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- 1-12-09
New retrofit agents appointed in Europe [full article] - 29-10-09
MWC Shanghai 2009 [full article] - 26-11-08
NEW Product videos available [full article] - 27-8-08
Maximising your machinery investment [full article] - 6-6-08
Austech 2008 Exhibition Review [full article] - 26-3-08
Is a guarded press brake more productive than an unguarded press brake? [full article] - 8-2-08
Camera based guarding system adds enhanced functionality with bend angle confirmation package [full article] - 19-12-07
Key issues facing press brake manufacturers [full article] - 10-12-07
China - The Sleeping Giant [full article] - 10-12-07
New system moves one step closer to the perfect guarding solution [full article] - 17-7-07
New tracking system for Customer Service enquiries [full article] - 1-7-07
New productivity enhancements launched at EuroBLECH 2006 [full article] - 17-4-07
Lazer Safe systems on display in Shanghai [full article] - 24-8-09
FABTECH 2009 [full article] - 17-12-08
Austech 2009 [full article] - 10-12-07
Austech 2008 [full article] - 10-12-07
EuroBLECH 2008 [full article] - 16-7-07
Fabtech Chicago 2007 [full article] - 16-7-07
MWCS Shanghai 2007 [full article] - 15-3-07
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China - The Sleeping Giant
To the rest of the world it appears like the Chinese press brake industry is sleeping. But nothing could be further from the truth as this rapidly developing country starts to take huge leaps into improving their technology and tapping world markets.
Up to 1999 all press brake original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) were owned by the government. These companies were known as State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). Many of the SOEs shared the same design. Thisthat is the reason why so many Chinese conventional press brakes look the same and, in fact, have the same or very similar model numbers.
In 1999 the Chinese government amended legislation so that press brakes could be built by private enterprise. This changed the press brake landscape significantly. Private enterprise used its flexibility, superior capital and commercial acumen to build the same or substantially similar press brakes more efficiently and at lower prices. Between 1999 and 2005, these OEMs battled supply constraints in keeping up with the burgeoning demand created from the intense Chinese domestic economy. In 2005, the first major pushes were made by a couple of the larger OEMs into the export markets. These exports took the form of both a) manufacturing for international names with re-badged brands and, b) sale of the Chinese OEM's own brand.
Lazer Safe has been prominent in China from 2005 and is now clearly the dominant supplier of both safety PLC (PCSS-F) and operator guarding systems for Chinese press brake OEMs. Chinese OEMs have relied on Lazer Safe's fully integrated technology to assist them in meeting CE and other world standards. The use of Lazer Safe's market leading technology has assisted the Chinese OEMs to design and build world class conventional and CNC press brakes that are starting to make an impact in all world markets.
There are over 30 press brake OEMs in China and the largest is building over 3,500 machines per year. Given the significant growth achieved already over a short period of time, it is not hard to envisage this rapidly emerging country having a significant effect on the world's press brake industry in the near future.
[article by Ian Costley, Lazer Safe Director]
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- 1-4-10
Fabtech 2010
North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, finishing and welding event heads to the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2-4, 2010. This annual event anticipates 22,000 visitors and over 1,000 exhibiting companies covering more than 350,000 net square feet of floor space. [full article] - 16-7-09
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- 20-11-09
EuroBLECH 2010
EuroBLECH, the World's No.1 sheet metal working exhibition, showcases cutting-edge technology and intelligent solutions. The trade show is themarket place for business at an international level and is the key platform for innovation and ideas. [full article]