Kaltenbach News Letter Edition 1

NEWS LETTER 2021 EDITION 1 THIS MONTH INTRODUCTION PARTNERSHIP TO PUSH TECHNOLOGY IN STEEL CONSTRUCTION TUTORIALS FOR MILLING TRAINING TOOLING CATALOGUE ONLINE TEAMVIEWER PILOT BREXIT SPARE PARTS ENGINEERS Page 1

NEWS LETTER January 2021 INTRODUCTION service centres, have announced a I think I can honestly say that 2020 did not strategic cooperation for the steel turn out the way anyone had anticipated. construction market in a wide geographical area. The partnership The COVID-19 pandemic has naturally between KALTENBACH and HGG is had a massive impact on all sectors of focused on thermal cutting, business and ours was no exception. coping, drilling and sawing solutions for With sites being closed and all the profiles and beams. safeguards having to be put in place to “In order to push the boundaries of ensure workforce safety, it was a cost no technology and stay ahead of the game, one had budgeted for. That being said, it technology suppliers need to achieve a seems that most of our customers were high degree of specialization. By very resilient and thankfully have come combining the best of thermal cutting with through strongly with very positive order the best of sawing/drilling we create a books. total solution which offers a significantly higher value for our clients and stands out We had a very positive year, Spares and from the competition,” states Daan van Service doing very well, especially given Dee, HGG global channel manager. the restrictions in place. Machine orders KALTENBACH will add a new coping were also very good across the whole robot to its product range which is Kaltenbach/Gietart range from small powered by HGG. The new coping robot automatic structural bandsaws to a is the worlds most advanced thermal Triathlon 3010HD Construction blaster cutting robot, combining HGG’s powerful software, state of the art scanning Partnership to push technology methods and cutting intelligence with in steel construction German engineering and manufacturing quality as well as years of experience in HGG Profiling Equipment, specialists in the steel business. highly accurate high-speed plasma cutting “At KALTENBACH we strive to supply our and 3D profiling, and KALTENBACH, one customers with the very best solution for of the leading worldwide manufacturers of each type of technology. In the field of 3D equipment for steel fabricators and steel coping, HGG has been known for years as the technology leader and by integrating this technology in our automated steel processing systems, we increase our customers’ productivity significantly, “says Matthias Rummel, managing director of sales at KALTENBACH CSO.

NEWS LETTER January 2021 Right from the start, the partnership Furthermore, we suggest “good” milling turned out to be a perfect fit and it has parameters for the individual cutters, been positively received by the market. By which have to be adjusted depending on combining the development forces of both the material. parties, the possibilities for customers are endless. Tooling Catalogue Online HGG Profiling Equipment BV, founded in 1984, are specialists in highly accurate The Tooling catalogues for the KDM and high-speed plasma cutting and 3D KDP drilling machines is now available profiling, providing ready-to-fit welded online or, as a PDF file connections without the need for layouts. The company calls it FitPerfect™ https://www.kaltenbach.com/en/technical- Technology. One part of the company services/spareparts/tools/ focuses on the development and For the KDP in particular, the form cutters manufacture of 3D profiling machinery, for weld edge preparation and rat-holes while the other part performs 3D profiling are included. By using the Kaltenbach cutting services with that same machinery. recommended tools, the functionality of the corresponding milling macros is Tutorials for milling training guaranteed. We have developed some small tutorials for milling macros to make training of operators simpler. The tutorials show how to create tools, the programming of parts as well as their nesting utilizing small video clips. The special features of the individual macros (e.g. Milling strategies) are also explained. In addition, the fact sheets for the individual milling cutters are explained, giving both dimensions and performance parameters The tutorials inform the audience about different milling tools. We also describe that depending on the type of machine, the axis have differing strengths and which milling tools are most suitable.

NEWS LETTER January 2021 All machines, both saws, drills and plate Brexit machines, have a corresponding comprehensive tooling catalogue with the best quality recommended tooling. TeamViewer Pilot Whilst we have committed to increasing our stock levels on most consumable/wear parts, we would strongly advise that any parts you use regularly should be purchased well in advance of their usual replacement date. We have our supply chain organized and all necessary paperwork lodged and resolved. Unfortunately, we can do nothing regarding speeding up customs clearances and the “Normal Next Day” service can take 3-4 days while goods clear. Remote assistance can now be provided by TeamViewer Pilot allowing us to see what you see at the machine, not just the PC.

NEWS LETTER January 2021 Spare Parts Engineers As previously mentioned, we have a high stock level of consumable and wear parts especially for the shot blast machines. Ring Carl 01234 213201 (Option 2) or email [email protected] or [email protected] We usually have a promotion running. Ask Carl when you call. Ricky Healy Started with us in October last year having previously been at Esprit Automation and we are delighted with his progress, jumping straight in and becoming a great asset immediately. Justin Riley has just started having been Lead Maintenance Engineer in the injection moulding industry. We have put Ricky through his 18th Edition and Justin is booked on his course already.

NEWS LETTER January 2021 Kaltenbach ltd 3 Caxton Park Caxton Road Bedford MK410TY Phone: +44 (0)1234 213201 Email: [email protected] Web: https://kaltenbach.co.uk/