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Tesmec preferred bidder to supply maintenance vehicles to RFI

Bergamo-based Tesmec has won a contract to supply up to 88 multi-functional maintenance vehicles to infrastructure manager RFI. With a nominal value of €92 million, the contract for which Tesmec has been named preferred bidder is divided into three lots; two cover 62 self-powered maintenance vehicles with bogies, while the third covers 26 twin-axle cars.

The vehicles are intended for various maintenance tasks on RFI’s conventional and high-speed lines. They are designed to meet the relevant European and domestic safety standards and will be equipped with RFI’s SCMT/SSC-BL3 train control system.

The vehicles will be able to operate remotely within a train formation with other vehicles; a central traction monitoring unit would assign a pre-set maximum speed and adjust the drive system of each vehicle accordingly. They are equipped with cranes, work platforms and baskets integrated into a single chassis, in order to operate at height for overhead line maintenance and installation.

Tesmec has developed a diagnostic remote management tool to supervise the performance of the fleet, reduce fuel costs and emissions, and optimise maintenance. Data transfer to and from the vehicles is undertaken using GSM/ HSPA+ and CDMA communications protocols. Visit: www.tesmec.com

Ferus Smit to supply four coastal tankers to Eric Thun AB

Thun Tankers has ordered four coastal tankers from Scheepswerf Ferus Smit B.V. in the Netherlands, with whom Erik Thun Group has a longstanding relationship. The vessels will be built to a similar size as the 16 tankers that Thun Tankers currently operates. The intention is to gradually replace some of the existing tankers with the ordered new-buildings.

Focus on sustainability, new regulations, environmental care and customers’ needs has been key when developing the new vessels that will be built to the absolute latest design. The intention is to offer sister-ships where the use of LNG as a fuel is a possibility.

“We at Erik Thun have always had a high focus on resource efficiency that translates into modern environmental care. We are convinced that these vessels will contribute to provide the best logistical and most environmentally friendly transport solution to our customers,” says Anders Källsson, CEO, Erik Thun AB. Visit: www.ferus-smit.nl

Sif and Smulders win Rentel foundations construction contract

Sif Holding NV has won a contract for the production of all 42 monopiles and, in a joint venture with Smulders, the transition pieces for the 309MW Rentel offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

The monopiles will be produced by Sif, and the transition pieces will be produced by Sif in joint venture with Smulders, whereby Sif will produce the primary steel and Smulders will be responsible for the outfitting of the transition pieces.

The total volume of the project for the monopiles will amount to approximately 46.9 ktons and for the transition pieces to approximately 10.1 ktons. The production is scheduled in the first three quarters of 2017.

The contract has been awarded by GeoSea, a DEME Group subsidiary specialised in offshore marine engineering projects, which will be responsible for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract (EPCI) for the Rentel wind farm.

Rentel NV, a consortium of eight Belgian shareholders, including Otary Offshore Energy and DEME Group, is the developer of the wind farm. Visit: www.sif-group.com

Major new order for ProfilGruppen

ProfilGruppen continues to expand with the signing of a new major contract. The agreement regards the supply of interior details based on customised aluminum profiles pre-packed for the end customer. The new contract runs over six years, starting in 2017, with an estimated turnover of 350 million SEK in total. The contract has been signed through the majority-owned subsidiary PG&WIP AB.

Following the agreement an investment of about 50 million SEK in an automated production line will be made. The investment will be made at PG&WIP’s current production facilities in Åseda. ProfilGruppen will produce long-length aluminum profiles, which will be processed to a finished product at PG&WIP AB.

“The success of the industrialisation project that we communicated in April 2015 has created trust and therefore given us opportunities to expand further. Our unique production concept, created in cooperation between ProfilGruppen and Wip Consulting, gives a highly competitive offer,” says Per Thorsell, president and CEO of ProfilGruppen. Visit: www.profilgruppen.se

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Boway orders its third Danieli chain track drawing line

Ningbo Powerway Alloy Material Co. Ltd, known as Boway, once again chose Danieli to supply a new complete chain track drawing line (CTDM), to be in full production before the end of 2017.

