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18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 1 No. 6 - 2007 BLM 6 ING imp INSPIRED for TUBE ENG www.blmgroup.com 10:41 www.blmgroup.com Contents INSPIRED FOR TUBE 18-04-2007 Also available in pdf format on: INSPIRED FOR TUBE Contents BLM 6 ING imp Pagina 2 4 Tube maker 6 Climate control 8 Event “More with metals” The coil specialist all intube 07 10 Subcontractor 12 Motorcycle 14 Service center 16 Technology 18 Furniture 20 Automotive 22 The Group A road to success When it’s a matter of reaction times The real core business is service “all-electric” bending The culture of beauty From trimming to final parts Muito obrigado! INSPIRED FOR TUBE Edited by: 2 Area Comunicazione BLM GROUP Antonio Farese Emanuela Colombo Cristina Guzzetti e-mail: pr@blm.it tel. +39 031 7070 200 Produced by: BLM GROUP Via Selvaregina 30 22063 Cantù (CO) Italy www.blmgroup.com Number INSPIRED FOR TUBE Nr. 6 - 03/2007 Graphic Design: Studio Grafico Page Vincenzo De Rosa Fabrizio Santini Photography: Aeffe Fabrizio Santini Printed by: La Grafica, Cantù (CO) Reproduction of all or part of articles or illustrations published in this edition cannot be used without prior authorisation. BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 3 TECHNOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP AT THE CUSTOMER’S SERVICE 2006 has been a positive year for the world economy and has encouraged the BLM Group to exploit its innovative potential and record a performance of particular importance. The Group’s turnover increased by 25% compared to the previous year to reach 115 million Euros. This is a result that expresses the excellence of the BLM Group activity, confirmed by the positive assessment of customers in the various markets and sectors of the Group. INSPIRED FOR TUBE OPINION Almost 60% of the turnover came from new products that have been launched on the market over the last 3 years, which confirms the importance of continuing with heavy and constant investments in research and development. Pietro Colombo BLMGroup has shown how product, process and organisational innovation increase the competitive level and consequently customer satisfaction. The continuous efforts made in innovation relate to both the material and immaterial parts of the systems implemented. The growing attention towards software architecture and development of integrated processes, governed by software and control systems has turned out to be of fundamental importance in guaranteeing a level of excellence in production. Behind this success there is undoubtedly a deep-rooted corporate culture that interprets innovation not simply as the task of a specific functional area, but as a continuous commitment that involves all the functions within each production unit. In particular, the integration of technological skills within the entire Group makes it possible to guarantee a high quality and innovative level of the products. The most avant-garde technologies in tube processing that enhance our bending and endforming machines, laser cutting systems, saws and associated software systems will be shown during the company’s Open House, which will be held at the headquarters in Cantù from 15 to 31 March, 2007. We are certain that a growing interaction between customer and company can generate to mutually beneficial advantages and stimulate a virtuous circle towards continuous innovation. Pietro Colombo President & CEO 3 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 4 Lasertube is part of the “full service” offered by Rautaruukki, a leading solution provider INSPIRED FOR TUBE Tube maker “More with metals” With facilities in 23 countries, 13,000 employees and an overall turnover of 3.7 billion recorded in 2006 alone, Rautaruukki Corporation has made a major change in its strategy and is becoming a strong player in its sector. As a part of this change, the Corporation has used marketing name Ruukki since 2004. Ruukki’s real strength and its many activities are described with great effect in the group’s slogan “more with metals”. Today’s Ruukki not just has a wide selection of metal products and services but also supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to the construction and mechanical engineering industries. The metal product division, in particular, supplies tubes and profiles starting from 8 and exceeding 300 mm in diameter to cover a vast industrial field, including such applications as metal furniture, frames for machine tool and transport systems, structural elements for the construction, fitness equipment, fencing and agricultural machinery to name a few. The fifth laser is on its way Thanks to the innovative production systems at Ruukki, the company offers what can be defined as a “full service”: that is, a complete service from production, storage, processing and supply of standard 4 Pagina 5 Tube maker 10:41 INSPIRED FOR TUBE 18-04-2007 and special products, parts and even components ready for immediate use. WWW.RUUKKI.COM The choice of having ADIGE as a supplier of the Lasertube cutting systems is also part of this project. The initial investment in this direction was made in 1999 to increase the service and along the same line to add value to the production of bicycle components. Ruukki currently uses four ADIGE lasertube cutting