The partnership will involve Rhodes Interform acting as distributor for Dr. Hochstrate Maschinenbau GmbH in the UK and Ireland for its range of hydraulic folding machines and guillotines.
Dr. Hochstrate Maschinenbau, based in the Ennepe-Rhur area of Germany, near Dortmund, has over the past 40 years become renowned for its folding machines manufactured for the sheet metal processing industries.
Explains Rhodes Interform technical sales manager Steve Jackson: “We’re delighted with the new distributor agreement with Dr. Hochstrate Maschinenbau, which will enable us to extend our range and develop new business opportunities within the sheet metal processing industries.
“These machines are renowned for being easy to operate, extremely versatile, as well as efficient and reliable and we are looking forward to demonstrating their benefits to companies across the UK and Ireland.”
Rhodes Interform will be a distributor of 160 machines from the range, which can be equipped with 20 special features, to enable each to be tailored to suit individual customer demands.
In addition, extras are available with every machine including a patented hydraulic camber device ensuring perfect bends irrespective of the thickness or length of bend, front and rear gauges, automatic sheet thickness detection, touch screen CNC control and automatic tool clamping for upper and lower beams.
Each machine is manufactured and tested in Germany.
