TPT January 2023

T E CHNOLOG Y

T E CHNOLOG Y

Turkish aluminium company orders one of the world’s largest tube extrusion lines

handling equipment by OMAV, also an SMS group subsidiary. From 18" or 24" aluminium billets, impressive profile sizes with a maximum width of 900mm and a height of 450mm can be produced. Furthermore, tubes with various wall thicknesses can be produced. With the 45MN HybrEx ® extrusion line, ASAŞ is expanding its production capacity for the rapidly growing automotive market in addition to the HybrEx ® line ordered in 2021. The new line will be equipped with a gas-fired billet furnace and an induction furnace, a 45MN HybrEx ® extrusion press with an energy-efficient hybrid drive system, and a latest quench and runout system with profile stretcher and precise in line profile cutting. Compared to conventional extrusion presses, the hybrid drive technology allows energy savings of 30 per cent to 50 per cent. Furthermore, less non-productive time significantly boosts productivity. The line is capable of producing profiles with a maximum width of 400mm and a height of up to 280mm. The plants are scheduled to go into operation in 2025.

ASAŞ Alüminyum, one of Turkey’s largest aluminium manufacturers, is investing in extrusion technology from SMS group to produce profile sizes that currently cannot be produced anywhere in Europe. ASAŞ has been relying on SMS group’s expertise for many years and has ordered two new aluminium extrusion lines. The plants to be supplied comprise a 150MN extrusion and tube line, as well as a 45MN HybrEx ® line. The 150MN extrusion press will be Europe’s largest extrusion line and will open up new opportunities for ASAŞ on the international market for extra-large extrusion profiles. Such profiles are used, for example, in the railway industry for the construction of railway cars. As a partner, SMS has the necessary expertise for supplying plants with such exceptional dimensions and has successfully demonstrated its competence in past projects on several occasions. ASAŞ attaches great importance to the excellent quality of its products as well as to efficient and trouble free plant operation, which calls for outstanding technology. This has been demonstrated every day for several years now by the four extrusion lines from SMS, a single-stand aluminium MOLECOR recently presented several new product innovations at the K trade event in Germany. After beginning production of the new PVC-O pipe diameters of DN630mm, DN800mm and DN1,000mm, Molecor, which is committed to constant research and development, presented the largest diameter PVC-O pipe in the world. This pipe, which has a diameter of 1,200mm, opens up new possibilities in the market to supply population centres

cold rolling mill and a colour coating line (CCL) being operated at ASAŞ. SMS will deliver the two extrusion lines all from a single source. The 150MN line is equipped with modern plant components to produce finish-sawn profiles up to 30m in length. The package includes induction furnaces from IAS, a subsidiary of SMS group, a 150MN tube and extrusion press built according to the latest SMS design, and quench and vice-president non-ferrous, SMS group; Olaf Stalfort, chief sales officer region Europe, SMS group; Safa Bayar Yavuz, board member, ASAŞ; and Derya Hatiboǧlu, general manager, ASAŞ and carry out pumping to reservoirs and reservoirs in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner as never before. The new pipe, like the rest of TOM ® diameters, is manufactured in accordance with the UNE-EN 17176:2019 standard based on European standard EN 17176. Along with this new large diameter tube, Molecor will also present geoTOM ® , a new tool that will allow (From left): Massimo Marinelli managing director, OMAV; Dr Tobias Brune,

SMS group www.sms-group.com Molecor TOM PVC-O DN1,200mm pipe

geopositioning all the elements that are part of a network. All products can be geolocated, regardless of the manufacturer. In this way, installation projects are generated and in the case of Molecor products, have complete traceability of the work once it has been closed, and even in real time, among many other options.

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