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Olimpia80, leader company in linear cage forming technology


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limpia 80 has recently installed on behalf of Perfiment S.A., a leading steel company


in Chile, a carbon steel model SCF20-75 Linear Cage Forming Mill. The high quality square and


rectangular tubes produced will be used in structural applications. The tube mill covers a range of


hollow sections from 20x20mm up to 75x75mm with wall thickness’ from 0.9mm up to 3mm. The supplied linear cage forming


system is the result of many years of experience and expertise in tube manufacturing. The process brings undisputed advantages in terms of flexibility, production capability and cost-reduction. The system will enable the


manufacturer to produce tubes within the size range, in a few minutes, without roll change and with a substantial reduction in set-up times. Compared with traditional production processes, this method is completely automatic and set-up operations are easy, accurate and fast. Olimpia


80 supplied turnkey systems, finding custom-made solutions. The layout has been designed to optimise the available floor space The company has also signed a contract to supply similar


technology to Mexican producer, Arco Metal S.A. This consolidates its global position in the market for linear cage forming technology. The mills cover a range from 19x19mm up to 120x120mm and


wall thickness from 0,8mm up to 6,35mm. To perform requested tolerance,


Olimpia 80 will supply the two linear cage forming mills with the latest state-of-the-art features.


Corinth Pipeworks selected for I.G.B. pipeline


The project company ICGB AD finalized the public procurement for the line pipes manufacture and supply for construction of the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria. The 187km line pipe supply


contract will be executed for a period of twelve months, as the first deliveries will be realized within four months of starting the contract. Extremely high manufacture performance criteria, including pipe quality assurance measures, are in place to ensure that the gas pipeline meets the highest safety standards and good


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pipe manufacturing. The development, financing


engineering practices. The total fixed price of the line pipe supply is EUR 58.2. The 32” (812mm) diameter


steel line pipes will be manufactured during 2019/2020


in Corinth Pipeworks’ factory in Thisvi, Greece. The scope of supply also includes external 3LPE anti-corrosion coating and internal liquid epoxy lining, applied at the same location as


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and construction of the IGB pipeline is under the responsibility of the joint venture company ICGB AD, which will be the owner of the pipeline. ICGB AD was incorporated in January 2011 by Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD and IGI Poseidon S.A. (50% DEPA and 50% Edison) under the Bulgarian Law, with each shareholder owning 50% ICGB Project is co-financed by the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR).


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