TPi July 2019

Tube handling & logistics

Transformation from manufacturer to full-service supplier

and even subsystems in collaboration with external engineering firms. This design capacity is complemented by a deep knowledge of the materials and their manufacturing processes. The company is offering certain customers a growing portfolio of added- value services, including finishing operations (cut to measure, bevelling); advanced surface treatments (shot peening, coatings); logistics (project delivery management, immediate delivery from the warehouse); and pre-manufacturing (curving, welding, grooving and finning). Tubacex is an industrial group devoted to manufacturing seamless tubes in stainless steel and high-nickel alloys and superalloys. Tubacex Group – Spain www.tubacex.com

alliances with partners or suppliers of technology and complementary products; and development of new added-value services, based on the needs of the customer. In order to develop innovative solutions, it is necessary to collaborate with the customer in all of the phases of the lifecycle, from its design to the operation of the service. Innovation management at Tubacex is done under ‘open innovation’ principles, which allows for the integration of capacity and know-how from a network of companies, including customers, suppliers, research centres and partners in general. Most of the innovation projects that are currently under development at Tubacex were born from alliances with other companies. Tubacex has proprietary capacity for the design of components

Following its vision and strategy, the Tubacex Group states that it is experiencing a transformation that allows it to establish a close cooperative relationship with its customers, with the goal of developing and providing comprehensive solutions to their specific needs. In recent years, a training and adaptation process has taken place that consists of reinforcement and increased use of technology in the sales area; strong development of R&D abilities; inorganic growth to complete the product portfolio; and development of new products and processes for high- demand applications. The innovation strategy has been adapted to offer new products and comprehensive solutions resulting from internal R&D activities. This has led to the inclusion of two new key concepts:

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