systems (with a fifth one on its way) that are able to process from 10 mm to 508 mm diameter tubes in a completely automatic cycle, handling bundles starting from 4,000 kg. The ADIGE systems operate over three daily shifts and guarantee the delivery times requested by the other group divisions, even though it cuts 2-hour average batches. Ruukki's objective is to specialise by changing from being a reliable steel supplier to become the most desired supplier of metal-based solutions for selected customer segments by 2010. The upgrade to a full customer service concept means an ability to recognise and provide an optimal solution to its customers’ challenges. The three divisions and their offering complement each other: all focusing on serving the customer. No. 6 - march 2007 BLM 6 ING imp 5 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 6 Stalmannen, in Sweden, specialise in tube manipulation from coil. Climate control The coil specialist INSPIRED FOR TUBE Such applications require the use of titanium, stainless steel, aluminium and copper pipes; all materials that often soar in price and are subject to considerable fluctuations that force the users to search for increasingly competitive suppliers and production means. “Efficient production systems are therefore essential. The use of the PLANET tube benders gives us the possibility to start from a coil, processing it over three shifts, even with one operator supervising two machines, producing the least amount of scrap, draw bending or compression bending, swarfless cutting or performing integrated endshpaing and serpentine with a maximum 2,000 mm pitch”. The specialisation of the Swedish company Stalmannen, is very particular and unusual: i.e. to bend and process tubes, from coils and “noble” materials only. This is a detail that Magnus Aretjäll, owner of the company, has been proudly promoting since 2004 when he took-over his father’s company that was founded back in 1976. This courageous choice shows how specialisation pays off. Technology is inevitable To be able to process tubes from coil requires efficient technologies that provide savings in material and perform various processes in line automatically. “These are features that apply to all the Planet tube bending machines produced by the BLM GROUP”, emphasises Mr. Magnus. With three tube benders installed in the line, together with a tube endformer and three-dimensional tube measuring system, Stalmannen is able to supply hundreds of thousands of tubular components per year, many of which are used in new and innovative sectors: heat exchangers for sea water swimming pools, fuel distribution systems, solar panel fluid tubes, heating pumps and still many, many more. 6 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 7 INSPIRED FOR TUBE Climate control BLM 6 ING imp STÅLMANNEN PRODUKTION SKÅNE AB Gamla Borrebackevägen 12 SE-218 74 Tygelsjö tel: +46 40 630 38 80 fax: +46 40 46 99 70 Aluminium and titanium: two success stories “Stalmannen processes 4 to 22 mm diameter tubes, from coils only, as already outlined, and this helps us to be more competitive compared to the supply of cut-to-length tubes” says Mr. Magnus. “The experience gained over the years has helped us to offer various solutions to our customers and make them save even up to 50% compared to the past. In various applications, for example, copper can be substituted with aluminium which, although it has the same diameter, is lighter and easier to work. As to costs, the savings are considerable if you think that a 2,000 kg copper coil can cost € 15,000 and one of the same length in aluminium that weighs only 600 kg costs only € 3,000”. “Another example, of a different nature – continues Mr. Magnus – is the use of titanium tubes instead of stainless steel for heat exchangers handling sea water. The high level of corrosion makes the use of titanium far more convenient and guarantees without doubt a longer life.” Taking a look at the numbers is the best proof to support these choices: 200,000 linear metres of worked titanium tube per year is outstanding evidence. No. 6 - march 2007 www.stalmannen.com 7 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 8 The most advanced tube processing technologies on show At the BLM GROUP’s Open House. INSPIRED FOR TUBE Event all intube 07 8 BENDING AND FORMING The foremost in tube forming technology. All-electric tube benders and endformers. Right and left hand bending in automatic cycle. Combined multiple radius, fixed radius, and variable radius bends. Automatic programming and real-time 3D graphic simulation. LASER CUTTING The world's most comprehensive range of laser tube cutting systems. With 2D and 3D laser cutting heads. For both straight and pre-bent tubes. For combined laser cutting of sheet and tube. Pagina 9 SOFTWARE The new, ultra-sophisticated yet easy-to-use, CAD/CAM programming software from, drawing to finished component takes just a few minutes. Direct import of external files and definition of their technological processing parameters. High performance, high resolution graphical user interface. Fully integrated CAD-CAM. SAW CUTTING The ultimate in production sawing capability. Diverse application range. For ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Integration to subsequent processes e.g deburring, washing, machining, measuring