TPT March 2015

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Italian operations expanded THERMAL processing equipment

local team. Mr Tosetto is responsible for delivering to Italian customers the latest technologies Inductotherm Group offers, including Inductoheat Europe’s induction heating process technology, and new equipment such as Inductoheat’s latest line of crankshaft hardening machines. Inductotherm Group – USA Email: info@inductothermgroup.com Website: www.inductothermgroup.com

“We will now be able to provide service and parts support for induction heating and welding equipment to Italian manufacturers with fast response,” said Mick Nallen, managing director for Inductotherm Group Italy, Srl. “Trained technicians will provide the local service customers have come to depend on.” The new company’s sales manager, Vincenzo Tosetto, brings over 25 years of induction heating experience to the

supplier Inductotherm Group has opened a new group company in Turin, Italy. Italian customers will benefit from timely and direct access to Inductotherm Group product brands, covering the many active market segments in Italy. “Inductotherm Group Italy, Srl will further fulfil the Inductotherm Group strategy of being a truly global yet local company,” commented Gary Doyon, CEO of Inductotherm Group.

Fully automatic tube mill commissioned IN October 2014 Olimpia 80 Tube Mills completed the commissioning of a fully automatic tube mill to produce carbon steel (max TS up to 1,400N/mm²) and ferritic and austenic stainless steel tubes.

The tube mill has a capacity to produce round tube and correlated sections, from OD 30 to 88.9mm in a thickness range from 0.8 to 4mm. The maximum production speed is 130m/min for carbon steel, and ferritic stainless steel and austenitic stainless steel up to 100m/min. The tube mill is composed of a single decoiler and automatic coil car for strip loading; coil opener with strip flattener; automatic strip end welder; horizontal strip accumulator complete at the exit side of a flying shear for strip cutting; strip edge preparation unit; and the complete Linear Cage forming group for round tubes (patented by Olimpia 80). It also includes a weld box with 350kW solid-state HF welder; outside scarfing and chopper roll, and inside scarfing; cooling section; ‘traditional’ sizing and straightening unit (for round tubes); universal driven turk’s heads; and flying cut-off device by cold disk saw (HSS-TCT). This tube mill includes special features such as a set of cassettes for quick roll change on rails, for welding, sizing and straightening (traditional) units. This system reduces the waiting time when it is necessary to change the production size.

Welding section

Olimpia 80 Srl – Italy Fax: +39 0523 864584

Universal driven turk’s head – entry side

Email: olimpia@olimpia80.com Website: www.olimpia80.com

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