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No. 9 - 2008
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Much less space for double the parts
The advantage of being in Portugal
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VALSINELLO
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AEROSPACE
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STRUCTURAL STEEL WORK
Organised for the top end
The best practice in aerospace
is all-electric
The service culture in large tubes
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Emanuela Colombo
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OPINION
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COMMITTED
TO SELL SOLUTIONS
Emanuela Colombo, Anna Mascheroni, Pietro Colombo, Paolo Colombo
BLM GROUP sells solutions thanks to the Group’s commitment and dominating culture,
which focuses in the following goals:
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Training of human resources (human capital)
Research & development - applied technological research
Continuous product innovation
Market globalisation
After sale service close to customers
Goals that are supported by strong beliefs and values shared and pursued by all
Group employees:
• The strong sense of belonging to a Group with a team attitude and the satisfaction of
working in an environment where there is a strong belief that work is the best source
of life for each person, each family, each society. Where would we be without work?
• The ability to listen and dialogue with a constructive spirit transversally to the Group;
• the “us culture”, where anarchy and do-goodery should be contrasted to foster mutual respect of rights and duties and of being a “team”;
• the spirit of handcraft to find solutions, offering only what is necessary and not anything superfluous;
• the flexibility and interchangeability of personnel in the production division, service division and among Group Companies as well;
• profits invested into research & development, technological innovation, investments
in work and for work;
• the absolute value of the customer.
Pietro Colombo
President & CEO
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EvoBus Bohemia, in the Czech Republic has optimised the production layout
Much less space
for double the parts
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and doubled its output of bus parts thanks to three laser tube machines
The increasing requirements for lower production
times, higher quality and precision, together with
the increasingly stringent standards are the main
reasons for companies being forced to invest in
avant-garde machines and technologies. This is
the case of EvoBus Bohemia s.r.o., a branch of
EvoBus GmbH headquartered in Germany, who
are specialised in the production of body shell
segments for Mercedes and Setra buses.
We produce parts for about 50 different bus models at the Holýšov facility - says Mr. Václav Šeterle, Production Manager of EvoBus Bohemia These range from the single deck urban buses
to the suburban and regional double-deckers.
The production consists mainly of the shells, that
is the front and rear parts and the front and rear
panels of the buses that are made of standard
steel and are phosphatized after machining”.
Up until 2005, all parts were manufactured following a complex production process using “traditional” machines, such as cutting, boring and
milling machines, a number of times. With the introduction of the first ADIGE LT 712D laser cutting system, production at the Holýšov facility
changed drastically to the point that there are now
three laser systems. The advantages were so
great that only three months from the first, a second laser system was purchased and then in June
2007 a third system.
“Three systems in just over three years is such a
short period when compared to the two years that
it took to convince us of the enormous potentials and benefits of laser technology to cut tubes
and profiles” says Mr. Šeterle. “When BLM illustrated the features of the ADIGE lasertube sys-
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The laser turn
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tem back in 2003, we were extremely impressed,
but all the same, it took us a year to carry out a
thorough analysis before deciding that the LT
712D would have been the most suitable machine
to fulfil our needs. Then in the autumn of 2004 we
purchased the first system that was started-up
the following year”.
A fundamental element in the choice made by
EvoBus was the after-sales assistance provided
by ADIGE, thanks to staff of R.D.I. spol. s.r.o., sole
agent for the BLM Group in the Czech Republic. “Having chosen to invest in a machine that at
the time expressed a level of technological innovation that was new to us - explains Šeterle - the
training and assistance received before and after installation was absolutely fundamental. Besides maintenance and choosing the correct technological parameters of the laser, the ADIGE
training courses helped us to design and produce
“special” parts, exploiting the potentials of the
new technological procedure 100%”.
From 10 to only 3 days
With the use of the LT 712D system, EvoBus was
able to double the number of parts produced and,
by no means of less importance, to reduce the
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amount of space required for the machines on
the shop floor. Operating with a Kanban type production rate, use of the laser has, in fact, reduced
the need to handle and manipulate parts, at the
same time giving better quality and cutting down
on production times that have dropped to 3 days
from order compared to the 10 that were previously required. Tubes with lengths of 4 to 6 m are
fed into the laser systems to produce the finished
product at the end of the process.”.
