TPT May 2015

Industry News

New press concept with reduced energy consumption

for the first time, enabling overall height and foundation depth to be minimised and flexible press lengths to be created. The press is equipped with a variable- speed pump (VSP) control system that permits an efficient hydraulic system with pressures up to 450 bar. As a result, energy consumption is reduced by 30 per cent compared with a conventional hydraulic system. The SHAPE automation system developed by SMS Meer performs the fully automatic control of the forming process, and enables consistent pipe production, despite differing starting material properties. The press is scheduled to go into production in the fourth quarter of 2016.

its product spectrum to include longitudinally welded large-diameter pipes (LSAW) with a length of up to 18m. The annual capacity of the plant is approximately 250,000 tons. The JCO pipe forming press produc-

BEISTEEL Group from Haicheng, Liaoning Province, China, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a JCO ® pipe forming press for its plant in Yingkou. With this machine, the company will be able to expand Beisteel’s new JCO pipe forming press is equipped with a variable-speed pump control system

es the longitudinally welded pipes in wall thicknesses up to 65mm, and steel grades up to X100. The pipe diameters range from 16" to 64". The new machine offers the advantage that the JCO forming process can be quickly changed to other pipe dimen- sions. The new mod- ular frame design will be used on this press

SMS Meer GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 2161 350 1667 Email: info@sms-meer.com Website: www.sms-meer.com

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