1. Pro beam
Country: Germany
Founded: 1974
About the company:
Pro beam Group is a leading global company in the field of electron beam technology. The company offers services and equipment for welding, hardening, micro-drilling, and surface coating. For over 45 years, customers from over 40 countries have trusted Pro beam’s solutions.
The company has five offices in Germany, China, and the United States, employing over 430 people. The headquarters is located in Munich, Germany. Pro beam Group is renowned globally for its expertise in electron beam and laser technology.
The group provides comprehensive solutions for electron beam welding, drilling, and surface coating, with the option for customers to either entrust Pro beam with contract manufacturing or purchase customized equipment. With its technical expertise, the company can also act as a partner in the development process to help customers create an efficient production process.
Pro beam is dedicated to the development, establishment, program debugging, and sales of related products in electron beam technology.
2. CVE
Country: Britain
About the company:
Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (abbreviated as UK CVE) is a company with over 50 years of experience in producing electron beam welding machines and vacuum furnace equipment. It has established itself as one of the world’s leading companies in the research, development, and manufacture of electron beam welding machines.
Progressiveness and characteristics of equipment:
- High Pressure Electron Gun Vacuum System: UK CVE uses a double turbine molecular pump in its electron gun high vacuum system, which is the only one of its kind in the world. This prevents metal vapor from contaminating the electron gun and ensures a high vacuum.
- High Voltage Control: UK CVE uses a full closed loop high voltage control system, which includes filament current, bias voltage, and focusing current control. This allows for excellent parameter stability.
- Small Electron Beam Focus: The diameter of the electron beam focus is less than 0.05mm at a working distance of 300mm.
- Steam Protection Device: UK CVE uses a standard polyester film roll type steam protection device to prevent metal vapor from contaminating the optical observation system.
- Advanced Welding Processes: UK CVE uses world-advanced welding processes such as beam splitting welding, automatic focusing, and a high-definition video seam tracking system.
- Technical Support: UK CVE works closely with the British Welding Research Institute (TWI) to provide complete technical solutions and guarantees for welding process development.
- Portable Electron Beam Energy Density Measuring Device: UK CVE has developed a second-generation portable electron beam energy density measuring device in cooperation with TWI. This device can detect the output characteristics of the electron beam in real-time to maintain stable welding quality and reduce scrap rates to zero.
- Automatic Control System: The CNC system used by UK CVE is a Siemens 840D CNC system + PLC + PC, which forms an automatic control system.
- Low X-Ray Leakage Rate: The X-ray leakage rate of UK CVE’s equipment is less than 1.0uSv/h, ensuring the safety of operators.
The CVE Electron Beam Welding Machine, developed by Cambridge Vacuum Engineering Co., Ltd., is a cutting-edge precision welding equipment of the new generation.
Compared to other electronic welding machines, the CVE Electron Beam Welding Machine boasts stable performance, easy filament replacement, and low maintenance costs thanks to the implementation of direct heated fixed torch technology.
The CVE Electron Beam Welding Machine has a comprehensive range, including three series: high voltage, medium voltage, and low voltage. The machine’s power output can range from 15 kW to 200 kW, and the vacuum chamber size can vary from 0.3 cubic meters to 45 cubic meters.
3. PTR
Country: Germany
About the company:
PTR Strahltechnik GmbH is a globally recognized medium-sized enterprise that has been at the forefront of the development of electron beam mechanical welding, hardening, and drilling for several decades.
The company provides highly sophisticated and effective welding equipment to the global technology industry, drawing on decades of expertise, reliable technology, and technical expertise.
As a result, clients can benefit from the extensive knowledge, expertise, and experience of PTR Strahltechnik’s team of technical specialists.
4. TECHMETA
Country: France
Founded: 1964
About the company:
Founded in 1964, TECHNETA has over 50 years of experience in the field of electron beam welding technology. They offer a wide range of vacuum electron beam welding machines in various types and specifications, serving clients from all industries worldwide. With over 100 sets of equipment operating in China, TECHNETA is a major foreign supplier of electron beam welding machines in the country.
Since 1985, TECHNETA has been a trusted partner in numerous significant international projects, including the welding project for the French Navy’s nuclear submarines, the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the European Ariana V rocket booster welding project, and the international U-sub detector 2500m long aluminum alloy superconducting coil continuous welding project at CERN (European Atomic Energy Commission).