etc. Event 10:41 INSPIRED FOR TUBE 18-04-2007 Open House Cantù, March 15 - 31, 2007 No. 6 - march 2007 BLM 6 ING imp 9 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 10 Technology and human resources make MTP the most complete tube factory in Brazil INSPIRED FOR TUBE Subcontractor A road to success Metalurgica de Tubos de Precisão (MTP) with facilities at Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, is a leading company both in the manufacture and processing of precision tubes in carbon steel. In the past, the company was already known as Mannesman Tubos de Precisão and since 2000 it has been part of the Grupo Brasil as MTP. With this important technological and production heritage, MTP can boast a production organisation and integrated know how that make it the most complete tube producer and manufacturer in Brazil. The processes that start from raw materials and proceed to the production of tubes (welding, heat and chemical treatment and drawing), also include the production of finished, laser cut, bent and welded tubular components that are ready for being assembled. 10 From tube producer to component supplier As part of this development strategy, which was the only one of its kind in the country, a considerable role was played by the investments made in high-tech production systems to increase added value to the production of plain tubes. The most important of these came from a ten-year cooperation between MTP and the BLM GROUP; a co-operation that allows the development of new processes, excluding the conventional operations and exploiting the technological advantages in terms of flexibility, reduction in costs and production times and, last, but not least, the advantage of producing superior quality components. This has led to a new placement of MTP on the market, from a precision tube manufacturer to a supplier of finished tubular components. MTP’s major customers are in the cycle and motorbike, car components, metal furnishing, household appliance sectors, etc. 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 11 INSPIRED FOR TUBE Subcontractor BLM 6 ING imp Mr. Hahilton Yoshihiro Sugano, Production Director of the tubular component division also emphasises “the important contribution of human resources to the success of MTP in over 15 countries where its products are marketed. We have highly qualified people who take active part in the development of new projects with the customer, supported by a sales organisation that is specialised in the various sectors of activity ”. An example of the results of this integration aimed at finding a solution to the customers every need are the endless recognitions received and exclusive participation in international projects, such as components for cardanic joints in Toyota’s Hilux pick-up and those for the rear axle in Volkswagen’s Polo and Fox models. MTP METALURGICA TUBOS DE PRECISAO Av. Manteiro Lobato 3321 Guaruhlos, Sao Paulo Tel. +55 11 2146-4157 www.mtp-tubos.com.br No. 6 - march 2007 Finding a solution to the customer’s needs Currently MTP’s tube processing facility includes: four ADIGE laser cutting systems, three automatic saws, three ADIGE cutting and end machining systems, one BLM all-electric tube bender with three bending radii and one tube bender with two bending radii. 11 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 12 Thanks to the lasertube, ARROW has optimised When it’s a matter of reaction times ROW supplies are: MV Agusta, Husquarna, Aprilia, Derby and Beta Moto. Another important name is Triumph UK, that directly uses special exhaust systems supplied by ARROW. “Our sponsorship in Superbike - says Giorgio Giannelli – has given us a vast technological experience like no other. Only by being directly in the field and having an active co-operation with the bike manufacturers can we push ourselves beyond all limits and improve”. To have ARROW’s name linked to the racing world is not just a matter of image, but it is a way of gaining experience in technology and product and material development. INSPIRED FOR TUBE Motorcycle the production of its exhaust systems. Gruppo Giannelli is a renowned leader in the production of motorbike exhaust systems. The Group is made up of three companies: Giannelli Silencers, ARROW and Solutions, Moulds and Tooling. The first deals with original equipment and aftermarket exhaust mufflers and silencers for mopeds and motorbikes; ARROW, on the other hand, offers top end aftermarket products. Solutions, Moulds and Tooling deals with the design and manufacture of industrial moulds and tools. The technological experience of racing ARROW is the Group’s brand name, which is linked to the racing world thanks to its aftermarket activity. As such it has an aggressive and technological image. Just a few of the top names that AR- 12 Outstanding production flexibility ARROW’s global turnover can be broken down as follows: 70% in Italy, 56% of this being in the aftermarket sector, a percentage that soars to 90% when it comes to the remaining 30% of the foreign market. The remaining percentages relate to original equipment. The aftermarket sector changes considerably due to its nature and has very low reaction times as well as outstanding production flexibility. This has led Arrow to install the ADIGE Lasertube LT 905 cutting system, which has reorganised