TPT July 2019

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Kasto Maschinenbau marks 175 th anniversary GERMAN sawing machine and storage system manufacturer Kasto Maschinenbau, which has a UK subsidiary based in Milton Keynes, is this year celebrating its 175 th anniversary. The company has headquarters in Achern, Baden-Württemberg, and the firm has evolved from a one-man business into a globally successful company that remains in the hands of the family that founded it. centres that Kasto started manufacturing in the early 1980s, and the company is still the sole provider of such systems today.

With the assistance of nu- merous subsidiaries around the world, Kasto has sold more than 140,000 band- saws, circular saws and hacksaws as well as 2,200 storage systems for long stock such as bar and tube and for sheet metal. For more than 30 years Armin Stolzer has been in charge at the family business – the fifth generation managing director. Other

In 1844, carpenter Karl Stolzer, from whom the company name is derived, started a machine shop in Achern to manufacture water wheels, paper and machinery for mills. He later built sawmills. The invention of the Kasto hacksaw in 1947 marked a significant step forward and in the 1960s circular saws were introduced. At the beginning of the 1970s, Kasto launched its first automatic bar storage and retrieval system featuring two integrated circular saws supplied automatically by a gantry crane. It was the precursor of the storage and sawing

In celebration of its 175 th anniversary, Kasto is offering an insight into its history. In the photo, third generation Friedrich Stolzer is pictured left in the mid 1920s with some of the workforce

such as augmented reality and artificial intelligence. One of the oldest family-owned and run companies in Europe, Kasto is using this anniversary year, which officially began on 7 May 2019, as an opportunity to offer an in-depth look into its history, and will publish further texts and photos. To mark the occasion it is launching a contest to find the oldest Kasto saw still in use. Machines built in or before 1980 may be entered and customers are invited to email details including a photo of the saw and of the nameplate to 175@ kasto.com. Every entry will be rewarded and the winner will be announced later in the year.

senior management positions are held by his wife, Ruth Stolzer, and four family members of the sixth generation. Kasto develops its own software systems, provides solutions for networking, automation and robotic handling, and focuses on forward-looking technologies

Kasto’s headquarters today in Achern, Baden-Württemberg

Kasto Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KG – Germany Email: kasto@kasto.de Website: www.kasto.com

Weld library grows to over 300 videos XIRIS Automation Inc has announced the expansion of its Weld Video Library to over 300 videos showing examples of all kinds of welding applications in action, including TIG, MIG, plasma, laser, stick and electron beam welding. The videos are directly from Xiris weld cameras, with no enhancements or touch-ups. through better in-process quality control and lower process qualification costs, while providing welders with a complete video record of the weld for offline process improvement and training purposes. The Weld Video Library features colour and monochrome videos, and is categorised by welding processes. All videos are available for viewing on the company’s website. Xiris weld cameras can be used on any weld process to make it more efficient

Xiris specialises in developing optical equipment used for process and quality control across a number of industries. With an extensive product line, Xiris provides manufacturers with the ability to detect, recognise and interpret quality defects in their manufactured goods.

Xiris Automation Inc – Canada Email: sales@xiris.com Website: www.xiris.com

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