TMS depends on technology of the future

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GREVENMACHER/LUXEMBURG  – The Luxemburg company TMS wants to capture new markets and so is investing in a state-of-the-art laser welding system with robot technology from CLOOS. First the first time ever, a ScanTracker optic is being used for heat conduction welding so that different materials and weld geometries can be reliably processed.

The project came about when TMS, manufacturer of high-quality assemblies made of steel, stainless steel and aluminium, wanted to invest in a future-orientated welding system so as to be equipped for new orders and to capture new markets. The company was founded in 1991 in Trier and since 1998 it has also occupied a new plant near the Luxemburger border. It supplies customers in the construction machinery engineering, automotive manufacture and electrical engineering industries amongst others.  Managing director Matthias Weyer has his eye permanently on the future and intends to expand his company still further: "We already supply components for combined heat and power plants and make components for control cabinets and emergency generators. Now we want to start building containers and tanks and access the food and beverage industry." The 100-man company is known for its production-compatible technical designs and high product quality. It produces series parts in medium runs of a few thousand units per year.

Suspended from a C-frame which travels with millimetre precision on an 8 m long floor-mounted linear track, the QIROX robot works optionally on laser- or MAG welding at two stations.

Flexibility and economy in the performance specification

To remain competitive in the EC environment meant that there was no question, the recent investment had be on an automated welding system with robots. "We were looking for a modern process with flexibility that can work economically while delivering high quality" says operations manager Frank Bayer. And so the order went to its long-established welding technology partner CLOOS in Haiger. Because "with CLOOS technology we have had years of positive experience in the field of MAG- and TIG welding. We also welcomed the familiar machine operation and the great service."