Benteler Steel/Tube To Close Switzerland Tube Plant
German holding company Benteler Steel/Tube has decided to close its plant in Rothrist, Switzerland. The plant specializes in the production of quality welded drawn tubes for the industrial and automotive sectors and employs around 300 people. The company has taken this step as a response to the declining situation on the global welded tube market. […]
SMS group’s X-Pact® Quicksetting: An Intelligent System for Highly Flexible Production
Combining the automation system with an intelligent database, the X-Pact® Quicksetting system provides intelligent connectivity and systematic integration of knowledge and data. X-Pact® Quicksetting is an intelligent setting system developed by the SMS group for HF tube welding lines. Since it reduces change-over and setting times in welded tube plants, productivity gets significantly increased. Also, […]
