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Press releases
Reika GmbH & Co KG
REIKA announces major order
It was a tremendous start into the new business year, with REIKA receiving the biggest order ever in the company’s history. One of the leading manufac- turers of seamless stainless steel tubes opted for Reika for their new tube and pipe mill.
The new mill will be equipped with a complete REIKA finishing line. Production start in the new plant is planned for 2023 outside Europe borders. Seamless stain- less-steel tubes in the diameter range of 42 to 273 mm are the major production program on the fully automatic line, con- sisting of two parallel straightening lines
followed by a cut-off line and an API cham- fering line. Once again, REIKA marked a success against international competitors. The rugged quality of the straightening machines with a straightness of up to 0.5 mm/m over the entire tube length as well as the enormous cutting performance of the RingSaw® were also convincing in this project. The entire finishing line will be supplied as a “turnkey” solution to ensure smooth and fast integration into the pro- duction process. The REIKA lines are simply convincing by providing durability, reliability and above all, customized solutions. With the lines’ unique features, REIKA succeeds in expanding the companies’ production in
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