Posted on 22 Feb 2016
TMK-ARTROM orders heat treatment line for tubes from SMS group
TMK-ARTROM, located in Slatina, Romania, has placed an order with SMS
group to supply a heat treatment line for tubes. The plant serves for
the production of seamless tubes, OCTG pipes (Oil Country Tubular Goods)
as well as high-strength tubes for mechanical applications. The annual
capacity is 160,000 tons. With the installation of this plant,
TMK-ARTROM is strengthening its presence on the market with tubes for
mechanical applications and for oil and gas exploration. The plant is
scheduled to commence operation in the second quarter of 2017.
The heat treatment line ordered by TMK-ARTROM consists of an
austenitizing furnace with walking beam transport system, a quenching
head, a quenching tank, a walking beam tempering furnace and a cooling
bed. The line allows carrying out various process steps, such as
quenching, tempering and normalizing.
The heat treatment line will be able to treat tubes up to a wall
thickness of 60 millimeters. Thanks to the high product flexibility, the
plant is also suitable for the cost-effective processing of small batch
sizes and different product groups. Eco-friendly recuperative burners
with very low nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in the furnaces allow fuel savings of up to five percent compared with conventional burners.
