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Welding Equipment
A step ahead
AFTER 14 years of intense technical
development, marketing and sales strategy
Axxair is recognised as a key player in
the orbital market, covering more than
35 countries through its active network of
distributors and subsidiaries.
Axxair offers the ‘Global Process’, which is
a complete solution for the orbital preparation
and welding of tubes in workshop and on
site. Its global offer is largely covering the
semiconductor, the pharmaceutical, the food
and beverage industries as well as acting
in chemical and petrochemical, solar and
desalinisation of water for example.
The innovation in the system resides
in the principle of the interchangeability
of the various tools: one machine, three
applications: global process Axxair; biggest
range of diameter in cutting machines (from
5mm to 1,100mm); new and patented process
for bevelling with carbide tips; orbital welding
in prefabrication, unique in the market.
Axxair – France
Fax: +33 4755 75080
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High efficient bar furnace sold
to steel producer in western US
ELOTHERM, a manufacturer of high-
performance induction heating,
heat treating, and welding systems,
recently completed a deal for one of
its EloForge-Bar™ furnaces to help a
steel manufacturer in the western United
States improve its forging operations.
Startup will occur this December.
The system’s key characteristics and
advantages include compact footprint,
high energy efficiency and ROI,
minimal downtime for installation, and
a specialised heating profile for precise
control of thermal stress in bars.
“This order continues to reinforce
Elotherm’s position as a market leader
in the precise heating of long products,”
says George Burnet, general manager,
Elotherm North America.
“The EloForge-Bar™ furnace offers
dramatic productivity gains. Its proven
modular design will ensure that the
system will start-up on schedule and meet
customer expectations through many years
of successful operation.” As a member of
the SMS Group, Elotherm is a vertically
integrated OEM offering a full spectrum
of induction heating, heat-treating and
welding systems ranging from simple billet
heaters for manual forges to 50-megawatt
zone-controlled furnaces for heating and
heat treating tubular, long and flat-rolled
products.
The company’s equipment and systems
are used in the production of metals and
metal products, particularly in power-train
and energy sectors.
SMS Elotherm has been in business
for more than 70 years and has locations
in the United States, Germany, France,
Brazil and China.
The company’s North American
headquarters are in Cranberry Township,
Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
SMS Elotherm – USA
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