TPT January 2013

Industry News

METALUBE invests in cutting- edge software

and finished products and operatives will now be able to access and process information at any time from hand-held devices. Robert Brown added: “The advantages are considerable – we can now trace batch numbers; who signed for what, when and where; what’s in stock; what’s being produced and what’s available at a simple touch of a button.”

investment for Metalube and is part of our overall 10-year growth plan, in which we aim to be industry leaders in technology. SAP will also incorporate our subsidiary companies in Brazil, China and India all under one software umbrella – giving everyone who works at Metalube access to live, real time information.” Live information will also give valuable benefits to customers with improved response times and up to the minute prices. Metalube will have access to instant traceability of all raw materials

HIGH performance lubricant specialist Metalube has gone live with SAP ERP. This globally renowned software solution integrates all core business functions across the entire company. SAP is specifically designed for worldwide organisations such as Metalube and will encompass all areas of the business from accounts, sales and customer relationship management to material resource planning and quality control. Robert Brown, chairman, Metalube Ltd, said: “This is a significant six figure

Metalube – UK Website: www.metalube.co.uk

Largest ever Davi plate roll AFTER having purchased several Davi plate rolls in recent years the largest Danish company in wind energy fabricating have purchased a further 4 roll with capacity of 4,000 x 145mm to cold roll mono-piles for offshore wind towers. After the successful installation, the Davi engineers provided an intensive training to Bladt operators on the use of the new Davi iRoll device. “iRoll, available on the Apple Store and running on iPad” said Orazio

Davi, president, “is the most integrated CYBER CNC and represents the highest level of automation for plate roll.”

Davi – Italy Website: www.davi.com

Cold Draw Bench for Steel Pipe/Bar

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