Orbitalum is pleased about another successful cooperation with a challenging partner

Another successful partnership…

Orbitalum Tools GmbH is pleased to present another successful cooperation with a challenging partner:

As a globally active manufacturer of hygienic process valves and pigging systems for low-germ processes in the food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, the components and system solutions of LIAG®-Läufer International AG offer the highest level of quality and safety in production when processing high-quality media.

This self-imposed requirement demands highly motivated employees and the use of state-of-the-art machinery, even in the in-house production of basic components and their further processing. “Due to the high product and quality standard, we had to meet the increasing demand of the market and were thus forced to think about a more economical production of our products,” explains Quality Manager Erwin Möhrle.

By using modern production machines and the products of Orbitalum Tools, the increase in production numbers in a process-safe manufacturing environment was achieved- another result is a noticeable reduction of rework.

Manufacturing, machining: LIAG®-Läufer International AG in Salem.

Picture left: 3-Wege LIAG®-Bogenventil owithout manua lever or motordrive

Picture right: housing for Molchsendestation from LIAG® 2-lip pigs

Until orbital welding technology was acquired, all weld seams were produced using the manual TIG welding process. Since March 2017, in addition to the existing orbital pipe cutting and facing equipment, orbital welding technology from Orbitalum Tools has been used at LIAG®-Läufer International.

This made the following improvements and benefits immediately apparent.

• Icompared to manually executed welds, uniform and visually clean welds for high-priced products
• Perfectly formed weld roots (significant reduction of time-consuming grinding and polishing work)
Health relief for employees in terms of concentration, eyes, hands and reduced strain with the use of protective equipment during the grinding process
• Coping with the constantly growing demand for products (here, the increasing production quantities could no longer be achieved with the conventional welding process)
• Recording and presentation of the REAL parameters of the orbital welds performed (documentation)

Orbitalum welding power supply Orbimat 180SW with Orbitwin SW switching unit for operating two weld heads on one welding power supply

Orbitalum Orbimat 180SW with closed weld head OW 76S

The employees are enthusiastic about the intuitive and easy-to-use equipment. Over the course of time, we have discovered that orbital welding is not just about calling up programs and pressing start-stop buttons.
Here, the different requirements leave a lot of room for creativity in the successful realization of the various applications.

Carsten Hoffmann (Regional Sales Manager, Orbitalum Tools GmbH, Southwest Germany) is pleased with a step-by-step, successful collaboration with an open-minded team. “The first step was taken before my time at Orbitalum Tools GmbH with the purchase of a pipe cutting unit. This was followed by the use of a tube squaring machine and then the purchase of orbital welding equipment. It’s great to see a business relationship develop into a trusting partnership that enables both parties to grow.”

Orbitalum Tools GmbH thanks for the very good cooperation on a partnership level and wishes LIAG® Läufer International all the best for the future.