Proferro has invested heavily in expanding and automating its mechanical finishing department, including two new five-axis machining centers. Proferro supplies nodular cast iron parts for CLAAS tractors assembled in France. Proferro also recently invested in automation to machine cast iron parts for Picanol looms. Proferro and the Picanol Group have a long history dating back 75 years to the founding of the foundry in 1936.
The document summarizes a student's 4-week vocational training at Burn Standard Company Ltd., a leading wagon manufacturer in India. It describes the student's training schedule which involved rotations in various departments including the wagon, foundry, electrical works, and commercial divisions. It then provides details about the company's history and products, and describes the key processes in the foundry including sand mixing, molding, melting using electric arc furnaces, and pouring into ladles.
1) Os ministros de Relações Exteriores do G-20 se reunirão em Los Cabos para discutir desafios globais como crescimento econômico, preços dos alimentos e meio ambiente.
2) O G-20 é um importante fórum global composto por 19 países e a União Europeia para promover estabilidade financeira internacional.
3) O México, como presidente do G-20, convidou os ministros a refletir sobre governança global, ações contra desafios mundiais e desenvolvimento sustentável.
The document summarizes a student's 4-week vocational training at Burn Standard Company Ltd., a leading wagon manufacturer in India. It describes the student's training schedule which involved rotations in various departments including the wagon, foundry, electrical works, and commercial divisions. It then provides details about the company's history and products, and describes the key processes in the foundry including sand mixing, molding, melting using electric arc furnaces, and pouring into ladles.
1) Os ministros de Relações Exteriores do G-20 se reunirão em Los Cabos para discutir desafios globais como crescimento econômico, preços dos alimentos e meio ambiente.
2) O G-20 é um importante fórum global composto por 19 países e a União Europeia para promover estabilidade financeira internacional.
3) O México, como presidente do G-20, convidou os ministros a refletir sobre governança global, ações contra desafios mundiais e desenvolvimento sustentável.
Este documento presenta recetas para tres sándwiches (de tortillas de espinaca, jamón, queso y piña, y hawaiano) y cuatro jugos (de piña y avena, fresa y yogurt, piña y papaya, y limón). Proporciona ingredientes, instrucciones y consejos nutricionales para cada receta.
El documento habla sobre el uso y manejo de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) en la educación actual. Señala que las TIC son muy importantes en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje y que los maestros pueden mejorar con el uso de las TIC, lo que beneficiará a los alumnos y a los padres de familia.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
The document provides instructions for a stretching exercise. It recommends bringing one arm up and over the head while stretching the other arm down to the opposite foot, holding for 10 seconds on each side and continuing without pause for 2-3 minutes. It comments that this is very helpful for correcting the balance of the back's musculo-skeletal systems.
El documento describe un viaje de camping a las Islas Cíes de 4 días. Incluye visitas a poblados históricos y ruinas guiadas, pesca y buceo, observación de flora y fauna en bicicleta. El camping ofrece tiendas, fogatas y comidas frescas. El itinerario incluye transporte desde el aeropuerto a la isla y regreso.
Tony Kanaan is a veteran IndyCar racer who has been competing since 1996. At age 41, he is the oldest driver in the series and holds the record for most consecutive starts with 318. Despite conventions that race car drivers avoid tattoos, Kanaan has embraced the art form getting his first at age 13. His most recent tattoo, done by Swedish artist Nikki Norberg, covers his right arm and depicts his two biggest wins and tributes to his wife and two children. Kanaan credits his dedication to racing to his love of speed and adrenaline, and tattoos have become another of his passions outside of family and his long career in IndyCar racing.
O autor descreve sua longa experiência assistindo aos desfiles de escolas de samba no Rio de Janeiro, desde a velha arquibancada de madeira até a atual Passarela do Samba. Ele também comenta sobre as transformações ocorridas ao longo dos anos, como a remoção do bloco de camarotes, e expressa esperança de que os desfiles ganhem em qualidade com as mudanças. Por fim, lamenta a perda recente de um amigo querido que compartilhava sua paixão pelo carnaval.
This document provides specifications for industrial lighting fixtures suitable for warehouses, factories, and other industrial applications. The fixtures include highbay and mediumbay luminaires that are totally enclosed and have integral housings. They use various lamp types from 150 to 400 watts and are designed to be suspended for easy maintenance. Key features include decorative powder coated housings, spun aluminum reflectors, heat resistant glass, and replaceable ballasts. Electrical data is provided listing lamp wattages, voltages, currents, capacitors, and power factors for each product code.
