TPT September 2010

I ndustry N ews

Trumpf celebrates 10 years working in Mexico

TRUMPF Mexico’s employees will have something special to celebrate at their annual ‘Grill Out’ event this summer: Trumpf Mexico’s 10 th anniversary. “Trumpf has been committed to the Mexican market for the past decade,” said Rolf Biekert, president and CEO of Trumpf Inc. “Through our presence in Mexico, we have invested heavily in the country’s economic development and its people. We look forward to continued support of our customers in this region for a very long time to come.” According to Trumpf Mexico’s managing director, Jorge Areyzaga, Trumpf filed its registration to do business in Mexico on 6 June 2000, in order to better service an

existing customer in that market. Additional assignments soon came along, such as automotive projects, which meant that Trumpf had an important customer base in the Northern part of the country and also in Puebla, which is located east of Mexico City. All of this activity prompted the company to locate its operations in the German Center in Mexico City. In the early days, Trumpf’s operations in Mexico were limited to sales and service. Today, however, Trumpf Mexico serves as a major manufacturing hub for Trumpf Inc, and is located in a 64,000ft 2 facility in the Apodaca Technology Center in Monterrey. The sales, service, demonstration and production areas are all housed in this $10mn advanced manufacturing facility, which opened in March 2007 and includes a 4,200ft 2 showroom. State-of-the-art Trumpf equipment and manufacturing techniques are used to produce frames for Trumpf fabricating machines that are manufactured in North

America. The company’s TruLaser 5060 with a 6kW laser is used to cut frames for 2D laser-cutting machines, and some components are bent using a very large press brake, the TruBend Series 8000, which the company says has the distinction of being the largest machine of its type in Mexico in terms of both capabilities and size. The frames are then welded together, and are painted and packed for shipment to the United States for machining and final assembly. JorgeAreyzaga said that while his teamof employees will celebrate their achievements at the Grill Out event, they won’t spend too much time reflecting on the past decade. “We are continually looking for ways to increase our own efficiency and in turn improve our service to our customers. We look forward to a bright future in Mexico.” Trumpf Inc – USA Fax: +1 860 255 6424 Website: www.us.trumpf.com

Trumpf Mexico marks its 10 th anniversary this year

Tenova to supply Saudi Arabia TENOVA TAKRAF has signed a contract for a pet coke handling, storage and shiploading system for the new Jubail Export refinery in Saudi Arabia. The customer, Gulf Consolidated Contractors (GCC), is to build most of the new refinery for Saudi Aramco Total Refining And Petrochemical Company (SATORP), whileTenovaTAKRAFwill supply the entire pet coke handling systems. Tenova TAKRAF will be working in partnership with PHB Weserhutte, Spain,

and will be responsible for the design, supply and site delivery of a handling system consisting of a conveyor belt system plus one scraper in the refinery area; an overland conveyor covering a distance of 25km from the refinery to the port; and a system of conveyor belts plus two scrapers and one shiploader in the port area. The system will be used to store, transport and load petroleum coke, a solid residue obtained from petroleum refinement processes.

Tenova SpA – Italy Fax: +39 02 4693026

Email: tenova@tenovagroup.com Website: www.tenovagroup.com

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