TPT September 2008

I ndustry N ews

Tube processing seminars co-hosted in South Africa

investigate the various tooling types associated with tube bending and end- forming, as well as detailing specific applications, processes and industry developments. Additional topics covered by the other participants include laser welding of tubes and profiles, laser cutting of tubes and profiles, and 3D processing of tubes and profiles. “We firmly believe that the ‘Tube Seminar Series South Africa’ will be of particular benefit to individuals and organisations involved in automotive component manufacture,” concludes Mr Rogiers.

AddisonMckee, a tube bending and end- forming specialist, has co-hosted a series of tube processing-related seminars with machine tools business, Retecon/Vite Machinery (PTY) Ltd, South Africa, and laser cutting specialists, Trumpf GmbH & Co KG, Germany. A number of seminars were held in July in Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg, with more set to follow. Mr Christian Rogiers, AddisonMckee’s director of global marketing, said, “South Africa is rapidly showing its credentials as an up-and-coming provider of high- quality tubular components, especially for the automotive vehicle exhaust sector. www.read-tpt.com Read this magazine online @:

It seemed appropriate to both champion and help stage a series of events focused on bringing even higher levels of understanding regarding the tube bending process and manufacturing excellence. We now look forward to presenting our expertise through the ‘Tube Seminar Series South Africa’.” For its part in the seminars, AddisonMckee are focused on three topic areas – tube bending, end-forming and associated tooling. The tube-bending portion of each seminar covers the different processes and applications associated with achieving accuracy and repeatability in the tube bending process. Seminar content is rich in applications data and contains a wide range of valuable reference material. The tube end-forming presentations detail the disciplines of tube end-forming and trimming, as well as the use and development of specialist machinery, particularly for the manufacture of mufflers/ silencers and catalytic converters. As part of its tooling presentation, AddisonMckee

AddisonMckee – USA Fax : +1 513 228 7226

Email : crogiers@addisonmckee.com Website : www.addisonmckee.com

Retecon – South Africa Fax : +27 11 394 2471 Website : www.retecon.co.za Trumpf Group – Germany Fax : +49 7156 303 6115 Website : www.trumpf.com

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