SMS group is a world leader in engineering plants and machines for all stages of copper tube production – from production of the mother tubes right through to the preliminary, intermediate and finish drawing. Using the technologies from former Schumag and MRB product brands as a basis, we have brought together both know-how and experience gained over many decades. This helped us evolve into a key supplier to the global copper tube industry.
So, whether you are looking for a complete new production line, single machines or modernizations – SMS group is your ideal partner.
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directube®
Casting and rolling of copper mother tubes in one step
Main dataSMS group developed directube® to enable coppertube manufacturers to produce high-quality tubes on a highly efficient Basis. Our directube® system casts tube shells from copper cathodes on a horizontal continuous casting plant. Then a planetary rolling mill directly converts them into mother tubes. This short process route results in high efficiency and lower energy consumption. Plus, you can process the mother tubes on conventional drawing lines to the required final tube sizes.
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Benefits
- Lower eccentricity
- Shorter production route with higher efficiency
- Less copper input
- Significantly lower process losses
- Lower energy consumption
- Lower investment costs
