TPT March 2015

Industry News

Universal squaring turk’s head OLIMPIA 80 Tube Mills has engineered and put into operation a universal squaring turk’s head in a tube mill installed in Spain. to 70x70 (100x40) mm, in a thickness range from 0.8 to 4mm. The complete tube mill can produce tubes with special steel quality, up to TS 1,400 MPa.

rectangular shapes) without changing a single roll in the sizing turk’s head stands. The complete group is composed of three motorised pre-forming stands; one straightening unit for square and rectangular tubes; and one motorised finishing stand. The straightening unit is not motorised, and is placed between the last two heads. The software allows the self-centring system to place the heads in position zero depending on the tube’s size. The setting for the straightening is made through a control panel placed in front of the head. The project includes the possibility to install complete devices, even in the existing line, or consequently to a traditional turk’s head. The complete range, in different steps, can include tube dimensions from 20x20mm to 300x300mm, and thickness ranging from 0.8 to 12.7mm.

With this system the tube mill will produce the full tube range (square and

The main capacity of the installed machine is from 20x20 (30x10) mm

Olimpia 80 president Vittorio Travini and technical director Livio Travini in front of the installed machine

Olimpia 80 Srl – Italy Fax: +39 0523 864584

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

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