OREANDA-NEWS. September 07, 2010. Uralmashplant commissioned a new machine for cutting rolled metal based on the bandsaw machine MEBA 410A-3330. This new machine was installed in compliance with the investment program implemented now at Uralmashplant.

The rolled-metal cutting line provides for sawing sections of 410 mm to 700 mm in cross-section area and in lengths of 10 mm to 11.5 m.

Five companies took part in the bid for supply of equipment for the rolled-metal cutting line. The contract was awarded to MEBA Company (Germany). The company was chosen based on the beneficial terms offered and successful service experience of a similar machine (from June 2004).

Uralmashplant manufactured some of the equipment for the new line using drawings provided by this German company.

The commissioning of the new line will allow Uralmashplant to increase plant production and output of drilling equipment.

Uralmash Machine-Building Corporation is one of the leaders in the Russian market of metallurgical, mining, oil- and gas-producing industrial equipment, as well as the equipment for construction-materials industry and power industry. The development strategy of Uralmash Machine-Building Corporation is to create a state-of-the-art machine-building corporation, which will be able to fully satisfy the customers' needs for equipment.