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Parker Hannifin, the world leader in drive and control technologies, has opened near Bielefeld a new technology and manufacturing center for high-quality piping connection systems. In this "Complete Piping Solution Center" (CPS Center), design solutions are developed for creating piping connection systems which find application in machinery construction, vehicle manufacture and shipbuilding, wind power and many other market segments. CPS Centers are already in operation in the USA, Norway and South Korea and there are plans for more locations in the Asia region. As the latest link in this chain, the operation in August dorf, near Bielefeld, belongs organizationally to the Tube Fittings Division Europe (TFDE), which has its headquarters in Bielefeld-Windelsbleiche.
Furthermore, this new CPS Center is situated in strategically favorable proximity to Parker''s central warehouse for Europe in Bielefeld-Oldentrup; this is the central hub for the warehousing and despatch of all Parker products throughout the whole of Europe. Under the world-famous brand name "Ermeto", classical DIN and SAE standard hydraulic connection systems, up to outside tube diameters of 42 mm (2 inches), are produced by the manufacturing locations of the Parker Tube Fittings Division Europe.
This new CPS Center represents an important addition to the core business. It is here that large-size pipes and flanges are designed, manufactured, connected into a complete system, delivered straight to the assembly point and finally assembled, all in accordance with customer requirements. Demand is increasing for comprehensive system solutions which go beyond the manufacture of individual component parts to include the important benefits arising from advisory services for the design, manufacture and installation of hydraulic piping systems.
From the customers'' viewpoint, their machinery is becoming ever more powerful and equipment manufacturers are under more pressure than ever from increasing costs and safety requirements. Equally important to manufacturers is the demand for space-saving hydraulic piping systems. With its new CPS Centers, Parker offers this in-demand service and can satisfy ever-increasing needs.
At the start of a project, Parker''s systems engineers establish the customer''s requirements and then on the basis of this, develop an application-specific pipe layout design complete with drawings and documentation.
After the customer''s approval, the pipes, with outside diameters up to 220 mm, are coldformed on the latest CNC bending machines. These enable bending radii of 2xD to 3xD to be achieved, depending on requirement. The finish-machined and cleaned pipes are then assembled in accordance with the customer''s requirements and delivered to the Parker central warehouse for onward dispatch.
If the customer requires, Parker experts will undertake the assembly, flushing out and final acceptance of the piping system. This kind of support from Parker gives customers the opportunity to significantly reduce their own personnel resources and thus save costs. So the Complete Piping Solutions concept constitutes a comprehensive system which in the fields of machinery construction, vehicle making and shipbuilding, as well as offshore applications, shows strong demand and has been widely applied. The customer of course will decide whether to take up the complete solution of have Parker carry out, for example, only the design or assembly. Customers and users can rely not only on the experience and expert know-how of Parker''s systems engineers and technicians, but also increase their productivity and significantly reduce design times.