TPT May 2014

Diary of Tube Events

Linear cage forming tube mill produced OLIMPIA 80 has successfully commissioned in Turkey a linear cage forming tube mill destined to produce square and rectangular tube sections in carbon steel. The line can produce square sections from 30x30 to 80x80mm and rectangular sections from 60x30 to 110x40mm, in a thickness range from 1 to 6mm, with maximum speed of 120m/min. The mill can produce all square and rectangular tubes within the size range, without changing any roll in forming, welding, sizing, straightening and cutting sections. The average time of changing tube dimensions is approximately 15 minutes. The main characteristics of the technology are simplicity and rapidity in changing diameter; easy maintenance; and simplicity in software utilisation. The mill allows the production of both square and rectangular tubes by means of a computerised control able to save production data in recipes that can be easily recalled. It is possible to create a particular shape with different angles, and from the PC the ‘tube flower’ of the tube to be produced can be viewed. Tube OD changing time for the forming section is around 3 to 5 minutes. All the axes are controlled by hydraulic motors with encoder, and the strip feeding is provided by vectorial motor with inverter (closed loop). Olimpia also has other pending orders for similar lines for round and sections in carbon steel and stainless steel, destined for the European market.

2014

14-17 May Lamiera (Bologna, Italy) International Exhibition www.lamiera.net

3-6 June Tube Russia (Moscow, Russia) International Exhibition www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com 24-27 September Tube China 2014 (Shanghai, China) International Exhibition www.tubechina.net 21-25 October EuroBlech (Hanover, Germany) International Exhibition www.euroblech.com 28-30 October Tube India 2014 (Mumbai, India) International Exhibition www.tubeindia.com

10-12 November Fabtech (Atlanta, USA) International Exhibition www.fabtechexpo.com

2-4 December Valveworld (Düsseldorf, Germany) International Exhibition www.valveworldexpo.com 11-13 December Indometal Tube (Jakarta, Indonesia) International Exhibition www.indometal.net

2015

10-13 January Tube Arabia (Dubai, UAE) International Exhibition www.tekno-arabia.com

Olimpia 80 Srl – Italy Fax: +39 0523 864584

Email: olimpia@olimpia80.com Website: www.olimpia80.com

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