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Titanium stockist increases value-added sawing
In the last three years, Redditch-based titanium stockist, VSMPO Tirus, has invested heavily in machine tools to allow it to deliver material cut to size.
Customers, mainly in the aero engine and airframe manufacturing sectors, benefit from lower costs and more reliable delivery compared with when VSMPO Tirus was subcontracting out the machining.
Latest plant to be installed includes a large water jet cutting machine from Flow and three Kasto bandsaws – two KASTOtec horizontal models and a KASTObloc vertical block and plate saw, which joins a similar model dating back to 2004.
Located in the Urals, VSMPO AVISMA is the world's largest titanium producer. Ian Perks, operations director at the UK subsidiary, feels that service to its customers, notably Rolls-Royce and Airbus, is paramount.
“The combination of rigid Kasto bandsaws and Lenox tungsten carbide tipped blades copes well with cutting hard titanium alloys,” stated Perks. “Using the latest technology, production rates are four times faster than they were 40 years ago.”
www.kasto.uk.com
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