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NewLAP facilitydoublesproduction space for ‘largemeasuring systems’

With future development in mind, the investment package also includes the modernization of existing facilities at the company’s headquarters in Lüneburg. The new production building features special foundations for the heavy equipment, a crane with a lifting capacity of more than five tonnes and a most state-of-the-art IT infrastructure. The software engineers have direct access to the systems from their work places,

LAPGmbH Laser Applikationen, Germany, has recently opened a new 1,500m 2 production building at its Lüneberg headquarters. The expansion effectively doubles the company’s production space to allow for big increases inmachinery orders. Involving a total investment of almost €4 million, the development provides the laser measurement equipment manufacturer with the

systems must be completely assembled and tested here in our workshops under realistic conditions before they can be shipped to our customers. We are now in a position to perform pre-shipment approvals in our workshops, checking every single detail before the system is shipped. This gives our customers confidence.”

 MrGuido Jung andDrArminRöckseisen demonstrating a system for themeasurement of tube inside diameters. From left: Mr Hans-PeterWerner (technical director at LAP), Mr Manfred Nahrstedt, Mr Hartmut Möllring, Mr Guido Jung, Dr Armin Röckseisen (senior director of LAP),andMrUlrichMaedge

necessary space to produce large measuring systems for the steel industry. During the last three years the company has raised its turnover by 150 per cent to €30 million. The expansion was urgently needed due to these record turnovers and increasingly fullerorderbooks. The production of large measuring systems – which sometimes span over eight metres – could not be realized in the existing facilities. The expansion of the production capacitywas unavoidable. Mr Guido Jung, managing directorofLAP,explains “Our

Tube 2008: the industry favourite rompshomeagain

met all expectations we have of leading international trade fairs. For us, they proved to be outstanding platforms with the expected high level of sophistication of the trade visitors.” Over 73,000 visitors attended the combined Tube and wire events. Tube welcomed 32,900 visitors from 71 countries, a 9.7 per cent increase on 2006.Of these visitors, 52 per cent were international. The next show will take place in Spring 2010,withanannouncementonshowdates due soon. The jury is also currently out on whether Metav will take place alongside Tubeandwire in two years’ time. MesseDüsseldorf –Germany Fax :+49211456087 Email : liedtke@messe-duesseldorf.de Website :www.tube.de  The showgrounds in Düsseldorf saw a record-breaking Tube 2008, with over 1,000 exhibitors

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As the doors closed on Tube 2008many new doors had already been opened, with full order books, newly forged partnerships and excellent prospects for post-fair business the result of the show held inDüsseldorf from 31March to 4April.

Tubewelcomeda record-breakingnumberofover1,000exhibitors inmore than 41,000m 2 display space, while partner show wire 2008 hosted1,129exhibitingcompanies.The two regularshowswerealsoheldalongside

new show Metav, which meant that Tubewas relocated into exhibition halls 6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8a, 8b and part of hall 5. The new halls 6, 8a and 8b

 A number of artistic exhibits added extra interest to Tube 2008 (exhibit fromFelssGroup)

provided a more modern environment for Tube exhibitors.

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There was a mixed reaction to the co-staging of Metav, with a number of exhibitors saying that the show had become too large,while therewas little of relevancebetweenTubeandMetav. Dr Ing Joachim Schönbeck, chairman of the management board of SMS Meer GmbH and member of the management of SMS GmbH, said, “The two trade fairs, wire and Tube, have

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L ike other specialities at the nexus of basic and applied science, tubewelding is ina constant state of being made to yield more: greater integrity of the joint, fuller automation of the process, higher and yet higher productivity. The composition, structure, and properties of welds are under study and development at all times; as are the methods – butt welding, spot welding, arc welding,MIG, TIG, stick, orbital – on which rest the serviceability of the product and the reputation of the manufacturer. Butrunningparalleltothesedevelopments istheadvance of welding itself, the state-of-the-art manufacturing process. As customer-specific fabricating becomes more prevalent, we can expect just-in-time production

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strategies to power a trend towardmass customization. Integration of welding processes into the direct fabricationmethodswill likely follow. The evolution toward real-time distribution of partswill influence the selectionof joiningprocesses formanyapplications.Thiswilldemand sensor and control technology based on sophisticated programming, for ensuring the integrity ofwelded products in the new environment. And so on.

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The precise, reliable, cost-effective technique of welding is always in progress.Asserting that industrymustbealert todemographicsandother socialconditions–andbeable to respondquickly to theneedsof thepopulation– theAmericanWeldingSociety evendiscernsahumanitarian component to it.

In its ‘Vision for the welding industry’ , which examines the issues and opportunities that the welding industrywill face in 2020,AWS cites this example: “A market is emerging to serve the needs of ageing baby boomers. Industry will develop products to support this generation’s medical requirements, creating new joining opportunities in technologies such as biocompatible implants.”

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