TPT May 2021

T E CHNOLOG Y

Tailor-made seamless tube machines and engineering solutions

MANUFACTURERS of seamless tubes are increasingly relying on high- performance technology from framag as they seek to modernise their production lines. This is a development that will also bring movement to the international – especially the European – markets over the next few years, the company said. framag Industrieanlagenbau, based in Austria, is one of the world’s leading suppliers in the sawing technology sector. The quality of its cold circular saws have been recognised globally, according to the company. framag has already delivered numerous tailor-made saws to the Asian, US and European markets. Most recently framag has delivered two tube layer saws to an Indian seamless tube manufacturer, eight saws to Chinese customers, two tube layer saws to Slovakia and several others delivered around the globe. The customers are all leading inter- national manufacturers of seamless, or special, tubes with the highest quality standards and require the leading machinery for their production. framag succeeded in impressing these companies with both its high technological expertise and with the customised engineering of upstream and downstream system components. Integration in already existing production lines for the modernisation and increase of production capacity, as well as the planning and setup of completely new lines, is made possible by close co-operation from project planning until final acceptance stage. With many years of experience, and a wde variety of projects completed around the world, framag has proven itself a reliable partner. As a high-tech

framag Industrieanlagenbau: tailor-made machine solutions and customised engineering

company, with tailor-made machine solutions, framag supplies customised, comprehensive packages for its customers in the field of engineering. Inlet and outlet periphery, stoppers for scrap and length cut, scrap disposal systems, measuring, marking and additional devices are some examples of the available options. Another benefit of the framag saws are the Hydropol ® base frames. The Hydropol ® material developed by framag ensures optimum vibration damping in the sawing process and consequently superlative cutting efficiency and tool service life. With its high-quality cold circular saws, framag offers the entire range of sawing technology in the field of dry sawing. A service that manufacturers appreciate worldwide. “More and more manufacturers are refurbishing or upgrading. We are able to supply our customers with the whole package in the field of seamless and extrusion tubes. “We offer single-tube billet saws and layer saws, as well as drilling machines

for centre holes of the sawn billets, even for high-alloy materials,” said Christian Habring, industrial equipment sales manager at framag. “More and more manufacturers are converting their production lines to circular saw technology. And due to the accuracy and cost effectiveness of this cutting process, the saws are particularly important for both seamless and extrusion tube plants,” he added. Since the payback period for such investments is relatively short, it is even worthwhile investing in economically weaker times, explained Christian Habring: “For example, production be- comes more efficient and more cost effective by replacing HSS saws and by converting from flame cutting to high-performance carbide saws.” Indian manufacturers are leading the way in this and have already switching to the high-performance technology.

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