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Valcovna Trub TZ, AS, Czech Republic, has
reported notable success from the start-up
of its most extensive investment project.
In the middle of last year, the company
began operation of its modernised main
production line – the big Mannesmann. The
reconstruction and modernisation cost 700
million Czech koruna.
The company decided to modernise due to
the requirements of present and potential
customers, and a generally increasing
demand for seamless steel pipes of larger
diameters. “The main asset, besides
increasing the amount of our overall
production, is improvement of the pipes’
surface quality and accuracy,” commented
Mr Jaroslav Sarovsky, MBA, director of the
company.
Valcovna Trub TZ (VTTZ) has two
production lines – the small Mannesmann,
which produces pipes with an
outer diameter from 60-168mm,
and the big Mannesmann, which
manufactures pipes from 168-
406mm outer diameter.
During the last year, the
company produced more than
105kT of pipes, about 57 per
cent of which were delivered
by the big Mannesmann’s
production line.
“After the modernisation we
envisage an increase in our
annual production of about 18kT
on the main production line
(around 32 per cent),” said Mr Sarovsky.
Within the context of the modernisation,
a large number of employees had to be
retrained for more exacting equipment.
In addition to the Czech market, the markets
for these products are most European
countries and some of the states of North
Africa, and the Middle East, Asia and the
American continent. The share of the export
represents around 70 per cent.
The company’s products are used in
applications in engineering and the
automotive industry, construction,
chemicals, oil and gas extraction, and water
drainage.
The pipes have been used in truck frames,
trolleys, railway wagon bumpers, frames
as part of construction of roller coasters, in
the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic,
and in the Olympic stadium in Berlin,
Germany. They are also to be found in two
Czech nuclear power plants – Temelin and
Dukovany.
Valcovna Trub TZ, AS – Czech Republic
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Extensive modernisation for seamless pipe manufacturer
 VTTZ has had success from its biggest ever modernisation
programme