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Industry News
8 May 2012
Major order for customised
finishing line
REIKA GmbH & Co KG has secured a major
contract from a Chinese company for a
customised turnkey finishing line, including
a 10-roll straightening machine and an
expansive transport system. The line is
designed for processing seamless stainless
steel tubes up to 30m in length, and will be
delivered by the end of 2012.
The optimised process will minimise
manpower and set-up time while
maximising throughput and up-time. This
was achieved through a strong and highly
evolved mechanical design interlinked and
controlled by a sophisticated electronic
supervisory system. A special transport
system was designed for longitudinal and
cross transport that incorporated various
value added process steps, including
marking and testing. Set-up times are
significantly reduced by automatic, self-
learning control.
The finishing line’s state-of-the-art 10-roll
straightening machine features a separating
line and variable geometry inlet trough for
protective and damage-free tube transport.
“Customers were convinced by key features
such as a robust, rigid and vibration-
resistant steel frame construction, large roll
diameter for long-life operation, individual
drives to compensate roll wear and tear
and user friendly CNC control,” commented
Reika managing director Hans-Jörg Braun.
The finishing line also features a grinding
line for outside grinding of the tubes, a multi-
testing block (ultrasonic and eddy current),
flaw cut-out devices with reworking track,
length measuring station, marking and
sample cutting equipment, visual inspection,
an inside and outside cleaning station, and
a length sorting system for up to 12 different
individual lengths with bundle storage
system.
Reika’s production range includes
finishing lines for hot-rolled, drawn, cold-
pilgered and longitudinal welded tubes,
hot-rolled bars and precision blanks.
Individual processing stages such as
straightening, testing, cutting, chamfering,
multiple storage and bundling are combined
within the lines. All products are subject to
all-inclusive service and support such as
output improvement by optimising or design
according to customers’ specifications.
Reika GmbH & Co KG – Germany
Fax: +49 2331 96 90 96
Email:
Website:
Aveva
opens new
office in
Genoa
AVEVA has opened a new office in Genoa,
Italy, to support the growing Italian market.
The office will provide sales and support
for all Aveva products and solutions,
as well as hosting training courses and
customer events.
“Aveva’s product portfolios, particularly
our engineering and design solutions in
the plant and marine markets, have seen
a significant growth in demand across Italy
over the last year,” said Daniel Gennaro,
country manager – Italy, Aveva.
“In order to expand our services and
support capabilities we required a space
that reflects our rapidly expanding market
position and will enable us to realise our
growth objectives.”
“The new office enables us to host key
customers and prospects due to its locality,
as well as the ability to offer essential
product and solution services, such as on-
site training.”
Fredy Ktourza, senior vice president,
West EMEA added, “Genoa has a
long tradition in the power, metal
and shipbuilding industries and is an
ideal location. It supports our drive to
continue winning market share against
our competitors and it will allow us to
play a much greater role in the Italian
market.”
Aveva has over 120 customers in Italy,
including major owner operators and
EPCs in industries such as power, oil and
gas, and shipbuilding.
Aveva – Italy
Fax: +39 010 863 11 86
Email:
Website:
Reika will supply a customised turnkey finishing line