TPi March 2017

business & market news

Poppe + Potthoff buys Plaschka High precision metal processing is a core competence of Poppe + Potthoff (P+P). The supplier to the automotive and engineering industry has now acquired Plaschka, with 120 employees at two locations. “Plaschka has achieved an excellent reputation in the production of robust precision components,” commented Axel Weiser, director of precision parts at P+P, who is taking over the management of Plaschka together with Dr Christian Potthoff-Sewing. “Long-term partnerships with

The production capacities for precision components are thereby expanded, and competences are added that open up additional markets, for example in aviation, measurement and medical technology. Founded in 1977, Plaschka manufac- tures precision machine components for fine mechanical and mechatronic systems. The production spectrum includes CNC milling and CNC turning, grinding and surface treat- ment with in-house electroplating, quality assurance and assembly. The locations in Traunreut, Germany, and Hořice na Šumavě, Czech Republic, are certified according to EN DIN ISO 9001: 2008.

customers, modern machines and an experienced team of employees distinguish the company.” “Plaschka’s production focus is on aviation and medical technology, measurement and film instrumentation and mechatronics. This is a perfect addition to our strengths in the field of automotive and mechanical engineering,” said Rüdiger Faustmann, CEO of the Poppe + Potthoff Group. Poppe + Potthoff develops and manu- factures customer-specific steel tubes, common rail subsystems, high pressure tubes, precision components, line shafts

and couplings, as well as specialised test stands and other machines. Poppe + Potthoff GmbH – Germany Precision components for aviation, measurement and medical technology are being manufactured

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Pipe bends & Couplings

Technip awarded umbilical supply contract in USA

Technip’s wholly owned subsidiary Technip Umbilicals Inc has been awarded a contract by a major operator to supply a subsea control umbilical in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract includes the project management and manufacture of several kilometres of static and dynamic unarmoured steel tube umbilical. Technip Umbilicals’ facility in Houston, USA, will manufacture this project for the high-pressure field, which is scheduled to be completed in 2017. The company’s managing director, Sarah Cridland, said, “This award confirms Technip’s position as a world leader in the supply of umbilical systems to the Gulf of Mexico region.” Present in 45 countries, Technip has industrial assets on all continents and operates a fleet of specialised vessels for pipeline installation and subsea construction.

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