TPT May 2018

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Two new drawing lines for MMK-Metiz EJP has received an order from Russian OJSC MMK- Metiz for the supply of two drawing lines to be installed at the Magnitogorsk works. One is a combined drawing line for bright steel with diameters between 8 and 30mm. It will be the world’s first 30-ton drawing line equipped with a driven cold rolling stand in order to be able to produce square bright steel sections from round input stock. The second line is a chain draw bench line for the production of bars with diameters of up to 68mm.

of up to 68mm, straight from bar to bar. Both lines will be equipped with eddy-current testers for inline inspection of the surface quality. In case of small to medium diameters, the machine can process three bars simultaneously. Denis Kanaev, director tech- nology at MMK-Metiz, said: “We conducted a comprehen- sive market analysis and EJP clearly came out on top when we drew up the technology shortlist. The EJP lines fulfil our requirements 100 per cent. Once our new lines are running we hope to be one of the leading producers in Europe in terms of product quality and delivery performance.” Jacques Paraskevas, man- aging director of EJP, said: “The order from MMK-Metiz is the biggest in our company history. We have already

With the new lines, which will come with a number of innovative features, MMK- Metiz aims to expand its product range towards

larger diameters. The high product quality – straightness tolerance of 0.1mm/m and diameter tolerances of h8 and h9 – will provide MMK-Metiz with a strong position in the Russian bright steel market. The new lines will boost the works output by approximately 15 tons per hour of bright steel products. With a drawing force of 30 tons and drawing speeds of up to 80m/min, the combined drawing line CDS 300 will produce finished bars in diameters from 8 to 30mm – from coil to bar, coil to coil or bar to bar as desired. EJP will install an innovative driven cold rolling stand between the blasting plant and the drawing machine. The

Drawing lines from EJP Maschinen

received another order for a combined drawing line CDS 300, which proves that Germany was the right choice for our factory.” EJP will be the general contractor for the supply of the two lines. Installation is scheduled to take place later in 2018, with commissioning predicted to take place in spring 2019.

function of the rolling stand is to pre-form the material so that it will be possible to directly draw from round to square. The high-precision drive control will make the forming process more accu- rately controllable than in the past. The servo-electric actuation of the drawing jaws achieves more flexibility in bar and tube drawing, cuts the set- up times and reduces the maintenance effort. The DB 800 chain draw bench will be designed for drawing forces of up to 80t and the production of bars in diameters

EJP Maschinen GmbH – Germany Email: info@ejpmachines.com Website: www.ejpmachines.com

New CEO for Tenova Metals ROBERTO Pancaldi has become the CEO of Tenova Metals, assuming the role from Andrea Rocca who, after five years with Tenova, has taken new responsibilities in Tecpetrol, another company in the Techint Group. Mr Pancaldi, who was previously the Tenova Metals chief operating officer, joined the Techint Group as a process engineer in 1988, and has spent his entire career in Techint and then in Tenova. He held various positions of leadership

in different business units of the metals division, contributing to the development and expansion of the company.

Tenova SpA – Italy Website: www.tenova.com

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