WCA November 2016

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From beginning to end on the journey

“YOUR success is our passion. Here for you.” That is the vision of RosendahlNextrom. It represents its motivation for offering its business partners, employees and stakeholders added value, not just at selective moments, but over the entire life cycle of its products and processes. Strategic planning. Everything starts off as an idea and this idea has to be validated. RosendahlNextrom cons- tantly observes the market and trends, because it also wants to know as early as possible where the journey will go. It analyses global mega trends and reacts accordingly. It observes product trends and derives its development plans on this basis. Business and investment planning. Once the investment decision has been taken, there are further steps that need to be analysed. RosendahlNextrom has a lot of experience in helping to create business plans and can support clients with their presentation or provide them with the information necessary for compiling a business plan. Production capacity estimates, CAPEX estimates and infrastructure needs can be arranged. Factory planning. The abstract phase then leads to the execution. There are lots of things that have to be taken into consideration and planned. Infrastructure, equipment and – last but not least – the logistics of production, too. The company has experience and is happy to provide recommendations. This extends to production capacities,

❍ The smart product life cycle from RosendahlNextrom

about production. The customer service centre is always at hand and, if requested, will also actively contact and inform of service and upgrade opportunities. Predictive service reduces the risk of interruption-related downtimes and nothing stands in the way of successful production. Recycling and re-use. The product life cycles ends here, regardless of whether market conditions or technology are the reason. Thanks to the Smart Factory, these processes and steps will in future run in a much more automated and real-time manner. RosendahlNextrom GmbH – Austria Website : www.rosendahlnextrom.com

CAPEX planning, process and material flow planning as well as to legally stipulated safety and environmental measures and lots more. Implementation. This is where production solutions are to be implemented. The equipment, technology and knowhow are conveyed to clients. The facilities are tested thoroughly, put into operation and finally commissioned. Now production can get under way. The team is present on site and concludes the transfer by providing practical training. Opreation. The production line is up and running. On top of that, it is “smart”, too. Customers are always informed by the Smart Factory solution and can access live status reports

A German steel producer has developed a unique steel with a high level of both strength and ductility. After appropriate processing, the steel is excellent for cold forming. Steel prices are nowadays subject to significant fluctuations. This is mainly due to the variable alloy surcharge which is largely dependent on the nickel content of the steel. The new steel grade 20MnCrMo7, developed by ECM Edelstahlzieherei Mark GmbH, contains only very small amounts of nickel, which means that long-term price stability is guaranteed. The bainitic steel 20MnCrMo7 not only offers price stability, but also provides important processing advantages. Despite the steel’s high strength, its fine granularity makes it remarkably ductile – it is not brittle but extremely hard and New high-strength bainitic steel

exceptionally robust. In rolled or forged form, its bainitic structure ensures a strength of 1,200-1,400 MPa and contraction at break of over 40 per cent. No heat treatment is necessary. The 20MnCrMo7 steel is also suitable for cold processing after suitable pre-treatment, and is highly versatile. In a tempered state, the steel is applicable wherever particularly high demands on the mechanical properties have to be met. Values are reached which are rarely achieved by other steels, according to the manufacturer. At low tempering temperatures, strengths of up to almost 1,600 MPa and a notched impact strength of more than 50 J are reached. ECM Edelstahlzieherei Mark GmbH – Germany Website : www.ezm-mark.de

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