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▲ ▲ Ideal GAM 400 Series mesh welder
Since 1923 the name Ideal has stood for
innovation and progress in the production
of welding machines and automation.
Not only standard machines, but also
custom-made machine solutions according
to customers’ specific requirements are
included in the wide range of products.
The German company manufactures
mesh welding machines, coil joining of
wires and stranded conductors, as well
as welders for grating, fencing and the
production of wire articles such as cable
trays, covering, frames, rings, etc.
The company has recently launched the
GAM 400 Series versatile mesh welding
machine. The main advantages include:
• High flexibility by modular design
• Patented handling devices for an
expedited, monitored setup
• Quick change of the welding presses
without any use of tooling
• Manual loading for efficient
production of small and
medium-sized batches
• Automated loading for high volume
production
• Possibility to feed additional wires,
strips, profiles, etc
• Use of jigs for easy handling of frames
• Combination of mesh and frame
welding in one run
• Double-tracking for simultaneous
welding of two products in one
operation
• Different welding circuits allow the
parallel combination of different wire
diameters
The new Ideal GAM 400 Series is ready
to produce all types of mesh, but is
particularly suitable for the manufacture
of display articles, white goods and all
articles where wire and frames are joined.
The revised, integrated Siemens control
with touchscreen is a space saver as a
separate PC unit is not required. The
optimised user interface enables remote
control via a web portal.
Ideal also had a CSR Versaweld® jig welding
machine on display at wire 2016 with a
turning and pivoting table for wire and
combined wire/sheet metal products in
jigs. A special feature is the automatic
system for changing tools thus offering
easy handling of different product designs.
This flexible machine solution is made
for working with various electrode forms,
geometries as well as tooling, with the
goal to finalise the welding job in one run
without any production interruptions.
The machine is also equipped with an
X-welding gripper and a rotation device,
which enable the handling of demanding,
three-dimensional products.
A wide range of Ideal butt welders for the
wire and cable industry were also shown.
The revised butt welder series for T- and
in-line welds with user-friendly graphical
interfaces offers improved process
reliability, for non-skilled operators as well.
Ideal-Werk C +E Jungeblodt GmbH + Co
KG – Germany
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New GAM 400 mesh welder
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