TPT July 2009

I ndustry N ews

Cincinnati Extrusion invests in the future

Cincinnati Extrusion GmbH, Austria, is investing close to €3 million in the mod- ernisation and extension of its production machinery, to prepare for the demands of the future. The company is currently anticipating an over 40% decline in the market for extruders and extrusion lines. This estimate is confirmed by recent VDMA (German Engineering Association) figures. According to Walter Häder, managing director and CEO of Cincinnati Extrusion, a sustained recovery is not generally expected to set in before 2010. The Viennese machine manufacturer states that the reason it has not been hit as hard as some by the financial crisis is primarily due to the fact that the sharp market decline was already anticipated in the middle of last year, and the company was able to take internal measures to prepare for the crisis at an early stage. This led to corporate restructuring, which also involved some retrenchment of personnel. Cincinnati planned to shift to reduced working hours for at least three months from the beginning of April, to cope with the economic downturn. However, this will avoid the risk of having to lay off more staff, “ who will definitely be urgently needed in the future, ” said Mr Häder. The investment in the modernisation and extension of its screw manufacturing facility

located in Vienna involves ultra-modern production machinery, such as a 6m CNC cylindrical surface grinder from Danobat and a RotoMill milling machine from Weingärtner. The company also intro- duced ‘Lean Six Sigma’ last year, as part of its ‘Cincinnati Continuous Improvement’ initiative, with the objective of continuous improvement in quality standards and process optimisation. One of the first moves under this initiative was process

 The 6m CNC cylindrical surface grinder acquired by Cincinnati Extrusion from Danobat

optimisation in screw manufacturing, which resulted in a drastic reduction of lead-times, enabling 80% of all screws to be manufactured within a six-week time frame. Cincinnati’s innovative KryoSys pipe extrusion system has met with interest worldwide. A first production line of this type has already been installed at a customer’s facility for long-term testing, and is currently running under full production conditions. Cincinnati Extrusion GmbH – Austria Fax : +43 1 61006 266 Email : welcome@cet-austria.com Website : www.cet-austria.com

Agreement to distribute scarfing inserts

Harditalia srl, Italy, has announced the appointment of Superior Technologies Europe Ltd (ST-Europe) as distributor of Diamil trademark OD scarfing inserts for the pipe and tube manufacturing industry. Diamil products entered the tube and pipe market in 2006, and the company has been looking for a partner to work with in growing its business across the European, Middle East, Africa and Russian markets. With an established customer base and reputation for supplying HF welding consumables, ST-Europe fitted the profile that Harditalia was looking for. Superior will introduce the full range of SNMX and SNMG scarfing inserts, as well as tool holders and accessories, via its website and directly to customers. Harditalia has been manufacturing carbide products for almost 40 years, and is part of the OMCD group, a specialist metal processing organisation. Superior Technologies Europe Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1344 426 626

Catalogue of on-line measuring and monitoring systems Zumbach Electronic has issued a brand new Profilemaster ® catalogue – compact, informative and detailed. The brochure informs in several languages about Zumbach’s on-line profile measuring and monitoring systems for any continuously produced profiles of any shape and any material.

The brochure gives an overview of the many different models available from Zumbach Electronic to cover any requirement, considering for any application the best price- performance ratio. Electronic copies as well as free hard copies are available upon request. Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland Fax : +41 32 356 0430

Email : sales@st-europe.co.uk Website : www.st-europe.co.uk Harditalia srl – Italy Fax : +39 0331 215024 Email : harditalia@harditalia.com Website : www.harditalia.com

Email : sales@zumbach.ch Website : www.zumbach.com

 New Profilemaster ® catalogue

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