PRODUCTS & EQUIPMENT
ZUMBACH 60th ANNIVERSARY
1994 - Rainer Zumbach took over the management of the company
In 1994 Bruno Zumbach handed the management of the Zumbach group over to his son Rainer. In the following years the group has been expanded and founded further subsidiaries, amongst others in Asia. Besides these own Zumbach companies, also additional representatives have been contracted. Consequently, one of the objectives of Zumbach, the proximity to customers, could be strengthened to a maximum and local services have consistently been expanded over the last 20 years. Numerous, market-driven and innovative developments have been
realized, e.g. the non-contact profile and shape measuring systems or the rotating measuring units with the revolutionary, non-contact transmission of both, signals and energy as well as the use of modern technologies (e.g. linear sensor technology and many others). Thus, a further aim of the Zumbach group could be met: offering the customer always the best solution with the most ideal price-performance ratio.
Representations and subsidiaries were constantly expanded
Wall thickness measurement of water pipe with moderne UMAC®ultrasonic measurement system.
Expansion into the plastics industry The plastics industry is a large, growing market. Tubes and hoses of all types need to be tested for their diameters and wall thicknesses, giving rise to special devices using other technologies such as ultrasound etc. Profiles also became a relevant market segment and can be measured and monitored in real-time today with devices equipped with light-slit method and image processing capabilities.
Zumach Electronic Corp., Mount Kisco – USA
Ultrasonic wall thickness scanner in cooling trough of an extrusion line. Zumbach Electronic Srl, Gazzada Schianno (VA) - Italy
It was necessary to serve all the markets at the same time, so work began to find representative offices for the most important countries. Specialist knowledge and local service are essential for successful sales of these products, and only very few trading companies could offer this expertise.
As a result, sales and service offices and later registered companies were established from 1970 in many different countries. The first was in the USA in 1979, followed by England, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, India, Taiwan and in 2001 China. Over 20 sales engineers in Orpund and the foreign companies now ensure the success of the products on the global market.
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Expansion into the steel industry In the late 1980s, Zumbach also ventured into a completely new field, the steel industry. This concerned the measurement of huge, red-hot steel pipes for the oil and gas industry. They were later joined by rods and wire rod that must be measured at speeds of up to 400 km per hour! Although the established ODAC® measuring heads could be used, complex systems for cooling and mechanical protection needed to be developed. The first systems were sold in Italy, France and Spain. These steel systems were subjected to ongoing development and
upgrades, and today are responsible for a good proportion of overall sales. Zumbach has now become one of the undisputed market leaders in the field. At the time, it was a daring decision with many unknowns; the result, however, shows that Zumbach was right.
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