UPCAST®-SGTube

UPCAST速-SGTube

UPCAST速-SGTube starts a new era for copper tube industry With UPCAST速-SGTube technology you can cast Cu-DHP tube with fine grains and near-net-shape dimensions ready for direct drawing to sanitary and ACR tubing.

Slash your production and investment costs with the revolutionary UPCAST®-SGTube technology.

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UPCAST®-SGTube – small grains, big gains UPCAST® – the leading upward continu-

environmentally sound characteristics

investment costs will become a mere frac-

ous casting technology – is best known

– with completely redesigned cooler-die

tion of any existing method.

for Cu-OF rod production within the

construction and new casting stroke

cable & wire industry. Now we have ap-

forms.

Absence of harmful emissions and need

plied this proven technology to Cu-DHP

for waste treatment reduces the envi-

tube production. With the emergence of

The potential for savings in both invest-

ronmental footprint of UPCAST® -SGTube

UPCAST® -SGTube the copper tube indus-

ment and production costs is obvious

significantly compared to other exist-

try has entered a new era.

when comparing necessary process

ing technologies. This quality has been

steps for alternate tube manufacturing

further enhanced with the introduction

Cast tubes ready for drawing come in

methods. By having UPCAST -SGTube as

of energy saving UPCAST® -GREENerCAST

heavy coils directly from the casting

the first step your overall production and

features.

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line. The cast grain structure is fine and uniform offering good drawing performance. Cast tubes drawn with conventional spinner blocks down to 0.4 mm

Traditional Melting / Casting

Reheating / Extrusion

Pilger Mill

Drawing

wall thickness have consistently shown excellent results.

C&R Melting / Casting

UPCAST® -SGTube combines the inherent advantages of baseline UPCAST® technology – low investment & production costs, near-net-shape casting and

Milling / Rolling

Drawing

UPCAST®–SGTube Melting / Casting

Drawing