TPT September 2010

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worldwide recognition when WAFIOS takes over shares of the renowned MEWAG Maschinenfabrik that boasts 50 years of tube and profile bending know- how. The long-established production sites in Reutlingen, Germany, and Wasen, Switzerland, will be maintained and expanded in accordance with the growth of the tube bending sector.

Tube & Pipe Technology UK Hall 12 Stand A32 TUBE & Pipe Technology magazine is the international trade magazine for the tube and pipe industries, published six times a year in the English language. It covers the production, processing and utilisation of tube and pipe. Each issue of the magazine provides coverage of essential industry news, technology and product updates. It includes regular topical columns, a variety of technical features and in-depth articles highlighting the very latest scientific information and manufacturing solutions. The magazine has a loyal world- wide readership of more than 13,500, and is distributed to buyers, technologists, engineers and specifiers in 100 countries. TPT is also available as an online e-zine, to reach even more readers, with selected content available free to all and the entire digital version available on subscription. Readers of the e-zine can click on hyperlinks to be sent directly to websites, while advertisers are able to incorporate video-movies into their adverts if they wish to. Email: tpt@intras.co.uk Website: www.read-tpt.com

Wafios BMZ 52

Wafios AG – Germany Fax: +49 71 2149 1209 Email: sales@wafios.de Website: www.wafios.de Mewag AG – Switzerland Fax: +41 34 437 75 76 Email: mewag@mewag.com Website: www.mewag.com

up to 21mm, and especially fitted for multi-shift operations. Mewag showcases the Ecolus 1, a completely new machine concept for small tube diameters. Both machines are equipped with the new programming and control software WPS 3.1 Easy Way. The Wafios BMU 40 is presented as a new CNC coiling and bending centre for wire and tube material. The Wafios BM 30 CNC coiling and bending machine with a linear driven transport unit rounds off the product range. The German WAFIOS AG took over the majority of shares of the long-established Swiss MEWAG Maschinenfabrik AG in 2008. The merging of the two technically leading manufacturers of tube and profile bending machines will strengthen the quality and innovation leadership of both companies. The production of special high-quality machines will be continued in both plants. A few years ago, WAFIOS AG, world- wide leading manufacturer of wire processing machines, took over the tube and profile bending know-how of Pulzer Biegetechnik which then had been a corporation of the company Trumpf (Ditzingen, Germany). Since then WAFIOS AG has been able to continuously expand its range of tube forming machines. A comprehensive and innovative centre of competence is created and will receive

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THE BMZ 52 is a new development presented by Wafios AG for tube diameters

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