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Messer Cutting Systems | Tradition

The Original isunmistakable

Tradition.

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Tradition | Messer Cutting Systems

Original MesserThe synonym for cutting machines

A flame cutting machine is often referred to as a “Messer Machine“ – regardless of whichmanufacturer it actually comes from. In the 100 years of company and industry history, Messerhas established itself as a synonym for excellent cutting technology. Many technological mile-stones from this establishment have become the industry standard – a “Benchmark“ – forcutting technology. This will remain so in the future.

Laser, Plasma or Oxyfuel – which process is the best suited for your application? MesserCutting & Welding, Groß-Umstadt/ Frankfurt, is today the one stop supplier for Oxyfuel, Plasma(Dry or Underwater Plasma) and Laser cutting machines. In other business units we produce gassupply systems and “The Whole World of Oxyfuel Technology“. With our subsidiary, MesserSoft,we also offer software products especially for cutting technology and general software to optimiseorder based production.

Do you need standard or tailored solutions? Our customers want solutions with which theycan stand out from their competition. With us they can select from a wide selection of differentproduct ranges and these basic systems can also be “tailored” to suit your concrete application.

Messer Cutting & Weldingis today the one-stopsupplier for Oxyfuel,Plasma (Dry or Under-water Plasma) and Lasercutting systems.

Tradition.Performance.

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Messer Cutting Systems | Oxyfuel technology

1898. Adolf Messer founds the Frankfurt Acetylen-Gas-Gesellschaft Messer & Cie.Acetylene generators are produced in a small workshop in Höchst.

1908. Oxyfuel welding and cutting torches, Acetylene generators and pressure regulators(to name just some) are marketed under the brand name “Original Messer“.

1924. The first electric welding tests in the world take place.

1965. Under Dr. Hans Messer, the company Adolf Messer GmbH merges with partsof Knapsack-Griesheim AG (part of Hoechst) to form Messer Griesheim GmbH.

1989. 160 patent and invention registrations show the innovative strength of theorganisation.The 2 billion DM turnover mark is passed.

2004/2005. The Messer family takes over all parts of the company again, as well asthe Messer Eutectic Castolin Group with the Welding and Cutting division.

The company historyshows that the nameMesser has stood forcutting edge technologyfor over 100 years.

This brief historical extract shows, Messerwas the inventor of oxyfuel technology and apioneer in electric welding. The company has

Oxyfuel welding Flame cutting

Heart and soul for oxyfuel technology

also made important contributions to thecontinuous further development of processtechnology.

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Oxyfuel technology | Messer Cutting Systems

The practical portablecutting machine QUICKY,with which weld bevelpreparation is possiblewith a second torch.

The whole world of Oxyfuel Technology.As market leader in the field of oxyfueltechnology we offer a complete productportfolio in ORIGINAL MESSER QUALITY:

Cylinder pressure regulator CONSTANT2000 for all technical gases, in 200 bar and300 bar technology.

Multi-purpose torch systems. These productsare divided into individual product lines accordingto their main applications. Our oxyfuel torchesMINITHERM, STARLET, STAR and SUPER-THERM excel for manual welding, brazing,heating, cutting, flame straightening andflame scarfing.

Hand cutting torches STARCUT and ESSENfor flame cutting of material up to 500 mmthick and for gouging. Naturally, our range ofproducts also includes all matching cutting andgouging nozzles.

Portable flame cutting machines. With theportable flame cutting machines QUICKY,PORTACUT and SECATOR it is possible tomake straight line contour and strip cuttingon material up to 100 mm or even 300 mm(SECATOR) thick, flexibly and economically.In the case of the QUICKY and SECATOR,bevel cuts are also possible.

Machine cutting torches / Machine cuttingnozzle for automated flame cutting processes.

Oxyfuel steel mill equipment. Especiallyrobustly constructed torches for use in thesteel casting and rolling mills, in scrap yardsand in foundries.

GRIFLAM Heating technology. Our widestcomplete programme offers solutions for allheating applications, from multi-function,economic standard components right up toautomated systems.

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Messer Cutting Systems | Performance

If you are too bigfor the small things,

then you aretoo small for the

big things

MINITHERM: Brazing in the electronics industry

Performance.

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Our Customers | Messer Cutting Systems

Our customersFrom shipbuilding to the electronics industry

Just as multifaceted as our product range are the tasks presented to us from the wide range ofindustries we serve: they range from steel and metal working, machine tool and agricultural machineproduction, the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries, the manufacture of automobiles, ships,railways and electronic products, right up to medicine, research and environmental technology.

