Larger than Life

Inoxidables de San Luis provides for its customers, including large format laser cutting with its newTruLaser 8000.

Deep roots

A story of a courageous family: why people must stick together to succeed in an economically and politically unstable country.

A drive for the future

The patented Delta Drive opens up whole new possibilities in punch and laser processing.

The right powder for any occasion

3D printing is booming – and it’s no longer just about making plastic action figures. Industry is also reaping serious benefits from the new technology, which is also commonly known as additive manufacturing. This alternative moniker often refers to a rather different process, however, which is based around two main ingredients: a laser, and a fine metal powder that has the peculiar effect of seeming to be neither liquid nor solid!

Panel bending: now fully automatic processing with top part flexibility

Panel bending on the road to success: The neu fully automatic panel bending cell TruBend Center 7030 allows unprecedented formats in panel bending technology.

POSITION .

How laser welding helps to win new contracts and achieves time and part costs savings

Thomas Rupp, Head of Sheet Metal Laser Welding at TRUMPF, explains, why laser welding brings enormous time and part costs savings compared to conventional welding processes and how to win new contracts with this technology.

Tradition and innovation with sheet metal processing of the future

Mauser GmbH + Co. GmbH, located in Ditzingen, Germany, operates seven TRUMPF machines. Currently, when it comes to software, Mauser is looking ahead to the future by using TruTops Boost, TRUMPF’s all-in-one solution for 3D design and programming and TruTops Fab, a software program for production control.

Powering up the world

Sheet metal fabrication is relatively new for Rick Dahl, CEO of TRYSTAR Incorporated in Faribault, MN, but thanks to his vision and investment in people and technology, the company is already fabricating state of the art products.

Specialist and all-rounder

At Autz + Herrmann, four laser welding systems process some 150 different parts in batch sizes of between 1 and 150. Through the purchase of a TruLaser Robot 5020 and the ability to also use heat conduction welding to join parts, the company is closing the final gap in its portfolio.

The Dream Machine

The new TruLaser Center 7030 is a revolution in 2D laser cutting. The high-precision, fully automatic machine that takes care of production largely autonomously promises unmatched efficiency and process reliability in the manufacture of laser-cut parts.

POSITION .

"Processing strategy is the deciding factor of laser welding."

Is laser welding worth it when it comes to small batch sizes? "Yes", says Evelyn Konrad, expert for laser welding in sheet metal processing at TRUMPF.

Removing the Element of Chance

Tilted parts can cause collisions with the cutting head in 2D laser cutting machines. This is no longer an issue for the Spanish job shop Lasercor: Their machines are running the Smart Collision Prevention function.

TRUMPF is building a Demo Factory for Industry 4.0 in Chicago

In Chicago, at the heart of the North American market for sheet metal processing, TRUMPF is building a demonstration factory in Chicago that is designed from the ground up as a flexible, digitally connected production plant. Its official opening is planned for the summer of 2017.

POSITION .

Does efficiency only come down to machines?

Small batch sizes require top-notch efficiency throughout the organization. That’s why it’s no longer enough to focus solely on machines when it comes to making production more effcient.

Something’s brewing at Sinop

When it comes to manufacturing beverage dispensing equipment, Sinop, located in the Czech Republic, produces most of the parts in-house to distinguish itself from the competition. For that reason Sinop has embraced automation.

Two generations at work

At WMF located in Geislingen/Steige, a new TruBend Cell 7000 works side-by-side with a TRUMPF veteran bending complex components for coffee machines.

The hard metal tamer

BleSta GmbH pecializes in the production of industrial sieves and screens for recycling plants. To process 40 millimeter-thick sheets BleSta decided to purchase an EHT VarioPress 1000.

“We want people to love us.”

Not content to rest on his laurels, Buntoro Setiomulyo is keen to put forward his methods as a role model for the Indonesian industry.

“We make Industry 4.0 easier to grasp”

Since July 2015 TRUMPF is embarking on a five-year strategic joint venture with the Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA. The aim of this long-term cooperation is to integrate current research findings from Industrie 4.0 into sheet metal processing. In our interview Ulrich Schneider from Fraunhofer IPA and Eberhard Wahl, who heads up product management for flexible sheet metal processing at TRUMPF, explain how they try to make Industry 4.0 easier to grasp by building up a sheet metal processing simulation.

POSITION .

Industry 4.0: What does that have to do with me?

"By optimizing indirect processes before, during and after production you can continue to work profitably, even as batch sizes are shrinking and variations for specific parts are increasing", says Reinhold Groß, Managing Director Sales & Services,TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG.

Alarm warning feature added to slat cleaners

Since January 2016, the slat cleaner TruTool TSC 100 is now equipped with the new seal along with an alarm function. The intelligent monitoring system makes the TruTool TSC 100 slat cleaner even more attractive.

Lower stress, higher productivity

Future Automation works more productive with a punching machine and punching tools.

