Developer and manufacturer of electron beam machines for welding, drilling and surface treatment.
GLOBAL BEAM TECHNOLOGIES AG
Maisach · Langenselbold · China (Beijing Aijiemo Robotic System Co., Ltd.) · USANew on Amplifa
About Global Beam Technologies
Global Beam Technologies AG, based in Maisach near Munich, is an internationally active company in the field of electron beam technology and develops and manufactures electron beam machines and systems for welding, drilling and surface treatment. GBT was formed from the merger of Steigerwald Strahltechnik GmbH with PTR Strahltechnik GmbH, two pioneering companies in EB technology; more than 60 years ago, Dr. Steigerwald already brought electron beam technology into industrial application. The product range includes large-chamber and small-chamber EB machines, indexing machines, Non-Vac machines for atmospheric EB welding, and production machines for mass-produced parts of the EB K series, which can be integrated into fully automated lines and cells with transport and loading equipment. In addition to machine building, the GBT group offers contract manufacturing and welding trials on its own EB machines as well as service and maintenance. Customers come from the automotive and supply industries, aerospace, turbine engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, medical technology, and research and development; reference customers include Rolls Royce, MTU, ZF and Volkswagen.
- Site
- Maisach
- Processes
- Electron beam welding (vacuum), Atmospheric EB welding (Non-Vac), Electron beam drilling, Electron beam hardening, Surface modification / EB surface treatment, Contract manufacturing / welding trials on own EB machines, Electron beam and laser welding (field of investment), Development, design, manufacture and sale of beam processing technology systems
- Materials
- Metals (general, material combinations can be joined), Electron beam welding (vacuum), Atmospheric EB welding (Non-Vac), Electron beam drilling, Electron beam hardening, Surface modification, Metals and material combinations
- Industries
- Automotive and suppliers, Aerospace, Turbine engineering, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Medical technology
- 01
Engineering and design of the EB systems
- 02
Manufacturing of the machines and systems
- 03
Integration of automation, transport and loading equipment
- 04
Contract manufacturing and welding trials on own EB machines
- 05
Service and maintenance
Materials and Processes
Electron beam welding (vacuum)
Joining of complex workpieces with low heat input, high welding speed and the ability to join material combinations.
Atmospheric EB welding (Non-Vac)
Welding without a vacuum chamber and without evacuation time, also economical for bulky workpieces.
Electron beam drilling
Precise drilling with the electron beam as a complementary machining process.
Electron beam hardening
Hardening of components using EB technology as a heat treatment process.
Surface modification
EB-assisted surface treatment for targeted modification of component properties.
Metals and material combinations
EB processes are suitable for joints that are difficult or impossible to realize with other fusion welding processes.
Locations
Maisach
DEHeadquarters, development and sales
- Materials
- Metals
- EB large-chamber machines
- EB small-chamber machines (universal chamber machines)
- EB indexing machines
- EB Non-Vac machines
- EB production machines EB K
- Automation modules
Langenselbold
DELocation of PTR Strahltechnik GmbH
Beijing
CNLocation of Beijing Aijiemo Robotic System Co., Ltd., manufacturing of EB machines for the Asian market
- EB machines of various series
- Automation technology
USA
USLocation of the GBT group
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electron beam welding (vacuum)Joining | – | – | – | – | Metals, Material combinations |
| Atmospheric EB welding (Non-Vac)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electron beam drillingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electron beam hardeningHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surface modification / EB surface treatmentSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contract manufacturing / welding trials on own EB machinesJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electron beam and laser welding (field of investment)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development, design, manufacture and sale of beam processing technology systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB large-chamber machine | Global Beam Technologies AG | – | – | – | – |
| EB small-chamber machine (universal chamber machine) | Global Beam Technologies AG | – | – | – | – |
| EB indexing machine | Global Beam Technologies AG | – | – | – | – |
| EB Non-Vac (atmospheric) machine | Global Beam Technologies AG | – | – | – | – |
| EB production machines for mass-produced parts (integrable into automated lines/cells) | Global Beam Technologies AG EB K (product series) | – | – | – | – |
| Automation modules (transport and loading equipment) | Global Beam Technologies AG | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- ca. 1960er
Dr. Steigerwald brings electron beam technology into industrial application.
- 2016
Formation of GBT from the merger of Steigerwald Strahltechnik GmbH with PTR Strahltechnik GmbH; last change in the commercial register on 28.01.2016.