TPT March 2017

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Arvedi Tubi Acciaio commissions upgraded tube welding line from SMS group

tubes. The upgrade also included the exchange of the cutting device in the profile tube cutting line complete with the associated controls. After only four weeks of rebuilding, the upgraded tube welding line was handed over to the customer on time, ready for operation. The upgraded equip- ment allows Arvedi Tubi Acciaio to expand its portfolio in terms of

ARVEDI Tubi Acciaio has successfully completed the installation of a high- frequency tube welding line (ERW) upgrade by SMS group. The line can now handle tubes of up to 14" in diameter at the factory located in Cremona, Italy. To be able to use wider strip coils, improve the rolling conditions and secure competitiveness in the long term, Arvedi has commissioned SMS group to upgrade its existing 12¾" tube welding line to a welding line for up to 14"

“As we are very satisfied with the tube welding plants SMS group has supplied to us in the past, we decided to also have this recent upgrade done by SMS,” said Mario Caldonazzo, CEO of Arvedi Tubi Acciaio. “Thanks to this upgrade, plant availability has become even better, allowing us to respond to specific requests of our customers even more quickly and flexibly.”

product types and dimensions. It will not only be possible to have a greater outside tube diameter of up to 14", but to also produce square tubes of up to 300 x 300mm and rectangular tubes of up to 400 x 200mm. With this tube welding plant upgrade, Arvedi is placing the focus of production on high-grade and specialist products, mainly for use in the automotive, petrochemical, thermal and construction industries as well as in mechanical engineering.

SMS group GmbH – Germany Website: www.sms-group.com

Roll-Kraft expands technical engineering capability

University of Liverpool in the UK. His training includes FESTO pneumatic systems, as well as roll design and advanced roll design, and he has worked with noted roll form experts George Halmos and George Dobrev. With wide-ranging experience in the roll forming industry, Mr Poghosyan has designed and completed an estimated 100 sets of roll tooling and machines that are in use in various countries around the world. His expertise will add to Roll-Kraft’s technical engineering capabilities.

ROLL-KRAFT, a supplier of tube and pipe and roll form tooling, has appointed Yervand Poghosyan as vice-president of engineering. Mr Poghosyan comes to Roll-Kraft from Dahlstrom Roll Form, where he was the vice-president of op- erations. He has held previous positions as CIS executive director and chief development engineer for the Harwal Group of manufacturing companies, and was also the general project manager at Ararat Group in Armenia. Mr Poghosyan holds a Master’s Degree in machine building technology, metal cutting and machine tools from State Technical University in Armenia. He also holds a Master’s Degree in business administration from the

Roll-Kraft – USA Fax: +1 440 205 3110 Website: www.roll-kraft.com

Yervand Poghosyan, vice-president of engineering

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