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Industry News
48 September 2012
Kersten Europe invests in two
state-of-the-art bending machines
THERE is an increasing demand for
larger, heavier and thicker bent plates
and profiles and Kersten Europe aims
to respond as effectively as possible
to demands from the market. For this
reason it recently invested in two brand
new bending machines.
Lately, the machine park of Kersten
Europe’s Dutch production plant in
Wanssum has expanded with the
2400T Power Press and the R15S. Two
powerful bending machines to bend the
largest and thickest plates and profiles.
The 2400T Power Press is for the
bending of cylinders and cones up to
150mm thick and 3,300mm wide.
Particularly from the offshore and
renewable energy sectors, demand has
grown for more capacity for bending
thick-walled steel plate. The purchase
of the 2400T Power Press allows
Kersten Europe to bend cylinders and
cones with a thickness of 150mm, a
width of 3,300mm and a precision of
1/100mm.
The 2400T Power Press is an
imposing machine with enormous
power, without losing precision and
speed. With a force of 2,400 tons, the
stamp of the machine presses on the
steel plate. With a certain smoothness
and ease, a large, thick steel plate is
bent into a thick-walled cone or cylinder.
Various parts of this machine were
developed especially for Kersten
Europe. This applies to the hydraulic
unit, the components, the cylinders and
the required bending and hoisting tools.
Kersten Europe – The Netherlands
Website:
The 2400T Power Press