INDUSTRY NEWS
Fagor Arrasate takes majority stake in Ribinerf
Fagor Arrasate , part of the MONDRAGON corporation specialising in the development of capital goods for the forming and processing of metallic materials and composites , has acquired 70 % of Ribinerf ’ s shares . Ribinerf specialises in industrial robotics , 3D vision and artificial intelligence to automate part quality control , sorting , picking and racking processes . It is a Girona-based company established in 1986 that is dedicated to the development of technologically advanced solutions for the automation of industrial processes . It also provides automated solutions for stamping and foundry processes .
“ This is an operation that is fully aligned with our innovation strategy , which is committed to offering increasingly intelligent , flexible and productive automation solutions ,” said Unai López Moñux , CEO of Fagor Arrasate . “ This acquisition provides Fagor Arrasate with market-leading technology for the automation of quality control , picking and racking processes , which are critical for our customers
Representatives of Fagor Arrasate and Ribinerf at the Girona facilities after signing the agreement .
in the automotive , household appliance and steel sectors .”
Fagor Arrasate will be able to count on Ribinerf ’ s capabilities and expertise , which are focused on manufacturing standardised solutions that solve non-deterministic scenarios , impossible to automate until now .
“ Ribinerf machines do not simply perform the task but , thanks to AI , are able to make decisions and resolve on their own the incidents that occur in variable production , minimizing line downtime and working with maximum performance , allowing customers to optimise and improve the competitiveness of their processes ,” explained Fagor Arrasate .
“ Automating low value-added processes that until now could only be carried out by people means offering solutions to problems that our customers face on a daily basis . Thanks to the application of robotics , artificial intelligence and 3D vision , these solutions also mean substantial savings in the costs associated with non-quality due to the reduction of defective parts and because batches of parts are not returned by customers . Ribinerf provides us with the capacity to incorporate this type of solution into our products ,” added Unai López Moñux .
Ribinerf ’ s co-founder , Xavier Ribalta , believes that the transaction with Fagor n
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Solid Print acquires 3DVerkstan
Solid Print3D , 3D printing and scanning specialists in the UK , acquired 3DVerkstan ( a Stockholm-based supplier of 3D printing and solutions , with a subsidiary in Denmark ). 3DVerkstan Nordic AB has been a driving force for additive manufacturing in Sweden and Scandinavia since 2013 .
Solid Print3D is owned by Solid Solutions and part of the TriMech Group . Solid Solutions is one of the largest SolidWorks & CAD resellers in the world and , with Solid Print3D , supports 20,000 + engineering companies in the UK and Ireland .
3DVerkstan Nordic AB was placed into administration on 21 April 2023 . Since then , the estate has been in an intensive process to select the best-suited buyer of the business located in Stockholm , Sweden . Solid Print3D stepped in and worked quickly to secure the deal , an important step in its European growth strategy for Solid Solutions and Solid Print3D .
“ There are clear synergies between 3DVerkstan and Solid Print 3D from their
incredible team , products , culture to the fantastic leadership . I believe that , together , we can build quickly to deliver positive results , allowing the 3DVerkstan team to continue to deliver the amazing support and service to their customers ,” commented Neil Sewell , Managing Director , Solid Print3D .
Solid Print3D is a sister business to Solid Solutions , a large UK SolidWorks reseller and one of the largest SolidWorks resellers in the world . It supports over 19,000 UK design and engineering companies . Solid Print works with leading brands in 3D printing ; 3D scanning ; waterjet cutting ; laser cutting and desktop CNC . n
50 years of intelligent tube technology
Unison Ltd , the UK-based specialist in allelectric tube manipulation , celebrated its 50th anniversary at its Scarborough headquarters on 24 May 2023 .
“ Just short of 100 customers , colleagues , friends and members of the ‘ Made In Yorkshire ’ trade group attended the event , which began with a hearty brunch and a warm welcome by our joint managing director , Alan Pickering ,” the company told ISMR .
Technology talks and machine-tool presentations followed . These included demonstrations of Unison ’ s all-electric Breeze range of tube bending machines , as well as fibre laser cutting machines from Unison ’ s sister company , Nukon Lasers UK . Unison ’ s newly released Opt2Sim Scan hand-held 3D tube scanning system , the latest addition to the company ’ s advanced Opt2Sim Suite of tube simulation software , was also showcased . The event concluded with a buffet lunch , followed by ice creams .
Alan Pickering and Julian Kidger , Unison Ltd ’ s joint managing directors .
Established in 1973 , Unison Ltd is a leading UK manufacturer of tube and pipe bending machines and continuously innovates in the tube and pipe bending marketplace .
“ We manufactured the world ’ s first allelectric tube bender in 1994 , followed by the world ’ s first all-electric multi-stack tube bender , then the world ’ s largest all-electric tube bender for the shipbuilding industry . Available in single-stack , multi-stack and right / left varieties , our machines are delivered to more than 20 countries . Our tube bending software is a very user-friendly control system for tube bending machines ,” concluded Unison . n
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