TPT September 2013

Industry News

Planning for EuroBLECH 2014 THE next EuroBLECH will take place from 21 to 25 October 2014 at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Germany. As part of the marketing campaign for EuroBLECH 2014 the exhibition organisers, have presented a fresh design for the show. The advertising campaign features a new exhibition logo, which is designed to be more recognisable and features a precisely cut sheet metal-style appearance. Visitors said they would happily return to EuroBLECH in 2014

As one of the leading trade exhibitions for the sheet metal working industry, EuroBLECH hopes to reflect technological advancements in the industry and thought it was time to also adapt the logo to a new era of sheet metal working technology. “In order to guarantee the brand recognition we kept EuroBLECH’s distinctive purple colour,” said Nicola Hamann, exhibition director at EuroBLECH, on behalf of the organisers, Mack Brooks Exhibitions. An exhibitor brochure including important information about stand reservation at EuroBLECH 2014 is now available in five languages. The brochure can be ordered via the newly designed show website: www.euroblech.com or directly from the organisers. EuroBLECH 2014, the 23 rd International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, will, once again, cover halls 11,12,13,14,15,16,17 and 27 at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds. The exhibition profile comprises the entire sheet metal working technology chain: sheet metal, semi-finished and finished products, handling, separation, forming, flexible sheet metal working, joining, welding and surface treatment, processing of

hybrid structures, tools, quality control, CAD/CAM systems and R&D. In the exhibitor survey at the previous show EuroBLECH 2012 was rated as an extremely positive experience by exhibiting companies. More than 70 per cent of all exhibitors indicated on- site that they intended to exhibit again at EuroBLECH 2014.  EuroBLECH 2012 was a highly successful exhibition with a strong focus on innovative technology. A total of 1,505 exhibitors from 39 countries and 60,185 visitors from 98 countries attended the show, which covered a net exhibition space of 84,000m 2 . With 48 per cent of the exhibitors and 34 per cent of the

visitors coming from outside Germany, the percentage of foreign exhibitors has grown again, while the percentage of visitors from outside Germany has slightly decreased. Top exhibitor countries outside Germany were Italy, Turkey, China, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, France and the USA. Most important visitor countries alongside Germany were Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Great Britain, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, India, the Czech Republic and Poland.

EuroBLECH – Germany Website: www.euroblech.com

Zumbach extends scanner range Zumbach Electronic, Switzerland, has extended its range of ODAC ® laser scanners for non-contact inline diameter measurement for large size solutions. With the ODAC 550 it is now possible to measure large steel bars, tubes and rolls up to 500mm or more at accuracies of a few metric microns and rates of up to 2,000 measurements. development of a revolutionary optical scanning technique with a highly parallel and seamless measuring field (no dead zone). The technology also allows mounting emitter and receiver far apart from each other, depending on the available space conditions. ovality etc, can be fed directly to the user’s network or displayed in real-time for the operator by USYS processors, and also for feedback to the machine. Complete accessories like secondary protection enclosures, cooling devices, air purging and air knives are available for heavy-duty environments.

Typical processes where the system offers new solutions are peeling, grinding, polishing and straightening, as well as in quality control lines (NDT). The dimensional data for diameter,

Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland Email: sales@zumbach.ch Website: www.zumbach.com

Other materials, such as titanium, brass, alloys and plastic, work as well. This was made possible by the

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