TPi July 2019

Business & market news

Schmolz + Bickenbach opens new location in Buenos Aires

available to the Argentinian market. The group’s portfolio appeals primarily to companies from the automotive, plastic, food and beverage, and oil and gas industries. An experienced team has already started working at the new sales and services centre location in Buenos Aires. The centre has cutting machines for processing customer-specific orders, and an initial inventory of tool steel products. Schmolz + Bickenbach Group – Switzerland www.schmolz-bickenbach.com

The Schmolz + Bickenbach international sales and services network is expanding its presence in the South American market by opening a new site in Argentina. Based in Buenos Aires, Schmolz + Bickenbach Argentina will drive forward the sales of special long steel products in the country. By taking this strategic step, the group is expanding its sales network to a fourth country in South America, with offices, warehouses and services centres already established in Brazil, Chile and Colombia. The full range of tool steel, stainless steel and engineering steel long

The Schmolz + Bickenbach Group is now represented in Argentina with a diverse range of special long steel products

products from the Schmolz + Bickenbach Group mills Ascometal, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, Finkl Steel, Swiss Steel, Steeltec and Ugitech is now

Norma drainage channel wins Red Dot Award for product design

With headquarters in Maintal, Germany, Norma operates a global network of 30 production facilities as well as numerous sales and distribution sites across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Norma Group SE – Germany www.normagroup.com

“The jury tested each of the more than 5,500 products entered individu- ally and reached a joint decision on the products that were to receive a dis- tinction,” said Professor Dr Peter Zec, initiator and CEO of Red Dot. “The fact that Norma Group has won an award bears testimony to the good design quality of its product.” The Red Dot Award is one of the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world. It is awarded annually by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in the categories of product design, communication design and design concept. Norma Group manufactures a wide range of connecting solutions and water management technology, offering more than 40,000 products to customers in over 100 countries. Its joining products can be found in vehicles and trains, ships and air- craft, buildings and water manage- ment, as well as in applications for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

Engineered joining technology company Norma Group has received the Red Dot Award for Product Design for a product from its water management portfolio. The Quik-Turn Radius Coupling was recognised for its good design quality and high innovation potential. “Water management is a key growth market for us as a market leader in joining and fluid handling technology,” said Bernd Kleinhens, CEO of Norma Group. “We offer irrigation solutions that contribute to the efficient use of water, a scarce resource. Another focus is on reliable drainage solutions for a wide range of applications in the commercial and private sectors.” The Quik-Turn Radius Coupling enables six degrees of movement per section. This makes it particularly suitable for drainage along curved paths, athletic tracks, private swimming pools and spa areas. The coupling offers an alternative to traditional polymer concrete troughs, because concrete products can crack or break.

Norma Group’s Quik-Turn Radius Coupling won the 2019 Red Dot Product Design award

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