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Rising demand drives quality and reliability Successfully serving this market segment requires more than just the appropriate manufacturing expertise and the necessary production machinery . We are observing three other areas that are becoming increasingly important for the consumers of stainless steel tubes for heat exchangers :
• Expert material and product advice in combination with expertise in special materials and the supply of individual , customised tube lengths .
• Quality , strength , the tightest tolerances and therefore 100 % guaranteed compatibility in the customer ’ s manufacturing process . This also includes perfect seam smoothing .
• Customer-centred , flexible logistics solutions that respond individually to the customer ’ s production and order situation and guarantee maximum delivery reliability despite short delivery deadlines . This combination of material and manufacturing expertise , as well as optimised processes from order acceptance to logistics , are the necessary prerequisites for being able to benefit from the current dynamic development in the market for heat exchangers . This requires dedication to meet the highest demands , which include products with maximum corrosion resistance , functionality and process reliability as well as tight geometric tolerances and flawless surfaces in consistently high , reproducible quality . Such a performance promise also requires regular investment in machinery and reliable delivery performance thanks to sophisticated logistics concepts . Only with such a setup are companies able to position themselves for the upcoming trends and to be accepted as premium suppliers by the customers . Think of
Welded stainless steel tubes reliability and efficiency in the construction of heat exchangers . Image courtesy of Schoeller .
LNG , the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy or heat pump technology - heat exchangers play an important , if not central , role in each of these segments . And in all of these applications , customers have high requirements not only for materiality , manufacturing tolerances and corrosion resistance , but also for processes and reliability combined with a high degree of flexibility .
About the author
Laser welding technology promotes outstanding mechanical properties in stainless steel tubes . Image courtesy of Schoeller .
Timo Klein has been working at Schoeller Werk for about 4 years . He studied Business Administration at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences . As Strategy & Marketing Manager at Schoeller , Timo is responsible for the company ’ s marketing and PR / public relations as well as for the “ Strategy ” division and thus for Schoeller ’ s strategic positioning . www . heat-exchanger-world . com Heat Exchanger World February 2024
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