and optimised production and practically done away with outsourcing particularly for important operations such as laser cutting of its components. Today, 90% of the exhausts produced by ARROW contain components that have been laser 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 13 INSPIRED FOR TUBE Motorcycle BLM 6 ING imp Laser cutting has allowed ARROW to organise its production in an efficient manner for both small and medium-large batches. “Almost everything we produce is laser cut” says Giannelli. We still cut some components in the traditional way, but we were thinking of a manifold kit that has about ten pipe bends to be cut, for example like the Hon- da CBR 600 manifold, of which 70% is laser cut and, even before, it was designed for specifically for this”. ARROW SPECIAL PARTS Via Citernese, 128/130 06016 San Giustino (PG) Italy Tel. +39 075 861811 The three cuts necessary in 30” ARROW’s production is more streamlined to the point that the advantages in terms of logistics and production steps compensate even for any increases that may arise in production costs. A fine example of this is the production of the component that couples the exhaust manifolds and that requires several distinct cutting steps, with welding and three deburring cycles in between. The laser performs these cuts in 30” in a single position instead of three separate operations that involved complex handling and cleaning of the pieces. Even the inconveniences arising from coupling and welding have been solved and reduce scraps. This undoubtedly demonstrates that the laser has revolutionised production at ARROW; it is worth emphasising, however, that regardless of the applied technology, two strategic phases of the activity are performed by the unmistakable skill of the operator, such as assembly of the exhaust system and most of all fine tuning of the initial prototype. Fax +39 075 8618131 www.arrow.it No. 6 - march 2007 cut, particularly the end parts- “We are using the machine to its utmost potential - explains Giannelli - and it guarantees an outstanding level of production flexibility, which is the most important feature of our company”. 13 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 14 Thanks to the Lasertube LT 712D system, Officine di Lombardore The real core business is service From coil to finished piece With a view to providing an increasingly complete service, Officine di Lombardore has installed an ADIGE Lasertube LT 712D cutting system, thanks to which the company can supply not only tubes that are cut-to-length, but also finished tubes. “There aren’t that many producers in Europe like us, who are able to start from a steel sheet coil and process it to provide a finished product ” explains Mr. Pastore. “We have taken this step because from a strategic point of view, although it is a niche sector for the moment, this type of production can guarantee a potentially greater growth compared to a simple OEM supplier, and among other things, we offer the advantage of raw materials that certainly have a lower cost and are immediately available”. INSPIRED FOR TUBE Service center can supply both cut-to-length and finished tubes The best laser technology for tube Officine di Lombardore is rapidly converting into the “technological tube centre” in which customer service is taking on increasingly more im- Officine di Lombardore is a pipe manufacturer specialised in the production of high-strenght and ultra high-strenght tube. “We produce 18,000 t of tube a year, 70% of which is cut-tolength as we deal exclusively with the end user therefore moving away from the so-called iron and steel commerce of our competition. In this business, quality and service must be our strong points”. In fact, service is the real core business of this pipe manufacturing activity located at the entrance to Turin, and which Mr. Paolo Pastore, Managing Director of the company, likes to define as the “logistic tube centre”. 14 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 15 INSPIRED FOR TUBE Service center BLM 6 ING imp Inspiring innovative products The “laser project” officially started in 2006 when the ADIGE system was installed; “since then, we started to promote the activity in decisive manner ” says Enrico Bencini, Sales Director. “The new laser service attracted a lot of interest in our customers, about 20% of which had an immediate need for finished components. Another 20%, on the other hand, did not have an immediate requirement, but showed interest in the advantages deriving from such a service. This result has immediately allowed us to saturate the use of the machine for one working shift and now we are getting organised over three shifts. To further disseminate this technological know-how, we are organising small open house activities to show designers and engineers, the state-of-the-art that has been achieved in the manufacturing department. To see a machine, its processes and, consequently, our service potential can undoubtedly provide inspiration to study new products using tubular components rather than sheet metal. In fact, the laser offers an all-round possibility to re-design old products or study new ones whereby the tube can be used in a more efficient and convenient manner”. It is not just by chance that the automotive industry has been the most receptive sector to date. LOMBARDORE Via Volpiano, 2 10040 Lombardore, Torino Tel. 011/995.80.09 Fax 011/995.64.74 www.officinelombardore.com No. 6 - march 2007 portance and which makes the difference. Merely as an example of this is computerised production management for the manufacture of a single component with just-in-time concept, or the same laser technology, which par excellence, is the most flexible and versatile tool on the market. Continues Paolo Pastore: “The Lasertube LT 712 system has allowed us to have the best laser tube cutting technology and certified product quality that combined with a top class material quality has made us extremely versatile”. 