OREANDA-NEWS. December 22, 2009. Chusovoy Metallurgical Works (CMW, Perm Territory), part of United Metallurgical Company (OMK), has nearly completed the installation of a new thermal line for the production of spring leafs at the CMW Automotive Spring Workshop. The line commissioning is scheduled for January 2010, reported the press-centre of OMK.

The latest equipment required to fully complete the line was supplied by HVD Kuczpiol GmbH, Germany. The new thermal line, designed for the production of multi- and leaf-(parabolic) springs, is the technological continuation of the set of German-made rolling mills installed in the CMW Automotive Spring Workshop two years ago for the production of parabolic spring blanks.

The new thermal line will help to achieve high geometric accuracy in spring leaf production. The equipment system includes a hydraulic press required to manufacture Z-shaped arms for air suspension. With the launch of the new thermal line, CMW will become Russia’s only entity producing Z-shaped arms on a commercial basis.

Design solutions applied in modern spring-manufacturing equipment enhance its reliability, extend operating life between repairs, and substantially reduce energy intensity. The expected natural gas consumption in the new thermal line is 40% lower than in existing domestic thermal lines.

“We continue modernizing the spring facilities at the Chusovoy Metallurgical Works in spite of the economic turbulence,” said Sergey Oborin, Director of the Spring Facilities of the CMW Automotive Spring Workshop. “High-quality springs will enhance CMW’s profile in the domestic market and open prospects for our products to enter international markets.”