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AVIC Shaanxi Hongyuan Aviation commissions new clutchoperated
screw press
AVIC Shaanxi Hongyuan Aviation Forging
Co. has put into operation its new
clutch-operated screw press supplied by
SMS group.
The SPKA-type clutch-operated screw
press installed at AVIC’s site in Xi’an,
Shaanxi Province, has a screw diameter of
1,330 mm, a hard-on-hard blow force of
365 MN, a gross power of 27,000 kJ, and
a weight of 2,900 t. The press offers tremendous
flexibility when it comes to optimizing
the forging process, and requires
far less stroke to achieve the pre-set ram
speed than a conventional slipping-wheel
screw press. Clutch-operated screw
presses are particularly suitable for
high-energy forging. AVIC will use the new
press for the forging of structural components,
aviation discs and turbine blades for
the Chinese aviation industry.
• SMS group
The joining of screw and nut for the SPKA
for AVIC Shaanxi Hongyuan Aviation
Forging (Picture: SMS group)
Partnership between Elisa Smart Factory and Tata Consultancy Services
Under a recently signed collaboration
agreement, Elisa Smart Factory and
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will
jointly undertake efforts to market and
deploy Elisa Smart Factory IIoT and
advanced analytics solutions to a
broad spectrum of industry manufacturers.
Elisa Smart Factory, providers of artificial
intelligence and Industrial IoT solutions for
industry manufacturers, and TCS, an IT
services, consulting and business solutions
organization, have joined forces to
enable industrial customers to transform
their manufacturing operations and
improve operational excellence and flexibility.
Manufacturers will benefit in the
form of increased quality, yield and
Visualized design of a manufacturing facility (Picture: Elisa Smart Factory)
machine uptime enabled by real-time
monitoring, 3D visualization and
advanced analytics from the new partnership,
which brings together Elisa
Smart Factory’s solutions and TCS’ IoT
business framework and smart manufacturing
capabilities.
• Elisa Smart Factory, Tata Consultancy Services
Nucor acquires TrueCore
Nucor Corporation has announced that
it is acquiring TrueCore, LLC, an insulated
metal panel manufacturing company
with a facility in Laurens, South Carolina.
TrueCore produces insulated metal panels
serving the cold storage market,
with future plans for additional commercial
and industrial applications. TrueCore
currently has 26 employees and will
become part of Nucor Buildings Group.
TrueCore has plans to add additional
products to their portfolio, including
insulated roof panels and a line of
fire-rated panels. The coming months
will see the start of construction on new
facilities to serve the Western and Midwestern
markets.
“This acquisition fits well with our strategy
to profitably grow our value-added
product portfolio and provides great synergies
with Nucor Buildings Group,” said
Chad Utermark, Executive Vice President,
Fabricated Construction Products.
• Nucor
Schuler Pressen to divest die construction business unit
Schuler Pressen GmbH has reached an
agreement with a strategic investor
group based in Munich, Germany,
regarding the takeover of its die construction
activities in Göppingen and
Weingarten.
With effect from February 28, 2020, the
investment companies Navigator Capital
GmbH and Accursia Capital GmbH will
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