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28 MAY 2017
Investment in cutting technology
UKF Stainless Ltd, a supplier of stainless
steel tubing, has purchased a Lasertube
LT5, in order to allow the company to offer
a more specialist cutting service. The
purchase represents the culmination of
12 months of research and development
within a variety of marketplaces, both
new and existing to UKF.
The machine, equipped with a fibre
laser generator, is made by BLM Adige
in Italy. The project, partly funded by the
ERDF, offers precision opportunities for
UKF’s customers.
The LT5 is designed for cutting tubes
with small and medium thickness, and
can cut a wide variety of materials
with high productivity and quality level,
from steels and alloys to copper and
brass. The machine will allow UKF to
manufacture and addmore value to parts
that previously could not be achieved.
The addition of the Lasertube LT5 will
enhance the company’s current suite of
machines and allow it to offer customers
a ‘one stop shop’ solution for users
of stainless steel tube and sections.
Diameters from 12 to 120mm can be
accommodated by the new machine,
with the added bonus of a clean and
spatter-free product throughout thanks
to its use of an accessory that protects
the inside of the tube.
The dedicated Artube CAD/CAM
package provides the opportunity
to exploit all the machine functions
during the design stage, and to obtain
accurate costings. The use of the laser
can eliminate the need for additional
operations such as welding, delivering
more cost-effective parts that are
cosmetically enhanced.
UKF Stainless Ltd – UK
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UKF Stainless has invested in the Adige
Lasertube LT5
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New appointment at RMTS
JIM Petkus from James Steel Tube has
joined Roll Machining Technologies &
Solutions (RMTS) as VP of operations.
Mr Petkus’s work history includes
32 years from all aspects of tube
production and operation. He started
packaging tubes in 1985, moving on
to become mill foreman, then plant
manager superintendent, and becoming
president and general manager in 2008.
With each position he was able
to provide improved results through
efficiency and profitability, scrap
reduction, cost reduction and running a
lean operation. Training and developing
mill operators and supervisors was key
to maintaining continued improvements.
RMTS states that Mr Petkus is
capable of understanding how the
customer would use the product, and is
able to adjust the product line or shape
to fit. He is experienced in producing
products and shapes including difficult
D/T ratios (eg 7 x 1¼" rectangle x 3/16"
wall, 6.625" x 0.1" wall, 5" x 0.075" wall),
many other structural sizes, and small
diameter mechanical tube in a wide
range of gauges and materials.
This year, Mr Petkus will be the vice
chair for the Tube and Pipe Producing
Council.
Roll Machining Technologies &
Solutions – USA
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