TUBE NEWS TN April 2018 | Page 5

Combined drawing line for up to 30 mm diameters With a drawing force of 30 ton and drawing speeds of up to 80 m/min, the combined drawing line CDS 300 will produce finished bars in diameters from 8 to 30 mm – from coil-to-bar, from coil-to-coil or bar-to-bar, as desired. As an innovation, EJP is going to install a driven cold rolling stand between the blasting plant and the drawing machine. The function of the rolling stand is to pre-form the material so that it will be possible to directly draw from round to square. The high- precision drive control will make the forming process much more accurately controllable than in the past. Jacques Paraskevas, Managing Director and Shareholder of EJP, is convinced that having their manufacturing base in Germany has proved to be the right strategy for the company:  “The order from MMK-Metiz is the biggest in our company history. However, since then we have already received another order for a combined drawing line CDS 300. One more proof of the continuing good international reputation of technology “Made in Germany”. EJP will be the general contractor for the supply of the two lines. Installation is scheduled to take place in the fall of 2018, commissioning is slated for spring 2019. . www.ejpmachines.com The servo-electric actuation of the drawing jaws achieves more flexibility in bar and tube drawing, cuts the set-up times and reduces the maintenance effort. Chain draw bench line for up to 68 mm diameters The DB 800 chain draw bench will be designed for drawing forces of up to 80 t and the production of bars in diameters of up to 68 mm, straight from bar to bar. Both lines will be equipped with eddy-current testers for inline inspection of the surface quality. In case of small to medium diameters, the machine can process three bars simultaneously. Denis Kanaev, Director Technology at MMK-Metiz, explains why his company has chosen EJP as supplier: “We conducted a comprehensive market analysis and EJP clearly came out on top when we drew up the technology shortlist. The EJP lines fulfill our requirements one hundred percent. Once our new lines are running, we will be one of the leading producers in Europe in terms of product quality and delivery performance.” TUBE NEWS April 2018 5