Technology Partners

BAK AG
BAK is one of the leading manufacturers of plastic welding equipment, Extruders, Heaters and Blowers. Your solution in Plastics Fabrication, Print and Packaging, Pipe construction, Roofing, Civil Engineering, Tunneling, Process Heating, Tarpaulins Manufacture, Flooring and much more. BAK is based in Kägiswil, Switzerland with development, warehousing and production plants in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. BAK manufacture a wide range of plastic welding machinery and accessories – including: Hot air tools (hand held), Hot Wedge welding machines, Hand extruder welders, Industrial hot air tools, Hot air auto welding machines, Hot air blowers, Industrial extruders, Industrial blowers and weld testing equipment.

Boe-Therm
Suppliers of Mould Temperature controllers & chillers.
If you have temperate processing questions we have the answers and the right equipment solutions. Our experienced technicians guarantee reliable and professional service to all customers and prospects. 75% of our production is exported and distributed through a network of carefully selected distributors world wide. Working closely with BOE−THERM the distributors are able to offer professional assistance locally with standard as well as specially designed BOE−THERM products.

C R Clarke
Suppliers of Vacuum Forming & Plastic Sheet bending equipment.
C R Clarke specialize in the design and manufacture of equipment for the thermoforming and fabrication of thermoplastic materials. Over the last 30 years we have developed an extensive range of products covering local line bending, sheet heating, vacuum forming, plastic dip coating, diamond polishing and other processes

Comec Italia
Suppliers of Pad Printing Machinery & Systems.
Founded in 1970, COMEC Italia was the first company to offer printing machines on an industrial scale throughout Italy. Over the course of the last 30 years, COMEC Italia has always proved to be able to meet the needs of the market, producing perfectly designed machines of high quality, versatility and progressing gradually from the production of machines based on mechanical design to more sophisticated electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, controlled by microprocessor.

Dohle
After many years of experience in the construction of plastics and special machinery, Dohle Extrusionstechnik GmbH was founded in 1997. Dohle is today the largest manufacturer of hand-held welding and extrusion welding machines – with outputs of 1 – 12 kg/h, our continually growing product range, our production facilities were extended in 2005 – offering our clients the most progressive technical know-how well into the future. We are experts in design and production of handheld welding and extrusion welding machines – with continuous development and construction of our machinery and equipment. Our goals: To provide functional, user friendly, with particular focus on providing the most reliable equipment available on the market. Innovative design and precision engineering for ‘trouble-free’ plastic welding.

Dyna-Purge
Suppliers of Purging Compounds.
Since pioneering the purging category over 20 years ago, we continue to deliver on our commitment to offer the best value in high-performance purging products with customer support that is second to none. Dyna-Purge is the original non-chemical, non-abrasive purging compound formulated for safe and effective cleaning. It is the leading high-performance purging compound and a clear choice over in-house resins, regrinds or other commercial products.

Elma GmbH & Co KG
ELMA was founded in 1947 by Hans Schmidbauer. Originally a watchmaker and goldsmith, Hans Schmidbauer started his business in the small town of Singen in Southern Germany, close to the Swiss border and in the vicinity of the south German watch manufacturers. His first machine was a semi-automatic cleaning machine for watches that he had designed himself. In the economically successful years after the war the small business expanded rapidly and soon manufactured other machines for the watch and jewellery workshops. Ultrasonic cleaning technology was introduced to the watch and jewellery branches in the 60s. Formerly laborious and hazardous cleaning methods could now be replaced by new, safer ones. Thanks to ELMA, the ultrasonic technology, combined with branch-specific cleaning media, has found access to many watchmakers’ and jewellers’ workshops. The invention of the crystal watch in the early 70s brought a stop to the expansion of the watch business branch. The new watch works require less servicing and so the watchmakers needed fewer service appliances. When Manfred H. Schmidbauer followed the tradition of his father in 1973 and took over the responsibility for ELMA, he had to react to the decline of the watch business and so introduced the ultrasonic technology to other business branches adjusting at the same time both technology and cleaning chemicals to the new requirements. Also, the international distributional activities were aimed at numerous branches, such as the optics, laboratory and dental business sectors. It was in this period that the distributional subsidiaries in Austria and Switzerland were founded. The entrepreneurial concept worked out well. ELMA could stand its ground and – based on their technology – has constantly gained new market shares on an international level. As the ultrasonic technology expanded, chemical cleaning media specially designed for various branches became more and more important. ELMA now started research and production of special cleaning chemicals on a bigger scale. In 1985, ELMA founded a separate chemical production site.

Engel Austria GmbH
Suppliers of Injection Moulding machinery & automation.
The Engel brand denotes the world’s largest manufacturer of injection moulding machines and, at the same time, one of the world’s leading plastics processing machine manufacturers. Today, the Engel Group offers its customers a single-source for a full range of plastics processing technology modules for: injection moulding machines for thermoplastics and elastomers, moulds and automation, with the assurance that individual components are competitive and successful on world markets. With eight production plants in Europe, North America and Asia, subsidiaries in 17 countries, and representatives in over 70 countries, Engel offers its customers the best-of-breed, global support they need to compete and succeed with new technologies, and leading-edge production systems.

Filtroil
Suppliers of Filtration equipment for Hydraulic operated machinery & equipment. Filtroil, founded in 1982 manufactures and markets industrial bypass filtration systems and a variety of products used to enhance oil quality.

