Issue 3/11

• “An idea won’t 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.
• 1,770-piece puzzle: With 1.8 million strokes, Scherrer Metec punched thousands of façade panels and made sure that each one found its spot.
• A fast space saver: Goma produces a lot, but has no room to spare. The LiftMaster Compact turns that dilemma into an advantage.
• The king of sports: Anyone who uses lasers for welding has a competitive advantage — as long as contributing factors for success are kept in mind.
• Great acceleration: Racy products, modern drives. Hot Chili has established itself as an ingenious team of inventors with a clear vision.
• Locking bolt specialists: The livestock barn equipment experts at Meier Varl face two challenges: the farmers and amazingly clever animals.

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TRUMPF Express 3/11 Special

„Solid-state or CO2 lasers? The discussion continues. But the answer is actually quite simple: It’s the application that solves the debate. Read more about the past, present and future of the different laser beam sources!“ PDF, 1526 kB

Issue 2/11

• Female, 34,managing director: Women's emotional intelligence gives theman edge, says Katja Hof. As CEO, she demonstratesher success, day in and day out.
• Loosening things up: State-of-the-art machines instead of horse-drawn plows -Kongskilde in Poland manufactures tools for fields and farms.
• Perfect production: Froling produces heating boilers which are "Made in Austria,"thanks to TruTops Fab and a continuous processing chain.
• "We have to be flexible": The mixture's the thing, Andre Marquardt and Claus Schauppbelieve -and they go for solid-state and CO₂ lasers.
• Modern networkers: Holger Klein wants to create jobs. That's why the LebenshilfeZollernalb has launched sheet metal production.
• "Det ser ganska ljust ut": Modern combination machines and rising demand."Things are looking really good" for companies in Sweden.
• On top of the world: A family atmosphere and highly automated machines ?Engineered Mechanical Systems shows that they can go together.

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Issue 1/11

• It holds andholds and holds: There's a little bit of Radshape in every Morgan roadster -where it plays a critical supporting role.
• Pointing the way: Lost? Thank goodness for Röger. The company's sign supports from Dillenburg point motorists along the right path.
• The Shin Sung principle: Kwang Young Choi seizes the opportunity and gets off to a flying start as a job shop fabricator in Korea.
• No skeletons in the closet: It seems like punching experts Stefan Büttner and Wolfgang Laib run across the best ideas in their jogging shoes.
• "... and everything in its place": A tidy house, a tidy mind. That's Charles Cantin's conviction. He tells us how this philosophy has helped him to succeed.
• Who invented it?: Solid-state lasers have guaranteed a solid lead for 2D lasercutting machines made by TRUMPF - for 15 years now.
• Growth included: Kibatec pursues clear and steady growth goals. It's a good that the TruLaser 3030 Lean Edition can keep pace with progress.

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