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BLECHbusiness moves to Poland
The next BLECHbusiness
(after Italy). Whilst, in the produce and finish specialised Association for Sheet Metal
conference and exhibition
past, sheet metal parts for the sheet metal products,” says Working (EFB). Conference
will be staged for the first
production of appliances were Stephen Brooks. languages will be Polish and
time in Warsaw, Poland
predominantly imported, they BLECHbusiness features a English, with simultaneous
from 27-29 November 2007.
are now increasingly produced conference with five individual translation provided.
The event takes place in the
and finished in Poland. presentation streams, as well The exhibition area will
modern EXPO XXI Warsaw
“Particularly in the sheet as case studies and panel also feature an open stage for
International Expo Centre.
metal sector, Poland is no discussions. The main topic will presentations by exhibitors.
“With BLECHbusiness 2007,
longer just a market for used be ‘Technologies to maximize All visitors who register
we have created a marketplace
machinery and traditional productivity in sheet metal before the event will be able
for companies from all over
technology – its industry is working’. The subjects will be to pre-arrange meetings with
the world to meet trade visitors
investing more and more carefully chosen by experts exhibitors online.
from Poland and neighbouring
in enhanced machinery to from the European Research • www.blechbusiness.com
countries, providing a
specialised format for suppliers
to expand their business in
Trapezoidal slitting line
Eastern Europe,” explained
Stephen Brooks, Chairman
Bradbury International UK Ltd. and shear, bias-head crosscut slitter,
of Mack Brooks Exhibitions.
Bradbury Co., Inc. have collaborated and hydraulic stacking system. The
“There is great demand in
Poland for an event with a
to design and manufacture a large hydraulic down-stroking guillotine
profile exclusively focused
24-tonne CTL/Crosscut Trapezoidal pivots from 0º to 4º to cut true trap-
upon sheet metal working.”
Slitting Line. This high-capacity line ezoidal blanks from coil steel of 3 to
Within the Middle and
has been built for a customer in the 10mm thick. A hydraulic blade gap
Eastern European region, Middle East as part of a production adjustment compensates for gauge
Poland plays a leading role line for fabricating lamp-posts. It changes. During slitting, trapezoidal
for the sheet metal industry
will soon be undergoing extensive blanks are produced by traversing
due to its market size and
testing and commissioning before the slitting head across the width
potential. For foreign investors,
being shipped abroad but, during of the strip as the slitter knives cut estimated at 300 sheets per shift.
the country is strategically
May, Bradbury UK will hold several along the length of the part. Visitors Maximum cut length is 16m and
important within Eastern
Europe and is often seen as
Open House viewings. will be able to see how this custom maximum line speed is 30 mpm.
the gateway to markets in
The line includes a 24-ton Trapezoidal CTL/Slitter Line handles • Those who would like to watch
Russia and the Ukraine.
twin-cone decoiler, a high-precision hot-rolled steel up to 10mm thick the line in action, this May, can
Poland has become an
11-roll hydraulic leveler, guillotine and 2.2m wide. Production is e-mail jayper@bradburyco.com
attractive location for the
automotive industry and
its suppliers: major car
Cloos Schweisstechnik
Left: Dipl.-
Kfm. Ralf
manufacturers are either
Pulverich
already located or plan to
locate production plants
under new management
in Poland in the coming
years. Numerous small and Dipl.-Kaufmann Ralf
considerable experience Spain, the Netherlands,
medium sized component Pulverich (43) was
over many years in Switzerland and China,
manufacturers, such as appointed the new
the management of an with the objective of
producers of pressed managing director of Carl
international mechanical opening up potential new
and punched parts, have Cloos Schweisstechnik
engineering company. His markets.
followed this trend and have GmbH in D-Haiger on 1
area of responsibility at With around 500
started new businesses or February 2007.
Cloos also includes the employees at the
relocated their production. He will be responsible
coordination of the Cloos headquarters in Haiger,
Poland is also the second for the financial and
international business with Cloos is one of the
largest European location for logistics divisions of the
more than fifty agents and international market
the assembly of electrical Cloos group world-wide.
subsidiaries in UK, USA, leaders in arc welding and
and household appliances Pulverich has gained
Belgium, Czech Republic, robot technology.
14 March/April 2007 International Sheet Metal Review
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