We are often suppliers for small but decisive details here. In order not to be too big for these finedetails, and thus too small for the large projects, we support technical training and centres ofcompetence, which concentrate totally on the decisive technical innovations for your branch.

Tradition.Performance.

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Messer Cutting Systems | Heavy Steelwork and Shipbuilding

Our oxyfuel and plasma technology is repre-sented in (every) shipyard on this planet. Equallyin the steel industry, mining, the manufactureof railway and building machines – in facteverywhere where the people seem smallin comparison to the objects and the platethicknesses seem very large. In these branchesof industry, large plates must be cut by the tonand then welded by the kilometre. We supplythe technology which makes this possible,both very accurately and very economically.

Oxyfuel technology forgouging, cutting andwelding – one could nolonger imagine steelprocessing without it.

OmniMat® – our Heavy Metal Workhorse.This machine is solidly built so that it can carryand guide even the heaviest heads accurately.The CNC controlled cutting machine with highload-bearing gantry design, twin-sided longi-tudinal drives and precision guide sections,offers you high cutting accuracy with a faith-fulness to the contour shape, even in 24 houroperation. Whether oxyfuel, underwater plasmaor dry plasma, whether vertical cuts or bevelcuts, the OmniMat® is the ideal solution for the

Heavy steelwork and shipbuilding –Precision by the kilometre

The gantry machine OmniMat® – here with three plasma torches – offers high cutting accuracy and faithful shape following in

24 hour continuous operation.

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Heavy Steelwork and Shipbuilding | Messer Cutting Systems

toughest operating environments. Workingwidths of up to 7.800 mm and positioningspeeds of up to 35 m/min reduce the unpro-ductive time to a minimum. This means youare well ahead of your competitors.

Bevel cutting – the royal class in buildingships and containers. Bevel cutting requiresan exact knowledge of the machine and thecutting processes. Corners, lead-ins and run-outs have to be cut with special cycles if the

required quality is to be achieved. Bevel cuttingalso places high demands on the programmingof the cutting plan. Special auxiliary functionsare needed to set the units up for bevel cutting.For example, with plasma bevel cutting, cutsmust be repeated if the preparation consists ofmultiple bevels. It may be necessary to offsetthe cutting contour to a parallel one or the unitmay have to be offset laterally. Dependingupon the cutting process, special start of cutgeometries may be required. Additionally, the

Every day tons of raw plate are cut on Messer machines

and then welded by the kilometre.

Skew Rotator, the most successful plasma bevel cutting unit in the world

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Messer Cutting Systems | Heavy Steelwork and Shipbuilding

optimum technology parameters such as drivespeed and cutting energy has to be matchedto the bevel to be cut. Sounds complicated, andit is. But these are exactly the small specialitieswhich characterise a “Messer Machine“.

Cutting and Marking Tools –the complete range. Depending upon theapplication, we offer the most divergentequipment: For simple flame planing cuts theswivelling oxyfuel triple torch head N or theplasma cutting unit PKS. Infinitely rotating tripletorch systems for bevel cuts X, Y und K operatecompletely automatically. Examples are theDAFL unit and the Skew Rotator, the World’smost successful plasma bevel cutting head.Unlimited rotation of the C axis and bevel cutsup to 45° can be made with it.

LaserMat® – the technology leader for largeplates. Our LaserMat®, with working widthsof over 4.1 m and table lengths up to 40 m, ispredestined for large format plates. This CNCcontrolled laser processing system offers highcomponent accuracy thanks to linear guidesfor longitudinal and transverse motion. As theresonator rides on the machine in the X directionand has a 100 % beam path compensation inthe Y direction, the cutting quality remainsconsistently high over the entire working area.Its performance with highly dynamic positioningspeeds of 60 m/min for each axis, accelerationup to 0.4 g, 4 to 8 CNC axes with a resolutionof 0.001 mm and that over such enormousworking areas, is unique in this combination.

Fast working marking processes:

generally essential in metal processing

LaserMat®: The Laser resonator rides piggyback on the

machine. This guarantees a consistently high beam quality

over the entire working area.