15 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 16 The BLM GROUP “all-electric” tube bender; considerable process advantages thanks to state-of-the-art technology. INSPIRED FOR TUBE Technology “all-electric” bending Electrically-driven machines to perform heavy machining operations can be found increasingly more in the machine tool sector in place of the classical hydraulically driven ones. Even the tube bending sector is experiencing this irreversible process. The use of electrical axes, their operating repeatability under various environmental conditions and the extreme reliability of the machine, contribute to making precise estimates on the real output of the unit. In the “all-electric” machine that have been developed by the BLM GROUP, the position and strength at which tubes and tools have to be manipulated is controlled by electric motors and ball screws. The machine’s numerical control there- 16 fore goes from the typical 3 or 4 axes to a system that is able to control from 9 to 15 electrical servo axes, both in position and torque. The CNC is able to handle axis synchronism and interpolation in order to perform complicated and very accurate set-ups. Moreover, the torque/force control allows to compensate for the variations in the axis position given by errors in the pipe geometry of elongation of the material. Energy consumption and environmental impact These two aspects are also among the major advantages of an electric machine. Contrary to a hydraulic pump (which is always on, no matter what the cycle condition is), electric motors absorb energy only when they are actually being used, thereby reducing consumption up to 1/10. In addition, as they do not use mineral oils, there are no added management and disposal expenses. Servo motors are silent and eliminate the problems of noise. 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 17 Technology BLM 6 ING imp Software To achieve such results, over the last few years BLM has developed an extremely effective software tool to programme and control its tube benders: VGP automatically implements the machine programme starting simply from the tube’s geometric co-ordinates. The operator can directly simulate the NC machine movements, and safely and easily step in, if needed. The software performance is enhanced by the perfect correspondence of the trajectories completed by the machine devices that use electrical axes. The VGP software can provide the machine cycle time that can be used when calculating the cost and productivity of the piece for estimates. BLM S.P.A. - BLM GROUP Via Selvaregina, 30 22063 Cantù (CO), Italy Tel. +39 031 7070200 Fax +39 031 715911 www.blmgroup.com In addition, special software cycles have been developed to automatically learn the clamp closing positions thereby reducing the operator know-how. All the set-up parameters are saved with the programme being implemented. The advantages in time saving and set-up repeatability are unmatchable when it comes to initial set-up of the equipment and production changes. No. 6 - march 2007 Perfect surface quality BLM “all electric” machines are equipped with a Boost features to push the carriage to produce power exceeding 5,000 kg thereby improving roundness as well as reducing the wall thickening on the outside edge of the tube. The Boost also helps to reduce any pipe movements in the clamp jaws and reduces the pressure with a significant benefit on the surface quality of the finished tube. The power can be adjusted on the basis of the final quality of the product. Similarly, the clamp and the pressure die power on the tube can also be varied by the operator according to the geometry and type of material being worked. These operations, that are inconceivable on a hydraulic machine, lead to significant advantages in terms of speed, and surface quality too. INSPIRED FOR TUBE Considering that no fluids are used, electronic control system are not subject to the usual variations caused by different oil viscosity. In an electric machine, all this means that there are reduced downtimes and increased process repeatability. 