TPT March 2011

The casting of Cu-DHP tube UPCAST ® – the upward continuous casting technology company – is best known for the production of Cu-OF rod used within the wire and cable industry. Now this proven method has been applied to the casting of Cu-DHP tube in the form of UPCAST ® - SGTube, producing thin-walled cast tubes suitable for direct drawing to sanitary and ACR tubing. Cast tubes come in heavy coils straight from the casting line with a fine grain structure lending itself to excellent drawing performance validated through thorough testing. The first production plant was commissioned in November 2010 and is now in full scale operation. UPCAST ® -SGTube combines the inherent advantages of baseline UPCAST ® technology – low investment & production costs and near-net-shape casting – with a specialised cooler-die design and casting stroke form. UPCAST ® -SGTube brings

The cast tubes come in heavy coils from the casting line

further reduced by new energy saving GREENerCAST features. Upcast Oy – Finland Website: www.upcast.com

marked overall savings by replacing many costly production stages present in existing tube mills. Total absence of harmful emissions in UPCAST ® -SGTube results in a small environmental footprint

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