TPT September 2012

Industry News

Thermatool and WEMPCO agree induction welders deal

THE International Tube & Pipe Fair in Düsseldorf marked a significant day for both Thermatool and Western Metal Products Company limited (WEMPCO) of Nigeria, in association with Salzgitter International, as an agreement was signed for the future supply of 22 Thermatool high frequency induction welders. Mr Lewis Tung, managing director of WEMPCO, Mr Walt Albert, president of Inductotherm Heating & Welding (Thermatool’s European headquarters) and Mr Theobald Albrecht, director of business Africa, Salzgitter – signed the deal at the Inductotherm Group stand at Düsseldorf. Mr Tung, having already taken consideration from the operation and service of a Thermatool Alpha Shear System and Welder installed in 2011, expressed his future intention to use

Mr Lewis Tung, managing director of WEMPCO, Mr Walt Albert, president of Inductotherm Heating & Welding and Mr Theobald Albrecht, director of business Africa, Salzgitter.

their Ikeja and Ibafo factories. The first of these welders is scheduled to be delivered later this year. Thermatool – UK Email: info@inductothermhw.co.uk Website: www.inductothermhw.com

European built Thermatool equipment in his tube, pipe and profile production. This considerable investment will span a five-year plan for which Thermatool has committed to provide complete support, service, spares and on-going training of the WEMPCO personnel in

Graebener Group steps up activities in China

company, the decisive factor was that Kaiyuan is operating on a European level and supplies products which are of similar quality. “This company can provide excellent technological standards and meet all our requirements.” In addition to this the company – with approximately 1,000 employees – has a very comprehensive and efficient sales and service network in all of the Chinese provinces. “And this is exactly what a European company needs in order to expand and strengthen its position on the Chinese market.” According to Dr Gräbener, this cannot be accomplished from Europe. Therefore, the joint venture is an “ideal complement”. Reika GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax: +49 2331 96 90 36 Email: sabine.gerstkamp@reika.de Website: www.reika.de Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH – Germany Website: www.graebener-maschinentechnik.de

Sealing the joint venture deal

and Kleinknecht, has finally found the company Tangshan KaiyuanAutowelding Systems. The contract for a joint venture between the two companies was signed last week. “The aim of this joint venture is to increase our activities, especially the activities together with our partner, on the Chinese market”, explains Dr Theodor Gräbener, managing director of the Graebener Group. When choosing this

FOR the domestic machine building industry China is a huge market with great potential. The Graebener Group has long recognised this and is set to step up activities in the market after having operated its own office in Shanghai for several years. Looking for a suitable and competent cooperation partner, the Graebener Group, with its core companies Gräbener Maschinentechnik, Reika

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