Finishing - July-August 2022
This issue has the winners of the galvanizing industry awards, plus an update on the new Carlisle innovation centre. There is also a report from the BCF conference and a review of the Qualicoat conference with took place in London a few weeks ago. It’s great to see that in person events are taking place and that people are excited to go. Long may this continue!
This issue has the winners of the galvanizing industry awards, plus an update on the new Carlisle innovation centre. There is also a report from the BCF conference and a review of the Qualicoat conference with took place in London a few weeks ago. It’s great to see that in person events are taking place and that people are excited to go. Long may this continue!
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42 CASE STUDY<br />
Perfect finish<br />
The Ottobock company in Duderstadt,<br />
Germany, manufacturer of all kinds of<br />
orthopedic systems, recently<br />
commissioned two new mass finishing<br />
systems from Rösler. The equipment is utilized<br />
at a factory in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, that was<br />
opened in 2021. For planning and building its<br />
tenth and largest manufacturing facility this<br />
global health-tech company paid special<br />
attention to efficient and sustainable<br />
operations. For this reason, a specially<br />
developed Keramo-Finish process, an energyefficient<br />
dryer and a centrifuge for cleaning<br />
and recycling of the process water are being<br />
utilized.<br />
For more than 100 years Ottobock’s<br />
innovative products and services in the fields<br />
of prosthetics, orthotics, human mobility and<br />
patient care have helped to achieve<br />
independence and quality of life for patients<br />
with restricted mobility. The company’s<br />
developments include the microprocessorcontrolled<br />
knee join C-Leg, controlled by an<br />
app, the computer-controlled leg prothesis C-<br />
Brace, the multi-articulated hand bebionic and<br />
Juvo electrical wheel chairs. Since 2018 the<br />
Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA is also utilizing its<br />
mechanical / medical know-how for creating<br />
and maintaining a healthy working<br />
environment in a sustainable manner, for<br />
<strong>Finishing</strong> - <strong>July</strong>/<strong>August</strong> <strong>2022</strong>
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