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Industry News
16 January 2011
AGENTS
REQUIRED
EMS (Engineering Management Services)
Srl is an independent engineering and
consulting company located in Bergamo,
Italy.
The company has been involved in the
realisation of pipe production plants all over
the world, with the main tasks to develop
the technological layout for new plants/
renovation projects; make customised
market studies and define the reference
production mix for the plant; define the
reference productivity of the plant; define
the reference technical specification of the
main equipment; make simulation studies
for storage optimisation; and project
management during the procurement and
installation phases.
EMS is currently involved in the definition
of the finishing floor layout of two pipe
production plants, one of which is for OMK
– United Metallurgical Company Group of
Russia. The project for OMK is for a new
ERW pipe production plant, OD range 23/8"
to 65/8", to produce 230,000 tpy of OCTG
(casing and tubing), line pipe and a small
amount of profiles.
The plant, which will be installed in
the Vyksa works of VMZ, will consist of:
one ERW line, heavy duty; heat treatment
plant; upsetting line for tubing; and quality
assurance and finishing facilities for line
pipe and OCTG, casing and tubing.
The scope of EMS’s assistance is
to define the reference number and
typology of the finishing lines (heat
treatment, upsetting, quality assurance
and finishing facilities), the relevant
reference technological machines and
equipment and the possible alternative
technological layouts of the finishing floor,
starting from the reference production mix
SINCE the 1970s Leo Larikka has provided
the pipe pre-fabrication world with solutions
for manufacturing tubular parts such as tees
and manifolds.
Larikka’s company image has now
undergone a major renovation. In renewing
the company’s brand identity, careful
consideration was given to the company
name.
The previous company name, Lacol,
never gained the brand value and strong
developed by OMK, taking into account
the pipe manufacturing specifications,
and considering the installation inside an
existing industrial building.
A simulation study has been made to
verify the pipe capacity and the smoothness
of the pipe flow in the in-process pipe
storage between the ERW line and the
lines of the finishing floor. The EMS
simulation model considers the sequence
of pipe production lots, the relevant time
for production and the auxiliary time to
change tools and production sizes/lots, on
the basis of the typical required times in
operating conditions.
The simulation model simulates the
sequence of operations in a pipe plant, and
the pipe flows in the in-process pipe storage,
as expected from a realistic production
scheduling. It also considers the effects of
interruptions caused by possible breaks/
failures, evaluated on the basis of statistical
figures and on a random basis.
The same simulation model, with
customised additional routines and
considering the characteristics of the orders
from customers, is suitable for the definition
and simulation of real production schedules
during the plant operation.
The results of the simulation are useful to
anticipate, from the design phase, the plant’s
layout optimisation. One week of simulation
runs is commonly enough to acquire the
experience of different production schedules
that is otherwise only achievable in one year
operation of the plant.
EMS Srl – Italy
Fax: +39 035 22 31 03
Email:
Website:
recognition within the market that the
Larikka name enjoys, so it was decided to
change the company name to Larikka.
An updated logo creates a more modern
look, reflective of the Larikka technologies
for collaring, cutting and welding tubular
parts.
Larikka Ltd – Finland
Email:
Website:
EMS following two pipe plants
projects
Lacol Oy becomes Larikka