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Know How from the river Rhine to India
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06-2007/1898
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Fuente: Germany, Neuss-Grevenbroicher-Zeitung, STEFAN KOCH
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Rhine-County Neuss - Know How from Rhine area for India
BY STEFAN KOCH Moenchengladbach. Achim Schulz heads the enterprise „Diamant“ - The Metalplastic Co.in the fifth generation at the border between the Rhine-County Neuss and the city of Moenchengladbach. The medium size enterprise exists since 1886 and produces materialis mainly required for repair and maintenance of steel products The busy entrepreneur is always searching for new markets for his products. He has visited amongst other countries India for 25 years because he found out early that „India is one of the largest future markets of the world.“ He found two partners with the Indo German Institute of Technologies (IGIT) and the Indo-German Office NRW (IGO) at Rheine-County Neuss with whom he develops decisively the German-Indian industrial connections. Schulz organized now in his house the first Rhine-India-Day. Remarkable above all is the great interest of scientists. RWTH Aachen was represented as well as TU Braunschweig, University of Applied Scxiences FH Aachen as well as FH Niederrhein and the German Center for Aircraft and Space DLR. At the end of the day, Schulz could stoutly present two results: supported by Professor Stefan Boehm he introduced the most remarkable mproject. Boehm works for the Institute for Connecting and Welding Technologies at TU Braunschweig. „Since the end of the 19th century there have been steel constructions made from materials not more existing and which is above all hardly weldable. We want to develop by the project ,Construvation’ in the next two years in collaboration with the RWTH and ,Diamant’ a metal-polymer enabling priceworthy repairs," said the scientist. The partners consider small cuts across the cracks in the construction which are filled with the "Diamant“-product. Thus there will be bars which can transfer forces due to their metallic properties. „We want to make the repair method in such a way that it can be used at any weathering and any contamination“, reported Boehm. First tests had been finalized with success. The project is most interesting for Schulz' partners as India has numerous old steeel bridges and railroad cars. Accordingly, the Indian side has given a declaration of intend yet under the provision that Indian standards be followed. Boehm is full of trust: „Our German standards are much harden than the Indian standards.“ The second concrete example of success of the first Rhine-India-Day was the agreement on production and marketing of finest air bearings of latest generation. Dr. Peter Langenbeck explained: „Air bearings are used in precision engineering. An air film allows a nearly frictionless movement of two machine elements on each other.“ Classical examples are machine tools where the tools need to be guided with least tolerances. A new „Diamant“-Low Friction Wayliner with perfect sliding properties yet more wear resistant than steel has enabled Langenbeck to developü latest aerostatic-dynamic bearings. They will mainly be used in measuring and machining centers as well as in high speed spindles. |
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