CVE pushes boundaries in high productivity welding of heavy section steel with Ebflow
Company redefining what’s possible with commercial electron beam welding to shorten timescales for critical infrastructure fabrication projects
Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (CVE) today announced that it continues to set new standards in commercial electron beam welding innovation. The company’s proprietary Ebflow technology is now routinely delivering rapid, high quality, deep section welds of 250mm nuclear grade steel in a single pass; with the team actively engaged in commercial projects exploring the welding of even thicker steel sections.
By delivering rapid weld completion and consistent, repeatable results, Ebflow significantly accelerates the production of large-scale steel components for critical infrastructure projects across the nuclear, defence and energy sectors.
As interest in its technology grows, CVE is continuing to advance the capabilities of Ebflow through development programmes focused on welding steel sections exceeding 300mm, responding to growing commercial demand.
Ebflow is a unique reduced pressure, electron beam welding technology with the potential to revolutionise engineering projects worldwide. Proven to be 30 times faster than conventional submerged arc welding, Ebflow offers transformational gains in productivity.
Crucially, it also uses significantly less power, consuming 75% less energy than standard comparable processes – helping companies reduce their carbon footprint. The technology employs a rapid, non-stop, focused beam of high-energy electrons to fuse metal with exceptional precision and minimal distortion.
Nic Vincent, Sales & Marketing Director for Ebflow at CVE said: “As companies around the world seek to strengthen industrial capabilities and accelerate investments in critical infrastructure, energy security and defence, innovations like Ebflow have an increasingly important role to play.
By enabling the fast, efficient manufacture of complex, high-integrity components, our technology will shorten project timescales, strengthen supply chains and support the delivery of the infrastructure needed to build a more secure and resilient future.”
“Routinely achieving rapid, high-quality welds, on 250mm thick steel for commercial applications, is a milestone in commercial engineering – but we aren’t stopping there. We know Ebflow is capable of much more and are now actively pushing its limits in response to requirements emerging from different industries.”
CVE’s latest work demonstrates the maturity of its Ebflow process and its potential to transform how high-integrity components can be manufactured.
For more information about CVE’s Ebflow technology, or to discuss the deployment of the system in specific industry projects, please email: sales@camvaceng.com or go to www.ebflow.com or www.camvaceng.com. You can also call the team on: +44 (0) 1223 863481.
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