TPT November 2011

T echnology U pdate

Economic tube production SEUTHE GmbH is part of the Austrian engineering and plant building ASMAG group. The direct forming by FCF ® prevents this. This sounds something less than spectacular, but this material loss is a countable and considerable figure on a profit and loss account. Profile production with FCF ® saves up to 8% of strip material!

tool roll change. The dimensional change takes now 15–45 minutes. Seuthe has held the patent for this direct forming technology for 13 years and improved this technology through the years to provide a sophisticated production solution. Many references of this direct forming method throughout the globe confirm its economic value and customer satisfaction. In 112 years at the market, Seuthe gained good experience to realise projects economically and profitably in Made in Germany quality. The company said that even 50 years from now, Seuthe production lines can still be working reliably and economically.

Its state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities support Seuthe GmbH’s high level of in-house production and allowed to deliver every second month one complete FCF ® section mill to European tube producers in the first half of 2011. Patented since 1998, the FCF ® (Flexible Cold Forming) technology offers unbeatable advantages and even more in conjunction with Seuthe’s financing programme. The company directly shapes the square or rectangular profile from the strip. The formerly used method of shaping a mother tube under high forces to a quadrangle profile created a material thickening in the corner radii.

The idea of linear cage forming has been brought to an advanced level by Seuthe. Well developed universal tool rolls enable the production of a wide dimension range – inclusive of all in-between dimensions. All the operator needs to do is to chose the pre-setted dimension or to insert the new dimension values at the operator desk. The machine will automatically adjust all forming rolls accordingly. No need to stop the production line for hours because of the time-consuming

Seuthe GmbH – Germany Email: info@seuthe.com Website: www.seuthe.com

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