{"id":3680,"date":"2023-11-15T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcw.be\/cases\/%wcw-cases%\/ivens-microstep\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:56:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:56:05","slug":"ivens","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/ivens\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivens |\u00a0Microstep"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3680\" class=\"elementor elementor-3680 elementor-3591\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"cases\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f33bda1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f33bda1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16966daf\" data-id=\"16966daf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bc7c9eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bc7c9eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d08aea4\" data-id=\"7d08aea4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5f1451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b5f1451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CASE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66733fcb\" data-id=\"66733fcb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebb8526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ebb8526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ivens<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cdfeb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11cdfeb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">\"We work more efficiently than ever before.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-15fd9130 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15fd9130\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/ivens-microstep\/#ivens\"><span style=\"color: #ff2d21;\">Discover this case<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1a6abd\" data-id=\"c1a6abd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd282e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bd282e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"iframe\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TkmxjBFbqv0?cc_lang_pref=en&cc_load_policy=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-194dc4dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"194dc4dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"ivens\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-586f1ae8\" data-id=\"586f1ae8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c178d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c178d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ivens250-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3623\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a068440\" data-id=\"5a068440\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f309490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f309490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">Over Ivens<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3b3fde elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a3b3fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ivens was founded in 1930 by the great-grandfather of Peter Van de Perck, who as the current managing director, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the fourth generation of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Antwerp family<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> business<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-306ba5f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"306ba5f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f05987\" data-id=\"9f05987\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675b95f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"675b95f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-7-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3602\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-7-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ee65995\" data-id=\"4ee65995\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e371cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57e371cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> early days, Ivens mainly built storage tanks for the food industry and underground oil tanks. Since the rise of the petrochemical industry in the 1960s, t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he company mainly focuses on this market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tanks they build go up to <strong>18 meters high<\/strong> and <strong>50 metres in diameter<\/strong>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For that, they need high-quality cutting machines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ivens uses two plasma cutting machines from Wouters Cutting &amp; Welding. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of 14 x 3 metres and one of\u00a0 21 x 4,5 metres<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that last one has been renewed recently.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f92770e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f92770e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22b5b979\" data-id=\"22b5b979\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ba4e11 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72ba4e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1-1024x898.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3629\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1-1024x898.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1-1536x1348.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a934b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49a934b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<strong>After 14 years of intensive use<\/strong>, the machine needed to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be replaced<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">therefore<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contacted our trusted supplier, WCW, who <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recommended<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a <strong>CombiCut machine from Microstep<\/strong>,&#8221; says production manager Kris Luyten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Whereas the previous machine had a plasma source of 260 A, the new source has now been <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increased<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to 450 A. This means we can now cut <strong>plates up to 50 mm <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>thickness<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But cutting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thick<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plates also requires <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">precision<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plates must match exactly and they must\u00a0 have precise bolt holes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The cut <strong>remains perfectly straight<\/strong> thanks to Kjellberg&#8217;s ContourCut technology. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now we can make even more parts, such as lifting lugs, ourselves.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-548d8474\" data-id=\"548d8474\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a2623 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25a2623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1-1024x898.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3629\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1-1024x898.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1-1536x1348.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-4-1.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc612dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc612dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-374f6a5\" data-id=\"374f6a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9d408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc9d408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-5-1-1024x898.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3632\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-5-1-1024x898.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-5-1-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-5-1-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-5-1-1536x1348.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-5-1.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a7fa15\" data-id=\"1a7fa15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f4cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05f4cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 14 years<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the old machine and the new one. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> improvements do they see, besides the ContourCut technology?<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The previous plasma cutting machine could already cut at an angle, but that bevel technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has now improved<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This allows us to <\/span><strong>create bevels<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in preparation for welding. Previously, we often did this on a milling machine in another department. Now we work not only faster, but also safer, by avoiding this internal transport.&#8221;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;In addition, there <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also a software update. The software communicates with both our plasma cutting machines.The advantage of this is that we can now monitor our entire production and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> read all the data in one report.&#8221;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though the machine was big and new, <strong>the impact on our operators was minimal<\/strong>, says Van de Perck<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e7705e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e7705e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39d9c6e\" data-id=\"39d9c6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d4be4 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24d4be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1-1024x898.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1-1024x898.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1-1536x1348.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b9e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3b9e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<strong>The machine control <\/strong><\/span><strong>has remained the same<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which played a part in our choice for Wouters <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cutting &amp; Welding. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This allows us to keep our employees working on both cutting machines, after a basic training.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But this wasn\u2019t the only reason for choosing Wouters Welding &amp; Cutting again <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;In case of any <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">technical problems<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we need to be up and running again as soon as possible. Wouters Cutting &amp; Welding has already proven their added value here in the past in terms of <strong>maintenance and short response time<\/strong>, thanks to their <strong>experienced service technicians<\/strong> and proximity from Turnhout. As a distributor, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they really make a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">difference for us with their <strong>short <\/strong><\/span><strong>communication lines<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> and easy accessibility<\/strong> in case of problems. Being both Flemish family businesses, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we share<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the same values. You can definitely say we are a match.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ec1a7b\" data-id=\"2ec1a7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f07a5 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6f07a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1-1024x898.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1-1024x898.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1-1536x1348.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-8-1.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f710c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f710c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a6f3cd6\" data-id=\"7a6f3cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad964bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad964bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3617\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14784add\" data-id=\"14784add\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f81ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f81ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-6-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3605\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-6-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d539760\" data-id=\"5d539760\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839c01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"839c01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-3-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a7a1d4c\" data-id=\"3a7a1d4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7072f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7072f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-9-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3626\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wcw-ivens-9-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-719fa46e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"719fa46e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-9664 cases type-cases status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry wcw-cases-microstep\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/mallens-esprit\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9640\" alt=\"Esprit lasersnijmachine Mallens Constructietechniek\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/mallens-esprit\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMallens | Esprit\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How Mallens Constructietechniek achieves greater speed and precision with the Esprit laser cutting machine. 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From its headquarters in Harelbeke, Geldof carries out EPC projects from design to assembly for customers worldwide. With more than 170 employees and modern machinery, the company guarantees high-quality steel structures for demanding industrial applications.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/pema\/geldof-pema\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Geldof |\u00a0PEMA\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore about this case \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8526 cases type-cases status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry wcw-cases-microstep\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/baekelandt-microstep\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8480\" alt=\"Baekelandt Wim Metaalconstructie - WCW realisatie (46)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/baekelandt-microstep\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBaekelandt |\u00a0MicroStep\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Baekelandt Wim Metaalconstructie is a family business based in Kuurne, specialising in metalworking and custom steel structures. 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