Space at last!

New construction at the medical technology experts Aesculap in the Swabian town Tuttlingen created the room needed for optimized processes.

In the fast lane

The most mordern production equipment guarantees growth in Turkey. Four examples off er a glance into the world of sheet metal on the Bosporus.

Making short work of it

Expanding from a garage to a successful job shop: Stefan and Christoph Siegl managed this in just five years.

Wireless cutting of thin sheets

In use on the roof: TRUMPF cordless profiling nibbler cuts quickly and precisely.

A healer of metals

Corrosion protection is an important subject in metals research. For years, now, scientists like Dr. Michael Rohwerder have been searching for new ways to protect steel and other metals against corrosion, both durably and in an eco-friendly process.

Power for heavy sheet metal

The TruDisk 8001 solid-state laser generating eight kilowatts of power persuades users with perfect cutting results and cuts sheet metal at Schickling like a hot knife through butter.

Changing ways and expanding horizons

As a job shop, JE Monahan’s workload varies. So estimating and design manager Jeff Cartier had the goal to find a way to keep his crew busy all year, producing a quality product with greater efficiency. The TruLaser 2030 fiber was the answer.

Bending sheet metal stars

Not everybody has one of the innovative TruBend press brakes at home. But you can also easily bend thin metal foil into decorative stars for use as a miniature Christmas surprise by hand.

3D printing: Printing metal parts quick and adaptable

The principle of additive manufacturing is more than enticing. Laser and metallic powder build any desired component, based on data supplied directly by a CAD program. TRUMPF is the world’s only manufacturer to have all the pertinent laser technologies for industrial 3D printing in its program.

Pierced Cloud

The “Festival des Architectures Vives”, lasting two weeks, lured artists and architects to Montpellier at the beginning of June. They presented their works throughout the city. Included here was the floating “Cloudscape” by FAKT, an office of architects in Berlin.

“If only everything worked just this perfectly!”

Edlund, a renowned maker of commercial kitchen equipment, now has the new TruLaser 2030 fiber in operation. Nathan Howard, manufacturing foreman, tells us in an interview what excites him about his first laser cutting machine.

All or nothing

The high degree of automation in the TruMatic 6000 fiber was decisive for Sander Mutsaers, general manager at Roxal Nederland BV in the Netherlands. It guarantees the flexibility and the productivity needed, in view of the wide range of materials Roxal processes.

Shaping tomorrow’s production

There are a variety of IT services providers in the market. But are there any that also understand the ins and outs of production? Yes. With TRUMPF as its parent company, AXOOM is a decisive step ahead of other software firms. With ab digital business platform and tailor-made modules spanning the value chain, AXOOM paves the road to Industry 4.0.

Quick and reliable

Gewa Blechtechnik GmbH, one of the leading job shops in Austria, focusses on automation. The new TruPunch 5000 convinced Walter Zwicklhuber, owner of the company, with its high degree of automation and its absolute dependability.

Thinking ahead

Käppler & Pausch supplies virtually every sector – including the aviation industry, mechanical engineering, rail and motor vehicle industries, and even agricultural equipment and medical technology. The spectrum offered by the company today comprises everything from design and engineering through to manufacturing complete assemblies. But CEO Gabriel Pausch also conducts research to learn what will help his customers, both tomorrow and next year.

Setting the tempo

When on the stage, Daniel Boraks entire body is in action, melting into the music, whose power is enhanced by his dancing. Rhythm is his language, shoes his instrument.

For the big jobs

The large-format machines of the new TruBend Series 8000 built by TRUMPF cover a broad spectrum of applications. Featuring lengths of up to eight meters and bending depths of up to 500 millimeters, these machines are predestined for machining larger parts.

Plenty of heart and soul ... and a good cup of coffee

Bruno Vogelsang is setting a new course for Verwo, his company in Switzerland.

Compact powerhouse

Intuitive controls, minimal space require­ments, and quick and simple installation are the distinguishing features of the new TruLaser 2030 fiber. The machine is standard equipment with the TruDisk 3001 with three kilowatt laser power. Its strength is found in sheet metal thicknesses up to twelve milli­meters, where it is highly productive.

POSITION .

Does laser welding have a future?

In spite of convincing arguments the controversy about the pros and cons of laser welding has been raging for years now. We are entirely convinced by this trend-setting technology.

The Harmony of Interaction

The one complements the other: With 14 departments under one roof, H. P. Kaysser offers the entire range of services associated with the sheet metal processing chain.

POSITION .

Cloud-based solutions in the world of machines and manufacturing

Soon, cloud-based solutions in the world of machines and manufacturing will become as normal as they are today when trading photographs or banking online.

A strong team

At the Romanian company Retailworks cooperation is written with a capital C.

