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T ube & P ipe Welding: T rends & Progress
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forming, has made a long known potential
technology into a practical machine.
Already installed at key locations globally,
Pulsar’s magnetic pulse welding and
forming equipment is drastically cutting
costs, increasing productivity, promoting a
greener workplace and allowing the simple
welding of different metals.
The German Welding Institute SLV
Munich is a well-known partner of the
metal industry. The Institute is engaged
in education, training, research and
development, materials testing and quality
assurance. With over 70 employees, the
Institute has a reputation for in-depth,
technological research and evaluation,
and is a respected partner of leading
manufacturers in Europe and regions.
Pulsar Ltd – Israel
Fax: +972 8 942 7746
Email:
Website :
SLV München – Germany
Fax: +49 89 181643
Email:
Website :
A conference organized to investigate
magnetic pulse welding technology
will take place on 3 July 2008 at SLV
Munich, a major welding research
institute in Germany. Hosted jointly with
Pulsar Ltd, the conference will detail
the latest developments and practice of
industrialized magnetic pulse welding
and forming. The conference is sure to
attract substantial interest from across the
metalworking industry.
At the event, SLV will present its recent
acquisition, the Pulsar MPW 25 9
model, which represents breakthrough
magnetic pulse welding for industrial
operations. Pulsar claims to be the first
to have successfully industrialized and
implemented magnetic pulse welding
in major sites worldwide. The company
will use the occasion to describe the
process it claims has long been known
but previously unrealized.
Together with industry experts and
academic researchers, the conference will
describe the technology and applications
that may well transform the metal workshop.
Sessions included on the conference
agenda are case studies in industrial
implementation of magnetic pulse welding,
quality aspects of magnetic pulse welding,
and the benefits and environmental aspects
of magnetic pulse welding. Other topics
will include coil design for magnetic pulse
welding and forming, and benefits gained
from magnetic pulse forming.
According to Mr Hovav Gilan, marketing
director of Pulsar, “When the benefits are
compared and weighed, industrialized
magnetic pulse cold welding may well be
the first significant development in metal
welding and forming in years. I believe
industry managers and engineers will find
the conference an eye-opener, with real
practical value for their businesses that
can be implemented into the mainstream
right now.”
Dr-Ing Heidi Cramer, department head of
research and development at SLV Munich,
notes that the Institute’s experts “look
forward to presenting their cooperation with
Pulsar at the upcoming conference this July
in Munich. They feel that the demo can give
a convincing proof of the benefits of the
technology’s industrialized application.”
Pulsar Ltd, the world pioneer in
industrialized magnetic pulse welding and
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