These laser systems have therefore replaced traditional machining so that the entire process is now
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EvoBus Bohemia is now also able to meet the
most stringent European standards in matters
of safety, thanks to the three Lasertube systems
that have substituted the cutting, boring and pressing machines previously used. The production
process at the Holýšov u Plzn plant has further
been optimised by the installation of a roller table,
which conveys entire lots of material without any
production downtimes. The laser is also fitted with
a suction system that collects waste in suitable
containers and thereby avoids handling of hazardous products.
EVOBUS BOHEMIA S.R.O.
K. Evobusu 610
34562 Holysov
tel +420 379 822 139
fax +420 379 822 155
www.evobus.com
EvoBus has also installed a BLM CNC tube bending machine of the DynamicD8 line that allows
multiradius bending (variable or fixed) with a single locking system. This machine has brought
about a radical improvement in the repeatability
of bent parts, which is important for the operations that follow, such as robotized welding of the
structures.
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carried out on a single machine, and this has considerably reduced the number of rejects. The laser
systems process tubular material from 20 × 20 up
to 100 × 120 mm, with a maximum wall thickness
of 6 mm. With the most recent laser systems, even
open profiles can be machined (U, L).
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Epedal S.A. in Portugal has made its location a competitive advantage
to emerge in the automobile components field
The advantage of being
in Portugal
Since 1987 Epedal S.A., which was founded in
1981 to supply the motorcycle industry, restructured itself to produce components for the
automobile industry. Today, it has reached a remarkable size with 180 employees and 11,000
sq.m facility.
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“The initial choice immediately favoured the automation of the production processes to exploit
the guaranteed quality level as well as the integration of the various machining processes”
says José Alexio Santiago, General Manager
of Epedal S.A.
“We work tubes, wire and sheet and assemble
them to complete components for the automotive
industry, which in itself is competitive, but we are
“We handle over 10 million components per year
with an export rate of 85% in Spain, France, the
Czech and Slovak Republics. We are confident
that we have followed the right path seeing that
to date the growth in sales and turnover has
brought its rewards by doubling in only four years.
Our quality is often certified directly by our cus-
tomers. In fact, we are VDA Volkswagen - A, as
well as ISO 14001:2004-BVQI and ISO TS
16949:2002-BVQI certified”.
Make investments, get efficient
production processes
The remarkable results achieved by Epedal in
such a short time can be attributed to the considerable efforts made over the last three years
with investments pivoting around 25% of the annual turnover made by the Portuguese company.
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just as much. We work three shifts in order to meet
our customer’s requirements, even if it means during the holiday periods, and we have never lost
an order” emphasises Mr. Santiago.
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And while Mr. Santiago shows us his shop floor,
it is evident how these investments have been
converted into production processes.
A well-equipped moulding department with 15
presses, in-house tool shop producing moulds
and samples, tube working and assembly shop
with 21 welding robots that unequivocally “communicate” the considerable capacity to efficiently produce even the most complex component
made with various tube, wire and flat sheet elements, mainly with absolute quality.
The tube processing department consists of an
ADIGE TS72 cutting machine with in-line end
brushing and washing, two BLM E-TURN40 bending machines for right and left bending, a Dynam0
MR200 and a Dynam0 LR150. To work the tube
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From one batch to another
with minimum downtimes
“All the machines installed in the tube processing department - says again Mr. Santiago - are
configured as automated cells with fully automatic
loading and unloading operations so that there is
no need to have a dedicated operator.
The advantages of having a modern and stateof-the art machine shop not only lie in the level of
automation. In our case, the real flexibility that allows us to switch from one batch to another with
the minimum amount of downtime is a definite advantage.
Moreover, the guaranteed repeatability for batches that are getting smaller and smaller and distributed in the long-term prevents us from having
waste and rejects.
