Busch vacuum pumps at "World Solar Challenge" in Australia
The "World Solar Challenge" is a 3.000 km race in Australia in which only solar operated vehicles are allowed to participate. One of the 38 participating teams was the Umicore Solar Team from Belgium. The team members are 14 former students of the International University College in Leuven/Belgium.
In order to be able to repair carbon fibre damages during the race, the team took a R 5 rotary vane vacuum pump with them.
With this vacuum pump the team was able to laminate and harden car body panels under vacuum after a crash.
R 5 vacuum pumps are worldwide the standard vacuum pumps in composites material processing.
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Uli Merkle • November 12, 2009
Swiss TV reports on Composites BuschThe Swiss television transmitter SF1 reported in its TV show "Schweiz aktuell" on the company Composites Busch as one of the most innovative companies in canton Jura. On the 28th of October the show was about "Business development in canton Jura" and they picked Composites Busch as a positive example. The company, which is one of the most successful companies, was visited by a representative of the Canton's Department of Trade and Industry. Together with Aterliers Busch in Chevenez and Composites Busch in Porrentruy, Busch is the biggest employer in canton Jura.
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Uli Merkle • November 05, 2009
Innovation awards for BuschBusch received two international innovation awards this October: In the
middle of the month Busch received the "JEC Asia Award" in Singapore.
This award appreciates the innovative activity of Busch in the field of
nano technology and the development of composites materials. Last week
Busch received the 3rd price of "AVK Innovation Award" in Stuttgart for the same
development.
Not only in the plastics industry Busch has been active this fall. In
October Busch presented its vacuum pumps and systems at nine different
trade shows in Germany, USA, Poland, the Netherlands, China and
Singapore.
The innovations in the nano technology market segment was developed by
the Swiss company Composites Busch in cooperation with Huntsman.
Huntsman is the leading manufacturer of resin systems based in Basle,
Switzerland.
In practice the new technology was used for the creation of a new
generation of Busch ice hockey sticks. Ostensibly, ice hockey sticks
have not much in common with vacuum pumps.
However, the results of the research will be integrated into the
development of new products in the field of vacuum technology.
In Porrentruy Switzerland, Busch produces ice hockey sticks of carbon
and fibre glass. These are formed and afterwards resin, which was
developed with nano technology, is injected. This is the first ice
hockey stick worldwide, which consists only of one piece.
This production method has also the advantage that the ice hockey stick
can be adapted to the individual needs of an ice hockey player.
Therefore many top international ice hockey players order a Busch ice
hockey stick where they can have an influence on the characteristics of
the stick such as flexibility and the geometric form.
In other applications of plastics processing Busch vacuum technique is
used. This was demonstrated at the plastics trade show Fakuma in
Friedrichshafen, which also took place in October. At the exhibition
Busch displayed vacuum systems, which are used for material loading at
plastics processing machines.
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Busch presented the Mink claw technology with a higher suction capacity for the first timeAt Fakuma Busch presented its new Mink version with a higher suction capacity for the first time: Many visitors were interested in the complete dry compressing vacuum generator, which can also be used for the material loading of an extruder.
With the new Mink MP 0500 Busch has a solution for the bigger extruders and therefore higher amounts of pellets. In plastic industry Mink claw vacuum pumps are used to carry pellets and additives from the storage silo to the extruder.
Mink claw technology is also used for the degassing of plastics in an extruder.
For this application Busch also presented solutions at Fakuma in Friedrichshafen.
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Uli Merkle • October, 17 2009
Vacuum systems for the solar industryAt the end of September Busch presented its latest vacuum systems for the solar industry at the "24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Exhibition" in Hamburg.
Busch vacuum pumps are used for the production of solar modules worldwide.
The feedback at the exhibition was great. The fair takes place every year in different European cities. After Milan and Valencia the exhibition was held in Hamburg this year. People from all over the world visited the exhibition.
For the production of solar modules Busch vacuum technique is required in different processes such as the production of silicon, the lamination of solar modules and for the different coating processes.
Busch supplies innovative vacuum systems.
A lot of foreign solar experts, mainly from Asian countries visited the booth where the latest vacuum technologies presented.
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Uli Merkle • September 25, 2009
Busch employees celebrate together with Swiss colleaguesCongratulations of all employees: The birthday cake was handed over by longtime employees Bernhard Frank, Karl-Heinz Kundlacz and Alfred Holle
Maulburg. Last weekend Busch invited all employees to a summer celebration in a pavilion on the premises of Busch Maulburg. With more than 400 employees, 170 from the Swiss companies Ateliers Busch S.A. in Chevenez, Composites Busch S.A. in Porrentruy and Busch AG in Magden, the pavilion was crowded.
The performance of the Busch Brass Band, which was formed up for this occasion, took centre stage of the event. The wish of all Busch employees to forget the concerns of everyday life was fulfilled.