Boway is one of China’s top producers of hightech brass and non-ferrous alloys, with advanced capabilities for R&D, oriented towards developing innovative materials for applications embracing aerospace, electronics, telecoms, automotive, precision and engineering manufacturing industries.

Two similar lines supplied to Boway and in operation since 2012 have demonstrated the efficiency and reliability of the Danieli CTDM technology in achieving very high operating speeds combined with low operational costs.

The new, 300mpm line will process copperalloy drawn bars starting from extruded and pickled material.

The supply will also include the auxiliary equipment needed to produce round, hexagon, square and flat bars into commercial lengths, chamfered and net-faced to both sides, directly stocked in wooden sealed boxes in order to protect them during shipping.

Over 60 Danieli Centro Maskin drawing lines are production ferrous and non-ferrous materials worldwide. Visit: www.danieli.com

Jenoptik to supply equipment for Polish military land vehicles

Jenoptik is to supply 126 electric turret and weapon stabilisation systems to the Polish company ZM Bumar Labedy SA as part of a modernisation program for the Leopard 2 tank. The complete order amounts to €22 million and will be handled together with Polish subsuppliers. Delivery will be made between 2017 and 2020. Jenoptik is the first large subcontractor after Rheinmetall Defence within the Polish project. The contract was signed at the Polish International Defense Industry Exhibition, MSPO, in Kielce.

The all-electric stabilisation systems replace the hydraulic systems used to date. They are mostly maintenance free and generate less heat inside the tank. Basically these systems adjust and stabilise the turret and weapon while the tank is in motion.

“We are pleased that as a premier provider of advanced technologies we are involved to the modernisation projects,” says Michael Mertin, president and CEO of the Jenoptik Group. The order also makes a significant contribution to the further growth of this division. Visit: www.jenoptik.com

AD Plastik secures €2.5m deal with Volkswagen

Croatian plastics processor AD Plastik d.d. has obtained a contract worth around €2.5m to supply car parts to Volkswagen’s German and Mexican production facilities. The parts will be made for four of the group’s car models.

“We will be making handles for the Golf Variant, the Golf Sportsvan, the Touran and the Tiguan,” the Croatian manufacturer said in a statement. Under the plan, AD Plastik is to launch production of the components in 2017. The components will be produced at its factory in Solin, in south-west Croatia.

AD Plastik makes various interior and exterior parts with the use of plastics. These include EPDM, TPE and PUR components. Furthermore, the Croatian firm makes plastic packaging from PET, seats for sports facilities with the use of PP, and various other products made of PVC.

Established in 1992 and based in Solin, AD Plastik was set up as an entity separated from the state-run plastics processor Jugoplastika. The company was privatised in 2001. In addition to its Croatian operations, AD Plastik owns subsidiaries located in Slovenia, Serbia, Romania and Russia, as well as a joint venture in France. Visit: www.adplastik.hr

Fluenta signs agreement with Kuwait Oil Company

Fluenta, a global leader in ultrasonic measurement and management technology, has announced a contract to supply flare gas meters to Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).

Fluenta will supply KOC with flare gas meters to be used at multipoint smokeless high-pressure flare sites at 14 south and east Kuwait gathering centres.The project supports Fluenta’s continued expansion into the Middle East energy market. Fluenta’s flare gas meters were sold directly through Warba Group, representatives of Fluenta to Musref KOC’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) group.

Sigurd Aase, CEO of Fluenta, comments: “Test results demonstrated to Kuwait Oil Company that Fluenta ultrasonic flare gas meters are the most accurate and reliable flow measurement devices available.”

Fluenta is the global leader in the measurement, monitoring and management of flow. The company leads in ultrasonic technology – by far the most accurate means by which to measure the flow of liquid or gas. Visit: www.fluenta.com