TPT March 2015

Industry News

Kemppi releases ARC System 3

Optimised steel making KANTO Steel Ltd has signed off on performance savings for the supply and purchase of an EFSOP ® Holistic Optimization System that was commissioned in the spring 2014. The EFSOP system was installed at the EAF#1 ‘top charged’ 90t furnace at the Kanto steel plant in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan. Consumption savings attained during the project lifecycle were electrical 0.5 per cent, oxygen 8 per cent, kerosene 20 per cent, and an increase in yield of 0.5 per cent. Overall consumption savings reached were slightly more than 190JPY/t. Tenova Goodfellow Inc – Canada Email: goodfellow@ca.tenovagroup.com Website: www.tenova.com

“We are delighted to announce the launch of the new Kemppi ARC System 3 and the acquisition of WeldindustryAS. Kemppi has been impressed by the accomplishments of the Weldindustry team and the Weldeye solution, being the most advanced of its kind. Kemppi ARC System 3, on the other hand, is the most advanced solution for combining equipment technology and online data for welding management. With these two state-of-the-art solutions, we are looking forward to an exciting future together for the benefit of our customers,” said Anssi Rantasalo, CEO of Kemppi. “It is exciting that my company has found a new home in one of the globally leading groups of the welding industry,” said Tore Haukanes, founder of Weldindustry AS.

framag Industrieanlagenbau GmbH Neukirchner Straße 9 A-4873 Frankenburg Tel.: +43(0)7683/5040 Fax: +43(0)7683/5040-86 E-Mail: o.schwarze@framag.com www.framag.com THE Kemppi ARC System 3 is a new modular software solution for improved welding management. The tailored toolbox enables the customer to choose modules for developing any part of the production process – quality, project management or productivity. Kemppi ARC System 3 is part of Kemppi’s new TWXM solution concept. The offering has recently been completed with WeldEye ® , welding quality and documentation software by Norwegian Weldindustry AS, acquired by Kemppi in December 2013. The acquisition is an important step in Kemppi’s strategy for the future. Weldindustry is one of the pioneers in the development of welding management software and its WeldEye solution is a leading industry brand. The Norwegian market has a strong focus on the offshore industry, which has provided an excellent platform for developing high-tech solutions for welding quality management.

Kemppi Oy – Finland Website: www.kemppi.com

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