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Contract Cutting | Messer Cutting Systems

What use is quality and economy to thecustomer? What does that mean to us asmachine supplier? We supply the necessaryapplication technology and optimum planttechnology, to ensure the highest cuttingquality and productivity. Take Plasma or Lasercutting: Our highly dynamic machines makepossible the maximum cutting speed allowedby the process. So we have concentrated onreducing non-productive times in our innovation:a fast cut initiation and an optimum processspeed (even on sharp corners and small radi).The result is a range of cutting machines

with extremely high positioning speeds.Advantage: The processing time for yournested plan will be drastically reduced. Highaccelerations and the fast rapid travel speedbetween piercings benefit you with all theprocesses used. It is particularly noticeablewith fast cutting processes such as Laser andPlasma cutting, or with marking processes.Our Global Control, which we developed inhouse, is, with its high cycle frequencies,particularly matched to the high machinedynamics and process technology.

Contract cutting – It pays here to have Messer

The flexible portalmachine MultiTherm canbe equipped with paralleloxyfuel and plasmacutting units.

Global Control: Currently the most modern and powerful

cutting machine control.

The Laser in metal processing – precise and fast

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Messer Cutting Systems | Contract Cutting

The Gantry Machines. Gantry systems areextremely modular guiding machines which canbe adopted to suit customer-specific require-ments. With them you can combine the mostdifferent cutting processes with each other orcompliment them with additional units for bevelcutting, marking, drilling etc. Our OmniMat® orMultiTherm can be specially equipped withoxyfuel for thick plates and with plasma cuttingheads for other material thicknesses.

Frequently changingtasks, material typesand thicknesses arecharacteristic of dailyproduction life in thecontract cutting shop.

MultiTherm. A compact cutting machine forthe plasma and oxyfuel processes is ourmulti-process system MultiTherm. With onecutting head this machine masters severalprocesses: precision plasma cutting, line andspot marking. A robust economical oxyfueltorch can also be integrated. For all those,who like things to be a little easier, we havethe entry level model MultiThermeco in the range.

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Contract Cutting | Messer Cutting Systems

The Flat bed machines

MetalMaster – the precision plasma cuttingsystem. The MetalMaster is a special highperformance machine for plasma. It is a com-pact unit for both precision and conventionalplasma cutting with an integrated fumeextraction table. The MetalMaster for plasmacutting and the FiberBlade for laser cutting areboth designed as flat bed cutting systemswhich are simply selected by track gauge andworking length.

FiberBlade – the Laser cutting system withfibre technology. The beam source of thelaser cutting machine Fiberblade is a highlyefficient and energy saving fibre laser. As itcontains no moving parts and the emitterdiodes have a very long lifetime, the main-tenance costs are very low. Because the beamis guided through a glass fibre, expensiveadjustment work is also no longer necessary.The machine thus meets all expectations forsimple operation, low costs and high reliability.

MetalMaster: The plasma cutting system in flat bed design FiberBlade: The Laser unit is very compact and easy to use.

Process demonstration in the Applications Centre, Groß-Umstadt. Retrofit: it doesn’t always have to be a new machine.

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Messer Cutting Systems | Service and Customer Orientation

Your competentpartner

for solutionssuited to your

application

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Customer Oriented | Messer Cutting Systems

The areas of application of our equipment and machines are tailored specially to their individual appli-cation. Messer employees know the application situation in your branch and can give professionaladvice on the selection and optimum configuration of the system and on application technology.

Training and Retrofit with Know-How about the applications. Our Know-How in applicationtechnology helps you to optimise your production processes. Our experts impart practical tips intraining or on-site visits. In Groß-Umstadt, Messer Cutting & Welding operates its own technicaltraining and application centre, which offers training specific to products and branches of industry.And we have a special department which specialises in the upgrading of older systems, for thosecases where a new investment cannot be justified.

Spare Parts and 24 h After-Sales Service. We have over 5.000 active systems world-wide forwhich we can supply spare parts and service efficiently. Our qualified service engineers can reachany site in the world within 24 hours. Also spare parts are usually supplied next day.

We are a medium sizedcompany! We reach ourgoals through competentand motivated staff whoare proud of “their” family –our company.

Service and customer orientationWe take it personally

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Messer Cutting Systems | Software

MesserSoft is the software partner in the PPS/ERP environment for customers of MesserCutting Systems. Our subsidiary develops andmarkets solutions for the integration of ourMesser Engineering technology into the pro-duction-linked and economic sequences at ourcustomers world wide.