The English teacher uses the native language in class to teach and explain concepts, giving examples in Spanish and writing answers on the board in the native language. While the students participated and wrote in English, they never spoke or listened in English, developing only their writing skill. Some students struggled to understand topics explained in English as most lacked internet access, so the teacher relied on the native language to communicate.
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Picanol was invited to present at a textile industry conference in India on evolving trends and challenges. In the presentation, Picanol highlighted:
1) Technical innovations in weaving that can help textile mills, focusing on fabrics rather than spinning to provide a new perspective.
2) How Picanol's latest Optimax rapier machines are well-suited for technical fabrics like glass fiber, filter cloth, airbag material, medical fabrics, and more.
3) Specific examples of weaving glass fiber and aramid fabrics using an Optileno-equipped machine to produce coated and ballistic fabrics.
4) The successful completion of two years of operations in India by
Proferro has invested 16 million euros in a new HWS molding line that allows for larger and more complex castings. The line improves productivity, automation, and environmental friendliness. Proferro aims to offer engineered casting solutions for medium series as a preferred partner through co-engineering, casting, finishing, assembly, and testing. Proferro supplies cast iron components and assembled oil separators to Atlas Copco compressors, and has provided castings for over 300,000 Picanol weaving machines through close collaboration.
Hosokawa Alpine is a global provider of powder and particle processing equipment and technology. It has over 100 years of experience and maintains research, engineering, manufacturing and service facilities worldwide. The document discusses Hosokawa Alpine's range of classifier technologies for grinding and classifying particles into precise size distributions for applications in industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, minerals and metals. It provides an overview of various classifier models and their operating parameters and capabilities.
Este documento presenta recetas para tres sándwiches (de tortillas de espinaca, jamón, queso y piña, y hawaiano) y cuatro jugos (de piña y avena, fresa y yogurt, piña y papaya, y limón). Proporciona ingredientes, instrucciones y consejos nutricionales para cada receta.
El documento habla sobre el uso y manejo de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) en la educación actual. Señala que las TIC son muy importantes en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje y que los maestros pueden mejorar con el uso de las TIC, lo que beneficiará a los alumnos y a los padres de familia.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
The document provides instructions for a stretching exercise. It recommends bringing one arm up and over the head while stretching the other arm down to the opposite foot, holding for 10 seconds on each side and continuing without pause for 2-3 minutes. It comments that this is very helpful for correcting the balance of the back's musculo-skeletal systems.
El documento describe un viaje de camping a las Islas Cíes de 4 días. Incluye visitas a poblados históricos y ruinas guiadas, pesca y buceo, observación de flora y fauna en bicicleta. El camping ofrece tiendas, fogatas y comidas frescas. El itinerario incluye transporte desde el aeropuerto a la isla y regreso.
Tony Kanaan is a veteran IndyCar racer who has been competing since 1996. At age 41, he is the oldest driver in the series and holds the record for most consecutive starts with 318. Despite conventions that race car drivers avoid tattoos, Kanaan has embraced the art form getting his first at age 13. His most recent tattoo, done by Swedish artist Nikki Norberg, covers his right arm and depicts his two biggest wins and tributes to his wife and two children. Kanaan credits his dedication to racing to his love of speed and adrenaline, and tattoos have become another of his passions outside of family and his long career in IndyCar racing.
O autor descreve sua longa experiência assistindo aos desfiles de escolas de samba no Rio de Janeiro, desde a velha arquibancada de madeira até a atual Passarela do Samba. Ele também comenta sobre as transformações ocorridas ao longo dos anos, como a remoção do bloco de camarotes, e expressa esperança de que os desfiles ganhem em qualidade com as mudanças. Por fim, lamenta a perda recente de um amigo querido que compartilhava sua paixão pelo carnaval.
This document provides specifications for industrial lighting fixtures suitable for warehouses, factories, and other industrial applications. The fixtures include highbay and mediumbay luminaires that are totally enclosed and have integral housings. They use various lamp types from 150 to 400 watts and are designed to be suspended for easy maintenance. Key features include decorative powder coated housings, spun aluminum reflectors, heat resistant glass, and replaceable ballasts. Electrical data is provided listing lamp wattages, voltages, currents, capacitors, and power factors for each product code.
