TPT March 2008

Cartacci Srl Italy

ChTPZ Russia

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Since 1967, Cartacci Tube Machinery Srl has installed more than 500 systems of draw benches and straightening equipment for cold and hot tubes. Recent draw benches designed and built by Cartacci to reduce the manual intervention of operators have ensured higher productivity and security. The company has introduced partially automatic draw benches and draw benches with elevated drawing force. The company’s most developed draw bench has a maximum drawing force of 300t. Cartacci’s continuous marketing research has led to production of straightener for upset tubes. Operation of these straighteners is based upon sophisticated logical and advanced technological

ChTPZ Group is one of the leading Russian industrial holdings, with 22 per cent control of the Russian tube and pipe market. The Group’s enterprises produce a full range of pipes required by oil and gas companies. The ChTPZ Group corporate strategy is designed to meet various needs of Russian and international oil and gas companies. The ChTPZ Group includes JSC Chelyabinsk Tube-Rolling Plant, JSC Pervouralsky Novotrubny Works, JSC Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant, pipeline bending producer CJSC ChTPZ-Integrated Pipe Systems, steel trader MeTriS, and scrap recycler CJSC ChTPZ-Meta. In addition, Arkley Capital Srl, Luxemburg, is an asset manager for ChTPZ Group. Established in 1942, Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant (www.chtpz.ru) is one of the largest Russian steel tube and pipe manufacturers. Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant currently produces over 2,600 sizes of tube and pipe to meet the requirements of domestic and international clients. Chelyabinsk operates a quality assurance program and is in possession of all major licenses for international standards.

› Cartacci builds draw benches with drawing forces of up to 300t

solutions. The fast opening/closing of every roll mechanism allows for an efficient passage of each upset configuration, with the maximum straightening capability on every length of tube. The company has opened a new branch, Cartacci Handling & Research Srl, to offer automatic bundling lines which can be installed in-line with production plants such as grinding lines, drawing benches, roll mill and straightening machines, or with finishing processes such as chamfering, reeling, thread cutting and all processing involving manual bundling. The main purpose of the new systems is to provide better productivity, higher product quality and greater safety in the use of the machines.

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Website : www.cartacci.com

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