TPT May 2014

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A perfect solution for capacity optimising from Upcast

lines and in worst case neither one being fully utilised all the year round. With the UPCAST ® -Hybrid line one can optimise the full capacity between both products or sometimes for only the other product. The technology is the result of consistent UPCAST ® R&D work, which is carried out by experts at the company’s Pilot Plant. The company is determined to stay on top of the development in its field and is continuously looking for improvements, new products and applications to meet the changing requirements of the customers and markets. Production lines are never short- term investments, but the customers are carefully planning their capital expenditures for years ahead. UPCAST ® continuous casting lines are reliable and fully operating every day of the week. This would not be possible without a fast, reliable and continuous UPCAST ® customer service for consumables and spare parts. The opposite could mean major losses through the lost production time for customers. Upcast is at your service – continuously. You can visit the company at stand No 7-5 B14 at Tube Russia.

takes place. However, at any given time just one will be used for casting purposes while the other would be in a standby position. Such an arrangement allows two different types of melt to be continuously available – eg oxygen free copper for rod and DHP copper for tube. Typically just one product type is cast at a time but the hybrid casting machine allows rod and tube to be cast simultaneously when produced from the same type of melt. The hybrid solution is very good for the companies who have a certain capacity requirement for both rod and tube – no need to have two separate

AFTER the advent of UPCAST ® -SGTube it was only a matter of time before a hybrid system capable of casting both rod and tube would emerge. UPCAST ® -Hybrid technology is based on using the same equipment for casting both products. This has been achieved by modifying certain product-specific parts of the UPCAST ® -SGTube casting machine and coilers to facilitate easy changeover. The flexibility of the product mix makes the hybrid system a cost- effective solution for companies with a diverse product portfolio. A hybrid configuration may have two separate furnaces fromwhich the casting The UPCAST ® -Hybrid system was a natural next step

Upcast OY – Finland Fax: +358 207 577 401 Email: sales@upcast.com Website: www.upcast.com

Sheet metal working lines FASPAR SpA is a machine builder in the Milan area of Italy. Formerly a producer of presses, since 1977 the company has manufactured complete sheet metal working lines (coil processing equipment). With a 4,000m 2 covered production area, Faspar’s main products include surface finishing lines, slitting lines, levelling, straightening and cut-to- length lines (with rotary, flying and me- chanical shear), feeding and pressing/

service centres, automotive industry, white goods industry and panel manufacturers. The company is a supplier to international groups such as ThyssenKrupp Group, Sassoli Group, Sandvik, Metecno Group, Ugine & Alz (Arcelor Group), Acesita, and other important service centres worldwide. Over 300 Faspar machines are used in Italy, Europe, Russia, Asia, North and South America and Africa by a wide range of users.

punching lines, tension/ stretch levelling lines, and sandwich panel lines. Processed material can be mild/carbon steel, galvanised steel, pre- painted steel, stainless steel, aluminium, titanium, copper or tin plate. Faspar’s customised products serve steel

Faspar SpA – Italy Email: faspar@faspar.it Website: www.faspar.it

Faspar slitting line

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