At the beginning of August 2013, Alfa Metal Machinery service team has successfully completed the installation and commissioning of the most modern and highest tech Automatic Line in WHOLE EASTERN EUROPE for Cutting, Measuring, Trimming, Sorting and Palletizing pipes produced by SOCO.
Installing this line is part of the extensive program of modernization, efficiency and increasing the quality of products that the company TMK Artrom Slatina initiated in 2004.

TMK-ARTROM is the leading Romanian pipe manufacturer, located in southern Romania, in the town of Slatina. The plant produces seamless pipes for industrial applications, including for the mechanical engineering and automotive industry.

TMK-ARTROM has today an important share of the European market for industrial seamless pipes representing mechanical pipes, hydraulic cylinders, automotive and energetically pipes. More than 80% of the plant’s output is intended for sales outside of Romania, mainly within other EU countries, the USA, and Canada. TMK-ARTROM is one of Europe’s largest producers of industrial seamless pipes.

TMK-ARTROM focused on developing specific product segments where only the elite producers activates in the field. Developing productive capacities entails a complex investment measures that are ongoing at the plant. A number of measures are related to modernization and equipping of existing production lines. There will also be put into operation and new high-performance manufacturing capabilities.

The investments from the last years increased production quality and allow a better and more efficient control of production parameters.

In the last few years, technology and equipment have been upgraded to high performance and state of the art levels. Most upgrades were carried out after 2001 and new ones are still being implemented.

In this context of modernization, they can enroll the purchasing of automatic line for cutting, measuring, deburring, sorting and stacking pipes, SOCO SA-78NCE, from ALFA METAL MACHINERY and put into operation earlier this month.

The new SOCO SA-78NCE tube cutting machine brings you the latest technology in High Tensile Steel Tube Sawing. Its unique design and cutting system brings the highest saw blade life in such applications, as well as unparalleled performance and speed.

SA-78NCE It is capable of sawing various shapes of profiles such as round, rectangular, square tubes and round bars.
As part of an automation cells, this tube cutting machine may connected to :
- Brush Deburring ( BDB-70 ) or Chamfering ( FM-76V )
- Length Measuring (LM-3000)
- Stacking (STK-3000)

- Especially suitable for Cutting Automotive parts such as Impact Beams, Chassis and Cross Bar tubing
- High Tensile Tube Cutting (up to 120 kg/cm²)
- High Speed Sawing: the average sawing cycle times can be up to 4.5 seconds for most sizes.
- Automatic separation of first and last cut vs. working pieces
- First and crop cuts down to 25mm - Quick Saw Blade Change system
- Safety covers for operational safety and minimizing noise levels.
- 1 or 2 optional length stoppers with Digital Length Readout. NC Length Stopper is available in optional.
- 2 Loading Positions available: Left Side and Right Side Loading Magazines
- Electric Servo Controlled Feeding and Cutting
- Unique Blade Holders and Gearbox Brake System for complete backlash elimination

The High Tensile Steel Tube is now widely applied in the global automotive market. In order to achieve higher fuel efficiency and lowering materials costs, thicker tubes and solid bars have been replaced by thin wall High Tensile tubes, which offer lower weight without compromising in strength and safety. With a much higher tensile strength (80~120 Kg/cm²) than conventional steels (40~50 Kg/cm²), this material is highly employed in key areas of cars in for structural (chassis) applications and impact protection.

Together with SOCO’s i2® (Intelligent Interface) control system and Touch Screen, the SA-78NCE offers precision and versatility, while allowing for quick setup times between different tube materials, sizes and lengths. Recommendation of Cutting Parameters. 3 ~ 5 minutes setup time between most tube sizes

- Capacity up to Ø76 mm tubing. Sawing Lengths up to 2 / 3 / 4.5 m
- First and crop cuts down to 25mm
SA-78NCE may be equipped with 2 different saw blades:
- TCT saw blades : High Tensile Materials and other Steels
- HSS saw blades : mild and stainless steel.

Standard with 6.5 meters Bundle Loading Magazine (MB6), optional 8.5 meters (MB8) and 12.5 meters (MB12)

Deburring and transportation unit BDB-70 with flat guide way for round tubing

Length measuring and sorting unit LM-3000

Automatic Stacking unit STK - 3000, which make the cutting pipes ready for transportation