Nimble carriers

You see them in supermarkets, garden centers, furniture stores and airports. At some time or other, everyone will have used a shopping, transportation or luggage cart made by Wanzl Metallwarenfabrik.

“Passion is part of the deal”

Just over a year ago, Tobias Richter started his own business . His goal was to become a specialist for tricky pipe and tube designs. It is safe to say: He has been successful.

POSITION .

Industry 4.0

“Industry 4.0 will be offering suitable tools so that customers retain their international competitiveness,” states Eberhard Wahl, Head of product management for flexible sheet metal processing, TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG.

Perfect Lens Cleaning

With the TRUMPF cleaning set for CO2 optics, Original Lenses can be cleaned very easily, step by step.

Everything’s OK!

Automation only for mass production? At Schink’s, good order provides benefits for small batches, too.

Show me the edge

Lasercraft, a job shop in Ohio, USA provides a variety of solution options for their customers due to comprehensive laser resources and expertise.

A smooth road

A trio going all the way. The family-run Belgian company Dcoup Laser took the plunge into the laser tube cutting.

My newest Machine

Before / After: A pre-owned machine as good as new.

From metal sculptures to metal fabrication

In 1975, Army veteran Alan Speert could be found designing decorative metal artwork at home in Tucson, Arizona. Togehter with his wife he founded TMM Precision and today their co-owend company is able to process anything from prototypes to thousands of parts at a time.

Over 50

Wolfgang Knottek sets the course for the future of his company and his sons by systematic automation.

Totally happy

Taiwanese tube-cutting specialists JKE place their faith in quality an values. As one of the first companies in Taiwan JKE offers demanding 3D designs in metal.

“We keep the customer in mind”

French Job shop ATS is mastering the entire sheet metal processing chain. CEO and laser pioneer Marcel Ferreira talks about major milestones along the way and the future of his operations.

Working quicker and better, overnight

At Koridon Industriële Plaatbewerking in the Dutch town of Zaandam the PalletMaster Tower, a multiple pallet changer, ensures the reliable production during lights-out shifts.

Unconventional and successful

A LaserNetwork incorporating a TruLaser 5030 fiber and a TruLaser Robot 5020 enabled Werner Neumann, CEO at CBV Blechbearbeitung an affordable start in laser welding.

History retold

Four kilometers walkers can experience the history of Venlo along a cultural heritage trail. The Dutch sheet metal specialists at Roxal in Best, provided twelve different stations sheathed with corten.

Glass packaging

120 meters long and covering 6,000 square meters, a glass “porch” holds a protective hand over Strasbourg’s central station. The glass bubble was constructed and build by the seele GmbH.

The peaks of production

Micro Metals struggled in finding qualified operators for the numerous press brakes that line their shop floor. As a solution the company makes smart use of automation by investing in a TruBend 5230 with BendMaster 150.

Bickel’s got it down pat

The route leading Bickel Blechtechnik to the TruBend Center started a long way back. For a good five years, the company’s owner had panel bending on his mind. Since December 2014 the company uses the world’s first TruBend Center 5030.

Route of Fame

Planning to travel by foot or bicycle in Dartford UK? So you might possibly run into Rolling Stones’ singer Mick Jagger — or at least his likeness in steel. Laser Process, a job shop in Cannock, fabricated this life-sized sculpture along with more than 250 others from Corten steel.

Small, lightweight, powerful

The newly developed, cordless TRUMPF TruTool power tools feature impressive above-average duty cycle and singular operating convenience.

A thousandth 1000

As an economical entry-level machine, the TruPunch 1000 represents a cost-effective solution that covers all the applications expected of a TRUMPF punching machine. These technical specifications are what convinced the buyer to purchase Hettingen’s thousandth TruPunch 1000. The machine was recently delivered to the customer in Missouri, USA.

Expansive

Matyssek Metalltechnik in Stadtoldendorf produces XXL custom sheet metal “suits”. With the TruBend Cell 5000 with BendMaster (150) and a TruBend 5170 Dirk Matyssek reduces strain by relieving employees of strenuous physical exertion and at the same time produces more profitable.

“Our tube processing makes us special”

Lerch AG is the first company in Switzerland to work with the new TruLaser Tube 7000. In an interview, Managing Director Michael Lerch explains why he chose this high-end tube cutting machine.

“The entire sensor system in a shoe – that was really inconceivable!”

A work shoe fitted with intelligent sensor technology is the truly revolutionary control for the TruBend Series 5000. Thanks to its sensor system, the operator can use the foot to actuate the stroke, no matter where he might be standing in front of the machine. This does away with the bother of moving and repositioning foot pedals. The MagicShoe is absolutely safe. There is no danger of the operator releasing the stroke by accident.

New opportunities six meters in length

The new oversize format machine TruLaser 3060 from TRUMPF can process sheets as large as 6 x 2.5 meters. The new Highspeed cutting process for faster cutting ensures additional power.

