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24 Wire & Cable ASIA – November/December 2016
Industrynews
“YOUR success is our passion. Here for
you.” That is the vision of
RosendahlNextrom. It represents its
motivation for offering its business
partners, employees and stakeholders
added value, not just at selective
moments, but over the entire life cycle
of its products and processes.
Strategic planning. Everything starts off
as an idea and this idea has to be
validated. RosendahlNextrom cons-
tantly observes the market and trends,
because it also wants to know as early
as possible where the journey will go. It
analyses global mega trends and reacts
accordingly. It observes product trends
and derives its development plans on
this basis.
Business and investment planning.
Once the investment decision has been
taken, there are further steps that need
to be analysed. RosendahlNextrom has
a lot of experience in helping to create
business plans and can support clients
with their presentation or provide them
with the information necessary for
compiling a business plan. Production
capacity estimates, CAPEX estimates
and infrastructure needs can be
arranged.
Factory planning. The abstract phase
then leads to the execution. There are
lots of things that have to be taken into
consideration and planned.
Infrastructure, equipment and – last but
not least – the logistics of production,
too.
The company has experience and is
happy to provide recommendations.
This extends to production capacities,
CAPEX planning, process and material
flow planning as well as to legally
stipulated safety and environmental
measures and lots more.
Implementation. This is where
production solutions are to be
implemented. The equipment,
technology and knowhow are conveyed
to clients. The facilities are tested
thoroughly, put into operation and finally
commissioned. Now production can get
under way. The team is present on site
and concludes the transfer by providing
practical training.
Opreation. The production line is up
and running. On top of that, it is
“smart”, too. Customers are always
informed by the Smart Factory solution
and can access live status reports
about production. The customer service
centre is always at hand and, if
requested, will also actively contact and
inform of service and upgrade
opportunities. Predictive service
reduces the risk of interruption-related
downtimes and nothing stands in the
way of successful production.
Recycling and re-use. The product life
cycles ends here, regardless of whether
market conditions or technology are the
reason.
Thanks to the Smart Factory, these
processes and steps will in future run in
a much more automated and real-time
manner.
RosendahlNextrom GmbH – Austria
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A German steel producer has developed a unique steel with
a high level of both strength and ductility. After appropriate
processing, the steel is excellent for cold forming.
Steel prices are nowadays subject to significant fluctuations.
This is mainly due to the variable alloy surcharge which is
largely dependent on the nickel content of the steel. The
new steel grade 20MnCrMo7, developed by ECM
Edelstahlzieherei Mark GmbH, contains only very small
amounts of nickel, which means that long-term price
stability is guaranteed.
The bainitic steel 20MnCrMo7 not only offers price stability,
but also provides important processing advantages.
Despite the steel’s high strength, its fine granularity makes it
remarkably ductile – it is not brittle but extremely hard and
exceptionally robust. In rolled or forged form, its bainitic
structure ensures a strength of 1,200-1,400 MPa and
contraction at break of over 40 per cent. No heat treatment
is necessary.
The 20MnCrMo7 steel is also suitable for cold processing
after suitable pre-treatment, and is highly versatile. In a
tempered state, the steel is applicable wherever
particularly high demands on the mechanical properties
have to be met. Values are reached which are rarely
achieved by other steels, according to the manufacturer. At
low tempering temperatures, strengths of up to almost
1,600 MPa and a notched impact strength of more than 50
J are reached.
ECM Edelstahlzieherei Mark GmbH – Germany
Website:
From beginning to end on the journey
❍ The smart product life cycle from RosendahlNextrom
New high-strength bainitic steel