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Technical papers
SMS group GmbH
Transforming ERW Mills for
Tomorrow’s Demands
SMS group transforms existing ERW mills
using advanced technologies, enabling
companies like the Spanish customer
Tuflesa to enhance efficiency and quality
while meeting future industry demands.
Adapting and renewing existing facilities
is crucial to meet the evolving demands
of tomorrow’s customers.
Our company is dedicated
to providing customized
solutions that address the
changing product portfo-
lios and unique conditions
of each facility, ensuring
efficiency and reliability for
many years to come.
One of our notable collaborations is with
Tuflesa, where we successfully imple-
mented edge-bending calibration and
enhanced guidance in the forming process.
The result: a more stable production line,
improved seam quality, and significantly
lower investment costs compared with
acquiring a new machine – all while mini-
mizing downtime.
Our planning tool, the Digital Forming
Process Model, embodies years of focused
research and development. SMS has
extensively explored the computer-as-
sisted design of roll calibrations using Finite
Element Methods (FEM) and the pre-calcu-
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