TPT July 2017

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30 years of steel and tungsten roll tooling EUROLLS is celebrating its 30 th anniversary during 2017. Over the last three decades, the company has built its reputation on the production of steel and tungsten carbide roll tooling for various industries, mostly focusing on welded pipe/tube, straightening, wire and continuous casting. that provides the ability to produce larger and longer tooling, shafts and various wear parts. Eurolls SpA – Italy Fax: +39 0432 796501 Website: www.eurolls.com

The more recent introduction of rolls for seamless pipe/tube to the company’s products range, as well as rollers for special applications (eg rolls for tank head manufacturing), has given further impetus to the activities of the company. Eurolls continues to grow in an effort to provide its customer base with quality products and service. In addition to the innovation of its own in-house heat treatment facility, recent investments include the acquisition of new equipment

Eurolls is celebrating 30 years in business in 2017

India awaits OTO hollow shape forming mills APL Apollo, a tube manufacturer in India, has contracted Fives to produce two OTO hollow shape universal forming mills (OTO HSU) for its manufacturing facilities in Raipur (Chhattisgarh State) and Murbad (Maharashtra State). construction industry. The mill produces hollow structural section tubes by direct forming, skipping the traditional step of constructing round tubes and then squaring them.

production speed of 120m/min. The main benefits of OTO HSU technology include frequent and fast production changeovers due to the universal design (no rolls change); covering of a wide range of dimensions and thicknesses; fast set-up time due to the high automation level and technology; reduced production cost; and average material saving of around 3 to 4 per cent. At Fives, the tube and pipe business line designs and supplies complete tube making facilities as well as custom- engineered machines under the historical brands of Abbey, Bronx, OTO and Taylor-Wilson, for a wide range of seamless and welded products. The company supplies industrial groups in sectors such as aluminium, steel, glass, automotive, logistics, aerospace, cement and energy in both developing and developed countries.

The range of products can vary from a minimum size of 20x20mm to a maximum size of 120x120mm within a range of four mills, with a maximum

The OTO HSU tube mill has been specifically designed to produce square and rectangular tubes for the

Fives – France Fax: +33 1 4523 7571 Website: www.fivesgroup.com

Fives OTO HSU mill

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