In 2002, TECHNETA established a technical service center in China, staffed by three professional and fully-trained technical service engineers. These experts are able to provide prompt and comprehensive technical support to Chinese users, covering all aspects of the electron beam welding process, including after-sales service, operation training, and more.
5. Paton
Country: Ukraine
Founded: 1934
About the company:
The Zhejiang Paton Welding Technology Research Institute is a private non-enterprise organization established in partnership between the Xiaoshan District People’s Government of Hangzhou City, the Paton Welding Research Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and Zhejiang Golden Egg Technology Co., Ltd.
The research institute’s goal is to align with the provincial party committee and government’s plan for supply-side structural reform and innovation-driven development. It aims to increase the effective supply of industrial innovation and improve the industrial public service capacity by unifying and improving the industrial and regional innovation public service platform.
The institute is working to accelerate the development of industrial innovation service complexes, gather more resources for innovation, quickly transform innovative achievements, and provide support for the growth of high-tech, green, intelligent, and service-oriented industries. Through the introduction of advanced technology, equipment, and the leading talent team from the Barton Research Institute, the institute aims to improve the level of the manufacturing industry in the province and enhance product quality and competitiveness.
The research institute is dedicated to modern welding technology, advanced welding materials, and intelligent welding equipment. It aims to innovate, promote, cultivate talent, and industrialize key and common welding technology.
After a decade of work, the institute has transformed into an international center for welding technology services, integrating research and application of welding process, welding materials, and welding equipment. It has helped Xiaoshan District become a hub for intelligent manufacturing innovation and development in the province.
6. Sciakyi
Country: USA
Founded: 1939
About the company:
Established in 1939, Sciaky is a trusted supplier of advanced welding systems and on-site welding services in the manufacturing industry. The company offers a range of electron beam welding machines, electron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) solutions, and advanced arc welding machines to meet the diverse needs of its customers.
As a global provider of flexible and excellent welding solutions, Sciaky is renowned for its electron beam welding technology and its leadership in the field of metal additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing. With a base station in West Asia and its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, the company is committed to providing world-class engineering design and extensive research and development capabilities.
The Sciaky headquarters in Chicago, Illinois is a state-of-the-art facility covering over 140,000 square feet.
The Chicago headquarters of Sciaky is where all welding services, design, manufacturing, software and hardware R&D, testing, research and development are conducted. Sciaky is a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, Inc.
7. Evobeam
Country: Germany
Founded: 2011
About the company:
EVOBEAM has over 30 years of expertise in the production and development of vacuum equipment and has been providing optimization solutions for high-precision and high-productivity manufacturing processes in the automotive and aerospace industries.
In addition to its focus on additive manufacturing, vacuum electron beam welding, and vacuum laser welding technology and equipment, EVOBEAM has extensive experience in vacuum furnaces, vacuum presses, CNC systems, and real-time control systems.
EVOBEAM’s expertise in vacuum technology and welding technology, including electron beam and laser, has made it a leader in the field. The company’s extensive metallurgical knowledge enables it to provide turnkey systems, welding, and after-sales services throughout the life cycle of parts, particularly for refractory metals.
8. THD
Country: China
About the company:
Guilin Shida Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Guilin Shida Electromechanical Technology Engineering Co., Ltd.) is a private high-tech enterprise located in the Talent Science Park of the Guilin National High-Tech Development Zone in Guangxi, China. The company specializes in the production of vacuum electron beam welding machines and vacuum electron beam smelting furnaces.
With over 20 years of experience in the production of electron beam equipment, Shida’s products are widely used in various industries, including aerospace, aviation, nuclear, automotive, instrumentation, electrical, and more. The company’s electron beam welding equipment is also exported to Southeast Asia.
Shida has incorporated advanced foreign technology and has developed key technologies such as the high-performance flip electron gun and high-frequency inverter switching power supply for accelerating voltage. These advancements have brought the THDW series electron beam welding station to the forefront of international advanced technology.
From July 2005 to July 2007, Shida Company received support from the Technology Innovation Fund of the Ministry of Science and Technology for Small and Medium-sized Technological Enterprises and the Science and Technology Project Fund of Guilin Hi-Tech Zone. During this time, the company successfully developed a 150 KV high-voltage electron beam welder with full independent intellectual property rights.
