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Tube maker
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Climate control
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Event
“More with metals”
The coil specialist
all intube 07
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Subcontractor
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Motorcycle
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Service center
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Technology
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Furniture
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Automotive
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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!
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Area Comunicazione
BLM GROUP
Antonio Farese
Emanuela Colombo
Cristina Guzzetti
e-mail: [email protected]
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Fabrizio Santini
Photography:
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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.
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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
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Lasertube is part of the “full service” offered by Rautaruukki,
a leading solution provider
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“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
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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.
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Stalmannen, in Sweden, specialise in tube
manipulation from coil.
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The coil specialist
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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.
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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.
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www.stalmannen.com
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The most advanced tube processing technologies on show
At the BLM GROUP’s Open House.
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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.
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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.
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Open House
Cantù, March 15 - 31, 2007
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Technology and human resources make MTP
the most complete tube factory in Brazil
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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
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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
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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”.
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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”.
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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”.
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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
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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”.
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The BLM GROUP “all-electric” tube bender; considerable process
advantages thanks to state-of-the-art technology.
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“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-
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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.
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Technology
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Corti Fratelli S.r.l. di Robbiano di Giussano are able to turn a rough sketch
into a perfect furniture component.
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The culture of beauty
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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.
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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.
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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
[email protected]
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.
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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)
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The leading machinery used at voestalpine Elmsteel Ltd.,
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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
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Automotive
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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
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.
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The Group
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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
[email protected]
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
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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
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