On the other hand, we must appeal to our customer and not make them feel that we are well
over the western borders of Europe. To the contrary, in fact the competitive advantage that we
can still boast about in terms of cost is combined
with the high professional level of our personnel
and technology”, concludes Mr. Santiago.
EPEDAL S.A.
Indústria de Componentes
Metálicos, SA
Bicarenho - Sangalhos
3781-908 Sangalhos
Tel. +351 234 730 180
[email protected]
www.epedal.pt
In the near future, Epedal is planning to expand
to Gliwice, Poland with the implementation of a
production facility of 2,000 sq.m in which the Portuguese know-how will help to grow further and
to serve several customers.
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ends, two BLM units have been installed consisting of an AST100NC with automatic loader
and an AST25 to process small diameter tubes.
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Olaf Janitza
About twenty machines integrated in automatic stations make Wielpütz,
one of the major users of BLM systems in Germany
Automotive
Organised for the top end
The factors of success
Olaf Janitza lists three factors of success that
he believes are fundamental to the development
of the company: “ we aim at the best training level of our employees, from the production division
to the technicians. Tool design and manufacture
is carried out in-house, therefore it is a key specialisation. We use the BLM tube bending and
end-forming machines that are integrated in our
automatic production units”.
This “love” for the BLM systems started back in
1997 when the first Dynam0 tube bending and
AST38 end-forming machines were purchased.
The machines are tailored to meet our exact
needs, including integrated loading and unloading. At the end of the day, the cost/performance
value proved that BLM is one of a kind”.
Therefore, it is of no surprise to find that there are
12 Dynam0 machines, including the latest rightleft in-process model and 7 end-forming machines, which include both the hydraulic AST38
and the all-electric TUBE-FORM Ele models. This
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The company has a century old history. It was
founded in Solingen to cut metal and evolved considerably over the years in terms of product, location and technology. “We have now reached a
head count of over 100 - says Mr. Janitza - and
the increased turnover in the last few years is an
effective indicator of the ability to respond to new
customer demands”. The headquarters in Hilden
not only have the administrations, design and
mould construction divisions, but also tube and
wire and plastic processing, assembly and quality control. The second facility located in Solingen deals with the heat treatment such as welding and brazing.
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Gebr. Wielpütz, located in Hilden, Germany, is
one of the main users of BLM systems and Mr.
Olaf Janitza, Technical Director tells us why.
“Speed, improvement, reliability, precision and
economy. Every year the pressure and expectations from sub-suppliers of automotive parts increases more and more in a global competition
that just cannot be avoided”.
Wielpütz, supplier of 100% of automobile components, produces tubes for measuring the oil
level in engines (10 million/year), water cooling
and hydraulic pipes for leading vehicle manufacturers such as VW & Audi, Ford, GM and many
well-known sub-suppliers.
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makes Wielputz one of the leading users of BLM
systems in Germany.
“Over the years, we have been able to try out and
appreciate the evolution of the various models”
continues Mr. Janitza. “The old DNC models were
sturdy and reliable and when the PC-controlled
models came in, the operators took some time to
get used to them, but nowadays with the level
reached by the VGP-3D, we just cannot do without them”.
Moreover, the output has more than doubled; the
VGP-3D is a software that also makes it possible to process offers: “with the bending simulation, we know the precise cycle times before producing or implementing the tools”.
Eight automatic production stations handle batches of anything from 1,000 to 60,000 pieces. The
ninth station is in the process of implementation.
“The BLM machines have been designed so that
they can be perfectly integrated in this production logic” states Janitza. “A robot takes care of
handling the pieces and according to the various
combinations, loads them onto and unloads them
from the tube bending and end-forming machines
or conveys the pieces towards the welding machine. There are many solutions that we have designed ourselves to ensure a high degree of flexibility of the stations”.
Nowadays, the production department handles
800 different components with characteristics
and processing needs that can be extremely
different on materials ranging from aluminium
stainless steel and steel. “This allows us to supply both small and large batches and to win orders for niche vehicles that are produced in
small quantities”.
