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duction process. The technology reliably measures independent of surface roughness in typical tube applications. Therefore, it con- tributes to the highest product quality, process optimization and cost saving in tube and pipe man- ufacturing.
SIKORA was founded in 1973 and offers measuring, control, inspec- tion, analysis and sorting tech- nology for process optimization in the wire and cable, optical ber, hose and tube as well as plastics industries. The company has now transferred the operator’s advantages that result from using SIKORA measuring systems, with innovative and proven technolo- gies to the metals markets. SIKORA
is headquartered in Bremen, Germany, where the technologies are developed and systems exclu- sively manufactured. With 250 employees worldwide, 14 of ces and more than 30 regional repre- sentatives all over the world, the company provides customers with innovative product solutions and individual services at any time.
Sikora AG
Bruchweide 2 28307 Bremen Germany
Tel: +49 4214890 0669 Fax: +49 4214890 0069
sales@sikora.net www.sikora.net
SMS group GmbH
TMK-ARTROM starts production on new heat treatment line for pipes supplied by SMS group
Handshake between Simone Zussino (left), Vice President of Reheating Furnaces & Heat Treatment, SMS group S.p.A., and Adrian Popescu (right), CEO of TMK-ARTROM.
From left: Remus Nitu, Investment and Maintenance Director, TMK-ARTROM; Paolo Franz, Project Manager, SMS group S.p.A.; Francesco Zamproni, Site Manager, SMS group S.p.A.; Cristian Drinciu, COO of TMK-ARTROM; Jimmy Fabro, Head of Technical Department – Furnace Division, SMS group S.p.A.
In February 2018, after a success- ful test phase, TMK-ARTROM based in Slatina, Romania, granted SMS group the nal acceptance certif- icate (FAC) for the supplied tube and pipe heat treatment line. Designed for an annual capacity of 160,000 tons, the new heat treat- ment line will be used for the pro- duction of seamless high-strength pipes up to a wall thickness of 60 millimeters for mechanical appli- cations as well as of special OCTG pipes (oil country tubular goods).
During nal acceptance testing, some very outstanding results were achieved: in particular, it was possible to quench a pipe of steel grade 4140 of 50 millimeters wall thickness, reaching 90 percent of martensite without generating any cracks in the pipe, as the ultra- sonic test con rmed. Such result is enabled by the precision and
performance of the control system of SMS group quenching devices. According to TMK-ARTROM, cur- rently no other pipe producer is able to reach these results with a water based-quench. “SMS group has con rmed its longstanding experience and reliability as a partner able to successfully deal with technological challenges like this commissioning at TMK-AR- TROM,” states Cristian Drinciu, COO of TMK-ARTROM.
The project mainly consisted of the supply of an austenitizing furnace with walking beam trans- port system, a cooling quenching head, a quenching tank, a walking beam tempering furnace and a cooling bed. The line allows car- rying out various process steps, such as quenching, normalizing and tempering. SMS group also supplied a ten-roll straightening
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