Welcome to the
Columbus Competence
Center

The Columbus Competence Center is the pulsating heart of Columbus, that pushes the innovative progress in vacuum press technology with every beat. It is a place for research, development, further education and encounter.

Here all Columbus machines are being developed and improved. Furthermore, together with interested parties and users, new materials and possibilities are being tested in order to expand the knowledge about the vacuum press technology and make it profitable to use. Here also all training courses and workshops take place, through which customers and prospective customers can learn all about the concentrated power of the vacuum and its infinite possibilities.

The Columbus Competence Center is located right in the creative heart of Europe — in the Tabakfabrik Linz. As an innovative center and partner of San José, the capital of the Silicon Valley, the Tabakfabrik also offers a place of creation for great ideas, collaborations and innovations.

News from the Competence Center

The world of Columbus is always turning. Every day, Columbus does everything in its power to develop new technologies, improve existing ones, test applications and explore innovative materials. In addition, Columbus is represented at all major trade fairs to always present the latest products to the world. In the section "News from the Competence Center", interested parties will always find the latest news and also have the opportunity to present their own experiences.
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Combitherm forms Kerrock in Belgium
Exceptional machines for an exceptional design future
The Columbus expert from England
Consistent quality all over the globe
Columbus makes the impossible possible
VIDEO: Seamless veneering in just a few working steps
Success through vacuum technology
With a vacuum press from Columbus you can manufacture truly extraordinary products.
Columbus on Fairs
Here you can find out where we are exhibiting this year.
Spontaneous event in the Competence Center
Digital and 3D-Printing for the advertising industry
Columbus Story
Chosen among 700 candidates
Customer Story
Hymer
Customer Story
North German Broadcasting works with Columbus
Columbus Story
Why Columbus?

VIDEOS from the
Competence CenteR

The video gallery offers the best opportunity to experience the incredible variety of applications of Columbus vacuum presses up close. On the basis of descriptive video material and concrete examples, new applications, processing techniques and innovative materials are presented. As a result, Columbus customers and interested parties are constantly being given new input on how to expand their production spectrum, increase the efficiency of familiar work steps and create extraordinary unique items that will delight customers.
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Columbus Videos - Columbus Produktion Tischplatte
Production table top
Seamless veneering in just a few working steps
Columbus-Corian-Säulenverkleidung
Production of a pillar cladding
That's how easy it works with Corian
Laminated bending
Laminated bending
It's so easy
Columbus-Corian-Waschtisch
Manifacture of a washbasin
Corian simply form with vacuum technology from Columbus
Columbus-Tiefziehen
Deep drawing of printed PET G
Columbus-Resysta-Waschtisch
Production of a washbasin from rice husks
The fascinating new Resysta easily deformed
Laminating with foils
Laminating with foils
Working with Performer
Columbus-Resysta-Säulenverkleidung
A pillar cladding from Resysta
The perfect material for outdoor use
Foil laminating of a small workpiece
Foil laminating of a small workpiece
Working with Performer

Manfred Mueller
Technical director
of Columbus

Manfred Mueller is a state-certified furniture and interior designer, master carpenter, industrial manager and for more than 10 years the technical director of the Columbus Competence Center. As senior supervisor, he is responsible for the development and improvement of all Columbus machines, as well as for the entire research related to application possibilities and materials. Furthermore, he is the senior supervisor of the further education and training program.

„Every day we go the extra mile to develop the best machines and find the most profitable solutions for our customers to manufacture their workpieces.“
About Manfred Mueller

Tabakfabrik
the creative heart of Europe

The „Tabakfabrik“ is located in the creative heart of Europe and is therefore often referred to as the same. It is a direct partner of San José, the capital of Silicon Valley, and is based on the four pillars of creativity, sociality, work and education. Because of this, it provides the perfect place for great innovations. Located in the heart of the city of Linz, a former working-class city, it also represents a place today that combines traditional craftsmanship with modern and innovative solutions of the future. Since the Columbus concept is ideally suited to that of the Tabakfabrik, Columbus was selected from 700 applicants to settle in the Tabakfabrik and benefit from this innovative engine. There would be no better corporate location for Columbus.

Process of
Collaboration

Columbus stands for honest, partnership-based cooperation and transparency. Only in this way is it possible, together with customers, to follow the path of sustainable success. In order to be able to get an idea of the cooperation with Columbus in advance, here is a possible procedure for all interested parties.
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