TPT March 2013

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Cooperation with research institutions opens new horizons

its self-programmed control software is “absolutely peerless: all parameters of the workpieces will be factored for achieving the best result and the fully automated control system includes technical features which makes the treatment safer, homogeneous and more efficient. Stagnation is regression: we did our homework and are now on course.” The product range includes facilities for a variety of inductive treatments: the Batch-lengthwise system, the Batch- crosswise system, the Swing system and the Compact system. The model-based control system enables the preconfiguring of a desired hardness, taking into consideration all parameters such as pipe diameter, wall thickness and material. By interacting with the sensory devices, the software monitors the treatment in real-time and

KBD Engineering GmbH is a German engineering company for construction, development and production with ten years’ experience and more than 80 successful projects in cooperation with leading manufacturers. The company’s core competence is thermal treatment systems and their components such as quenching stations, loading and unloading tables or cooling beds. Research and development is performed in close cooperation with the local Cologne University of Applied Sciences – Faculty of Process Engineering, Energy and Mechanical Systems, and the St Petersburg Electrotechnical University LETI from Russia. As a result of this cooperation the company is able to offer synchronised facilities, and Alexander Demidko, CEO and graduated engineer, states that

KBD Engineering’s self- programmed control software

is therefore able to react to deviations, trying to avoid serious breakdowns. A remote diagnostic and maintenance tool gives the option to check the status of the machine or to solve potential problems by KBD or the customer itself. For easy tracking, a documentation module allows generation of data sheets for each tempered workpiece as well as for the whole batch. KBD Engineering – Germany Email: t.jee@kbd-engineering.de Website: www.kbd-engineering.de

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