Ayla, Sami and Kaya Busch welcomed all employees in the pavilion. In his speech Kaya Busch talked about the successful history of the company and also showed parallels to the owner family. He also emphasised that Busch is still a family-owned business. Ayhan Busch and Dr. Karl Busch founded the company in 1963, the same year they got married.
At the summer celebration also the 75th birthday of Ayhan Busch and the 80th birthday of Dr. Karl Busch were celebrated. In the name of 2200 employees worldwide the attendant General Managers handed over a book with photos of all employees in 55 companies.
The plants in Chevenez and Maulburg have developed a new vacuum pump together which was also handed over. The most difficult thing according to Ralf Kappertz was not developing the pump but making sure that Dr. Busch and Ayhan Busch don't discover this secret project.
The employees of Busch Composites in Porrentruy gave Ayhan and Dr. Karl Busch a special edition of a hockey stick. Composites Busch is not only a manufacturer of components for the vacuum technology but also one of the biggest manufacturers of hockey sticks.
A big surprise was the performance of the Busch Brass Band. The band consisting of 17 people had formed up for this event and was the highlight of the celebration.
At the end the Busch employees came up with something special for Dr. Karl Busch and his wife: A birthday cake with illuminated sparklers was carried in while the Brass Band played "Happy Birthday" and everybody else sang along.
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Uli Merkle • June 30, 2009
Energy-efficient vacuum solutions for the woodworking industryAt Ligna the world fair for forestry and wood industries, Busch presented its claw technology as the most efficient solution for all applications such as clamping, manipulating and drying. At the booth Busch demonstrated the energy efficiency of a Mink vacuum pump.
The subject "energy efficiency" was one of the most important subjects at the booth. 1.758 exhibitors out of 50 different countries exhibited at Ligna and there were 83.000 visitors at the fair.
If you need more detailed information concerning this matter we are happy to help you. You can also order our application booklet "Vacuum technology in the woodworking industry" free of charge under sales@busch.com.au.
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Uli Merkle • May 25, 2009
Busch presented its individual vacuum solutions at AchemaAt Achema Busch demonstrated its world-leading role for individual vacuum solutions in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Visitors of 31 nations informed themselves about the latest developments in the vacuum technology for the process industry. The focus was on the turnkey and ATEX-conform vacuum systems. The latest version of Dolphin liquid ring vacuum pumps, which are available in different materials and versions were also displayed at the booth.
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Uli Merkle • May 25, 2009
Successful Anuga FoodTec participation in CologneIn March Busch presented its latest products at Anuga FoodTec in Cologne.
Anuga FoodTec is an international trade fair for food and drink technology. Every three years specialists meet for this trade fair in Cologne. In this application Busch offers a wide vacuum pump portfolio which can be used for different processes in food technology.
People from 19 countries visited the booth in order to receive information about the different vacuum pumps. With cutaway models Busch showed how vacuum can be generated.
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Uli Merkle • March 16, 2009
Vacuum technology at Photovoltaic Technology ShowBusch presented its vacuum pumps to interested vistitors at the "Photovoltaic Technology Show" which took place from March 04th until March 06th in Munich.
At this annual exhibition solar experts from all over the world meet to exchange experiences.
Dry screw vacuum pumps and systems are used for different processes in solar industry such as silicon crystallisation, lamination of crystalline and amorphous solar cells and lamination of solar modules. Busch centered its presentation on COBRA screw vacuum pumps which are used in difficult and complex processes. Central vacuum systems for the module production are also provided by Busch.
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Uli Merkle • March 09, 2009
The wind blows on the coast, the vacuum comes from MaulburgMaulburg. Last year, Busch supplied a large number of vacuum systems for production of wind turbines worldwide. The call for environmentally-friendly energy production is becoming louder, and this in turn means that there are more and more wind energy farms everywhere. Above all, so-called offshore wind farms, with increasingly large turbine installations, are currently being built off sea coasts.
Manufacture of rotor blades requires vacuum pumps produced by Busch, based in Maulburg, Germany.
The rotor blades for wind turbines are made of plastic. This plastic flows into the mould in liquid form under vacuum and then cures. The rotor blades, measuring up to 60 metres in length, require correspondingly dimensioned vacuum plants. Busch produces these plants individually and according to customer requirements. In recent years, a number of firms have been established on the German North Sea and Baltic coasts that specialise in production of such offshore wind turbines. They all trust in the reliability of vacuum technology from Maulburg. The failure of a vacuum plant during the curing process, which lasts several hours, can cause a loss of several hundred thousand euros. The reason why all these companies have been established directly on the coast is obvious: due to their size, the up to 60 m long rotor blades cannot be transported on roads. They must be loaded from the production hall directly onto ships that bring them to the offshore wind farms. The plants are assembled directly on-site. Once the plants are assembled in the water, they have a height of up to 180 metres above the water level. Busch mainly delivers vacuum plants for these applications to Northern Europe, India, the Far East and North America. Busch engineers in the respective countries consult customers on site and provide technical support for the plants, and at the same time stay in close contact with the specialists in Maulburg.
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Uli Merkle • January 22, 2009
