TPT November 2007

Industry News

RSA reports an order increase of 160 per cent

RSA, Germany, has reported a 160 per cent increase in orders already for 2007, based on only the first six months. The company is holding course to achieve its envisaged sales growth in double figures. The company is a specialist in machines and technology for the sawing of tubes, sections, and solid bars. According to

business manager, Dipl-Ing Rainer Schmidt, this development is not only the result of the upward economic trend. He says: “The reason why we are growing above the average of the branch is mainly due to our product strategy.” RSA has launched four new sawing concepts during the period of 2006 to mid-2007. These have

compared to up-to-date band saws – while the quality of the cut surface is significantly improved. For stainless steel processors, RSA provides the Rasacut TC saw which can cut thin-walled tubes of a wall thickness from 0.4mm with surface protection and without deformation. For the main customers of the components suppliers to the automotive industry, RSA has developed two sawing centres for specific applications. One machine is designed for the production of vehicle lines from 0.6mm diameter that are deburred or chamfered on both ends and subsequently cleaned on the inside and outside with a very high degree of purity. A second specialized sawing centre concerns the high precision cutting, facing, chamfering, and checking of solid bars to be further processed into motor shafts. Though there is a good demand in Germany, RSA sees an international market potential for these state-of-the-art installations, especially in eastern Europe. According to Rainer Schmidt, the increase in orders does not result in delivery delays: “Though our delivery times are shorter than the usual delivery times in the market, we are aiming at even significantly reduced delivery times. We are able to meet our delivery times, because we have allowed for the growth – and as a result extended the production capacities and the resources of the after-sales service.” › A sawing centre designed for the special requirements of components suppliers to the automotive industry: this involves sawing, facing, chamfering, and 100 per cent control of solid bars as a pre-product for shafts

fi Dipl-Ing Rainer Schmidt, business manager of RSA, considers the product strategy of the ‘customized modules’ as the deciding factor for the good course of the company

been further developed from existing modules, in addition to completely new developments. One of the new developments concerns a saw that meets the special requirements of the steel trade and the pre-production of forged products. The Rasacut XXL is used to cut tubes with a wall thickness of up to 15mm and diameters of up to 170mm. According to the company, this results in a cutting time reduction of up to 90 per cent

Plymouth Tube acquires Trent Tube from Crucible Materials

Plymouth Tube Company has acquired Trent Tube from Crucible Materials Corp. The purchase includes the Trentweld Plant (East Troy, WI) and the Trent Processing Plant (Chicago, IL). Previously, Plymouth Tube acquired the Cold Work Anneal plant (also East Troy, WI) from Crucible in 2005. Mr Don Van Pelt Jr, president of Plymouth Tube, remarks that “We are excited by the addition of our new offerings to the market and look forward to promoting the strengths of these new Plymouth facilities.” " to 4" diameter welded and welded and drawn stainless steel tubing including nickel and high alloys for a variety of applications. Primary products include mechanical, air cylinder, electropolished tubing, and speciality tubing products such as tubing for aircraft, sanitary, pharmaceutical, high purity, and nuclear applications. The Trent processing plant provides slit and edged stainless steel and nickel alloy coils (0.010" to 135" thick x 0.375" to 48" wide). Customers served by Plymouth include the Trent Weld plant as well as a broad base of other steel processors. Plymouth Tube Company is a privately-held, family-owned global supplier of speciality carbon, alloy, stainless steel, and nickel alloy tubing. In addition, Plymouth produces steel, nickel alloy and titanium extruded shapes and cold drawn shapes. Plymouth Tube is headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois with 10 plants in the US, and sales representation around the world. Trent Tube’s Trentweld Plant produces 1 / 8

RSA GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax : +49 2351 995-300 Email : pr@rsa.de Website : www.rsa.de

Plymouth Tube Company – USA Fax : +1 630 393 3551 Website : www.plymouth.com

RSA Cutting & Deburring Systems Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1952 580511 Email : rsa.gb@rsa.de

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