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Fives Bronx Ltd
Bronx straightener for the ship building industry
Bronx section straightener press
Fives further cemented their posi- tion as a world leader in the supply of Bronx straightening equipment to the ship building industry, when they were awarded a contract by a Chinese client, based in Jiangsu Province.
The Bronx 13-roll straightener is designed to process bulb and at steel sections up to 220mm wide, which feature heavily in the con- struction of cruise ships and form part of a fully integrated sheet metal and pro le-preservation line. The motorized machine is fully automatic. It is utilizing the COMPASS system (COMPuter Aided Setting System) for automatic pre- cision setting of all work rolls.
The equipment will be designed and pre-assembled in England, where the group has been design-
ing and manufacturing Bronx straightening machines for tubular and long products for more than 76 years. It will be delivered to China and put into production in 2020.
Fives has already supplied several high-performance Bronx bulb section straighteners for the ship building industry in Europe, in recent years. Overall, more than 800 Bronx straightening machines for tube, pipe, bar, section and rail applications have been installed in more than 50 countries.
Fives Bronx Ltd
Churchill House, Third Avenue West Midlands, DY6 7
UK
Tel: +44 (0)870 442 2686 Fax: +44 (0)870 442 2989
vesbronxuk-sales@ vesgroup.com www. vesgroup.com
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