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Occupational safety and environmental protection in welding technology are becoming increasingly important. The DVS (= German Welding Society) expert committee for this topic meets twice a year and discusses current activities and developments in this field. After two years with only online meetings, the working group came together at ABICOR BINZEL and was able to experience the new developments in action and hands-on.

Manufacturing companies have to face an increasing shortage of welding specialists. In order to counteract this, well thought-out technologies are needed to avoid interfering with the production conditions and at the same time relieve the welding specialists employed. ABICOR BINZEL now offers such technology solutions with robust, reliable robot welding torches and an extensive knowledge of products, processes and applications in joining technology together with the Danish company Inrotech A/S, a company which develops intelligent, adaptive and sensor-supported robot technology. With this cooperation, both companies are pooling their specialist knowledge and offer innovative automation solutions, especially to production companies where robot welding has not yet been a topic.

Everywhere in production processes, it is checked which parameters can be considered in order to save costs. However, little or no consideration is given to the gas factor. This may change due to gas prices, which are currently increasing sharply, but shielding gas is essential for gas-shielded welding. The EWR 2 or EWR 2 Net gas management system from ABICOR BINZEL offers a solution for saving shielding gas consumption, which can be easily implemented in any welding process – for manual welding as well as robotic welding. But a fundamental question arises: is such a system worthwhile at all? And how high are the possible cost savings in your own production? The EWR 2 calculator from ABICOR BINZEL provides a quick answer.

A series of fortunate circumstances resulted in ABICOR BINZEL's contribution to the success of a pioneering project: the construction of prototypes for so-called GapS panels. These self-cleaning carbon capture air purification devices will soon be attached to the facades of buildings in large cities to improve the air quality In and outside of the building. In this way, 15 to 20 tons of CO₂ per panel and per building can be captured each year. 

Everyone at ABICOR BINZEL has worked hard this year. However, this additional effort cannot be taken for granted. A big thank you!

Those who are lucky enough to have qualified welders in their company should nevertheless think about automating welding processes, because it is always a question of relieving the workload and the targeted use of welders, where robots have their limits. An increase in volume that simply cannot be handled by the existing team of manual welders could be another starting point. This is what happened at Sächsische Bewehrungsstahl (SBS), one of the largest manufacturers of structural steel in Germany.

On November 10th, our three ABICOR BINZEL ducks took part in the 12th Giessen Duck Race organized by Giessen’s Lions Club "Justus von Liebig". This year, the event took place virtually to meet the current corona restrictions. But this did not lower the excitement. At this special event we could win a fantastic 3rd place with our BINZEL ducks.

However, the decision to participate was not based on the idea of competition. The entry fee for the company ducks is largely donated to a good cause. This year, the donations are going to the aftercare team of "StartKlar" in Giessen. StartKlar offers families help during the hospital stay of their premature or high-risk newborn or chronically ill child. Together with the families, StartKlar plans the necessary measures for a safe start into family life and provides advice and support during the first time in the home environment.
It is nice to know that we can support this great organization in our region and we would like to thank the Lions Club Giessen for this initiative.

Professionally qualified welders are hard to find, production has to cut down on costs and the quantities to be manufactured are skyrocketing. Small and medium-sized manufacturing companies that previously only employed manual welders are no longer questioning whether they should invest in automation, but rather how they can get started.

Every four years, the time usually has come: The world's leading trade fair SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN attracts international trade visitors to the halls of Messe Essen again. But this year everything was different: Due to the current overall situation, the doors of Messe Essen will not open again until September 11 to 15, 2023, for the leading trade fair for all matters relating to cutting, joining and coating.

What everyone has been waiting for: The first customer event after a forced break of one and a half years. More than 80 BestPartners were welcomed directly or in person over two theme days with numerous product highlights.