INTECH Review­
Digital ambition everywhere

In April, several thousand customers and visitors from all around the world came to the TRUMPF in-house INTECH trade show. TruConnect, the comprehensive, multifaceted product range for Industry 4.0 in practice by TRUMPF, was in focus.

TruConnect: Connected to a New Era of Productivity

The new data output interface Central Link is the basis for more transparency in production control and plant planning. It transmits production status information to local ERP systems and also, with high data security, to cloud-based solutions. Central Link is a key component of TruConnect.

They know what they're doing

Innovation by conviction: Jacques Kammerer has alwaysbeen a passionate advocate of new technology. His Alsace-based company Laser Alsace Production (LAP) is taking the next step toward Industry 4.0 by introducing digital connectivity.

Openness in Baiersdorf – Moving up a step at a time

Herberger Metallwaren, based in Baiersdorf near Erlangen, is proof that progress pays, and has been testing the new TruPunch 1000 exclusively for TRUMPF.

TRUMPF developers have excelled themselves

At the Euroblech 2016, the TruLaser Center 7030 is impressively celebrating its world premiere. Just beforehand, the TRUMPF developers provided a sneak preview of their work.

A reliable choice

A new EHT VarioPress 400 with a bending length of nine meters and an EHT VarioCut with a cutting length of eight meters gave SCHRAG Kantprofile GmbH a boost in flexibility.

A machine that grows to meet new challenges

The TRUMPF TruPunch 1000 is a punching machine for the entry-level segment that can gradually be expanded into a fully-fledged combination machine.

TRUMPF becomes one-stop supplier for industrial 3D printing of metal parts

TRUMPF will be showcasing new 3D printers and one-stop solutions for a comprehensive system of industrial manufacturing using additive technologies at the formnext trade fair in Frankfurt, November 15-18, 2016.

Back to the roots

Röhrle Stahl- und Blechbearbeitungs GmbH was known as a producer of large-format parts in the past. More recently, however, the Senior has been focusing on assembly and maintenance services. With two EHT Vario Press with 400 tons of press force each, arranged in a tandem configuration, his son Frank is now keen to get back into the supply business.

Get Connected

Declining lot sizes and rising numbers of variations in items are constantly adding complexity to the manufacturing processes in the sheet metal processing industry. TruConnect by TRUMPF helps to achieve individual optimization of business processes as a whole and to reduce the number of interface points. With individualized solutions, the company not only satisfies his customers' needs but also guides them along the road, step by step, to achieving a fully networked Smart Factory.

“The Perfect Cut”

Shredding or cutting: Krug & Priester have the right tool. With Their brands IDEAL and EBA they are known as a leading manufacturer, all around the world for professional document shredders. Plant manager Wolfgang Schuppler and Wolfgang Jetter, foreman in the sheet metal department, report on fully integrated production with their new TruLaser 5030 fiber with a 3 kW solid-state laser.

Superior bending

High axis speeds and acceleration rates coupled with innovative operating aids lend the TruBend Series 5000 unparalleled productivity – while keeping the high degree of part flexibility customers have come to expect.

Promoting ideas

If you enjoy your work, your performance will be better, finds Martina Kammann. She creates a basis for this at KMH every day.

Through thick and thin
with the solid-state laser

Martin Krämer certainly likes to take a novel approach. That’s one reason why he made the transition from his TruLaser 1030 right to the top-of-the-league machine: a TruLaser 5030 fiber with BrightLine fiber.

Think big!

Andrea Zampar likes to think at international scale. He ships first-class components from Italy to major projects all around the globe.

Sheet metal instead of milk

By establishing himself as a dependable supplier, Darrel Bishop cultivated a respectable business on the family farm.

What can be said in favor of
a pre-owned Machine?

No matter whether new or used: Kai Schulze of TRUMPF’s quality management section explains why customers are always on the safe side.

Metalworker

Viola Hermann’s world of jewelry is many-colored. She combines colorful acrylic with precious metal to create individual pieces of jewelry.

"We need to spark customer enthusiasm"

Functioning only as a job shop is no longer sufficient. Wilhelm Kuipers is therefore placing his bets on warehousing and logistics.

Sheet metal from the Balkans

Three countries, three companies, one recipe for success: high-quality sheet metal components made on the Balkan Peninsula for the European market.

Panel bending redefined

Two new machines, one new technology, any number of new possibilities: TRUMPF’s new TruBend Center Series 5000 offers high levels of productivity and precision along with probably the most diverse spectrum of parts in panel bending.

Classics held by glue

There’s a little bit of Radshape in every Morgan roadster. The chassis built by the British supplier lend stability to the vehicle. What’s special: The aluminum structures are glued together.

briefkasten.de

Renz makes sure that your mail doesn’t wind up on the doormat — by supplying letterboxes to suit every taste. A new one is built every seven minutes and almost each of them is unique.