Herz GmbH
The Herz Group, founded in 1965 in Neuwied, Germany, producing plastic welding and hot air process heating equipment – Herz GmbH Kunststoff.
The range of products was expanded by including hand-held welding extruders, test bells and other special test equipment for plastic processing, as well as butt fusion welding machines. Services: – Consultation over technological application advice in plastic welding and processing, Training on all our equipment from our product range, Technical advice when setting up workshops for plastic processing Repairs, Commissioing and technical service support, Advice about health protection and safety at work, Designing and implementing symposia covering plastic container construction, pipeline construction, civil engineering and structural engineering advice.

KLN
Suppliers of Hot Plate, Spin & Vibration welding machinery.
KLN was the first company worldwide to develop this new technique, which is a great leap forward in the field of vibration welding. This new system is a result of 40 years of experience in ultrasonic welding of plastic parts, especially regarding the friction welding procedures, such as vibration welding, ultrasonic welding and spin welding.

Mass
Suppliers of Belt Conveyor equipment for the plastics industry. Mass produce a variety of flat, inclined, curved and articulated belt conveyors of the highest quality. High Quality equipment manufactured in Italy.

Proell KG
Suppliers of Pad Printing & Screen Printing Inks. Proell KG, Europe’s oldest manufacturer specialized in custom chemical products and ink systems for screen and pad printing! On the following pages, we will show you what you can expect from us: support as a partner and high quality solutions to complex inquires. Let us put our ingenuity and years of experience to work for you to produce inks for success.

Rinco Ultrasonics AG
Suppliers of Ultrasonic Plastic Welding equipment & tooling. Rinco Ultrasonics AG has been developing and manufacturing high-performance ultrasonic welding and cutting machines for over 30 years. If you have a plastics welding problem, chances are that Techspan and Rinco Ultrasonics can provide a solution.

Sonobond Ultrasonics
Suppliers of ultrasonic metal welding equipment. Sonobond Ultrasonics holds the first patent ever issued for ultrasonic metal welding (1960). The company’s machinery welds non-ferrous similar and dissimilar metals, including copper to aluminum, and Sonobond has the only ultrasonic system capable of welding most oxidized and tinned metals. Wire-to-wire bundles up to 100 sq. mm. are welded in just one pulse, creating durable, solid-state metallurgical bonds with high conductivity. 18 wires can be welded to a single terminal, aluminum sheet up to 3 mm. thick can be spot welded, and up to 80 layers of foil can be welded to tabs or terminals, as used for advanced battery and super capacitor applications. Copper and aluminum tubes can be crimped and sealed in one step, even when charged, and aluminum strips can be welded to the metalized glass on PV cells, creating an array with excellent conductivity. Sonobond’s Applications Lab offers free evaluation of your applications if you provide sample materials and/or detailed descriptions or drawings of your parts.

Staubli
Suppliers of Quick Connector Couplings, Quick Mould Change equipment & Robotics. Staubli have 11 production plants in Europe and China. Business Units in 20 countries supported by a comprehensive distribution network all over the world. Supplying solutions to industrial connection problems.

Sunnex
Suppliers of Industrial Work Lamps & Machine Mounts. For over 30 years, Sunnex has manufactured products built for durability and high performance. Today, the Company is comprised of three distinct product groups, and has sales and service representatives in over 40 countries worldwide.

Techspan Industrial Printing Systems ( TIPS )
TIPS supply a wide range of high quality marking and coding systems throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region. Our major products include: thermal transfer ribbons; thermal label & barcode printers; hot foil printers; hot stamping foils; cold foils; pad printing machines; pad & screen printing inks.

TIPS is a major converter of thermal print media. We operate a high speed state-of-the-art converting plant in our Auckland factory, processing Thermal Transfer Ribbons and Hot Stamping Foils. As a converter, we offer high quality consumables to our customers at very competitive prices. We supply all grades and colours, in all sizes to suit all types of barcode label printers, on-line thermal coders, thermal plain paper fax machines, and signage printers.

TIPS processes an extensive range of high quality Hot Stamping Foils in a full range of metallics and colours. We also process an extensive range of holographic foils, as well as a range of unique ‘transparent’ holographic foils – to add stunning effects and depth to printed material – or for security applications.

For pad printing and screen printing, we offer a full range of high quality inks, renown for high quality and ease of use.

We strive to support our customers with a high level of customer service. Our stockholding of both printing machinery and consumables is extensive, enabling us to provide quick delivery times. We are able to give our customers the benefit of our extensive application engineering experience and qualified technical service support.

TIPS is part of the Techspan Group, a 100% privately owned company, supplying quality industrial products since January 1979

TSC Auto ID
TSC Auto-ID Technology is an emerging leader in the production of innovative, competitively priced thermal bar code label printers. TSC has supplied more than 2 million label printers to the Auto-identification market – a testimony to the world-class quality of our products.

TSC have used over 20 years of development and manufacturing experience to design and bring to market a wide range of thermal label printers – everything from budget-friendly entry-level printers to high-performance platforms and portable, mobile-labeling devices. Our ISO9001-certified products are known for their rugged, dependable construction and ease of use – two signature features praised by customers worldwide.  TSC is devoted to the continuous development of durable, reliable, affordably priced thermal label printers – backed by industry-leading service and support. Every member of our team, from salespeople and customer service representatives to engineers and production managers, is dedicated to providing trouble-free Auto-ID solutions – day in and day out – to our rapidly growing worldwide customer base.