The various BLM Dynam0 models manage to handle these variants well, thanks to its capacity of
up to 20 mm diameter and in-process left and
right hand bending direction with the LR150 version. The BLM integrated loading and unloading
devices have now become a usual part of production”.
GEBR. WIELPÜTZ
GMBH & CO. KG
Max-Vollmer-Str. 10
40724 Hilden
Tel 02103/203-6
Fax 02103/203-88-837
[email protected]
www.wielpuetz.de
Development continues
Even the new TUBE-FORM Ele end-forming system, the first all-electric machine of its kind, which
was installed in April, has met with the production
requirements. “It is even more accurate and repeatable than the previous hydraulic generation
that we were used to, and moreover, it is even
faster” explains Janitza. “Thanks to the know-how
and reliability of the machines, we can focus on
further developing tools and integrated processes. In fact, we know the machine parameters well
and can exploit the machine to its utmost capacity.
This is an important point that contributes to making us competitive in a global market where competition is extremely aggressive”.
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BLM all-electric tube bender powers Freeman & Proctor’s
The best practice in aerospace
is ‘all-electric’
and bent tube under strict quality control, with a
raft of industry and customer quality approvals
highlighting the ISO 9001:2000-accredited company’s commitment to continuous improvement.
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Aerospace
drive to ‘world best practice’
Specialising in the manufacture of high quality,
fabricated, tubular assemblies primarily for aerospace applications but also for automotive applications, Freeman & Proctor Ltd’s 30,000 sq. ft.
factory in Nuneaton is home to an impressive array of machine tools and related equipment. CNC
lathes and machining centres produce components that are welded or brazed to precision cut
Established in 1949, Freeman & Proctor manufactures various components for its aerospace
and automotive customers, including high-pressure fuel pipes (including double skin dual fuel
and hydraulic pipes), electrical conduits and hydraulic pipes, small bore fabricated pipe assemblies such as fuel manifolds and air breather
pipes, fabricated suspension struts used on a
high-performance sports car and air injection
pipes used on a V8 twin-turbo, high-performance
petrol engine. And the installation of a BLM ETURN ET52 all-electric CNC tube bending machine is the latest step in what Roy Collett, Managing Director, describes as the drive to ‘world
best practice’.
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Roy Collett
A member of the Society of British Aerospace
Companies (SBAC), Freeman & Proctor has the
capability for complex assembly of flight control
systems as well as the specialist design and manufacture of aerospace pipes and fabrications. It
provides systems integration and project management expertise, together with technical support from the design stage, and complies fully
with AS9100, the widely adopted and standardised quality management system for the aerospace industry. This quality management system
incorporates the entirety of the current version
of the ISO 9000 standard, while also specifying
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safety. All major aerospace manufacturers worldwide require compliance and/or registration to
AS9100 as a condition of placing business with
their suppliers.
Freeman & Proctor is also committed to SCIRA,
a UK industry-wide programme that aims to improve the performance of the aerospace supply
chain by cutting out waste and maximising value
transfer. The supply chain relationship within and
between companies involved in aerospace work
has long been recognised as a key factor influencing the UK’s ability to compete and increase
its share of the world aerospace market. So the
SCIRA code of practice is playing a key role within Freeman & Proctor in promoting partnerships,
team working and greater efficiency throughout
the manufacturing process.
“We don’t have intellectual property in the form of
design rights but we have developed a niche
manufacturing capability with the emphasis on
scheduled business,” says Roy Collett. “Our mission is to give customers confidence that Freeman & Proctor will be around to support long-term
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Ensuring that components
are right-first-time
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contracts and that we have equipment and systems in place capable of ensuring that components are right-first-time, 100 per cent inspected and delivered on time.”
Complex 3D configuration
In its primary market of aerospace components
Freeman & Proctor has a limited demand for this
mirror image capability – components are, typically, complex configurations in difficult materials
and called off in small batch quantities.
On conventional hydraulically-powered tube
bending machines set-ups can take up to two
hours to complete and depend heavily on individual operator skill and know-how. In contrast,
the BLM E-TURN uses ‘stacked’ pre-set tooling
on each of its two heads, thereby accommodating Freeman & Proctor’s six sizes of tube and
specific bending requirements without incurring significant set-up time penalties. A further
advantage is that a repeat order merely requires
the operator to call up the relevant program with
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the confidence of knowing that there will be no
material wastage during set-up and every finished part will be correct to specification.
