Orbitalum Tools
Affiliated with E.H. Wachs
Georg Fischer Rohrverbindungstechnik GmbH was sold as of January 1st 2006 and is now a part of the Chicago, Illinois based corporation ITW.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. designs and produces an array of highly engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products and equipment for customers around the world.
ITW is a multibillion dollar Fortune 200 diversified manufacturing company with more than 90 years of history, ITW's 670 decentralized business units in 45 countries employ nearly 55,000 men and women who are focused on creating value-added products and innovative customer solutions.
By actively practicing teamwork with customers and suppliers, the men and women of ITW and RVT are creating competitively superior products, solutions and work environments.
The range of products of RVT comprises precision machines and tools for the tube and pipe preparation, e.g. orbital cutting machines for tubes and pipes as well as pipe end preparation machines and tools.
600 Knightsbridge Pkwy.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Phone: 847-537-8800
Sales Contact
Bill Bonow
Tubing Products Manager
Email: bbonow@ehwachs.com
Sales: 847-484-2517
Recent Content on The Fabricator for Orbitalum Tools
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Oxygen analyzer equipped with maintenance-free optical sensor
Orbitalum’s ORBmax digital oxygen analyzer that measures PPM levels in oxygen to provide oxidation-free welds is equipped with a maintenance-free optical sensor. An on-demand operational display feature changes from red to green to indicate when predetermined oxygen intensities have been...
Wachs and Orbitalum join forces in North America, Europe
E. H. Wachs and Orbitalum Tools GmbH (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) companies) have joined forces and will now be identified as the ITW Orbital Cutting & Welding group, offering the same weld preparation equipment, orbital welding systems, and services as in the past. In addition, customers now...
Update from Germany
Interviews with several TUBE exhibitors revealed that the energy industry remains the biggest driver in the tube and pipe industry. The opportunities aren’t just in oil and gas, but also wind and even nuclear, despite the Fukushima incident. Meanwhile, a few vendors have come up with machines and processes that reduce tube and pipe consumption and waste, helping the industry deal with fluctuating metals prices.
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- From The Welder
Pipe-to-pipe weld heads available in three models
Model OP modular pipe-to-pipe weld heads are available from Orbitalum Tools GmbH. The compact units perform automated orbital GTAW with filler wire on unalloyed, low-alloy, and high-alloy pipes and their black-and-white connections. With their small modules (base machine, head module, and cold...
Scenes from Europe
Editor Eric Lundin recounts some of the product introductions and innovations seen at the TUBE expo in Düsseldorf, April 12-16, 2010.
Cordless machines square pipes, microfittings up to 2.5 in. OD
Orbitalum Tools has introduced the RPG 2.5 and RPG 2.5 Cordless tube squaring machines for pipes and microfittings up to 2.5 in. OD. The machines can face pipes and microfittings from unalloyed, low-alloy, and high-alloy steels with an OD range between 0.250 and 2.5 in. and a maximum pipe thickness...
Portable tube squaring machine introduced
Orbitalum Tools GmbH, formerly known as Georg Fischer Rohrverbindungstechnik GmbH, has introduced the portable RPG 8.6 tube squaring machine for tube end finishing. The unit produces square, burr-free end preps on stainless steel/high-alloy steel from 2 to 8.625 in. OD with a maximum wall thickness...
Georg Fischer changes name
As a result of its acquisition by Chicago-based Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Georg Fischer Rohrverbindungstechnik GmbH, Singen, Germany, has changed its name to Orbitalum Tools GmbH. There are no operational changes for suppliers or customers. The product portfolio comprises stationary and portable...
ITW purchases Georg Fischer Rohrverbindungstechnik GmbH
Georg Fischer Ltd., Schaffhausen, Switzerland, has announced it has sold its capital shares of Georg Fischer Rohrverbindungst echnik GmbH, Singen, Germany, to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, Ill. As a result of the sale, ITW gets enhanced access to the process piping industry. Georg Fischer...