TPT September 2016

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Innovative FL300 tube laser installed in UK AN innovative new generation FL300 tube laser, which is the first of its kind in the UK, has been manufactured and installed by TTM Laser at Premier Lasertube. continuity the company can now ensure that each product it produces is 100 per cent identical. loading to a maximum length of 8.5m produce a finished part of up to 6m maximum.

Premier Lasertube is an established steel stockholding, processing and laser cutting service provider supported by its long-established parent company Brown and Tawse. Having recently invested in new facilities and machinery, Premier Lasertube now offers the services of three tube laser machines along with sawing, drilling and tapping capability. All of its services are provided in-house from its dedicated 60,000ft 2 warehouse facility located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, adjacent to motorway networks and ideally suited for nationwide distribution. Its clients also benefit from a large range of steel products, complemented by immediate access to group stock and cutting facilities. It is also committed and able to offer advantageous lead times, through the development of key partnerships with both suppliers and customers. TTM Laser is an Italian company specialising in the design and production of laser machines and plants for the cutting and welding of tubes and metal sheets. Premier Lasertube – UK Email: sales@premierlasertube.co.uk Website: www.premierlasertubeuk.co.uk

With an extensive stock range at its disposal including advanced prototypes, special one-off items and the potential to undertake full product re-designs, customers can now have their products designed and on the market extremely quickly. FL300 is a laser tube cutting machine with 3D or 2D cutting head that allows three-dimensional machining of pipes and profiles in a diameter range of 20-305mm, squares between 20 and 250mm, angles to 200x200mm maximum and channels to 230x90mm maximum. Automated bundle loading from the rear, or single bar from the front, via multi-point chain system with a maximum length 12.5mwith a bar weight of 60kg/m maximum is achievable. The materials are supported through the cutting process by three mandrels to multi-preset ejection points to a maximum finished part length of 12m. The LT8 is a 3D laser cutting machine

The purchase of the new laser opens upanumber of excitingnewopportunities for Premier Lasertube’s customers as the Leeds-based company can now create innovative, highly accurate and repeatable products and solutions at its laser processing services in the UK. The new laser also has the flexibility to be able to adapt in just a few minutes from cutting mild steel to stainless steel. With a cutting range from 12 to 305mm dia for circles, and from 12 to 250mm for square and rectangular tubes as well as a wide range of open sections including angles, the possibilities are almost endless. In addition, Premier Lasertube has benefited from bespoke CAD and CAM software that allows it to draw and design in 3D, ensuring that the products match its customers’ exact requirements, no matter how demanding. Combined with the additional benefit of product

producing high quality and extremely precise laser cut parts. Tube diameters from 12 to 220mm and a bar weight up to 35kg/m, and squares to 200mm and channels to 180x75mm are pos- sible. Both automated bundle and single bar

TTM Laser – Italy Website: www.ttmlaser.com

Made in Steel 2017 dates confirmed THE dates have been set for the seventh edition of Made in Steel. The biannual meeting point for the global steel industry will be held from 17 to 19 May 2017 at the Fiera Milano Exhibition Centre, Milan, Italy, which will host the conference and exhibition dedicated to the entire international steel chain. importance of working synergistically and revising the system for the future of all enterprises operating in the steel industry.” With 40,886 million tons produced in the first three months of 2016, the European steel industry holds second place as world producer, behind the Asian continent, which in the first quarter produced 68.3 per cent of the world total.

2016 (source World Steel Association). For the 2017 edition of Made in Steel, alongside the showcase of the main international players in production, manufacturing, trade and end users of steel, the event will present an opportunity for analysis of the economic situation, touching on topics of major interest, and will give insight into the future prospects of the European steel industry.

“Made in Steel is a well-known and consolidated industrial-political and marketing instrument for the steel indus- try,” stated Emanuele Morandi, CEO of the event’s organiser, Siderweb. “The title of the 2017 edition of the event is ‘Stronger Together’ – a reference to the

Within Europe, Italy is the second most productive country behind Germany, with 5,768 million tons produced in the period January-March

Made in Steel Srl – Italy Email: info@madeinsteel.it Website: www.madeinsteel.it

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