The family-run Schoeller Werk GmbH & Co KG is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of longitudinally welded stainless steel tubes. Schoeller’s customers expect excellent quality products and, in order to fulfil this demand, Schoeller has relied on welding machines from EWM AG for some 25 years.
Around 300 machines are currently in operation, including the Tetrix and Tetrix plasma models. The tube manufacturer’s production lines still feature some of the original EWM machines, which have been running smoothly since the mid-1990s. What makes this even more special is the fact that the welding machines run in three-shift and sometimes even four-shift operation around the clock. As a result, they have been in operation for a total of around 100,000 hours – a sign of extreme durability, which is no longer guaranteed in modern times of planned obsolescence.