Cutting in XXL

The TruLaser 8000 can cut sheet metal as much as 16 meters in length. This 2D laser machine is now available, effective immediately, in a reworked design incorporating many new features.

Great entrance for Brazil

Brazil is getting ready for two athletic highlights. The economy is growing — and with it the manufacturers and job shops.

Female, 36, managing director

In what’s traditionally a man’s world, Katja Hof stands her ground daily.

An awesome duo

Tubing is a product of our times. It can be delicate and at the same time tough, and is predestined for lightweight construction — and for unusual solutions, too. The laser opens up new dimensions in tube processing.

“Quality has its price"

Visiting bakers in the middle of the night is how Ferdinand Hein finds out what his customers really want. His company, located in Luxembourg, manufactures high-quality ovens for tempting baked goods.

The BendGuide simplifies calculations

A new TRUMPF app, the “BendGuide”, lets you calculate the most important bending parameters, quickly and easily.

A Man for all Reasons

Anyone seeking solutions in sheet metal will be sure to get them from Michael Knake’s company, since its shop has the right machine for every task.

A twin pack for bending small parts

Wincor Nixdorf Manufacturing GmbH produces millions of bends and a plethora of variants on two TRUMPF TruBend Cell 7000 bending cells. They are fast, precise and economical.

14 ways to better laser cutting

Productive, high in quality, and reliable in processing. Fourteen useful helpers make your work easier.

Keeping time

The SYNCHRO production system casts a spotlight not only on tidy workplaces. Complete optimization of processes and sequences has proved to make manufacturing more efficient.

Getting your dream tool faster

The TRUMPF subsidiary in the Austrian town of Pasching produces over 25,000 meters of bending tools each year. Of those tools, about one in twenty is in fact a custom solution.

Good prospects for Sweden’s sheet metal processors

Job shops and product manufacturers in Sweden have good reason to smile. They bank on modern and highly automated machinery – with enviable success.

One for all

The South African supplier Fabrinox offers custom solutions from a single source. Machines made by TRUMPF are the technical basis - the newest member in blue-and-white livery: the TruLaser 5040 fiber with solid-state laser.

Determined

Egidio Maschio strives to be one step ahead of the field. That’s how he became a leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in Italy.

Applying pressure

Günter Hommel is used to explaining his job. Because only a few are familiar with metal spinning.

Tracking down efficiency

Efficient production depends on the optimized use of resources. TRUMPF's preliminary engineering section can help.

Rust and dreams

A defective laser machine and two clever minds were the basis for Syrma, an up-and-coming job shop in Mexico.

Quicker setup and maximum flexibility

The ToolShuttle made by TRUMPF delivers bending tools on push-button command. That saves setup times and boosts flexibility.

First battery-powered drill driver by TRUMPF

TRUMPF is introducing the new TruTool DD 1010 to the market. The drill driver is distinguished above all by its ergonomically correct design, its superb operating convenience and modern 10.8 volt Li-ion technology.

“Now we’re twice as fast”

Martin Stamm has reached his goal: His production is automated. He tells us how things were when he began and what impresses him most.

On Tour

Roger Willems doesn’t much care to be in the limelight. But that’s exactly where his company Penn Elcom makes its money.

Strong will

HAWEE and HISA are making their mark. Their sheet metal manufacturing operations are putting them on the road to the top in Vietnam.

An artisan in tone

Walter Gamerdinger produces hand-made replicas of Roman instruments. What they actually sounded like over 2,000 years ago is a matter of pure conjecture.

Step by step to perfection

Just good or absolutely perfect? TRUMPF application consultants are fully aware of the subtle difference. They apply expertise and insights to identify potential for improvement.

Alpine crown

Working at an altitude of 2,653 meters, the Scherrer Metec AG fits the new restaurant at the Weisshorn Alpine plateau with a scale-like skin made of aluminum sheet. The finish is visually impressive but, at the same time, protects against wind and weather.

Increased reliability: RFID lens
and LensLine

The combination of RFID lens and LensLine improves the reliability of cutting processes implemented using 2D laser machines and reduces the frequency of lens cleaning.

Modern networkers

Holger Klein wants to create jobs. That’s why the Lebenshilfe Zollernalb has launched sheet metal production.

What you will

No matter which metal and gauge. With a clever combination of machinery, M-U-T delivers everything even quicker.

Like father, like daughters

Christel Schreiber knew early on what she wanted — to work with sheet metal. She has reached her goal. Today she manages the company her father founded.

Smart functions

Smart functions are new intelligent functions and software-based solutions by TRUMPF. The machine uses them to determine whether action is needed and then acts autonomously.

From one to a hundred

In the Emsland region, Günter Peters has put his company on two solid legs and has continuously expanded it.

The slenderizer

Ordered today, dispatched tomorrow. The Laser Center job shop in Korea makes it possible — with lean processes and automated machinery.

