FACE TO FACE
CIDAN Machinery’ s stand at Blechexpo / Schweisstec in Stuttgart, Germany.
L-R: CIDAN’ s engineering manager, Haval Othman, and CIDAN’ s head of industrial sales, Joachim Schäfer, on CIDAN’ s stand at Blechexpo / Schweisstec.
THE PARTNERSHIP PRINCIPLE
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CIDAN Machinery Group showcased a selection of its machines, control systems and software solutions on its stand at Blechexpo / Schweisstec in Stuttgart, Germany( 21-24 October 2025).”
ISMR sat down with CIDAN’ s engineering manager, Haval Othman, and its head of industrial sales, Joachim Schäfer, at Blechexpo / Schweisstec to discuss their market views,‘ one-stop-shop’ partnership philosophy and latest innovations.
CIDAN Machinery Group offers a comprehensive machine portfolio from manual segment folding machines and modular machine solutions to systems for fully automated sheet metal profile production. The Group and has four well-known brands: CIDAN( metal folders and metal shears) from Sweden, Forstner( coil lines) and nuIT( software) from Austria and Thalmann( long folding machines) from Switzerland.
The CIDAN Machinery Group can trace its history back to 1907 in Sweden. In 2022, it acquired long folder producer, Thalmann Maschinenbau, in Switzerland. In 2024, it expanded the FORSTNER factory in Feldkirch( Austria) and created a competence centre / showroom for sheet metal processing.
The Group presented a selection of innovative machines, controls and software solutions at Blechexpo / Schweisstec in Stuttgart, Germany, from 21-24 October 2025. ISMR sat down with CIDAN’ s engineering manager, Haval Othman, and its head of industrial sales, Joachim Schäfer, on CIDAN’ s stand at the trade show to discuss their market views,‘ one-stop-shop’ partnership philosophy and latest new innovations.
Innovations in focus
“ The CIDAN FORMA Z 32 up / down folding machine features a newly developed vertical upper beam that ensures maximum stability. The CIDAN FX 32 folding machine, equipped with a rotating upper beam and the new nuLINK control system, enables time-saving production of boxes and interlocking profiles,” CIDAN’ s engineering manager, Haval Othman, told ISMR.
Mobile, compact and lightweight, the MFB manual segmented folding machine was also on display at the trade show. The RAPIDO SSM electric guillotine shear on display delivers precision cuts and, with its soft-stacking function, is designed to protect materials from scratches and damage.
“ The THALMANN TD long folder offers automatic side loading and an automatic sheetturning unit: we are presenting it at Blechexpo in Stuttgart for the first time with a multi quick-loading head, including double-sheet
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