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Industry News
ABB award
for AWL-
Techniek
DURING the most recent ABB Robotics
Partner Seminar in Sweden, AWL-Techniek
received the award for ‘best achievement
in long-term partnerships and business
development in welding solutions’.
Brand van ’t Hof, technical director of
AWL, received the appreciation from Per
Vegard Nerseth, director of ABB Robotics,
for the many years of close cooperation in
the field of robotic welding. Moments earlier,
Mr van ’t Hof had given a presentation to
the international group on AWL’s latest
developments in laser welding and on
working with ABB. Laser welding demands
a very high degree of accuracy and stability
in regard to ‘motion performance’.
AWL and ABB have together developed
various R&D activities specifically for laser
welding in order to ensure the correct
performance.
ABB Robotics organises annual
international partner seminars to inform
robotic-system integrators about the latest
developments in the field of industrial
robots. Approximately 300 interested
parties attended the European version
of the seminar in Västerås, Sweden,
where production of the ABB robots is
located. The programme of the fourteenth
partner seminar was again focused on
new technologies, new markets and new
applications.
AWL is an innovative and internationally
orientated partner for large multinationals
in the area of joining technologies. These
technologies are being integrated in
challenging projects for the automotive
industry and other metalworking
industries.
AWL-Techniek BV – The Netherlands
Fax: +31 341 411822
Email:
Website:
Brand van ’t Hof (left) receives the
ABB award from Per Vegard Nerseth