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Press releases
Reika GmbH & Co KG
Confidence in difficult times between industrial partners
After 33 successful years of operation in the workshop the largest and most renowned steel pipe manufacturers in Slovakia – Zelezarny Podbrezova - the Reika cut-off line, producing since 1988, is now replaced by a new Model 243 finishing line.
The state-of-the-art model 243 cut-off machine is part of a finishing line and a
compact solution for high-speed cutting and simultaneous inside and outside chamfer-
ing of precision steel tubes with a diameter range of 50 - 190 mm and a wall thickness range from 1 to 25 mm. By integrating the complete tube transport system, length opti- mizing will be automated including flexible cutting with internal and external chamfering of the tube to tubes ready for shipment to the market.
Cutting and chamfering in one single step, extremely precise and with minimum material losses. Due to the special Reika clean cutting technology, the precision tubes are processed without contamination and damage to the tube surface with enormeous cost savings as an extra benefit for the customer. The model 243 high-speed cut-off center is working with ultimate precision and to the lowest tooling costs.
The final acceptance of the complete line was achieved within short time, even under the pandemic conditions. These difficult circumstances were new for supplier and customer but the frequent video conferences and finally, the personal commissioning with Reika staff on site strengthened the partner- ship and relations on both sides.
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