In December 2007, the development was accepted by the Guilin National Hi-Tech Zone Science and Technology Bureau and Guangxi Science and Technology Department, and was submitted to the Innovation Fund Management Center.
In March 2007, the industrialization project of Shida’s high-voltage electron beam welding machine was appraised by the Guilin Science and Technology Bureau as a scientific and technological achievement.
In April 2007, the industrialization project was also recognized as a scientific and technological research achievement by Guangxi.
In September 2007, Shida Company entered into a contract with the Guilin Science and Technology Bureau for the “Construction of Guilin SME Innovation Technology Service Network System and Application Demonstration of Enterprise Informatization Integration Technology”.
In January 2010, Shida expanded its electron beam welding capabilities to the field of automobile power battery manufacturing by developing a high-efficiency electron beam welding machine specifically designed for the needs of this industry.
From 2005 to 2015, the company also developed several electron beam 3D printing (rapid prototyping, additive manufacturing) equipment, which have been successfully applied in the aerospace and other industries.
In 2015, Shida was awarded the first prize in the Guangxi Science and Technology Invention Award. In 2017, the company’s steel plate vacuum composite electron beam welding machine project won the prize in the Guangxi Industrial Innovation Competition.
In 2022, Guilin Shida was selected as one of the fourth batch of small giant enterprises specializing in new and special products.
Shida Company has a team of highly skilled and technologically advanced personnel, and has established a comprehensive management and service system that integrates product development, design, production, and sales.
The company was certified with the ISO9000 quality management system in 2001 and has consistently been recognized as a “reliable and trustworthy unit.”
Adhering to its quality policy of “no best, only better, with continuous improvement being our eternal goal,” Shida places a strong emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction. The company strictly adheres to the ISO9001 quality management system and provides a full range of services, including consultation, test welding, equipment purchase, personnel training, equipment maintenance, and spare parts supply.
The electron beam welding center of Shida Company offers a wide range of electron beam welding services, providing fast, high-quality, and cost-effective services with expert technology to its customers.
9. Strong
Country: China
Founded: 2004
About the company:
Guilin Strong Vacuum CNC Equipment Co., Ltd. was established in January 2004 and is located at Plot C, No. Z-7-1, Tieshan Industrial Park in the Guilin National High-Tech Development Zone in Guangxi, China.
The company covers an area of 23 mu, with a modern and standard industrial plant of approximately 8000m2.
Guilin Strong Vacuum CNC Equipment Co., Ltd. is dedicated to researching and developing various applications and equipment utilizing vacuum electron beam technology, and is recognized as a national high-tech enterprise and gazelle enterprise.
10. TETA
Country: Russia
Founded: 2008
About the company:
Founded in 2008, TETA is dedicated to the design and production of electron beam welding equipment. The company has its own research and development team and production workshop, which can meet all design, R&D, and production needs.
TETA’s manufacturing capabilities include:
- A manufacturing, R&D, and office area of 3000m.
- Over 20 machining and welding equipment.
- Over 100 testing instruments.
- 4 electron beam welding machines for R&D and testing.
As a professional electron beam welding company, TETA can offer standard models of welding equipment, as well as customized equipment to meet specific customer requirements. The company also provides equipment installation, debugging, and after-sales service.
TETA currently has 60 experienced professional and technical personnel who are focused on the development and production of electron guns, vacuum systems, electrical transmission, and process control systems. The company’s R&D team is comprised of many scientists and engineers with over 20 years of experience in electron beam welding.
TETA has been certified under the ISO9001: 2008 quality system, and has successfully supplied electron beam welding equipment to a large number of users in various industries, including aerospace, aviation weapons, the nuclear industry, automobile manufacturing, scientific research institutes, and others.
TETA’s product offerings include:
- Electron beam welding machines (with electron gun power ranging from 2kW to 60kW and acceleration voltage of 30kV, 60kV, or 150kV)
- Electron guns (with power ranging from 2kW to 900kW and the ability to use direct heated, intermediate heated cathode, or plasma cathode)
- Electron beam melting furnace equipment
- Electron beam coating equipment
- Electron beam 3D printing equipment (with a vacuum chamber size up to 15m)
