December 2007
Investors In People
Messer Griesheim Ltd awarded the Investors in People accreditation. An investor in people develops effective strategies to improve the performance of the organisation through its people. This award highlights the commitment of the total workforce to our customers by applying a continuous improvement culture.

A Merry Christmas to One and All.
The response by Messer staff for donations this festive season to “Help the Aged” and “Children North East” has been very much appreciated. Both charities have extended their gratitude to all employees for their overwhelming response.

October 2007
Kjellberg - 85th Anniversary of Kjellberg Finsterwalde
140 guests accepted the invitation from Kjellberg Finsterwalde and witnessed the premiere of the HiFocus 440i plasma cutting system. (more)

September 2007
Hypertherm - Improving Plasma Cut Quality. Best Cuts Begin with System Components
Plasma is a quick and inexpensive way to cut metal. It can also deliver excellent cut quality. How can you be sure you’re getting the best possible cuts from your system? Hypertherm expert Tex Whiting offers some pointers in this article from the September edition of The Fabricator. (more)

August 2007
Kjellberg - 20 Million Euro Investment Program
An extensive programme of rationalisation and expansion investments by the Kjellberg foundation as a shareholder of Kjellberg Finsterwalde. (more)

May 2007
Hypertherm - New 50-amp Mild Steel Consumables Now Available for HyPerformance Plasma Systems
Hypertherm announces the release of new 50-amp cutting consumables for its HyPerformance plasma systems. The oxygen consumables were designed specifically to optimize the operation of HyPerformance plasma when cutting mild steel with a thickness between 22 gauge (0.8 mm) and 5/16 (8.0 mm) of an inch. (more)

Kjellberg - Longer Plasma Cutting with YellowXLife
New Kjellberg consumable part system extends life time considerably and reduces set-up time and operation costs. (more)

March 2005
Modern Cutting Technology in Magdeburg: Environmentally Friendly Plasma Cutting
This cutting process facilitates the production of highly accurate components from steel and aluminium because of its high cutting speeds with resultant low heating of the material being cut. This increased accuracy compared to conventional oxyfuel flame cutting satisfies the increasing demands of many users from the metalworking industry. (more)

January 2005
The Viaduct of Millau, France - Technical Masterpiece
The highest Freeway bridge in the world, the Viaduct of Millau, has been officially opened for traffic by the French President on 16.12.2004. With a height of 345 m, it is 20 m higher than the Eiffel Tower. Despite its length of 2.460 m and 36.000 tonnes of steel incorporated in it, the bridge was completed in a record time of only 3 years by the company Eiffel. (more)

MIG Acquires MEC Group from The Carlyle Group
Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group today announced to sell its 51% stake in MEC Holding GmbH to Messer Industrie GmbH. Messer Industrie GmbH, the holding company of the Messer family, based close to Frankfurt am Main, will thereafter own 100% of the MEC Group. (more)

October 2004
Improved Precision and Efficiency with the Revolutionary New Gas Flame Cutting Torch "ALFA"
Exactly 100 years after the development of the World's first gas flame cutting torch, Messer Cutting Systems, Groß-Umstadt, is presenting a completely new generation of gas flame cutting torches. The new ALFA torch is extremely insensitive to external influences, thus making especially precise and effective work possible. (more)

Global Control - The New Intelligence in Automatic Plasma and Gas Flame Cutting
Messer Cutting Systems, Germany, working with its centres of excellence in the USA and Asia has developed a completely new generation of cutting system controls - Global Control. This new development with an operator interface based on Microsoft.NET technology is claimed to be the most modern and flexible control for all plasma and gas flame cutting and marking centres. (more)

Hypertherm - Optimizing Consumable Life in Mechanized Plasma Cutting
In a properly functioning system, three key factors affect consumable life: number of pierces (stresses to the electrode during arc initiation and termination cause hafnium erosion), cut duration (heat stress developed during long cuts erodes the hafnium) and material thickness (thick materials require higher output current, which causes more rapid hafnium erosion. In addition, thick materials take longer to pierce, causing increased nozzle and electrode wear). (more)