Great acceleration

Racy products, modern drives. Hot Chili has established itself as an ingenious team of inventors with a clear vision.

Playing it safe

Jörg Oberschmidt doesn’t hear from his new TruMatic 6000 very often and is happy to leave it alone.

Venue creator

Nils Clausen transforms shipping containers into extraordinary eye-catchers for use at exhibitions and events.

At the peak

New York City has a new landmark: One World Trade Center. Pohl of Cologne supplied the sheet metal façade and Kammetal of Brooklyn the beacon.

Fully automated sorting

The new SortMaster is the perfect companion to the 2D laser machines in the TruLaser Series 5000. Simultaneous to the machining itself, the SortMaster removes the parts, sorts and stacks them fast and reliable.

Master builder

Fascinating façades or massive machine parts — TMS can do it all.

When laser meets tubing

Tube designs simplify mutual positioning and joining tubes both one with another and with sheet metal. That also inspires designers of furniture.

Reduced assembly effort

Engineering a bracket from sheet metal reduces assembly effort when compared with a version incorporating parts bought on the market. That, in turn, cut manufacturing costs.

Modern heirlooms

Brian Hayes skillfully combines tradition and advanced technology. Lamson & Goodnow knives are in great demand — heirloom pieces in the making.

A new option for tube processing

A single tool that eliminates four separate procedures. Laser cutting has made this possible, for some time now, in shops that process pipes and tubes. TRUMPF has now presented the next generation of the TruLaser Tube 5000.

Quick and competent
online service via an app

Visual Online Support assists communications between customers and the Technical Service of TRUMPF. This boosts machine availability and reduces the costs for on-site service missions.

The development aids

BBW Lasertechnik likes tricky jobs. This is when the team can best demonstrate its skills: constructing complex fixtures and supplying perfect components.

Fashionable furniture

In Thailand Image Steel Furniture manufactures stylish and high-quality designer furniture.

“In 2003 alone we invested three million euros.”

Cheap? No such thing for Hans Tekeser! His components meet the highest standards, as does his machinery.

A team for volume production

Quick orders don’t inspire Jürgen Gerst. Instead, he would rather intermesh internal processes at Glüpker with those at the customers’ operations. That means more effort, but it does pay off.

A clean solution for laser production

Simple, production-integrated cleaning of slats with TRUMPF's TruTool TSC 100.

Become a “master of the cookie sheet”

Metalworkers have additional talents that can also be very useful as the holiday season approaches. We show you how, in just ten steps, you can become a “master of the cookie sheet”.

Welcome to Masters of Sheet Metal

Here there are new stories about people who show top performance when it comes to metalwork and are intensively involved in new solutions, services and products related to sheet metal processing.

You can also read our printed magazine, TRUe : download it as a pdf file or order the print version .

Twice the cutting speed

TRUMPF engineers have severed the correlation between speed and kilowatts. With the new Highspeed and Highspeed Eco cutting processes TRUMPF has achieved another milestone on the road to lower parts costs.

Machines speak, AXOOM translates

At its approximately 170-square-meter booth at this year's Hanover Fair AXOOM is presenting a live production world of machines, measuring devices, smart glasses and other elements, all of them connected over AXOOM.

POSITION .

"Our Smart Factory consulting package is designed to address a customer’s unique situation."

Thorsten Schäuble, head of the department Business Development Digital Services at TRUMPF, introduces the consulting solutions for an individual introduction to networked production.

Automated success

For Dolanit in China, automating the production chain helped it win new major customers an projects. Having the right high-bay storage system is crucial.

Automatic stud welding

Lummel is an expert for metal roofing and metal facades. Stefan Lummel, managing director, approached TRUMPF with a request for a stud welding unit for the TruPunch 5000. In the video he reports on the results of the development partnership

Laser tube cutting with all the benefits of solid-state laser technology

World premiere: The TruLaser Tube 5000 fiber is the world's first tube cutting machine based on solid-state laser technology to eliminate the need for a fully enclosed housing.

“This layer is well worth it”

LASERdur ZN coated dies save time and money when bending galvanized sheet metal. In our interview Sven Kölbel, proprietor at K-Metall GmbH, explains why the layer is well worth it.

“When financing a project, we don’t look just at the naked figures”

By founding a universal bank, TRUMPF can wrap up entirely new packages to support sales and new start-ups.

“If it’s easy, then others can do it”

Works of art and sheet metal parts have much in common. Uwe Arnold has come to this conclusion and uses his manufacturing expertise for both.

On top of the world

A family atmosphere and highly automated machines? Engineered Mechanical Systems shows that they can go together.

Highest productivity for punching

With the new TruPunch 5000 and the TruPunch 2000, TRUMPF is expanding its range with two high-performance punching machines to meet differing requirements.

Rapid transit in Brazil

Marcopolo lends mobility — for soccer enthusiasts and tourists. It does this with buses that are not only comfortable, but trendy, too.

