SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN 2017

•••2••• Messewelten The contestants ranked in the first places in the Robot Welding Contest will also receive, amongst other prizes, trophies with their names and the names of the manufacturers with whose robots they have carried out the welding. Photo: DVS Who‘s the best robot operator? International competition “Robot Welding Contest” in Hall 13 E ntitled “Robot Welding Contest”, the German Welding Society (DVS) will continue its contest for the best weld with the aid of a robot at Schweissen & Schneiden. “We know that the field of ‘automation’ will be a top subject at Schweissen & Schneiden. Therefore, it was only consistent to place our success- ful competition there,” explains Rock- hard Zsehra, Technical Officer in DVS who is responsible for the contest. The international competition will take place in Hall 13. Competition-hungry participants Zsehra is expecting a lot of compe- tition-hungry robot operators who may represent Germany or coun- tries in Europe or beyond. “The most important prerequisite is pro- ficiency in the English or German language,” states Zsehra, “because that simply serves safety. And of course, the participant should provide proof that he/she can operate a robot.” That should not be difficult for the ex- perienced robot operators because they will be able to select their personal favourites from seven possible robot/ welding power source combinations. Thus, they will already be familiar with the equipment from their workplaces. In the contest, the participants will, af- ter intensive instruction, produce their test pieces within one hour and will have three attempts to do so. Directly in situ and in front of the public, the Halle Welding Training and Research Institute in Halle (Saale) will check and assess the results submitted then. It will also carry out the theoretical quali- fication test. After successful participa- tion, each programmer will receive a certificate for the operator and setter qualification test according to DIN EN ISO 14732 (DIN EN 1418). However, that will be just one of the advantages of the Robot Welding Contest: On September 28, the contestants ranked in first place on each robot will be honoured on DVS’s cooperative booth in front of the inter- national guests at the fair and will be rewarded with vouchers for individual further education measures from the seminar portfolios of the robot manu- facturers. Moreover, high-quality mate- rial prizes will await the winners. Yet another special feature However, DVS has come up with yet another special feature about which Dipl.-Ing. Rockhard Zsehra is very pleased: “This time, taking part in the competition will not be in vain even without a ranked place: Because each robot welder will re- ceive a DVS membership for one year as a gift.” Thus, all the partici- pants will profit, for example, from access to DVS’s set of technical rules free of charge and from spe- cial conditions at DVS events. So that every programmer beyond Ger- many’s borders can learn about the Ro- bot Welding Contest, there is the Inter- net appearance in German and English with all the information and the appli- cation form at www.dvs-ev.de/robot and www.dvs-ev.de/robot-en respec- tively. Just like two years ago, each participant will have three attempts to weld his/her test piece. Photo: DVS Halle 15: Newcomer- Gemeinschaftsstand Die Schweissen & Schneiden 2017 als Ideen- und Talentschmiede: Mit einem Gemeinschaftsstand junger innovativer Unternehmen in Halle 15 geht die Messe in ihre nächste Runde. In diesem Jahr fin- det die Schweissen & Schneiden einmalig in Düsseldorf statt. Alle Marktführer sind auf der Schweis- sen & Schneiden vertreten, teilt der Veranstalter mit. Die Ausstel- ler nutzen den internationalen Marktplatz, um neue, bewährte und weiterentwickelte Produktlö- sungen vor einem hochkarätigen Fachpublikum mit zahlreichen Entscheidern zu präsentieren und Weltpremieren zu feiern. Gleich- zeitig ist die Messe Ideen- und Ta- lentschmiede: In diesem Jahr be- geben sich gleich neun potenzielle Marktführer von morgen mit dem Gemeinschaftsstand der jungen innovativen Unternehmen in die „Hallen der Löwen“. Sie zeigen Neuentwicklungen für das Fügen, Trennen und Beschichten. Five clearly structured areas For Schweissen & Schneiden 2017, Messe Essen’s team has reorgan- ised the halls in an intelligible way according to thematically appro- priate main focal points. Thus, it will be even easier for the trade visitors from all over the world to orientate themselves. The clear structure will support them in planning their stay at the fair in a targeted manner and in easily finding the exhibitors interesting for them. The exhibitors will prof- it from an appealing, thematically appropriate environment. The new structuring makes pro- vision for division into the main focal points: Welding; Welding – pre- and postweld machining (with occupational safety, work- shop, gases, accessories and filler materials); Cutting, robotic, au- tomation and production plants (with gases and auxiliary materi- als); Information technology (with gas, auxiliary materials, adhesive bonding, sealing, applying, quali- ty and testing); and Services (with organisation, education, promo- tion of young welders and ther- mal spraying), the trade fair or- ganiser Messe Essen announced.