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At Fabtech, tube bending and end-forming
technology specialist AddisonMckee plans
to display one of its high-performance
DataBend™ small diameter draw bending
machines, and formally launch a user-
friendly tube bending control solution.
In displaying the DataBend™ model, a
DB24ESR (all-electric, stack, multi-radius)
25mm high-performance draw bending
machine designed for the production
of smaller components, AddisonMckee
intends to provide tube manipulators with a
deeper insight into its capabilities.
the flexibility to choose a control interface
to suit operator preferences.”
Maestro is backed by the company’s global
support capabilities, including the ready-
availability of non-proprietary spare parts.
Visitors to the company’s booth will be
among the first to have the opportunity to
take Maestro for a test drive.
AddisonMckee is a winner of Managing
Automation magazine’s Progressive
Manufacturing 50 Awards for 2008,
a prestigious award based on an
organisation’s ability to use information
and automation technologies to transform
its business and create a sustainable
competitive advantage.
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Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corp is one
of the world’s leading manufacturers of
induction melting and heating equipment,
Christian Rogiers, the company’s vice
president of global marketing, commented,
“We produce a whole range of market-
leading solutions, of which the all-electric
DB24ESR – primarily a model for air-
conditioning components and brake lines
– is just one. Accordingly, Fabtech 2008 will
provide the perfect platform to demonstrate
our wider product range.”
AddisonMckee will also officially unveil its
Maestro™ controller, a flexible bending
machine control solution. Developed
around extensive feedback from the
company’s global customer base, Maestro
offers user-friendly design with an intuitive
user interface, and provides diagnostic
control for real-time troubleshooting.
The company’s executive vice president of
sales, Mr Jim Sabine, commented, “With the
launch of Maestro, all new AddisonMckee
CNC tube bending machines will be
available with our new Mark VI globally
standardised back-end control system,
designed to provide maximum bender
utilisation and up-time.”
“From a front-end perspective, however,
Maestro enables us to offer our customers
AddisonMckee
USA 8182
 The DB150 ESRB tube bender
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic
USA 5249