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16 May/June 2007
Industry News
The German machine manufacturer RSA
GmbH & Co KG and its English subsidiary
RSA Cutting & Deburring Systems Ltd have
reported a significant increase in turnover in
2006, to more than €20 million, and also an
increase in pre-tax profits.
The driving force behind the growth of the
sawing technology has been the European
market. New developments that helped
to strengthen market position included
cutting tubes and sections with yields up
to 8,000 pieces per hour, and the design
of automated sawing lines featuring easier
operation.
While last year’s growth in sales was
slightly above the average of the branch,
this year the company plans to significantly
exceed this year the prediction of the
German Association
for Machine and Plant
Manufacturers (VDMA).
The association predicts
an increase in production
of 4 per cent due to
the economic upturn at
home and abroad.
Among the new
developments is a high
performance circular
saw designed for tubes
with diameters up to
170mm. Band saws are
generally used for the
sawing of workpieces
of this size. RSA’s
Rasacut XXL circular saw provides a
technological alternative and, according
to the manufacturer, reduces the cutting
times, in some cases by 90 per cent. Other
advantages include smooth interlinking to a
follow up deburring machine, and improved
cut surfaces.
RSA GmbH & Co KG – Germany
Fax: +49 2351 995 300
Email:
Website:
RSA Cutting & Deburring
Systems Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 1952 580 511
Email:
Rofin-Sinar acquires
80 per cent of m2k-laser
Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH, Germany, an
affiliate of Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc, has
acquired 80 per cent of m2k-laser GmbH,
Germany. The remaining 20 per cent of
common stock in m2k-laser will remain with
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany, and the
company’s two founders.
m2k-laser was founded in 2001 as a spin-off
of the Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Solid-
State Physics in Freiburg, Germany. m2k-
laser GmbH develops and manufactures
semiconductor lasers based on the III-
V compounds GaAs and GaSb for use
predominantly in the scientific industry.
The company’s main products are high-
power tapered diode lasers and tapered
amplifiers. Under two separate additional
agreements, Rofin-Sinar will pay for access
to selected scientific know-how and the
use of the existing infrastructure of the
Fraunhofer IAF Institute.
Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 40 733 63160
Email:
Website:
AddisonMckee launches Tubemart catalogue for
manipulation machinery
AddisonMckee, a leading bending and end-forming specialist, has launched TubeMart™,
a brand new division to serve users of mid-range tube manipulation equipment with a
single-source for selecting high quality machinery and consumables.
Bringing together a wide choice of hand-picked solutions from many of the world’s
premier manufacturers into a highly comprehensive catalogue and website, TubeMart
will immediately offer a range of over 120 machines for tube bending, cutting, end-
forming, notching and polishing.
Built to the highest standards, every product featured in the TubeMart catalogue will
also carry an uncompromising quality assurance guarantee – certifying that it has been
manufactured to exacting industry standards.
Mr Christian Rogiers, AddisonMckee’s director of global marketing, states “Via the
introduction of TubeMart, we have revolutionised the way that purchasing of all manner
of machines, tooling and consumables is implemented across the tube manipulation
sector. We have already established dealer and service facilities across northern Europe
and it is our intention to implement a worldwide sales structure with a minimum of 75
dealers globally within the next three years.”
AddisonMckee Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 1772 323227
Email:
Website:
AddisonMckee Inc – USA
Fax: +1 937 382 4963
Email:
fi RSA business manager Mr Rainer Schmidt sees growth potential for his
company in the UK
Increased turnover for RSA Group
› RSA’s new Rasacut XXL circular saw for tube
diameters up to 170mm