“Because of overseas low labour cost competition we have tended to go for the more challenging parts,” says Roy Collett. “This involves
larger sizes of tube and greater complexity,
which is why we have installed the BLM ETURN. Scheduled business allows us to plan
long-term investment but I also want this new
machine to attract new business, by inviting
people to see it in action and alerting prospective customers to our new capability.”
Complex components requiring radii of less than
Centrovell Estate, Caldwell
Aerospace
Freeman & Proctor Ltd
Road, Nuneaton,
England.
Tel.: + 44 (0) 24 7638 2032
Fax: + 44 (0) 24 7637 4353
[email protected]
www.freemanandproctor.co.uk
Less downtime
These performance figures, combined with precise control of the E-TURN’s 12 axes of movement
courtesy of Visual Graphic Programming (VGP)
software, significantly reduce set-up times because all parameters are stored and can be recalled without further mechanical adjustment being necessary. The electric axes automatically
adjust position, which enhances accuracy and
repeatability, and components are not only produced ‘right first time’, they are repeatable batch
to batch without undue reliance on operator expertise. And, since all axis movements are set automatically, a job change-over can typically be
completed within two to three minutes.
This multi-tool stack tube bender brings with it
fewer bend tool changes and less downtime. The
VGP 3D software allows checking on-screen, providing a reliable guide to component cycle times
and identifying any possible collision risk. And
because the PC-based control selects the correct parameters, the guesswork is taken out of
tube bending and the most complex of tubular
components can be completed in one cycle. This
new machine is also extremely environmentally
friendly, since power is only required during axis
movements and means power consumption can
be as little as 10 per cent of previous generation
machines.
“We asked other people about their experiences
with BLM before we placed our order and we are
also really pleased with the way BLM has supported this installation“, says Roy Collett. “Ten sets
of tooling came as part of the package, which
also included the control, VGP software and operator training. If everything goes to plan, we will
be looking at a second BLM machine next year.”
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1 x diameter can be produced on the E-TURN
using the ‘bend boost’ device, which can have its
power modulated during the bending process to
avoid unsightly stress marks on high-value components.
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Tubilaser Srl offers a modern service for pre-machined and semi-finished products
The service culture
for large tubes
A lasertube to soundout
and educate the market
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Structural steel work
either as a complete supply or sub-contracted work in the field of large tubes
Flavio Colusso, Elisa Zanatta, Guido Bonaldo.
Tubilaser Srl, located in Ponzano Veneto in the
Province of Treviso, is a relatively young company that has taken the cutting edge with its specialisation. Regardless of its establishment in the
not too distant 2000, the company can boast skill
and professionalism in the field of laser cutting of
small, but mostly large tubes and solid profiles
thanks to an experience that derives from a more
distant past.
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The business originates from the previous working experience of the partners, who, as told by
Mr. Guido Bonaldo, Managing Director of Tubilaser “by marketing and distributing mechanical and structural tubes nationwide, we saw new
opportunities for expansion. Some of our important customers started asking us for more than
just the supply of tube. Therefore, the foundations
were already there to build up on and provide and
guarantee a modern service of pre-machined and
semi-finished products in the tube and solid profile sector, either as a complete supply or just machining. This led us to purchase our first ADIGE
Lasertube LT652 system, which helped us to
soundout and educate the market by supplying
a product with added value compared to the usual standard”.
“To soundout, because the laser tube permitted us to deal with a wider range of customers
and to understand that besides a few applications in the field of agricultural and earth handling machines, the main opening for our type
of service was the furnishing sector, which was
used to a higher quality level, even from an aesthetic point of view” explains Mr. Guido Bonaldo. “We immediately understood that it was necessary to expand further, introducing our
processes to different and better performing
fields in terms of component dimensions to be
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The needs and requirements of Tubilaser found
an unmatchable partner when they came across
the laser tube skills of ADIGE, who stimulated
them to develop the laser cutting system for round
tubes from 10 up to 508 mm in diameter, square
from 10x10 mm up to 400x400 mm, rectangular
from 20x10 mm up to 500x300 mm with wall thickness up to 20 mm and lenghts up to 14 m, known
as the Jumbo system, which was then installed
in the Ponzano facility.
