TPT September 2014

Industry News

SST announces new president PARENT company Sanyo Seiki Co, Ltd in Japan has appointed Kiyomasa Hoshi as president of SST Forming Roll, Inc, USA. process and helps to maintain yield and tensile strength ratio less than 0.089. This forming system is used for manufacturing automotive tubing, which requires many severe processes to take place.

software to simulate actual incidents such as car collisions and to predict phenomena based on complex numerical calculation. SST has been supplying the roll tooling and providing technical support including the solution to customer- specific problems, eg edge wave, figuration, warpage or distortion, by assessing possible outcomes of roll production.

Mr Hoshi joined Sanyo Seiki in 1978 after graduating from Chiba Institute of Technology. He developed and patented Sanyo System Forming (Universal Method) in 2000, which has been used around the world, including two US companies. He also developed the partial step forming system (PSF), which minimises material work hardening during the tube forming

For the last seven years, Mr Hoshi has engaged in finite element analyses (FEA) for interfacing with various productions for tube, pipe and open shapes. Sanyo Seiki Co currently operates five Sanyo roll-forming simulation (SRS) units, integrated with FEA, the

Sanyo Seiki Co, Ltd – Japan Website: www.sanyoseiki.co.jp Change in management at LAP

to support our customers in reaching their goals.” Guido Jung, former CEO of LAP GmbH, has retired from his position. Since 1984, LAP GmbH has developed, produced and marketed laser systems for industrial and medical purposes. The company’s portfolio consists of laser components and specific system solutions for projection and non-contact measurement, which are used in various industrial branches as well as for accurate and reliable patient positioning in radiotherapy. LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen – Germany Fax: +49 4131 9511 96

UWE Bernhard Wache has taken over the top management position at LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen. “Mr Uwe Bernhard Wache is an internationally experienced manager with over 20 years of expertise in consulting as well as managing mid-tier enterprises,” said Karsten Hofmann, spokesman of the shareholders. “Together with our shareholders and business partners, he will carry on the successful path of LAP. Coping with the growing challenges of complex markets, Mr Wache will bring new dynamics to our company.” Mr Wache commented, “Worldwide, LAP has an excellent reputation as a leading laser expert. I appreciate the chance to open up new opportunities for the company using my experience and

Email: info@lap-laser.com Website: www.lap-laser.com

Uwe Bernhard Wache, the new CEO of LAP

TubItaly 2015 in Piacenza TUBITALY 2015 is scheduled from 20 to 22 May 2015 at the fairgrounds in Piacenza, Italy. After the positive results of the first edition, which took place last November, TubItaly has set new and more ambitious targets to further establish the importance of the sector. The event will show the best of tubes, rods, pipes and profiles, and technologies for their production and processing. The slogan used to promote the event, “Piping all forms of energy, we nourish life”, was chosen to emphasise the fundamental role of pipes and pipelines, and how they transport the resources that are part of our everyday life, such as water, gas or oil. The event was brought forward from November to May in order to offer TubItaly visitors the opportunity to also visit EXPO 2015, taking place in nearby Milan from May to October. TubItaly will benefit from the strong international appeal of EXPO, and this will help to increase the number of operators who will visit the exhibition in Piacenza in

order to find the main players in the sector of tubes, pipes and profiles. Piacenza and its province also offer strong appeal for tourists, with art and culture, culinary tradition, and historic villages and castles. The exhibition is supported by Federacciai, Istituto Italiano del Rame, and Fondazione Promozione Acciaio. Piacenza Expo SpA – Italy Email: commerciale@piacenzaexpo.it Website: www.tubitaly.it

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