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Industry News
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Cold Draw Bench for Steel Pipe/Bar
METALUBE invests in cutting-
edge software
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
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
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.”
Metalube – UK
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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
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