Multi-facetted designer

Gosia Warrink's works can be viewed from both sides. If one side is spotless white or neon-colored, then the other side will surprise the viewer with a clear metal surface or organic oxidation.

“I don’t want a flash in the pan”

Secure footing is important for Harald Keller. That’s why he employs long-range planning for his family firm.

The railway expert

Complex assemblies for rail cars — this is Uwe Distler’s world. The demand is for 100 percent quality — and he can supply it.

Firmly welded

In his work as a metal artist Herbert Gahr experiments with almost every technique available to fashion seams embodying “the sum of every imaginable welding mistake,” lending a certain stylistic element to his unique metal sculptures.

A shining example

At Regiolux, a TruPunch 5000 with active die ensures elegant, scratch-free illumination systems.

Perfectly happy

Olsberg saves a lot of material while punching. How do they do it? With the new TruPunch 5000.

“We followed the parts”

What do you do when you lose orders? You move to the place where the orders are. LST chief Ludger Meier did exactly that and has been highly successful with his additional location.

Head start through Know-how

At the TRUMPF Training Center Andreas Rentschler and his team offer perfect training to keep you one step ahead.

Keeping a cool head

Things sometimes really heat up when the laser is cutting thick mild steel. The CoolLine option with its fine mist of water cools things down.

Unparalleled choice

TRUMPF's customers are spoiled for choice: TRUMPF offers 2D laser machines in every performance class featuring both solid state and CO2 lasers.

Step by step

Gilles and Pascal Martinez have fulfilled their ambitions. In a region where others take vacation, they process sheet metal.

More efficiency in laser cutting

With the new TruLaser 5030 fiber with new smart functions and an 8 kilowatt TruDisk laser TRUMPF opens a new chapter in the use of solid-state lasers for sheet metal.

Skeleton-free punching

It was while jogging that Stefan Büttner and Wolfgang Laib developed a concept for skeleton-free punching, a concept that actually delivers what it promises.

TRUMPF achieves sales growth of 3,4 percent

Developments in Spain, France and Germany brings TRUMPF a sales growth of 3,4 percent.

The light stays on

Lamp builder Erich Ludwig Jr. is well prepared for the demise of the flourescent bulb. He is already marketing solutions for lamps using LEDs.

Wishes granted here

Bends, brackets, hinges, bridges or multiple tools - the short road to custom punching tools made by TRUMPF.

Symbols of water

Steel can be transformed in many ways and that serves as inspiration for Brazilian sculptress Elizabeth Titton. With the help of laser light, she breathes life into this inert material and tells stories with her sculptures.

Strongly connected

With tools made by TRUMPF a great variety of connectors can be made up right at punching and combination machines.

New freedom of movement

Sheet metal can be positioned even more quickly and accurately in preparation for combination machining. A new motion concept ensures higher positioning speeds and scratch-free parts.

The Space Ranger

Around 150 million bits of scrap are circling the earth. Dr. Manuel Metz of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) tidies up the heavens.

Not for the faint of heart

Ironworker “Geggs” Martin builds skyscrapers and bridges in New York. Careful movements are a simple matter of survival.

“We can respond even more flexibly”

Halder Schneidtechnik GmbH works with both CO ₂ and solid-state laser equipment. General manager Thorsten Seeger tells us about the advantages this combination offers.

Down to earth

“Those who work sustainably profit in two ways,” is Roland Kiefer’s opinion. That’s why Seeger Lasertechnik uses its laser machines to help climatize his buildings.

Built on loyalty

Symbiotic relationships help drive the Canadian fabricator Champs.

Steel instead of stalls

The idyll is more than meets the eye. The Krämer farm is a flourishing enterprise — as a sheet metal manufacturer.

Customer-oriented solutions

Successful interaction between field sales and the application specialists at the TRUMPF Demonstration Center in Ditzingen results in perfect solutions.

Creative minds

In the U.S.A. TMCO marries sheet metal wastes with good ideas and transforms scrap into art.

A fast space saver

Goma produces a lot, but has no room to spare. The LiftMaster Compact turns that dilemma into an advantage.

Dual flexibility

The TruMatic 6000, a world first, is based on a sophisticated machinery concept and combines the strengths of both laser and punching technologies. That makes it highly flexible and versatile.

Perfect production

Fröling produces heating boilers which are “Made in Austria,” thanks to TruTops Fab and a continuous processing chain.

Curves for custom Harleys

Standard components? Not a chance! Harley-Davidson Graubünden manufactures motorcycles that are truly unique by using the TruTool C 160.

The Shin Sung principle

Kwang Young Choi seizes the opportunity and gets off to a flying start as a job shop fabricator in Korea.

The road to tomorrow’s production

Production will become more efficient, flexible and productive - this is what Industry 4.0 promises. TRUMPF already setting guideposts along the way toward the Social Machine and the Smart Factory.

