Lörrach, 11th of March 2020 – HGG Profiling Equipment, specialists in highly accurate high-speed plasma cutting and 3D profiling, and Kaltenbach, one of the leading worldwide manufacturers of equipment for steel fabricators and steel service centres, have announced a strategic cooperation for the steel construction market in a wide geographical area. Only in North America both companies choose a different strategy. The partnership between Kaltenbach and HGG is focused on thermal cutting, coping, drilling and sawing solutions for profiles and beams.
“In order to push the boundaries of technology and stay ahead of the game, technology suppliers need to achieve a high degree of specialization. By combining the best of thermal cutting with the best of sawing/drilling we create a total solution which offers a significantly higher value for our clients and stands out from the competition” according to Daan van Dee, HGG Global Channel Manager.
Kaltenbach will add a new coping robot to their product range which is Powered by HGG. The new Kaltenbach coping robot is the worlds most advanced thermal cutting robot, combining HGG’s powerful software, state of the art scanning methods and cutting intelligence with German engineering and manufacturing quality as well as years of experience in the steel business.
“At Kaltenbach we strive to supply our customers with the very best solution for each type of technology. In the field of 3D 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, according to Matthias Rummel, Kaltenbach CSO.
Right from the start, the partnership turned out to be a perfect fit, and already has been positively received by the market. By combining the development forces of both parties, the possibilities for the customers are endless.
As a German family-owned company with 130 years of experience in metalworking, KALTENBACH is able to face the challenges posed by a constantly changing global market, with complete confidence.
The KALTENBACH product range starts with the company’s core, circular and band sawing machines and extends to a comprehensive portfolio of profile drilling machines, profile processing robots, plate processing centres, punching / shearing systems, shotblast lines, preservation systems, marking equipment and the accompanying measurement and material transport systems. The product range is designed for the efficient and reliable processing of steel, aluminium and other non-ferrous metals.
Each KALTENBACH machine family includes multiple, individual models, designed to suit both the process application and each customers’ own productivity requirements. Semi and fully automatic options are available, each with further configuration possibilities and a modular design approach, permitting the most optimum specification, tailored to suit every need.