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Ruukki to Increase Laser Cutting Capacity at Seinäjoki
01/13/2012 - Ruukki has acquired a second bevel laser cutting line for its service center in Seinäjoki, Finland.
Ruukki has acquired a second bevel laser cutting line for its service center in Seinäjoki, Finland. The company said the new line will help it respond to increased demand for prefabrication services and will improve its ability to offer cost-effective solutions to its customers.
The new bevel laser cutting line can process Ruukki's special steels and standard steels in sizes up to 20 mm thick and 12 meters long.
"The new laser will enable us to respond to the increasingly demanding quality criteria required by, for example, in parts for automatic welding,” said Pekka Oja, VP, Finland and Baltics at Ruukki Metals. “Deployment of the new line will improve our possibilities to offer customers competitive and cost-effective services. Prefabrication services that improve the efficiency of the manufacturing process are in great demand, which is why we continue to develop them further.”
The new bevel laser will be in productive use in May 2012. The laser will be fully up and running soon after installation because it will be housed in the existing production facilities in Seinäjoki where expertise in the use of a similar laser is already in place.
Ruukki's service center in Seinäjoki, which is the largest unit in the Nordic countries to focus on steel prefabrication services, manufactures steel parts and components for the domestic and export markets. The unit employs not only laser, but also flame, plasma and mechanical cutting. Customers are also offered edging and machining services. Ruukki's steel prefabrication unit in Seinäjoki has 180 employees.
Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to the construction and engineering industries, offering a wide selection of metal products and services. Rautaruukki has operations in 27 countries and employs around 11,700 people; its net sales totaled around EUR 2.4 billion in 2010. The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.
