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Hasemann (head of administration), have
been running the company since the start of
2007. Established in 1987 by Hasemann’s
founder Mr Dieter Hasemann, the company
is specialized in used processing and
treatment machinery for steel and non-
ferrous products (ie bar, tube and wire).
Jiangbei Co Ltd, part of the
Chinese Wisco Steel Group,
has placed an order with SMS
Meer ,
Germany, for the supply of a
26" high-frequency welded tube plant. It is
claimed that this continuous welding line will
be the largest of its kind in the world. It is
scheduled to go into operation at the end of
2008 and will then produce up to 350,000t
of pipes per year (Ø 244-660mm).
Roll-Kraft
com), USA, has entered into
an agreement with a leading
tube and pipe manufacturer,
which names Roll-Kraft as
the supplier of its tooling requirements for
rollforming and mills. The new partnership
was marked by an in-house seminar at the
training centre of Roll-Kraft’s HQ.
Magnatech (www.
magnatech-europe.com),
the Netherlands, expert in
orbital welding equipment,
has launched a completely
new website. This website showcases its
many new products for pipe welding, which
ranges from simple fusion welding of thin-
wall tube, to more sophisticated systems for
multi-pass welding of heavy wall pipe.
Addison Machine
Engineering .
com), USA, has received
ISO 9001:2000 recertification
of its quality management
system. The company manufactures and
reconditions tube, pipe, and rollform mill roll
tooling and components. The company also
provides tube, pipe and rollform mills.
Hasemann Maschinen
de), Germany, has announced
a successful first year under
the new management of Ms
Andrea Hasemann and Mr Ingo Dierkes.
Mr Dierkes (sales and purchasing) and Ms
Motoman Robotics UK
has
appointed Mr Paul Cooper
as its new managing
director. The company, the
British and Irish subsidiary of Motoman,
Sweden, develops and supplies automated
solutions for the manufacturing industry.
The Japanese company Yaskawa
manufactures Motoman robots. Mr Cooper
takes over from Mr John D’Angelillo, who
has moved to head up the Group’s Italian
operation.
Expert in metal cutting
technology, Hypertherm
), the
Netherlands, has appointed
Mr Giorgio Galli to its
team of European sales professionals.
Mr Galli will direct sales activities
and support Hypertherm distributors
throughout Italy. He will work to increase
customer demand and user awareness of
Hypertherm’s handheld line of products
including Powermax® systems. Mr Galli
will be based in Bologna, which is the
heart of the Italian welding and plasma
cutting industry. n❖