FACE TO FACE
An overview of the new MiniBendCenter 2 .
“ Highlights on the RAS booth at EuroBLECH 2024 in Hanover this October were the XLTbend with Tool Support , MEGAbend with MetalLift for heavy parts and the introduction of the new MiniBendCenter 2 .”
A STRONG FOCUS
Matthias Huber , CEO , RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau GmbH , outlines his strategic and technical focus to ISMR along with his views on sheet metal market trends and new RAS technology launches to support metal folding operations .
Matthias Huber , CEO , RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau GmbH .
RAS headquarters in Sindelfingen , Germany .
RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau GmbH is a leading manufacturer of machines for sheet metal processing . Headquartered in Sindelfingen , Germany , the company has been in business for over 85 years .
Its extensive portfolio includes folding machines , swing beam shears and forming machines as well as automated and customised manufacturing solutions for various industries worldwide .
In 2022 , RAS launched the MEGAbend folder for UpDown bending of thick materials . It expanded its successful relationship with Euclid Labs in 2023 by joining it as a shareholder . This October , it launched the MiniBendCenter 2 ( with automatic loading and unloading — sorted and unsorted ) at the EuroBLECH trade fair in Germany . Other product launches at EuroBLECH included new Tool Support for its XLTbend folder and a new sheet metal lifting system ( MetalLift ) for heavy parts on its MEGAbend folder .
Matthias Huber , CEO , RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau GmbH , outlined his strategic and technical focus to ISMR along with his views on sheet metal market trends and new RAS technology launches .
ISMR : What are your views on the current global business climate for sheet metal professionals ? What about in 2025 ?
MH : There have been very high , above-average growth rates in recent years , especially in the USA and Canada . The European market is recovering hesitantly . We assume that this
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