Danieli Group Contracted Again for
Pipe Production Equipment at OMK
OMK selected Danieli Group as one partner and the
general supplier and integrator for pipe quality control,
heat treatment and finishing lines to be installed in the
new electric pipe welding shop No.1, at Vyksa Steel
Works (VMZ).
The Joint Metallurgical Company (JSC OMK),
one of Russia’s largest enterprises in the power,
transportation and industrial sectors, signed three
contracts with Danieli
Group for high-technology manufacturing lines. The
equipment will be installed in the newly constructed electric
pipe welding shop at VMZ, the largest manufacturer of
electric-resistance welded (ERW) steel pipes in Russia and a
member of OMK since 1999.
Under these contracts, Danieli (specifically, Danieli Centro
Tube and Danieli Centro Combustion) will supply a heat
treatment line to quench and temper pipes; a pipe threading
line for tubing and casing pipes; as well as a quality control
and finishing line for tubing, casing and line pipes. These
new lines will allow VMZ to produce pipes with external
diameter of 60-177.8 mm, mainly intended for demands of
the oil and gas industry.
The key aspect of the design and layout development of
the lines are the highest requirements for quality and
production output. Each of the lines will be equipped with
an automation and tracking system developed by Danieli
Automation. Currently, no Russian equipment manufacturer
has such a system available. The system will become the basis
for the future Level 3 system for all of VMZ. As an additional
challenge for the supplier, the customer requires relatively
tight deadlines: all three lines must be commissioned by the
end of 2018. Achieving these ambitious objectives will be
possible only due to close collaboration by the supplier’s and
the manufacturer’s teams.
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TUBE NEWS December 2017 21