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Industry News
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Unison, UK, a manufacturer of all-
electric tube bending machines,
has extended its international sales
operations with the appointment of a
new agent for Germany and Austria.
This new international support will help
Unison to serve the high and growing
levels of demand for its all-electric,
servomotor-actuated machines.
The new agent, EMS Ltd, has a strong
background in related machinery fields,
and brings detailed knowledge of local
metalworking manufacturing bases and the
advanced technologies used in Unison’s
machines.
Unison has consistently pushed the
boundaries of all-electric, servomotor-
controlled tube benders for more than a
decade.
Over the last two years, its business has
been growing very rapidly, driven in part
by worldwide trends of large increases
in the cost of both tubing materials
and energy. As a result, most tender
documents now specify all-electric
architecture.
“All-electric tube servomotor-based
bending machines have traditionally been
used in applications which demand great
precision, and use costly exotic materials,”
says Unison’s sales manager Mr Julian
Birditt.
“Now many more
people are looking at
the technology, in the
light of escalating raw
material costs, because
machine setup is highly
repeatable and scrap is
almost eliminated. This
new agent will extend our
reach greatly, helping us
to take our message to
new markets.”
EMS’s managing director
Mr Martin Brucks, states,
“I am delighted to have
won the Unison franchise,
as this company has a
genuine reputation for
innovation, and regularly
wins orders for some of
the most challenging tube
bending applications in
the world.”
EMS was selected for
Germany and Austria due to its personnel’s
previous experience with Unison. EMS’s
managing director Mr Brucks has managed
a number of Unison’s existing machine
installations in Germany.
“With the recent introduction of benders
that take the maximum size of tube that
can be handled to 150mm, all-electric
machines are really starting to eat into the
mainstream tube bending marketplace,”
adds Mr Birditt. “We’re fortunate to secure
the services of this agent at this time, as
EMS brings a wealth of experience that
allows it to hit the ground running, and
provide the local support needed to secure
customers in this region.”
All-electric actuation provides significant
advantages in terms of precision,
repeatability and energy consumption.
Each of the tools employed during
bending is under software control,
providing almost instant changeover of
tools for accurate bends.
Once the machine is set up, operating
parameters can also be stored, allowing
machines to be reconfigured for another
part or batch in a few minutes, without
creating any scrap.
Further, as the actuation elements of the
machine only need energy when a bend
is being made, total power consumption is
greatly reduced.
Among Unison’s latest technology advances
is a laser measurement system that
dynamically measures the accuracy of bend
angles and automatically compensates for
any errors.
Unison – UK
Fax: +44 1723 582379
Email:
Website:
EMS – Germany
Fax: +49 2354 7046960
Email:
Website:
EMS was selected
because of
previous experience
with Unison. EMS’s MD
Mr Brucks has managed
a number of Unison’s
installations
in Germany
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Unison appoints new agent in Germany and Austria
› Mr Martin Brucks of EMS, the new agent for Unison