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116 September 2012
23-27 October 2012
AGTOS GmbH
Germany Hall 13 Stand B63
AGTOS is a specialist in the production
of shot-blasting machines for cleaning,
derusting, descaling and hardening
of surfaces. It also offers high quality
second-hand machines.
AGTOS sets a high value on a
comprehensive service around the
blasting technology. Therefore, AGTOS
provides suitable spare parts for blast
machines of many brands and realises
the repairs.
During EuroBLECH 2012 AGTOS
will present a new roller conveyor shot
blast machine. Innovative turbine and
filter systems as well as optimised
installations for maintenance help to
ensure the economic way of surface
treatment for sheet metal, profiles and
constructions.
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Alma
France Hall 11 Stand G33
ALMA will present the latest version of
its act/tubes CAD/CAM software for the
programming of tube cutting machines
and robots, which is part of a complete
software range for sheet metal working
and tube processing.
act/tubes is a user-friendly and
highly automated solution dedicated to
tube and profile cutting. The software
integrates all the programming steps,
including tube modelling, 3D import,
nesting of sections to be cut, creation
and sequencing of cutting tasks, and
post-processing. It can also take into
account peripheral equipment such as
loading/unloading units.
The software can control any kind
of tube-cutting systems: 2D machines
with a rotative axis, 4-axis machines
dedicated to tube cutting, 5-axis
machines with one or several rotative
axes, and robot cells aimed at cutting
tubes.
3D modelling of tubes and of any kind
of section bars can be performed with
Tube Designer, a dedicated module of
act/tubes. 3D models of bars and tubes
can also be generated thanks to existing
libraries of predefined tube sections
and extruded bars. 3D parts can be
imported from various CAD systems,
either directly or using STEP, IGES or
SAT formats.
Tube nesting can be performed in
batchmode, with nomanual intervention.
act/tubes can perform a ‘true 3D’ tube
nesting on non-straight cuts in order to
save material.
The programming of 4- or 5-axis
machines and robots allows a complete
modelling of the machine and its 3D
environment, together with the machine
kinematics, regardless of the number of
machine or robot axes.
act/tubes recognises tube cutting
contours, manages head orientation,
and calculates trajectories thanks to
a powerful algorithm optimising paths
while avoiding collisions. It creates and
validates the cutting program using
realistic simulation and automatic
control functions and visual anomaly
indicators. ISO programs are generated
using postprocessor specific to the
manufacturing machines or robots.
Website:
Atlas Knives (DB Engg)
India Hall 14 Stand R28
THE Atlas brand (DB Engg) was formed
60 years ago and has evolved to become
one of India’s largest tool equipment
manufacturers with currently more than
600 employees and an annual turnover
of more than $20mn.
The forming rolls division was
established 25 years ago and currently
the company produces 24,000 rolls a
year.
With its specialist knowledge of
various steel grades gained over six
decades and an in-house design team
with a combined experience of 20 years
Atlas prides itself in providing a complete
one-stop shop for all customers in the
cold rolling industry.
By incorporating a world-leading roll
forming software it is able to provide
excellent technical advice on rolls and
optimisation of production processes for
its customers. This approach combined
with its ISO certified quality standards
has helped enable Atlas to become one
of the leading Indian manufacturers of
rolls for the production of tubes and other
roll formed open and closed sections.
The company can design and produce
tube forming and open section-forming
rolls ranging from 50mm to 800mm
in diameter. Before production all roll
designs undergo a simulation and finite
element analysis to achieve ameticulous
final product. All manufacturing is done
in its state-of-the-art manufacturing
workshop with more than 15 CNC
turning centres.
With an ISO certified in-house heat
treatment facility having a capacity of
over 300 tn/month it is able to maintain
world-class standards for all its products.
The company over the last few
years has made significant inroads
in the worldwide tube and section
manufacturing industry by supplying to
Australia, North and South Africa, the
Far East, Canada, Russia, the Middle
East, Europe and various mill OEMs in
India.
Website:
Combilift
Ireland Hall 12 Stand F74
THE global expert in the long load
handling sector Combilift Ltd continues
to develop new models on a regular
basis, so the company’s stand is
always worth a visit to see what this
innovative Irish manufacturer has
come up with since the last show.
Combilift manufactures a wide range of
customised 4-way forklifts, all of which
are designed for the safe and space
saving handling of the large and bulky
loads typically handled in the sheet
metal sector.
Combilifts work as counterbalance,
sideloader, and narrow-aisle forklifts.
Their versatility to operate both inside
and out on semi rough terrain, and in
harsh weather conditions enables users
to not only maximise available storage
space but to also improve productivity
in and around the warehouse.
Sideways travel with loads resting on
the platform enables the trucks to work
in aisles widths of just two metres,
and avoids the need for hazardous
high level transportation, significantly
improving safety procedures. With
fully synchronised 4-way steering
guaranteeing excellent manoeuvrability
4-way forklifts
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