Fast health checks for machining centres

Starrag’s new online Fingerprint machine analysis service enables the company’s remote service technicians to record machine conditions and provide customers with detailed overviews of the wear on mechanical assemblies within 24 hours. The machine is out of production for only one hour and, without the need for extensive disassembly/assembly work, the result is a fast and meaningful analysis of the main components’ state of wear.

In addition to helping prevent unplanned wear-related failures – and improving machine availability and productivity – Fingerprint also saves on maintenance costs.

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www.starrag.com

Seco hits green target

A combination of green electricity and renewable energy certificates in the US and India have enabled Seco to reach its 2030 emission targets a full nine years ahead of schedule. The Seco focus on making all aspects of its business more sustainable led to a comprehensive review of the company’s energy requirements, and when the time came to renew contracts with suppliers for the site in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, green energy was to the fore. Studies showed that Reynoldsville was responsible for around 10% of the global electricity requirement for Seco and 19% of its climate impact from electricity.

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www.secotools.com

Expectations high among region’s fabricators

Taking place next week (10-13 January), SteelFab 2022 will open its doors at the Expo Centre Sharjah, UAE, to a highly expectant crowd. Covering manufacturing segments that include machinery and tools, welding and cutting equipment, tube and pipe processing machines, and coatings and cladding, the 17th edition of the show builds on the last event in 2020, which welcomed around 7200 visitors from 70 countries.

At SteelFab 2020, over 300 exhibitors representing more than 1000 brands took their place across 26,000 sq m of floor space. Of the visitors, 51.7% attended in order to see new products and innovations, while 42.1% were looking to source new suppliers. Complementing the exhibition will be a specialised two-day conference catering to the steel fabrication industry, focusing on topics such as key learnings from the impact of Covid-19 on supply and demand, and process digitalisation.

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www.steelfabme.com

Maintaining pace with technological evolution

SteelFab enjoys a leading position in the MENA region, and is a name to reckon with globally among trade events dedicated to metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing. Helping local industry weather the storms, as well as ride the waves, the event has become a vital wheel in the manufacturing sector that powers the region’s non-oil economy. The metal fabrication industry is evolving fast to keep up with modern trends and technologies, where the IoT and connected machinery are altering the regional landscape. Here, the 17th SteelFab will help better equip fabricators in the area to ride the tech wave.

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Changing landscape sets tone for SteelFab

Rising oil prices and a growing regional economy has laid the perfect foundation for the 17th edition of SteelFab (10-13 January, Sharjah, UAE). A strong resurgence in the GCC’s economic growth prospects is fuelling growth of the region’s construction, which remains the biggest sector by project value, while infrastructure industries are the demand drivers of the local metalworking segment. Continuing infrastructure spending, stimulus packages, reforms and growth in the non-oil sector are also providing industry impetus.

SteelFab is the only dedicated trade fair of its kind and has provided consistent growth since its launch. The exhibition is the largest regional showcase of this type of technology, attracting visitors from across the globe (7200 from 70 countries at the last event in 2020). Notably, SteelFab enjoys strong support from industry associations and exhibitors can expect high sales, bookings and business leads.

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