Luvata introduces the world’s most automated hot extrusion press
Luvata Pori Oy’s new hot extrusion press is running and has increased the company’s extrusion capacity significantly. The one-of-a-kind extrusion line has brought new opportunities and capabilities for Luvata’s production while making the quality of the products even better with its fully automated operations. Click the image to see a video of our new hot extrusion line.
The construction of Luvata’s new hot extrusion line and facility was completed last year. The 130-meter long and 30-meter wide hot extrusion press, which has more than doubled the company’s extrusion capacity, is now in production. Due to the increased billet size, the new extrusion press enables the production of larger and longer products in oxygen-free C10100 and C10200 rods and tubes, as well as entirely new products in high temperature copper alloys such as CuCrZr C18150.
“One of the reasons for investing in the new hot extrusion press was that we have seen a steady increase in demand for both extruded products and extrusion power, and we wanted to meet the growing needs of our customers. The capacity increase will support customers during the coming years”, explains Tuomas Korvenkangas, Sales Director of Luvata Pori.
What makes the 55 meganewton hot extrusion press special is its consistent and highly effective automation process. The operations from long billets to the final extrusions are fully automated. The automation process makes the production further accurate, resulting in even better products in terms of quality and metallurgy.
“The automation process improves the accuracy and the consistency of the extruded products. Customers have been very happy to see the quality of the delivered products”, says Korvenkangas.
With the new hot extrusion press Luvata Pori produces high purity OFE Copper Products and oxygen-free copper tubes, among other things. Currently, the products manufactured with the new press serve industries like power generation and distribution, electronics, scientific applications and healthcare. But with the bigger and more efficient extrusion press and its automation process, Luvata can widen its product portfolio and serve the current and new customers with more complex, bigger, and longer extrusions as well as higher and more consistent quality.
Learn more about the world’s most automated hot extrusion press by watching our video on YouTube.
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Read how new hot extrusion press is also used to manufacture even better quality superconductive wires and cables.