The English teacher uses the native language in class to teach and explain concepts, giving examples in Spanish and writing answers on the board in the native language. While the students participated and wrote in English, they never spoke or listened in English, developing only their writing skill. Some students struggled to understand topics explained in English as most lacked internet access, so the teacher relied on the native language to communicate.
Proferro has invested heavily in new machinery for its mechanical finishing and foundry departments, including two five-axis machining centers, a large horizontal CNC machine, and a new core shooter from Laempe brand to increase productivity and quality. Proferro also supplies cast iron parts such as bearing caps and valve rocker arm supports to ABC Diesel, a leading manufacturer of diesel engines. Additionally, the newsletter bids farewell to Marc Dejonghe, a sales manager with over 44 years of service at Proferro foundry, as he retires.
Picanol was invited to present at a textile industry conference in India on evolving trends and challenges. In the presentation, Picanol highlighted:
1) Technical innovations in weaving that can help textile mills, focusing on fabrics rather than spinning to provide a new perspective.
2) How Picanol's latest Optimax rapier machines are well-suited for technical fabrics like glass fiber, filter cloth, airbag material, medical fabrics, and more.
3) Specific examples of weaving glass fiber and aramid fabrics using an Optileno-equipped machine to produce coated and ballistic fabrics.
4) The successful completion of two years of operations in India by
Proferro has invested 16 million euros in a new HWS molding line that allows for larger and more complex castings. The line improves productivity, automation, and environmental friendliness. Proferro aims to offer engineered casting solutions for medium series as a preferred partner through co-engineering, casting, finishing, assembly, and testing. Proferro supplies cast iron components and assembled oil separators to Atlas Copco compressors, and has provided castings for over 300,000 Picanol weaving machines through close collaboration.
Hosokawa Alpine is a global provider of powder and particle processing equipment and technology. It has over 100 years of experience and maintains research, engineering, manufacturing and service facilities worldwide. The document discusses Hosokawa Alpine's range of classifier technologies for grinding and classifying particles into precise size distributions for applications in industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, minerals and metals. It provides an overview of various classifier models and their operating parameters and capabilities.
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1. Dear reader,
NEWS
Edition 2 – Q1 2012
With this second edition of our newsletter, we would like to keep you informed of the latest developments at Proferro. In recent
months, we have invested heavily in the further expansion of our mechanical finishing department, with the emphasis on auto-
mation and robotization. The spearheads of the new investment program are the two new five-axis machining centers. In this
newsletter, we will also present to you one of our customers - CLAAS Tractor SAS. With our HWS-molding line, we supply nodular
cast iron parts for the CLAAS Axion 900 tractors, which are assembled in Le Mans (France). To conclude, we will look back at
the 75th anniversary of the Picanol Group and of our foundry.
We hope that you will enjoy reading this newsletter.
Cathy Defoor
Vice-President Proferro
Proferro Machining: new investMents in autoMation and robotization
The Proferro machining department has multiple capabilities for the production of both prototypes and serial production
using very diverse technologies such as CNC-chipping, gear manufacturing, grinding, heat treatment and welding. “The new
machining centers enable us to shift into a higher gear in high-speed milling. The complex machining capabilities of these
machines allow for the realization of high-quality components out of simple blocks of material. This is possible due to the five
simultaneously controlled axes combined with a very high degree of accuracy, speed and dynamics” explains Eric Page,
Manufacturing Manager at Proferro. “The maximum speed of the cutting tools in the machine is 30,000 min-1, with a travel
speed of 50 m/s. Due to the five-axis machining capabilities, the number of mounting positions is halved, allowing for higher
accuracy. In order to perform all necessary machining operations, the machine has a tool-changer with 240 positions, which
can be expanded to 360. The tool changing time is 3 seconds.” For the CNC-programs, Proferro now uses TopSolid, the most
advanced CAM-software. In 2012, both machines will be linked to a modular, automated loading system, which will further
increase the autonomy and ease of use of the machines.
