TPi March 2018

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New managing director for AxFlow France AxFlow Holding, the fluid handling solutions business group of Axel Johnson International, has appointed Guillaume Chanay as managing director of AxFlow France. “Guillaume is well prepared to lead AxFlow France,” said Ole Weiner, CEO of AxFlow Holding.

Mr Chanay succeeds Bruno Breard, who will continue as senior management advisor to ensure a smooth management transition. Mr Breard also remains in his role as AxFlow Holding’s regional manager of Europe South. AxFlow Holding is a distributor of indus- trial fluid-handling equipment in Europe and South Africa. The company estab- lished operations in France in 1990. AxFlow Holding – Sweden www.axinter.com

“His leadership skills and his deep experiences across the entire value chain of our business uniquely qualify him to step into this role. “He is well respected among his colleagues at AxFlow France and throughout the entire AxFlow organisation.”

Mr Chanay joined AxFlow in 2004, with AxFlow’s acquisition of the SPX Process Equipment organisation in France. He has held several positions at AxFlow France, including Bran+Luebbe business manager, marketing manager and, most recently, commercial director.

Kemppi opens robotic welding application centre in China In order to strengthen its robotic welding business and speed up growth in Asia, Kemppi has opened a robotic welding application centre in China. The centre provides complete solutions and services to integrators and end customers. Kemppi’s experienced welding engineers help customers to optimise welding applications, and offer comprehensive training covering all aspects of welding. “Kemppi had its first deliveries to China at the end of the 1980s and has invested significantly in robotic welding solution development during the past years. The robotic welding application centre is a natural next step in serving the important and fast-growing robotic welding markets in China and Southeast Asia even better. Local expertise is the key business factor for Kemppi.”

The centre is equipped with Kemppi’s wide range of robotic welding equipment and robots from well-known robot manufacturers. Visitors can see the A7 MIG Welder, KempArc Pulse450 and

“Robotic welding and Asia are both strategic focus areas for Kemppi,” said Hannu Jokela, the company’s vice president APAC and export sales.

KempArc SYN500 welding automation systems in action; they can also witness the efficiency and quality reached with Kemppi’s application-optimised Wise welding processes, and try out the time-saving, web browser-based user interface for the A7 MIG Welder. Kemppi’s robotic welding application centre is located in Kemppi China subsidiary facilities in Beijing. Kemppi Oy – Finland The A7 MIG Welder system is integrated with a push-pull MIG gun, typically used for aluminium welding applications

The centre is equipped with Kemppi’s robotic welding equipment, integrated with both hollow and non-hollow wrist robots

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