Filtech 2018
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Bollhoff Attexor SA, a Swiss clinching manufacturer, is a pioneer in its field with more than 30 years of expertise. The company recently launched a new, innovative product that has brought a lot of attention. Romana Moares reports.
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ollhoff Attexor SA, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is a leading manufacturer of clinching technology for ‘Metal joining without components’. The company, a pioneer in Europe, builds on its experience of more than 30 years, and – using a network of highly qualified partners, distributors and agents – throughout the world. The wide range of tooling solutions and machines, many of which are protected by patents or with patents pending, is based on unique SPOT CLINCH® - RIVCLINCH® (clinching) and TAGGER® (stitch-folding) joining techniques. What exactly is clinching? The clinching process is a method of joining sheet metal by localised cold forming of the materials. Coated and painted sheet metals also be joined together without altering the surface finish. The RIVCLINCH® technique can be used to join steel and stainless-steel materials as well as aluminium and/or non-ferrous materials in a cost effective, environmentally friendly process. Compared to welding, clinching offers tremendous improvement in terms of environmental protection, working conditions & cost savings. The solutions have many applications across a variety of sectors including construction, HVAC, home appliances, automotive and others.
The complete solution for bag filters To add to its wide range of innovative products, Bollhoff Attexor SA has developed a complete automatic filter solution to join air pocket filters with a capacity of 100 filters per hour adjustable to filter frames from 270x270mm up to 915x915mm. Instead of manually assembling the pocket filters in four generic steps, the Bollhoff Attexor’s complete solution allows it to continuously manufacture the filters to a consistent level of quality and with increased productivity. “We have hardly worked for one year on this innovative project and it has been delivered worldwide, even before the official launch. Our customers are satisfied, and our distributors are requesting it
more and more,” says Minh Tam Luong, project manager of Bollhoff Attexor SA. “Our major challenge is to adapt ourselves to the customer needs. There are no two Filter Solutions alike in the world!” n The company will be demonstrating the complete solution at FILTECH, Köln in Germany from 13th to 15th of March 2018.
