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people, resources, methods, tools
and knowledge. This presents the
complete picture of what we can
offer. It is only possible to be truly
productive and satisfy customers
when real quality is cultivated
every day and in every activity that
is carried out in the company. We
deeply believe in this motto and
we continue to work towards constant
improvement. And this is true
also in an extrusion plant, because
quality profiles are not produced
through quality machines alone,
but also by quality people.
We are truly confident that all
the passion, the care and the precision
that we put in to our everyday
work produce the real essence of the topquality
machines that we design and build.
At the same time, we strongly believe – and
this is confirmed by the conversations that we
have every day with our customers – that high
quality profiles can only be produced through
high quality machines and this is our daily
target: making outstanding extrusion handling
systems that will produce defect-free, high
quality extrusions.
In conclusion, quality has always been a
very important factor for Turla and it is very
important to highlight that we were the first
and the only Italian company active in manufacturing
extrusion handling systems to obtain
ISO 9001 certification, which we did in 2003.
Could you outline typical examples of
Turla’s extensive product range?
Our machines have proven their ability to
guarantee minimal or zero equipment downtime.
Construction details and quality are not
a minor issue for us. This is why Hydro, Sapa,
Constellium and other major world players
have continued to select Turla systems for
their extrusion projects.
Why buy a cheaper machine, when a sixmonth
delay in production start-up can cost
you up to ten million euros in production
losses and then after five years most of the
equipment is ready to be scrapped?
We are open and ready every day for transparent
technical discussions with our customers
to consider relative machine comparisons,
which consistently show that Turla is the most
convenient choice that a customer can ever
make for their new machines. In other words
our machines are the least expensive in terms
of global and life cycle costs.
Additionally, we have always been known
for being able to ‘tailor a suit made-to-measure’.
This capacity derives predominantly from
working with clients who need customised
Press main cylinder forged as a single part, without welding
Water and air spray quench model QAH
and not standard production solutions – particularly
those that can meet the needs of advanced
customers in delivering the maximum
productivity and the optimum profitability
from their production lines. This approach to
design has resulted in innovative machines
being built primarily for ‘non-standard’ applications,
and in turn have become high performance
standard machines for primary extruders,
which we can now offer to the market
as longtime proven solutions.
For example, our air and water quenching
systems represent a must-have product for
every extruder involved in leading automotive
production. This is also the case, however,
for other equipment such as billet heaters, hot
billet saws, presses, pullers, stretchers, finishing
saws and basket transportation systems. At
the end of the day we are one of the few suppliers
able to supply a complete turnkey solution,
from billet through to profile
finishing, including the extrusion
presses. We offer all types of extrusion
systems, from ultra-light
profiles to those involved in the
production of large components,
such as for structural, railway and
aircraft applications.
Turla’s after-sales services and
customer care activities are supported
by our Teleservice mentioned
earlier and the company’s
capacity to ship spare parts
promptly around the world is well
recognised.
How have the company’s evolution
and developing technologies
continued to support the business?
Turla has organised itself to accomplish
continuous improvement both in designing
and manufacturing point of view, trying to get
the best value from the professional growth
of its employees and the best practices applied
in the manufacturing operations. For example
we have developed very powerful calculation
tools for profiles cooling simulations and now
this technology is definitely a major competitive
advantage when offering quenching systems
all over the world.
Another significant improvement in the last
ten years is the particular care we devote to
the electrical hardware and software preparation
of the machines. These activities represent
for Turla a point of strength in the engineering
and consolidation of machines reliability.
The fact that everything is made, inspected
and proved in-house before shipment to the
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