17 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 18 Corti Fratelli S.r.l. di Robbiano di Giussano are able to turn a rough sketch into a perfect furniture component. INSPIRED FOR TUBE Furniture The culture of beauty 18 Over the last forty years, Corti Fratelli S.r.l. located at Robbiano di Giussano, the Gotha of Italian and international industrial design has swept through, together with the leading producers of furniture articles. This is a strong statement, but like never before it is pertinent and qualifies the extremely high professionalism of this company-laboratory, which is able to turn a drawing or a rough sketch into a unique and perfect chair, table or chaise longue. to then go on to welding, which is invisible; and then to complete the entire process, the most difficult of finishes, chrome-plating, which brings out even the slightest of defect. Evolved handcrafts The culture of beauty and the care for perfection are typical traits of evolved handcrafts. Corti Fratelli S.r.l. know how to achieve this, starting from a selection of tube bundles that are cut, brushed and washed without even a slight mark; to then continue with bending in the shape and with the most daring and complex radii; To give shape to beauty “We look for complicated products, those that others cannot make” say Silvano and Fiorenzo Corti, managers of production and manufacturing, respectively: in other words, we look for applications that require “impossible” solutions, but that give shape to beauty ”. Their experience originates from a distant past. All these processes are handled to perfection and derive from the knowledge of materials and machines and the ability to imagine a complete design, pinpointing any problem or defect beforehand. 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 19 Furniture BLM 6 ING imp The highest Made in Italy level All the machinery used for cutting and forming tubes has been supplied by the BLM Group: from the cutting line complete with end forming, washing and drying, up to the numerous tube benders to cover every possible bending requirement with extremely close or variable radii on steel, stainless steel and aluminium tubes. INSPIRED FOR TUBE brothers runs the company. Together with Silvano and Fiorenzo are also Orazio in sales, Paolo in charge of the warehouse and shipments and Claudio in administration. CORTI F.LLI METALMECCANICA SRL Via Dante Alighieri, 45 Batches are typically quite small, from 500 to 3,000 pieces, unless we are talking about prototype sampling, in which case the quantity is in units. The quality is controlled at each process step to eliminate defects as soon as they appear. tel: +39 0362 850629 Fax: +39 0362 351851 posta@cortimetalmeccanica.it The company’s co-operation with the BLM GROUP has practically always existed. When walking into the workshop, it seems as if it is a display of all the machines that have been produced over the years, including the most recent ones. This is also a way of feeling an indirect involvement in the manufacture of the end product that is the highest Made in Italy level. No. 6 - march 2007 The activity was set up in 1954 by three founding brothers, who initially produced motorbike and automobile chassises. In 1964/1965, a renowned producer of furnishing articles in the area noticed that the tubular structures produced looked very much like those of the chair and chaise longue; and from here onwards, production changed. Today, the second generation of the Corti 20034 Robbiano (MI) 19 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 20 The leading machinery used at voestalpine Elmsteel Ltd., INSPIRED FOR TUBE Automotive specialised in automotive components, are Italian. From trimming to final parts Originally, voestalpine Elmsteel Ltd., with offices at Hinckley, Leicestershire, was specialised in cutting and end machining of automotive components. In the last few years converted its manufacturing approaching laser cutting. This conversion, in which the BLM and ADIGE machines have played a leading role, was not easy, but it was a fundamental step to add value to the product with the application of the most avantgarde technologies on the market, offering innovative working solutions. Elmsteel - says Andy Baker, General Manager of the company – head of the Elmsteel group that has facilities in the UK, USA, Poland and Romania and a total of 250 employees, 110 of which are employed at the UK facilities, is a leading supplier of the major automotive companies throughout the world, the Japanese included ”. A made-in-Italy showcase At Elmsteel, most of the machines in use have been made in Italy and the BLM tube bending 20 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 21 INSPIRED FOR TUBE Automotive BLM 6 ING imp The company’s production layout is well divided into production cells that are run and supervised by an operator, who also makes sure that the components are shifted from one machine to another in an efficient manner. Of importance in the company layout are the two production areas that include the two Adige laser cutting machines, the BLM tube bending machine and the saws to trim the ends of the components. The CM502 is ideal Located in a separate building are the cut off and endmachining saws that perform the traditional activity of the company. The department has an extremely efficient layout, with machines aligned in two rows, supplied by abundant mag- azines located externally and that convey the finished products to the central row. In this way, each operator controls the operation of two machines. VOESTALPINE ELMSTEEL LTD Jacknell Rd - Dodwells Bridge Industrial Estate Hinckley - Leicestershire LE10 3BS The recent addition to this department was an ADIGE CM502 saw. voestalpine Elmsteel Ltd. needed a machine that was not only competitive for small batches, but was also able to handle quantities of around 5,000 pieces, yet allowing rapid adaptation