On-time supplies
and guaranteed results
“The aim was to use the Lasertube as we were
already doing, but for much lager dimensions –
says Guido Bonaldo – to satisfy the sectors that
were not used to such high quality standards and
precision, therefore, “thinking of a tube” as a fundamental element of any structure was an absolutely new way of thinking. It was for this reason that I previously mentioned education.
For example, in the construction field, even though
the validity and benefits could be sensed, engineers and designers were not used to designing
structures based on the use of large tubes and
profiles. The lack of suitable means and reliable
technology made those who should have worked
tubes reluctant to such a point that any inclination
towards innovative design was dampened. Our
choice to invest resources and energy in such an
important technology and although it was a “pilot project”, it turned out to be a winner and this
is all merit of the reliability of the Jumbo solution
that was fine-tuned by ADIGE”.
Our strength was that of being able to count on a
sound customer portfolio, thanks to the previous experience that permitted us to play not only
the technological card, but also the “ace” of tried
and proven tube processing know-how that had
been gained with the first laser. Anyone who
placed their trust in us never turned back, because the quality aspect had improved and they
could count on a good service with precise leadtimes and guaranteed results.
Material has now become very expensive. In
the past year alone it has doubled; this means
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processed, such as that of heavy structural steel
work, machine and frame constructions and
structural buildings”.
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that a piece of tube to be worked on the Jumbo machine can cost thousands of Euros more
and if these pieces are worked with inadequate
and poor performing means, then one risks on
throwing away an awful lot of money. Our final
customer pays for semi-finished products ready
for being assembled and therefore eliminates
any risk of errors. This is an excellent condition”.
A bridge in Liverpool, Rome’s Ciampino airport,
a football stadium in Ghana built for the African
football championships and a hangar at Bologna
airport are only a few of Tubilaser’s credentials.
The third “stand-by” shift
The advent of the Jumbo allowed Tubilaser to
start looking beyond the boundaries of the home
market and more towards the Northern countries like Germany that has an avant-garde building culture as far as the use of tubular structures
is concerned, but also in unexpected countries
such as Croatia and Slovenia.
“In the “Slav” countries we found a far greater
opening and tendency towards the type of service we are offering; in fact, they are far more
open compared to our countries in the North
East, in which the ability to get by is still a limitation” points out Guido Bonaldo. “Whereas in
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Slovenia and Croatia there is a cultural attitude
that is more like the German one rather than
ours, which has made them approach the large
laser tube without any prejudice and to fully embrace it”.
Today, the Jumbo system works regularly over
the two shifts that are considered indispensable to offset the investment made. “The third
shift is a “stand-by” that we use only in particular occasions and with special customers” con-
Structural steel work
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TUBILASER S.R.L.
Via della Libertà, 48
31050 Ponzano Veneto (TV)
Tel. 0422.963201 R.A.
Fax 0422.962650
[email protected]
tinues Guido Bonaldo. “We prefer to have one
shift free and to use it only when there is a machine update or sudden malfunction. If we used
the machine over three shifts for a long period
and there were an unexpected event, without a
“stand-by” we would start to accumulate delays
that would affect the service offered to our customers. As Tubilaser’s goal is to provide service and quality, we cannot permit ourselves to
get into such a situation. Our clients trust us;
they come to us with a date and know that it will
be kept; perhaps there may be a delay of just
one day, but never one week.
This service philosophy has brought us to being
a young business, with 12 employees, that I believe still has plenty of margin to grow, but let’s
take it one step at a time and at the right time.
We do have an investment plan in mind to give an
even more complete product and service, because
once the customer has experienced the advantages, the tendency is to relieve himself of the responsibilities in exchange for certainty”.
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