www.engineeringnews.co.nz 37 GEKA BENDCROP CAN BEND, SHEAR, PUNCH AND CROP Geka, described by distributor PPT as the recognised industry leading manufacturer of ironworkers, has introduced the innovative and powerful Bendicrop. With client feedback and consultation, Geka of Spain has realised the need for an even more flexible and powerful machine. The Bendicrop still has the traditional five stations enabling users to safely cut, punch and notch but now in-house engineers have designed in a permanent bending station to its popular ironworker. This means that forming up complex shapes and frames now no longer needs to be taken to a second machine, saving a lot of time and money The Bendicrop 60 and 80 tonne models allow two operators to simultaneously work common metal angles, squares, rounds and flat plates with the safety, accuracy and ease that operators have come to expect from a Geka. The Bendicrop is available in 50, 60 and 85 tonne configurations allowing for bending up to an impressive 200mmx15mm in steel plate. So, if you need that extra edge for your metal fabrication and construction consider the Bendicrop by Geka. PPT has stocked and serviced Geka machines in New Zealand for 20 years. Fully tested units available for demonstration. PPT Limited Email sales@ppt.co.nz | Phone: 09 917 3770 FRONIUS AT FRONT OF FUNCTIONALITY With the new TPS/i CMT welding system, technology leader Fronius is combining the smart functions of its latest power source platform with the advantages of a very stable welding process. The cold metal transfer welding process produces outstanding results with diverse materials while the innovative TPS/i MIG/MAG power source impresses with its extensive range of settings and applications. Users benefit from significantly improved efficiency and quality with the new system. The centrepiece of the TPS/i CMT is the new and improved PullMig welding torch. Not only is it lighter, more robust and more durable than its predecessor, but above all it is cooler. As well as wearing significantly more slowly, the welding torch also impresses with its more stable arc. Fronius has also optimised the wirefeed through the addition of a dynamic and precise servomotor. This allows the push-pull welding torch to work in perfect harmony with the TPS/i’s rapid arc control. Ease of use has not been overlooked either: the handle of the welding torch no longer needs to be opened in order to thread a new wire. www.fronius.com SO QUIET IT’S ALMOST A SECRET The S-4, Boge Kompressoren is setting a technological milestone in the screw compressor sector. Following a redesign, the compressed air system is not only extremely efficient, but also whisper-quiet at 69 dB(A). This also makes it suitable for environments that are sensitive to noise. The enclosed direct drive provides for low-maintenance continuous operation, even with high dust volumes. The control system, focus control 2.0, supports interconnected operation with up to four units without the use of additional higher-level control. To cater for growing demands from customers for compressed air systems with minimum power consumption in the performance range from 110 to 160 kW, this family firm from Bielefeld has turned the design principle of the oil-lubricated screw compressor on its head. It owes its gain in efficiency to effilence IntegrateDrive, Boge’s first airend to feature integrated gears. The large-scale design of the compressor provides high delivery rates with low power consumption. The level of energy consumed by the S-4 compressors thus falls by as much as eight percent. The integrated gears are hermetically enclosed. The drive has optimum protection from high levels of dust in the ambient air, which occur, for example, when flour is used in the food industry. The result is a low-maintenance, extremely long service life of over 35,000 operating hours. www.boge.com
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