Author: a.manzo

The Continental Group division, ContiTech, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Merlett Tecnoplastic SpA, a company based in Daverio (Varese), specialized in the production of flexible plastic pipes for the technical sectors and industrial, agricultural, nautical, construction, transport and food industries.

Merlett, founded in the 1950s by the Tamborini family, has experienced solid growth in recent years, exceeding the 80 million euro turnover at consolidated level in 2018.

Today Merlett, recognized as one of the leading European manufacturers of plastic flexible hoses with a particular focus on PVC pipes, generates over 70% of its turnover on foreign markets and boasts a solid and diversified customer base.

Merlett has two production plants in Northern Italy (Daverio and Varano Borghi) and one in Rancate (Switzerland) as well as being able to count on a solid and extensive distribution network consisting of twelve affiliated companies throughout Europe, employing a total of almost 500 employees.

The operation allows Continental to expand its business in relation to the business of industrial tubes in Europe, with particular reference to the solutions and performances obtained through the use of plastic materials.

The closing of the transaction will be subject to the usual conditions for this type of transaction and to obtaining the authorizations from the competent authorities.

The Italian specialists in welded steel pipes Padana Tubi and the German company Sms GmbH work together for a novelty in the field of welding for 16-inch pipes.

The novelty will begin by 2021 in beautiful plants in Guastalla, where 14-inch pipe welding is active. The products will be used above all in the building and construction sectors.

With this novelty Padana Tubi will increase the products both in the round and square (350×350 mm) and rectangular (500×200 mm) tubes. The thickness will be increased to 18 mm, with high qualities up to 700 N / mm².

Padana Pipes and Profiles Steel was founded in 1970 in Guastalla by the Alfieri family, with the aim of producing welded tubes for carpentry in carbon steel. The growing success and success on the market have also encouraged commitment in the production of stainless steel tubes, bringing Padana Tubi to be the European leader in these sectors, with over 800,000 tons of steel tubes produced and sold every year.

The Sms group is one of the main partners in the world of metals. It is a family-run company based in Germany, famous for the quality of its products and innovation.

The use of rectangular steel tubes over the years has become widespread, above all to favor the construction of load-bearing structures. Today the pipe market is increasingly broad and varied: rectangular, square and circular, thanks to the improvement of technologies.

Steel profiles have big advantages, because they are lighter and cheaper and can be used both in industrial and civil environments.

Among the companies that produce rectangular tubes today there is Montastahl, which uses different technologies in compliance with the Uni En regulation. The processing methods include hot rolling and maintaining at high temperatures, or hot rolling, bending and cold welding.

The Italian company Sica has designed a new towing capable of dragging high density polyethylene pipes (HDPE), with a diameter up to 3.5 meters, which are spreading in the transport of pressurized fluids.

Despite the power used, the towing ensures low energy consumption thanks to the adoption of high-performance, low-maintenance mechanical transmissions.

The management of pipes, even of large dimensions, is simple and safe thanks to electrically operated supports.

The offer of Sica relative to towing lines in Hdpe is complete and combines maximum performance and minimum energy consumption, ease of use and process versatility, operational safety and sensitivity to the environment, all essential factors today.

Sica is an Italian manufacturer, known throughout the world, of towing machines, cutters, belling machines, packaging machines, automation and auxiliary machines.