel and carbon/alloy steel works in Chhatral, Gujarat, India and offices in Mumbai and Ahmedabad. One of India’s larger producers, HMTL has rapidly grown and increased its export sales throughout the Asian and European markets and its forays into North America. For 2007, sales increased nearly 50 per cent to 2.5 billion rupees (US$64million). Heavy Metal & Tubes Ltd – USA Fax : +1 302 295 0026 Email : robert-love@heavytubes.com. Website : www.heavytubes.com

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