Commercial vehicles and transportation

Structural frames, exhaust pipes, driver's cabs, brackets and angles in agricultural and construction machinery are made from sheet metal. Laser tube cutting machines from TRUMPF cut the very long profiles commonly used in the industry and simplify downstream process steps such as welding or assembly. Laser welding offers a major time advantage here, while at the same time producing visually high-quality seams in outer casings. Large installation heights and press forces of up to 1,000 tons make the bending machines from TRUMPF efficient powerhouses for the often very large and high-strength steel parts in the commercial vehicle industry.

For high-power applications in shipbuilding, TRUMPF offers a combination of laser welding and another welding process: For example, large sheet metal plates up to 30 meters long and 15 millimeters thick are welded during the construction of cruise ships. TRUMPF's power tools are particularly valued in shipbuilding for preparing welding edges, applying visible edges and deburring. The industry also benefits from laser deposition welding: Unlike conventional manufacturing processes, for example, the material and process costs for repairing a piston groove for a ship's engine can be extremely reduced.

All major global manufacturers of cable cars use power tools from TRUMPF. The tools can be used with flexibility, even for lot size of just one. This is a major advantage for customers from the cable car construction industry, as they mainly require project-specific components for skiing and hiking regions. For example, TRUMPF tools can prepare weld seams on contours for guide rollers on cable cars and chairlifts.

Manufacturers of rail vehicles have to achieve large lot sizes, as many wagons are often produced at the same time with one order . Bevelers from TRUMPF process long sheet metal parts for this purpose, while edge trimmers chamfer and round off contours. Customers also use the ready-to-use power tools for repairs and special conversions.