and fitting out to handle the various production requirements. “We found the ideal solution in the CM502 model, considering that ADIGE was able to carry out modifications to the machine to satisfy some of our requests” explains Andy Baker. In fact, this machine is suitable for processing average batches, starting from tubes or round bars in bundles with 10 to 102 mm diameter and lengths of up to 600 mm. Voestalpine Elmsteel Ltd. has two complementary tube processing systems that are different by way of technology and aggregate value, but that both contribute to the company’s growth and help it to stay competitive compared to the other companies within the group. Tel. +44 1455 620 300 Fax. +44 1455 620 301 www.voestalpine.com No. 6 - march 2007 machines, with ADIGE laser cutting systems and sawing machines definitely stand out. The company can therefore be a valid showcase for the made-in-Italy products, also because these machines are quite rightly supported by the belief that not only are they the best machines available on the market, but that they are produced by front-runners in their own field. 21 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 22 This year BLM GROUP do BRASIL celebrates its thirty-year anniversary and thanks all its customers who have placed their trust in the company. The Group Muito obrigado! INSPIRED FOR TUBE together with the extreme attention paid to clientpartner relations, are the fundamental aspects behind the BLM GROUP do BRASIL activity. From Brazil to Brazil The BLM GROUP has been in Brazil since 1967; it has progressively grown with the country and its needs. In fact, in thirty years of activity, BLM GROUP do BRASIL has transformed and evolved in line with the market demands, and yet has maintained its primary goal: to offer its customers increasingly better and efficient service and support. BLM GROUP is the only tube processing machine manufacturer to be directly present on the Brazilian market with its own offices and as a unique partner who can offer innovative solutions as well as all the services that qualify and distinguish the company. Bearing this in mind, it is not just by chance that the BLM GROUP is the leading importer of machines for tube processing in Brazil: tube benders, tube shapers, saws and tube laser cutting systems. The complete offer, the ability to convey know-how and technological solutions of a world-wide group with global experience, 22 Right from the start, talking in the local language, BLM has built up a relationship of trust and credibility, which customers appreciate when they can speak directly with the manufacturer, and with technicians whose primary target is to satisfy them by making the machines work. 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 23 INSPIRED FOR TUBE The Group BLM 6 ING imp development in the southern areas of the country, with particular regard to the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Parana”. BLM GROUP DO BRASIL LTDA Av. Justino de Maio 580 Jd. Cumbica 07222-000 A young and motivated staff Today, BLM GROUP do BRASIL can count on a young, highly motivated staff that is fully dedicated to the company’s products and can therefore guarantee all the sales and technical assistance services in situ. At the facilities in Guaruhlos, SP, besides all the administrative services and spare parts store, a permanent showroom has been set up with demo machines and that are also used for training purposes. This is another step towards satisfying our customer’s demands. The BLM GROUP do Brasil organisation Gianluca Buzzoni, Area Manager Nilse Sonda, Administrative Manager Gabriele De Marchi, Service Engineer Marcelo Bolsonello, Service Engineer Anteo Pontoni, Director Guarulhos - Brasil Tel. : +55 11 2155 8555 Fax.: +55 11 2155 8556 blmgroup@blmgroup.com.br Contatto: Anteo Pontoni No. 6 - march 2007 Growing with the market The pace at which the Brazilian economy boosted in the nineties gave customers more drive and found the BLM GROUP do BRASIL as an increasingly qualified partner that was prepared to satisfy the growing demand. “We have grown with our customers, who were initially only in the furniture industry and concentrated in the area of São Paulo” says the company. “The strong industrial drive in the automotive, motorcycle, agricultural machinery, heavy machinery and pipe sectors has contributed to a considerable increase in tube consumption in other areas of the country too. BLM GROUP do BRASIL therefore followed this 23 BLM 6 ING imp 18-04-2007 10:41 Pagina 24 INSPIRED FOR TUBE TUBE BENDERS TUBE END FORMERS CUTTING DEBURRING AND WASHING CUTTING AND END MACHINING LASERTUBE CUTTING SYSTEMS LASER CUTTING FOR SHEET AND SHEET&TUBE COMBINED MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEMS 3D MEASURING AND INSPECTION PRODUCTION CELLS NON CONTACT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS PROCESS CONTROL SOFTWARE Via Selvaregina, 30 22063 Cantù (CO) Italy tel. +39 031 7070200 fax +39 031 715911 e-mail: export@blm.it Via per Barco, 11 38056 Levico Terme (TN) Italy tel. +39 0461 729000 fax +39 0461 701410 e-mail: export@adige.it Via dei Campi, 4 38050 Novaledo (TN) Italy tel. +39 0461 720007 fax +39 0461 720214 e-mail: adigesys@adigesys.it Also available in pdf format on: www.blmgroup.com
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