Machines and software from one supplierensure smooth coordination of all processes

Software – Solutions for thermal cuttingThe link between the engineering andeconomical platforms

throughout the entire value generation. Thisenables our customers to achieve the bestuse of resources with a clear overview of theinvestment volumes. From the preparation ofthe offer right up to cost review afterwards.From the design of the part, through thecreation of nested plans, the transfer of theplans to the machines and finally the cuttingof the parts.

OmniWin takes care of all cutting tasks whicharise. Perfectly matched to the multi-facetedneeds of an order based production with CNCcontrolled cutting machines. Whether with lowquantities, in engineering and plant constructionright up to just-in-time order production with

MesserSoft is the supplier of IT solutions for

thermal cutting.

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Software | Messer Cutting Systems

OmniWin, OmniBevel and OmniCalc from MesserSoft

ensure that customers of Messer Cutting Systems can

produce, fast, efficiently and on-time.

changing quantities in a steel stockholder,OmniWin can be used effectively and eco-nomically. Special cutting processes such asbevel cutting, the cutting of geometric develop-ments, panels in ship-building or strips is takencare of by the well established OmniBevel.

OmniCalc is the modular software suite, whichoffers for the first time a complete solutionsplatform for order based production. WithOmniCalc, users can optimise their processbased tasks. They integrate their productionworld quite simply in the world of ERP.Economic operations become transparent andand resources can be planned and calculated.

With the calculation of exact costs andthroughput times, OmniCalc creates quotationor order calculations in seconds. Productionplanning and production control makesprocesses transparent, reproducible andreliable. People, machines and materials canbe used ideally. Factory Data Capture activelycontrols production and monitors the results.A professional cost review identifies anddeals with cost drivers, recognises keyturnover sources and managesactive processes.

Fast. Efficient. On-time.

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Messer Cutting Systems | Training and Application Centre

Customer orientation has been one of thepillars on which the extraordinary corporatesuccess of Messer has rested right from thevery start. Not least of these has also been theinnovative and demanding technology of theMesser machines. They open new possibilitiesfor our customers to meet the highest demandsfor quality and productivity in their companies.However even the best technology can onlyconvert what the operator puts in. For thisreason, Messer wants to ensure that ourcustomers are able to use their machines andequipment in the best way to suit their own

requirements. We would also like to open upto you new horizons which exceed your currentdemands, to equip you for future challenges.For we see ourselves as responsible for thepassing on of practical knowledge gained overthe years to our customers. This urge to enableour customers to use their machines optimallyhas found expression in our newly openedtraining centre in Groß-Umstadt. There ourtechnical specialists impart to the trainees ina practical manner, the knowledge they needto make the best use of the many facetedpossibilities of their Messer machines.

Training and Applications Centre

Application-oriented training

We concentrate on the best solution for ourcustomers technically and economically. As afamily concern with a long term, consistentstandpoint, we also watch out for the interestsof coming generations. For this reason wealways pay attention to protecting the environ-ment and the conservation of the limitedresources of our earth. So our modern fumeextraction tables and filter systems contribute

to the protection of the environment outsideand the working climate inside. Our processtechnology strives for resource conservingapplication of energy and consumed materials.Messer also places great value on meetingthe highest possible standards in health andsafety. Our services include information andtraining on the handling of the gases used inour equipment.

Sustainability and environmental protection –For the sake of our children

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Sustainability and Environmental Protection | Messer Cutting Systems

We think in generations.

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Messer Cutting Systems | Corporation

1. Messer Cutting Systems in Groß-Umstadtnear Darmstadt The world-wide market leaderfor large thermal cutting machines with a globalplatform strategy.

2. Messer Oxyfuel Equipment & Gas ControlSystems in Frankfurt/ Main The specialistsfor the development and production of equip-ment and plant for oxyfuel welding and cuttingas well as for gas control systems and gascabinets.

3. Messer EnviroTec Manufacturer of plantbased environmental equipment. Besides thestandard Messer cutting tables and the newfilter range "ZLine", Messer EnviroTec also offerspecial solutions to meet customer require-ments. The scope of services include thecomplete installation with all ducting andcommissioning of the units on site.

Experts in all facets of thermalwelding & cutting

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Productions Facilities | Messer Cutting Systems

1. Messer Cutting Systems Brazil We haveour own production facility in Brazil for cuttingmachines.

2. Messer Cutting Systems, USA The basisfor our business in the USA and Mexiko –MG Systems & Welding Inc., USA founded inMenomonee Falls, Wisconsin in the year 1973.