Always ready to listen

Ripleg is always close to its customers, even if they’re thousands of miles away from the Spanish town of Ripoll.

Thick sheet, cut nimbly

Using eight kilowatts of power, three companies cut really thick sheet metal — and tell us about the advantages.

“We all pursue the same goals”

The Chinese job shop Hangzhou Hengli is growing fast. Its CEO, Ge Guan Hao, reveals the secret of his success.

Flat and level sheet metal, without retouching

Sheet metal without distortion, straight from the punching machine? With integrated flattening, it can be done.

Taking a dive

Miroslaw Gucfa never sees colorful fish during work. Instead, he sees pearls of sparkling light — under water. He works as an underwater welder.

“An idea won’t necessarily be successful just because it’s good”

Anyone who seeks innovation will have to be perseverant, says Thomas Steffen. In this interview, the R & D director explains what Rittal achieves that way.

“Our firm has a broad stance”

Grow, but on solid footing. Achim Dittrich, CEO at B+D-Laserworking, reveals how it can be done.

Revolution in solid-state laser cutting

The new BrightLine fiber function makes the TruLaser 5030 fiber with its 5-kilowatt solid-state laser an all-purpose machine for 2D laser processing.

A clever tilting aid

Removing small parts process-reliably through the parts flap or chute: with the Slitting Tool size 5, with the beveled die.

MobileControl app: operating machines remotely

The MobileControl app turns your iPad into a mobile control panel.

Magic moments

Anyone who attends one of Martin Kälberer’s concerts embarks upon a sensual journey into incredible worlds of sound.

Exact trimming for drywall studs

Samuel Roth cuts metal studs for an Alpine Switzerland’s hotel with a nibbler made by TRUMPF.

Shared light

Masakatsu Matsuo strives for operating efficiency. That’s why two machines share one laser at Marujyu.

Parts by the thousand

Every day, stacks and stacks of electrical sheet leave the production lines at LCD Laser Cut AG in the Swiss town of Densbüren. That lays the basis for electrical motors.

Builder makes his mark with quality

Today, most structures erected for both industry and the trades are built with sandwich panels. The essential prerequisite for this is the TPC 165 TruTool panel cutter made by TRUMPF. That goes without saying for Reinhard Seiler, a professional builder of halls. “Anyone who wants to deliver quality in our industry simply cannot do without this tool.”

One objective — many options

There is no single patent remedy for energy-efficient manufacturing, but there are plenty of possibilities. Alois Müller GmbH has successfully struck out on a new path.

Economical bending

High joint speeds with simplified controls and an attractive cost-to-benefit ratio: That's how the new generation of the TruBend Series 3000 makes for profitable manufacturing even at low machine utilization rate.

Made in Thailand

TAMCO goes in for attractive designs for combines.

Sheet metal maker and team player

Thomas Claaßen grew a one-man operation into a company with a staff of 220. How was this done? “With a good team and modern machinery,” he says. And in this way he stays solidly on a growth vector.

“We’ve sent out starts
on more than 22,000 aircraft”

Van’s Aircraft delivers airplanes in a number of small boxes. Hobby pilots all around the world put them together. Ken Scott explains how that works.

No risk, no gain

Economic doldrums? That’s no reason to waver, thought Tristan Opie, and invested in a TruLaser Tube 7000.

Not without our robot

Sigrid and Roland Deeg run a picture-book company. Their latest bending cell provides matching parts to make sure it stays this way.

Shaping up

What can the new TruLaser Tube 5000 actually do? Tube specialist Frank Steinhart has tried it out in everyday manufacturing work.

Combined punching and laser processing rises to a new class

The TruMatic 6000 fiber joins the advantages of the solid-state laser with high-quality punching technology, making it a productive punch laser machine when working thin sheet metal. It rapidly cuts, punches and shapes sheet metal up to 6.4 millimeters thick.

A slender star for every purpose

During recent months at LICOS Trucktec the TruLaser Cell 3000 equipped with a two-kilowatt TruDisk laser has been more than satisfactory when cutting mild steel 6.5 millimeters thick. It is just as good when cutting delicate structures. And now the 3D laser cell—even though it is quite modest in size—shows that it is great for welding, too.

Sharp-edged beauties

Jürgen Schanz manufactures swords by hand and these are highly esteemed in international collectors’ circles. But he also has an eye for less exotic implements, making those knives to customer specifications and contributing his own passion for the work.

Generate NC programs at the touch of a button

TruTops Boost, the new software solution developed by TRUMPF, merges into a single system all the steps needed to generate sheet metal manufacturing programs. This includes everything from part design and data import to nesting and even writing NC programs for cutting, punching and bending.

Christmas cookies with a 3D printer

Additive manufacturing can can be used for very traditional purposes for example to produce cutters and moulds for christmas cookies.