FOCUS ON SURFACE FINISHING
The EdgeBreaker ® 6000 is designed to make deburring much easier , to the satisfaction of TMS employees Michael Lorig and Justin Gruber .
Tube profiles at TMS .
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Stéphane Itasse
POSITIONING FOR GROWTH
The addition of a new deburring and edge rounding machine has improved the market position , process stability , product quality and service offering of Luxembourg manufacturer , TMS .
“ More of its customers are requesting workpiece deburring following TMS ’ s installation of a new EdgeBreaker ® 6000 from ARKU .”
At TMS , the EdgeBreaker ® 6000 deburring machine from ARKU also processes sheets as thin as 0.6mm .
At its plant in Grevenmacher , Luxembourg , TMS manufactures sheet-metal parts for architecture and industry .
Founded in 1991 in Luxembourg , family business TMS Metall- und Stahlbau S . A . ( or TMS , for short ) offers its services in two areas . For architectural applications , the second-generation manufacturer offers light metal and façade elements , structural steel engineering or fire protection elements . For mechanical engineering , it produces special parts or industrial parts in batches .
“ In the architectural sector , our unique selling point is that we cover the entire value chain from planning and consultancy to manufacturing and assembly ,” said Member of the Management Board , Angela Weyer . Those wandering through the streets of Luxembourg can see some of the results of TMS ’ s work . Examples can also be found at the National Stadium or the National Library .
“ For the production of sheet-metal facades , the architectural business unit benefits from our second business unit , mechanical engineering . This allows us to fully implement our technical expertise ,” added Jürgen Decker , managing director of TMS .
A flexible focus
TMS supplies the construction machinery industry as well as the mechanical engineering , electrical and medical technology sectors . The company is also active in sustainable sectors , as demonstrated by orders from solar energy
clients , and in the infrastructure sector for mobility projects .
“ We attach great importance to a diverse customer structure , because dependencies bring risk ,” explained Mark Weyer , Head , Architecture Dept ,
TMS .
To serve such a diverse customer base , the company works in an agile and flexible manner . It has also ensured that it has the right machinery to meet customer requirements at its two sites in Grevenmacher , Luxembourg , and Konz , Rhineland-Palatinate .
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