3. Messer Cutting Systems, China In Kunshan,near to the special industrial zone of Shanghai,we produce cutting machines to the highestquality standards.

4. Messer Cutting Systems India One moreproduction facility in India supplies the dyna-mically growing industry of this subcontinent.

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Messer Group | Messer Cutting Systems

Messer is recognised as one of the leadingindustrial gases companies world-wide. Theinternational activities are guided from theFrankfurt am Main region, the control of thetechnical central functions logistics, engineeringand production as well as applications techno-logy comes from Krefeld.The Messer Group- is active in more than 30 countries withabout 60 operating companies

- has over 120 own bases in Europe, Asiaand Peru

- operates six specialty gases plants in Europe- owns 81 filling stations for technical gasesin Europe

- produces world-wide in 37 air separationunits (10 more are under construction)

- works in cooperation with more than 1.200gas centres

One emphasis in the product portfolio is gasesfor welding and cutting, which are marketedunder easily understood trade names, suchas Ferromix, Inoxmix, Alumix, Megalas andforming gas.

From Acetylene to Xenon – from A to ZThe Messer Group produces industrial gasessuch as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxi-de, hydrogen, helium, welding shielding gases,specialty gases, medical gases and a widerange of different gas mixtures. In mostmodern competence centres for research anddevelopment, the Messer Group developsapplication technology for the use of gasesin almost all branches of industry, in foodprocessing, medicine as well as researchand science.

Messer Group –Joined in expertise

Welding gases for mild and stainless steels Welding gases for aluminium and special steels

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Messer Cutting Systems | Castolin Eutectic

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Castolin Eutectic | Messer Cutting Systems

Application technology specific to your branch with tried and

tested application technology and problem solutions

Comprehensive product range for welding, brazing

surface coating, wear resistance and plasma technology

Castolin Eutectic is one of the world-wideleading manufacturers of products and appli-cation technology for welding, brazing, surfacecoating and wear protection, and plasmatechnology. This includes welding rods, wires,shaped parts, pastes, powder, cored wires,foils, wear brazing materials and fluxes forwelding, brazing and surface coating equipment.The product range also includes power sourcesand control technology for plasma powder jointwelding and surface coating, for plasma wire,keyhole and micro plasma welding. Up to2.000 customer contacts daily are a convincing

proof of the customer orientation of CastolinEutectic with 700 technical field staff. In ourCastoLab® Services, solutions for demandingcustomer tasks are implemented. For largearea wear protection, Castolin Eutectic offerweld coated plates of combined materials fromtheir own production, and cut to size ready-made components in all sizes and quantities.A new product range is the “CastoTubes®”,seamlessly welded, small diameter pipes. Thecompany is also an expert for metal powdersand cored wires for surface protection by ther-mal spraying.

Castolin Eutectic –Your resource for protection, repairand joining solutions

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Messer Cutting Systems | Part of the Messer World

America:ArgentinaBrazilCanadaChileColumbiaCubaEquadorMexicoPeruUSA

Europe & Africa:AlgeriaAustriaBelgiumBosnia-Herzegovina

BulgariaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGreat BritainHungaryIrelandItalyLatviaLithuaniaMacedonia

MontenegroNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRumaniaRussiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandSouth AfricaTurkeyUkraine

Asia & Australia:AustraliaChinaIndiaIndonesiaIsraelJapanKoreaNew ZeelandSaudi-ArabiaSingaporeTaiwanThailandUnited Arab EmiratesVietnam

Messer Group Messer Cutting Systems Castolin Eutectic

Part of the Messer World –The parts and the whole

Messer Group is active in international gasbusiness; Castolin Eutectic contains the unitedcompetence in wear protection and joiningtechnology and at Messer Cutting Systemsthere are oxyfuel and cutting technology andgas control systems, which all make up thewhole. If one takes a glance at the history ofthe two traditional brands, Messer und CastolinEutectic, surprising parallels appear:

Both companies were formed at the start ofthe 20th century, both were, or are, lead by afamily for a long time and both have a virtuallyidentical philosophy at their core: to growsuccessfully through quality, innovation andcustomer orientation. Together we are repre-sented in virtually every country on Earth.

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Part of the Messer World | Messer Cutting Systems

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Phone +49 (0) 6078 787-0Fax +49 (0) 6078 787-150

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