TPT November 2023

INDUSTRY

BLM Group introduces new Lasertube LT12 during open-house event

BLM GROUP recently held an open house at its facilities located in Levico Terme, Trento, Italy to offer customers the chance to see its technology up close and to enjoy its hospitality. Attendees gained first-hand access to the new Lasertube LT12: a fibre laser cutting system for tubes and metal profiles capable of cutting tubes from 25 to 305mm in diameter, processing range for fibre cutting that was previously missing from BLM Group’s machine portfolio. LT12 can be equipped with different laser powers and is capable of processing tubes up to 62kg/m. The structure is configured with a mandrel at the tail and a steady rest that supports the tube being cut. It is here that the user will find one of the innovations of the Lasertube system, namely interpenetration where the mandrel enters the steady rest to cut the end of the bar thereby achieving minimal waste. As with all BLM Group’s Lasertube machines, the tube is supported throughout the processing line providing precise and fast laser cutting on both small-diameter tubes and long, heavy tubes, while maintaining speed and precision over the range of processable diameters. This is a flexible system that caters to multiple sectors but is of particular interest to those industries where it is common to find open and closed profiles that can be up to 305mm in diameter. The new Lasertube system is modular

BLM Group, which produces tube processing machines, has opened the plant doors for two weeks

in the Lasertube system. The machining unit is equipped with an eight or 16 position tool magazine that allows the wear rate of each tool to be monitored. For the first time on a Lasertube from ADIGE-SYS, Active Scan has been introduced: a technology developed by BLM Group that makes it possible to auto-correct the positioning of geometries on the tubes to be cut. This is one of the most popular Active Tools – exclusive, patented technical solutions – on Lasertubes.

in both loading and unloading lengths. In fact, two sizes for loading (8.5m and 12.5m) and several sizes for unloading are available. The possibility of loading bar lengths up to 12.5m was made to elevate processing through nesting, which optimally arranges each cut on the bar, so as to make the most of the material while minimising unused bar sections. Why waste time with a semi-finished product when the process can be done directly in the Lasertube? Drill and tap is an additional device that allows drilling and tapping with the possibility of also employing FlowDrill technology directly

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Premiere for Tube Middle East Africa in Egypt A SUCCESSFUL debut for Messe Düsseldorf’s four new foreign satellites in Cairo, Egypt took place recently. The wire and Tube Middle East Africa, together with GIFA and METEC Middle East Africa, presented themselves for the first time at the Egyptian trade fair Metal & Steel Egypt at the International Exhibition Center. opportunity to show their technology in Cairo. In addition to local companies, exhibitors from the UK, France, Austria, Belgium, Turkey, Spain, Switzerland, Morocco, US and Germany, among others, also travelled to Egypt. from the start of the five trade fairs. Over 7,000 professionals (around 10 per cent international) travelled to Cairo over three days to network and find out about trends and innovations from the industries. They also discovered the latest machinery, equipment and products from the metal and steel industry and the wire, cable, tube, foundry and metallurgy sectors. There will be another edition of the trade fairs in the first half of 2025. The Egyptian trade fair organiser AGEX (Arabian German Exhibitions & Publishing Ltd) had been holding its Metal & Steel Egypt trade fair since 2010. The co-operation with Messe Düsseldorf results in valuable synergies for all sectors involved. There was noticeable interest in the halls Messe Düsseldorf www.tube-mea.com The regions of Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa offered many first time exhibitors the opportunity to invest in these growth markets. Nearly 400 exhibitors from 19 countries took the

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