TPi March 2020

Products & developments

UKF Stainless to attend the Tube Düsseldorf 2020 trade show

specialised materials such as aluminium, stainless, copper and brass. The machine also delivers dramatic improvements in energy efficiency and is even more eco friendly as a result. Together with its group companies, The Joint Perforating Co Ltd, Ferrari Stainless & Alloys Ltd and Stainless Metals & Alloys Ltd UKF Stainless will be exhibiting in hall 3 stand number A19.

prospective customers and suppliers. We will be showcasing the wide range of products and services that we offer as a group, which will also include the products that are achievable on our newly acquired LT5 tube laser.” UKF will be showcasing its new LT5 Tube Laser, which is a fibre laser generator said to offer unprecedented precision and savings to customers. UKF’s laser cutter is equipped with a versatile and advanced IPG fibre laser that is capable of processing mild steel, as well as

UKF Stainless Ltd has announced that it will be exhibiting at Tube Düsseldorf 2020. The company has been exhibiting at the trade fair since 1996 as it is a major stockholder of stainless steel welded and seamless tube and pipe. Phil Morris, group chairman, said: “Many employees from each group will be in attendance and we will be most pleased to meet with current customers and suppliers as well as hopefully

UKF Stainless Ltd www.ukf-group.com

REIKU continues to bring additional sustainability to the world of industrial robots

this re-compound comply with the most demanding specifications with regard to fire prevention – which is extremely important in our segment – and also has the required very high flexural fatigue strength. We can, with a good conscience, therefore provide the same guarantee as we do with the corresponding corrugated tubing made of virgin material.” Including the cable protection tubing of biobased PA 11, REIKU now offers its customers two product families that both help to save fossil raw materials. Peter Sailer, who shares company management duties with Mr Guitton, said: “The environmental aspect does not stop at industrial applications. We recognised this trend at an early stage and invested to underline our commitment to sustainability and to support our customers in implementing their own environmental strategies. Customer applications confirm that both our regenerate-based and our biobased polyamide product comply with all expectations.” REIKU www.reiku.de Agiplast www.agiplast-compounding.com

commitment to consistent high quality is one of the fundamental conditions for lasting customer confidence. For this reason, we did not make it easy for ourselves to switch to processing regenerated Polyamide for some of our products. In extensive tests, our supplier Agiplast was able to prove that this material offers exactly the same short and long-term mechanical properties as our conventional materials. “And we naturally also make sure that the products we make from

A developer and manufacturer of cable protection systems for robotics REIKU, has released new, sustainable cable protection tubing made from 100 per cent regenerated polyamide 12. The extended product range, which also includes corrugated tubing of biobased polyamide 11, has a nominal width ranging from 7mm to 95mm for the entire field of application from cobots right up to large industrial robots. Managing director David Guitton said: “In our industry, an uncompromising

The company aims to increase sustainability

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