EoW May 2010

technology news

Verifying alloys

Wire welding machine

Cemsa SpA has recently introduced the Roboside PJ, a new development of the company’s automatic bench-type Roboroof welding machine. The new series is designed to demonstrate improvements in productivity, power efficiency, flexibility and precision and can be integrated into any type of automatic line. The machine can be used for welding a wide range of grids, mesh components and wire panels. It is also proving effective for welding car seat frames, often involving joining and welding pre-bent wires of complex designs. The tooling, designed by Cemsa, is made available to customers with dedicated applications to produce a wide range of seat car models in accordance with the strict tolerances required by car manufacturers.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc has launched the newest member of its family of Thermo Scientific Niton handheld XRF analysers, the Niton® XL2 series. “With the introduction of the Niton XL2, we now offer a range of products to the aerospace, metal fabrication, foundry and related industries, which are engineered from the ground up to help eliminate any guesswork in verifying metal alloys for manufacturing quality assurance,” said Bob Wopperer, director of marketing and business development for Thermo Scientific Niton analysers. Wopperer continued, “We know that the potential for material mix-ups is very real and that the need for traceability is a priority. Our non-destructive analysers can provide a worry-free solution that takes control of material verification, recovery of lost traceability, analysis of finished welds to validate filler material and dilution, and confirmation of finished products all without damaging samples in any way, which can save both time and additional testing expense.” The Niton XL2 and Niton XL3 Series XRF analysers are purpose-built for alloy analysis anywhere and anytime with accurate results available in seconds. They are said to offer significant advantage over previous instruments. These instruments also provide integral storage of all test results, in a completely tamperproof data format. Multiple communication options include Bluetooth wireless, USB and RS-232 serial communication ports. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc – USA Email : niton@thermofisher.com Website : www.thermoscientific.com

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Cemsa SpA – Italy Fax : +39 02 253 3307 Email : info@cemsa.it Website : www.cemsa.it

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EuroWire – May 2010