NEWS
Meusburger takes over Segoni
German supplier of components for moulds, dies, jigs and fixtures Meusburger Group is taking over Segoni, a Berlin-based software spe- cialist. Segoni claims to be the market leader in the field of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Production Planning and Control System (PPS) software for medium-sized manufacturing companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It will remain independent, with all of its employees retained. Meusburger added
that “long-term invest- ments will be made in the further development of the software”. Alongside the knowledge-based management method WBI, which stands for ‘better integration of knowledge’, its existing customers “will also be supported in the area of ERP/PPS through the digitalisation process,” the company said. The move shows it is
“engaging strongly with the topic of digitalisa- tion”, it said. �
www.meusburger.com
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag consolidates portfolio
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is to consolidate its product portfolio in response to market trends, replacing production of small, fully hydraulic machines with electric drive technology. From Fakuma 2018 on- wards, its investment in the clamp force range up to 1,200 kN will move entirely to the IntElect series. The company will also
shift focus to hybrid drive technology for packaging machines and servo-hydrau- lic toggle technology for medium-sized and large machines. It will thus retain the El-Exis SP series for rapid applications in the clamp force range 1,500- 7,500 kN and the modular Systec Servo for general uses in the 1,600-15,000 kN range. Both are made at its two sites in Germany. In recent years, as the competitive advantages of all-electric machines have grown and the price differential between them and hydraulic machines has fallen, the trend has been mainly in this direction. For Sumitomo (SHI) Demag itself, the growth in demand for IntElect has exceeded all
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will focus on its electric machine ranges
forecasts and the series accounted for almost half of its sales in the 12 months to June 2018. “All-electric machines have become so technically mature, that after consider- ing all the criteria, more and more customers are finding it attractive,” said GEO Gerd Liebig. “In addition to the technological advantages such as dynamics, precision, repeatability, process stability and energy efficien- cy, the price-performance ratio and the associated quicker return on invest- ment is decisive.” The company has invested heavily in all-elec- tric machines at its two German sites. A global competence centre has been created at Wiehe, where conveyor belt
production lines have raised output by 30% and will ultimately increase capacity to 1,000 machines/year. Schwaig will almost double its capacity for platen processing by the end of this year thanks to its new processing centres. The parent company is
meanwhile expanding output of all-electric machines at its main site in Chiba, Japan. In addition, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will continue to refine toggle technology in all of its products, regarding it as the best locking system for all types of injection moulding machinery in terms of productivity. To date, it has installed about 65,000 all-electric machines, among 115,000 of all types. �
www.sumitomo-shi-demag.eu
Ineos plans world-scale cracker in Europe
Ineos has announced plans to make its largest ever capital investment by spending €2.7bn on a world-scale chemical cracker and propane dehy- drogenation plant. The site is yet to be determined but will be in North-West Europe and the project will be com-
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pleted within four years. It will be supplied with low cost shale gas from the US. “This is the largest investment to be made in the European chemical sector for a generation,” said Jim Ratcliffe, founder and chairman of Ineos. “It will
be a game changer for the industry.” The plant, the first new cracker in Europe for over 20 years, will also boost the firm’s self-sufficiency in all key olefin products and support its polymer plants in Europe. �
www.ineos.com
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