High-performance OTO tube mills for the renewable energy market
Metalogalva, a leading European company in the steel industry, has recently strengthened its long-standing partnership with Fives to produce high-performance tubes for the renewable energy and structural markets.
As part of its medium-term sustainability strategy, the company entrusted Fives to design, supply and commission two OTO tube mills and a high-speed OTO cut-off for its MSS Steel Tubes production subsidiaries in Portugal and the USA.
Technological Excellence
The first OTO tube mill was commissioned in March 2022 at the MSS Steel Tubes plant in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. The technology enabled the customer to produce high-quality structural and solar tubes at a constant productivity speed. To further increase its efficiency, the company also ordered a high-speed OTO cut-off in 2023, which will be installed in the coming months.
“This project is in line with Metalogalva’s strategic and sustainable development in the renewable energy industry, which is booming worldwide. Fives’ technologies have exceeded our expectations in terms of engineering and reliability. That’s why we continue investing, not only in Portugal but also in the US, where demand is growing, with a preference for local production,”
– Nuno Guimarães, Purchase & Logistic HoA at Metalogalva
Successful Collaboration
Thanks to these excellent results, Metalogalva once again entrusted Fives to supply a new OTO tube mill for its MSS Steel Tubes plant in Memphis, USA. The first tube was successfully produced in November 2024, marking an important milestone.
“Our long-term partnership with Fives led us to choose again its fully automated solutions to achieve maximum productivity and ensure high-quality standards. The collaboration between the teams has been excellent – from sales, project management, commissioning and after-sales, and we are proud to have delivered another successful project together,”
– Nuno Guimarães