TPi October 2011

14-17 November 2011

Officine MTM SpA Italy

Olimpia 80 offers complete tube mills

Booth 324

HAVING been in the business of manufacturing complete tube lines for over 30 years, MTM is well known all over the world for its experience in designing high-quality tube mills as well as high performances flying cold saws Following the actual market trend MTM takes the opportunity of this year’s FABTECH exhibition to present its program of equipment, especially designed to produce precision tubing and high tensile alloys. The requirement to provide increased safety in the automotive as well as in other industries by limiting weight using thinner sections has led to the use of extremely high-yield materials (100,000psi and above) challenging tube manufacturers to the limits of current forming and welding technology.

welding and for different materials such as stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, and other non-ferrous materials. Olimpia 80 offers also a wide range of equipment for the strip handling, the tube cutting, the in-line bright annealing and for the in-line and off-line tube finishing. Thanks to its long term knowledge of the tube marked requirements and to its engineering capabilities, Olimpia 80 has designed and produced the new Linear Cage Forming. This tube forming system makes use of the most modern technologies which allow to vary the diameter of the produced tube without roll change. It is a unique compact system covering the complete tube forming, from breakdown to fin-pass stations, achieving a final and almost complete joining of the tube edges. The greatest flexibility, the fastest automatic change of tube size and the extreme reduction of roll costs are the major advantages assured by this new system. The Linear Cage Forming system is applied to the production of round tubes and square/rectangular tubes. ROLL Machining Technologies and Solutions (RMTS) has just started its 11 th year in business manufacturing roll tooling for the tube, pipe, roll form and slitting industries. The principals of the company have over 100 years of experience and expertise in these industries. The company’s 24,000ft 2 manu- facturing facility is located in Romeoville, Illinois, 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Equipment includes a CNC milling centre, an EDM machine, three Blanchard grinders, two keyseaters, two ID grinders, an optical comparator, and seven CNC turning centres with the www.olimpia80.com RMTS USA

capability of turning up to 38" OD rolls. The company also has various machine shop machines, including presses, drills, surface grinders, inspection equipment, Bridgeport milling machine, and a band saw for cutting D2 and spacer stock. RMTS also has two 24 pass, rafted try-out roll formers in-house for testing profile roll tooling. Its engineering department uses stress and strain analysis and FEA from Europe and Korea to assist in optimising designs.

Tooling from RMTS

The robust design, use of high- quality material and components as well as the precision of workmanship result in a highly stable mill platform capable of handling high-yield materials and extreme diameter to wall ratios (ie WT/ OD below 1/7 or above WT/OD 1/80) with proven results. More news are about MTM’s family of high-performance flying cut-off machines with cold saw.

The company has the latest technology in the slitter blade industry, and claims that its blades hold their edge longer, and resist cracking and galling. They are designed exclusively for high volume/speed slitters, and all of the blades are re-surfaced with ceramics on the company’s turning centres. CEO Joe Olson developed a roll manufacturing process that RMTS calls the ‘Super Roll’. The company says that, thanks to its methods of specifying the right material, heat treat process, CNC turning and using EDM keyways, the Super Roll can double the footage throughput on a tube mill before requiring rework.

www.mtmtubemills.com

OLIMPIA 80 Tube Mills Italy

Booth 542

OLIMPIA 80 is an Italian leading company in the design and production of complete mills for the manufacture of welded tubes. A long time experience and a particular care towards the customers’ needs are the essential features of the company, which is able to offer the latest technology mills and the highest quality product. Olimpia 80 supplies complete tube mills suitable for Tig, Laser and HF

www.rollsolutions.com

Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH Austria

ROSENDAHL Maschinen GmbH provides manufacturing solutions for

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