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April 2008 Tube Products International 25
developmentsproducts &
Siemens Metals Technologies has
received an order from OJSC Alchevsk
Iron and Steel Works (AMK), Ukraine,
to supply new equipment for the
company's long product rolling mill.
The scope of supply includes all the
mechanical and electrical equipment
as well as the basic and process
automation systems. The goal of
the project is to expand the range
of products and improve production
quality and the production process. The
project is scheduled for completion by
mid-2009.
The equipment supplied by Siemens
includes eleven Red Ring stands, two of
which are universal stands, ten abrasive
disk saws, bar profile monitoring system,
bar marking machines and the transfer
system. Siemens is also supplying the
equipment for stacking, bundling and
weighing, systems for accessory fluids,
operationalchangestandsandcartridges
as well as spare parts. Alchevsk Iron
and Steel Works is a subsidiary of
the Industrial Union of Donbass (ISD)
group. The company is currently
engaged in a comprehensive expansion
and modernisation programme, which
will increase its annual steel production
capacity from 3.4 to 7.6 million tons.
Another aim of the modernisation
project is to reduce environmental
pollution. In the course of the renewal
of AMK’s production facilities, Siemens
Metals Technologies has supplied two
new converters including dedusting and
desulphurisation systems, and two two-
strand slab casters, ladle furnace and
vacuum degassing.
Siemens AG – Germany
Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works –
Ukraine
Siemens provides equipment for
long product rolling mill
PT Steel Pipe Industry of Indonesia
(Spindo) is a manufacturer of a wide
range of steel pipes, tubes and other
related products. Established in 1971,
the company employs around 1,000
people and owns four modern plants in
Surabaya and Pasuruan, Indonesia.
The company is certified to ISO 9002
and API 5L, and its products also comply
with international standards API, JIS,
BS, ASA, ASTM and SNI, the national
standard of Indonesia.
The company’s quality standards require
each pipe to undergo pressure test, leak
test and other tests using high standard
testing equipment such as hydrostatic
machines, ultrasonic test and evaluation
machine, holiday detector and thickness
gauge.
PT Spindo – Indonesia
Indonesian
steel pipes