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business & market news
Pipe bends & Couplings
hs-Umformtechnik GmbH
D-97947 Grünsfeld Germany
Phone +49 (0) 93 46 / 92 99-0
Fax +49 (0) 93 46 / 92 99-200
- immediately, from stock -
stainless steel pipe bends and aluminium couplings
suitable for vacuum and pressure conveyors
stainless steel pipe bends in all common pipe dimensions
from 38.0 x 1.5 mm till 204.0 x 2.0 mm; radii: 75, 250,
300, 500, 800, 1.000, 1.200 and 1.500 mm (AISI 304)
highly wear-resistant pipe bends: glass pipe bends
and HVA-Niro® stainless steel pipe bends
Poppe + Potthoff buys Plaschka
High precision metal processing is a
core competence of Poppe + Potthoff
(P+P). The supplier to the automotive
and engineering industry has now
acquired Plaschka, with 120 employees
at two locations.
The production capacities for precision
components are thereby expanded,
and competences are added that open
up additional markets, for example in
aviation, measurement and medical
technology.
Founded in 1977, Plaschka manufac-
tures precision machine components
for fine mechanical and mechatronic
systems. The production spectrum
includes CNC milling and CNC
turning, grinding and surface treat-
ment with in-house electroplating,
quality assurance and assembly. The
locations in Traunreut, Germany, and
Hořice na Šumavě, Czech Republic,
are certified according to EN DIN ISO
9001: 2008.
“Plaschka has achieved an excellent
reputation in the production of robust
precision components,” commented
Axel Weiser, director of precision
parts at P+P, who is taking over the
management of Plaschka together with
Dr Christian Potthoff-Sewing.
“Long-term partnerships with
customers, modern machines and
an experienced team of employees
distinguish the company.”
“Plaschka’s production focus is on
aviation and medical technology,
measurement and film instrumentation
and mechatronics. This is a perfect
addition to our strengths in the field
of automotive and mechanical
engineering,” said Rüdiger Faustmann,
CEO of the Poppe + Potthoff Group.
Poppe + Potthoff develops and manu-
factures customer-specific steel tubes,
common rail subsystems, high pressure
tubes, precision components, line shafts
and couplings, as well as specialised
test stands and other machines.
Poppe + Potthoff GmbH – Germany
Precision components for aviation,
measurement and medical technology
are being manufactured
Technip awarded
umbilical supply
contract in USA
Technip’s wholly owned subsidiary Technip Umbilicals Inc
has been awarded a contract by a major operator to supply a
subsea control umbilical in the Gulf of Mexico.
The contract includes the project management and
manufacture of several kilometres of static and dynamic
unarmoured steel tube umbilical.
Technip Umbilicals’ facility in Houston, USA, will manufacture
this project for the high-pressure field, which is scheduled to
be completed in 2017.
The company’s managing director, Sarah Cridland, said, “This
award confirms Technip’s position as a world leader in the
supply of umbilical systems to the Gulf of Mexico region.”
Present in 45 countries, Technip has industrial assets on all
continents and operates a fleet of specialised vessels for
pipeline installation and subsea construction.
Technip – France