TPT March 2014

Technology News

Developing resource-efficient tube quenching

The key features of KBD’s controlled tube quenching technology are multi- phase cooling with precise control of heat-transfer coefficient; model-based pre-setting of the multi-stage cooling process; accurate model-predictive online control; and a modern, user- friendly automation platform. The overall goal of the new thermal treatment system is to maximise the accuracy level of the process parameters, provide the desired material properties and an excellent homogeneity of the microstructure, and simultaneously reduce energy and water consumption. KBD Engineering GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 2203 997895 Email: info@kbd-engineering.de Website: www.kbd-engineering.de ASINCO GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 203 33921 9222 Email: mohieddine.jelali@asinco.de Website: www.asinco.de

operations in Germany that want to develop new or improved products, processes or technical services. “We are very pleased that our individual proposal has been recognised as a cutting-edge technology that is worth support by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy,” said Alexander Demidko, owner and managing director of KBD. “It strengthens our innovation strategy and confirms our customer orientation.” Within the OptiQuench project, supported by the ZIM, KBD is developing a controlled quenching technology for

KBD Engineering is a specialist in design, development and manufacturing of automated equipment and special machines for thermal treatment systems and ancillary equipment for inductive heat treatment of metallic components. The company is being supported in the development of a resource-efficient tube quenching technology by a German innovation programme. The Central Innovation Program SME (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand – ZIM) is a funding programme for small and medium- sized enterprises (SME) with business

seamless tubes, based on advanced model- based control. The new technology development is carried out in cooperation with ASINCO GmbH – a specialist in development of advanced control solutions for industrial control.

Schematic of KBD’s tube quenching system

Continuous coil laser cutting solutions

cutting with the productivity of coil-fed processes. Focussing on processing strips up to 4mm thick, the high-tech cutting line consists of a coil handling section, a Linacut ® continuous laser cutting module and an optional automatic robotic stacking cell.

The Linacut line complements 2D laser cutting tables and CNC turret punches. It generates savings through reduction of material loss and a reduction in time cycles. Using coils up to 15 tons, the Linacut extends cutting capacities, and can work more than eight hours non- stop, without an operator. The Linacut has effective applications in various fields, including OEMs, fabricators and stamping specialists. The Dimeco group has five subsidiaries: Dimeco Alipresse, Rotobloc-PSP, MIB Hydro, Dimeco Spain, and Dimeco-Kirpekar Metal Forming Solutions.

THE Dimeco group produces goods and equipment for metal coil and sheet processing, including flexible CNC coil punching lines. Dimeco Alipresse has developed a new range of machines aimed at combining the flexibility of laser

Dimeco – France Fax: +33 3 81 48 38 28 Email: info.dimeco@dimeco.com Website: www.dimeco.com

Dimeco Alipresse’s new range incorporates a Linacut laser cutting module

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