In recent months, Proferro has also invested in a
new CNC-machine with a loading robot. Due
to this investment in automation, Proferro will
be able to realize the machining of all cast iron
parts of the backrest of the Picanol looms in a
cost-effective manner. The backrest regulates
the tension on the warp yarns during the
weaving process. This investment strengthens
Proferro’s position as one stop supplier and helps
customers to simplify the logistical process.
For 2012, an additional investment is planned: a new Starrag-
Heckert CNC-machine HEC 800x5 Athletic, on which, in addition
to conventional CNC-milling, turning operations can also be
performed. This 5-axis horizontal multitasking machining center
will be used for the processing of larger castings in nodular as
well as lamellar cast iron with a diameter of up to 1200 mm,
and a height of up to 1000 mm. An automatic loading system
will also be installed on this machine to increase the autonomy
and flexibility.
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2. nodular cast iron Parts for claas tractor sas
Proferro has been providing cast iron parts to the agricultural machinery business for
more than 20 years. Following the start-up of the new HWS molding line, Proferro has
become a supplier to CLAAS Tractor SAS (member of the CLAAS Group) since early 2010.
CLAAS Group, with headquarters in Harsewinkel (Germany), is one of the lead-
ing manufacturers of agricultural machinery in the world. It engages in the
manufacture and sale of agricultural machinery worldwide, and also
offers various production and industrial engineering products. CLAAS
has been offering a complete range of tractors since 2003. Reliabil-
ity, perseverance, and innovativeness are the qualities that make
CLAAS a strong partner to the world’s agricultural industry. Proferro
is hence very proud to contribute to the growing success of the
renowned CLAAS tractors. Currently, Proferro is providing with its
HWS molding line nodular cast iron parts like front linkage support
and chassis to be used on CLAAS Axion 900 tractors manufac-
tured in Le Mans.
(picture: The CLAAS Tractor from Le Mans - a powerful transport vehicle).
75 years of Picanol grouP and 75 years of our foundry
The history of the Picanol Group and Proferro goes back to 1936. In that year, the company Weefautomaten Picañol NV was
founded by Charles Steverlynck, the Belgian industrialist. The company started in 1936 with the production of a new automatic
loom, developed by the Spanish engineer Jaime Picañol (to whom the group owes its name). The first castings were only used
for Picañol looms. After the difficult war years, the management decided in late 1946 to rearrange the foundry and to start
using modern shock machines. This enabled the forming of the sand under pressure and quick release of the molds after cast-
ing. During the same period, Picañol was the first company to use synthetic sand for casting pieces. In the early sixties, Picañol
decided to build a new foundry, and the choice was made to work with the most modern technology: the high-pressure
forming. In October 1966, the foundry, which at that point possessed four cupola furnaces and two molding lines, was put
into service. In 1970, approximately two-thirds of the production was for own use and the remaining one-third was for casting
work for external customers, such as Ford Tractor and the German ZF. End of June 1976, the old foundry in the Polenlaan was
closed. Meanwhile, the eighties were characterized by a continued growth of production for external customers. With a ca-
pacity that extensively exceeded its own needs, the production
of the company included serial casting (gearboxes) for trucks. In
1989, as two-thirds of sales of the foundry were realized outside
of Picanol, the foundry division was split off from the other activi-
ties and made into a separate company, Proferro NV.
In 1994, Proferro obtained the ISO:9002 certificate. One year
later, a new melting installation was put into service, a modern
duplex unit with a furnace capacity of 18 to 27 tons per hour. In
1996, Proferro started with the production and sale of nodular
cast iron in response to the changing market demand. In 2007,
an ambitious investment plan for renewal and growth was ap-
proved, spearheaded by the new HWS-molding line. With this 16
million euro investment, Proferro was able to meet the demand
for technically more difficult and larger pieces. The HWS-molding
line became operational early 2010. Since then, several new pro-
jects for new customers have been launched.
More information on the history of the Picanol Group and the foundry can be found on the
blog http://75yearsofpicanolgroup.blogspot.com/.To mark its 75th anniversary, the Picanol
Group has published its own photo book, which details the most important moments in the
rich history of Picanol in both word and image.
We welcome your feedback. Please email any comments to info@proferro.be.
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter, please send an email with ‘unsubscribe’ in the subject line to info@proferro.be.
You can also telephone Proferro on +32 57222111 or visit our website at www.proferro.be.
Editor Cathy Defoor, Proferro, Steverlyncklaan 15, BE-8900 Ypres.
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