TPT January 2018

T E CHNOLOG Y

Automatic/total production line simplifies traditional procedures in tube and bar processing

HOREN Industrial, a company that manufactures processing machines for tubes and bars, is a well established link in the industrial chain of Taiwan’s metal working industry. Established in 2008, Horen delivers swaging machines, cold drawing machines, straightening machines and automation equipment for machine tool manufacturers, metal processing com- panies and precision metal providers. Relying on its in-depth market involvement, the company has already fabricated a comprehensive production line and encourages customers to use it as an option that achieves total solution. At the Tube Düsseldorf 2016 exhibi- tion, and Metal Japan Tokyo and Mach- Tool Poznań in 2017, the promotion of the automatic drawing production line was a great success with customers as it substantially simplifies the processing procedures that traditional tube and bar drawing requires. A swaging machine

Horen’s one stop solution, also applicable for metal tubes and bars

straightening machine uses a multi- roller mechanism to correct and ensure the straightness of metal tubes and rods. This smooth integration of Horen’s auto-feeding machine, drawing machine and straightening machines helps to bring manufacturers one step closer to full automated factories. You can meet Horen at Stand D09 in Hall 4 at Tube Düsseldorf from 16 to 20 April 2018.

is commonly used to reduce round workpieces into a smaller diameter or produce a taper for various applications. The rotary mechanism reduces material diameter to enable the tube to be fed through the die and then pulled by the drawing car. The cold drawing machine is also commonly known as a draw bench – it is a chain-type machine with a very versa- tile design and can be used with a wide range of metal tubes and bars that spe- cifically require re-sizing, precision and strict tolerance. With exact requirements on straightness after cold drawing, the

Horen Industrial Co – Taiwan Email: horen@horenco.com.tw Website: www.horenco.com.tw

Expanding aluminium extrusion billet production

When an expansion of the homogenising capacity became necessary, the contract was again awarded to Hertwich. The new furnace, with a capacity of 40,000 tons per year, will be integrated in the existing plant. One of the benefits of this is that the existing saw can be used. A helical ultrasonic testing station and the additionally required handling equipment, magazines and safety devices are included in the scope of supply. SMS group GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 211 881 4902 Email: communications@sms-group.com Website: www.sms-group.com

includes standard AlMgSi alloys. For the homogenisation of these materials, the continuous homogenising furnace, developed by Hertwich, offers a number of advantages. Compared to a conventional batch furnace, one of the significant features of the continuous process is the fact that each individual billet is heated uniformly and identically. Quality fluctuations within a batch or even across the billet cross-section are thereby excluded. The continuous process also has the advantage of a completely automated workflow. Talum had already installed an aluminium continuous homogenising and sawing line from Hertwich in 1996.

TALUM, based in the Slovenian town of Kidričevo, has ordered a continuous homogenising furnace and a helical ultrasonic testing station from Hertwich, part of the SMS group. The new plant will start operation in July 2018 and will almost double the homogenising capacity of the company. Founded in 1942, Talum started operating a newly built electrolysis plant in 1954, which was expanded in the following years. The production has since been modernised and the product range expanded. Aluminium extrusion billets are among the most important – and expanding – product lines of the group. The semi-finished product range

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