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142 MARCH 2016
4-8 April 2016
Success built upon entrepreneurial vision
ERNST Blissenbach GmbH was hon-
oured as one of Germany’s most inno-
vative SMEs at theGerman SMESummit
in Essen last year. The Remscheid-
based company joins an exclusive
group of prizewinners, and the award
for Ernst Blissenbach was the outcome
of a two-stage analytical procedure by
a team of research scientists. Ernst
Blissenbach GmbH’s innovations aim to
set standards worldwide.
The company develops systems
which enable pipes to be produced with
particularly smooth internal surfaces,
while offering maximum reliability for
demanding pipe production processes.
Ernst Blissenbach
scored well in the com-
petition’s Innovations
Marketing category.
Its engineers work
together with customers
to develop tangible
solutions and exchange
ideas and information
on best practice in joint
workshops.
This enables the
company to check at
an early stage whether
its innovation projects
are feasible and to
react swiftly to the needs of the market.
Inspiration for new products also comes
from within the company.
Managing director Ernst Blissenbach
encourages his 15 employees to think
outside the box and places particular
emphasis on a no-blame culture.
As a result, there is a constant stream
of innovative products. Requirements
such as cost savings and emission
reductions are gaining increasing
relevance in the pipe producing
industry and in plant construction. For
inside tube scarfing systems, Ernst
Blissenbach offers a high level of
safety for demanding pipe production
processes. BLISSart® top-quality tools
are synonymous with stability, longevity
and functionality.
Ernst Blissenbach GmbH –
Germany
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Ernest Blissenbach received the German SME award
St and no.
6G01
Tube push pointer with automatic
tube handling system
THE George AMitchell Company, based
in Ohio, USA, has produced more than
60 rotary die head push pointers of
various capacities over the last 52 years.
A rotary die head push pointer is used
when more than three dies are needed
to accomplish a specific schedule of
point reductions.
Mitchell has recently developed and
built a150,000lb, four-die rotaryhydraulic
push pointer for pointing thin and thick
wall aluminum tubes in diameters up
to 8", along with an automatic tube
handling system, specifically designed
for accommodating aluminium tubes,
which consists of a tube unbundling
unit, entry roll conveyor and easy down
discharge buck system. The tubes
are subsequently drawn and used for
automotive drive shafts and various
other applications.
The rotation of the newly developed
indexing die head is carried out via the
use of a servo motor and drive system.
The servo system allows infinite
rotational adjustment and near-perfect
angular accuracy. The original device
Mitchell used for rotary die heads was
a rotary cam indexing mechanism.
These devices have proven to be very
expensive and costly to maintain. In
other special applications the servo
motor system allows for varying angular
positions, whereas the rotary cam
indexing devices used previously could
only achieve equal angular positions.
One major safety advantage of the
new servo motor system is that the rotary
die head can be rotated by hand during
die change over, which facilitates a very
fast and safe method for die change.
The rotary cam indexing mechanism did
not possess this feature.
Mitchell also recently delivered a
150,000lb, six-die rotary hydraulic rod
push pointer, utilising a smaller servo
head drive system for pointing solid
superconductor rod prior to drawing.
The drawn superconductor rod will be
further processed into wire to be used
in MRI machines for the healthcare
industry.
Other activities Mitchell has been
involved in include variable wall drawn
tubing, which the company developed
back in 1985 and holds a patent on the
process. These ‘tailor draw tubes’ can
be used for a variety of applications to
service the automotive, sporting goods
and energy exploration industries.
George A Mitchell Company – USA
Email:
Website:
Sta nd no.
6C21-03