Production of seamless, hot-formed steel tubes and sleeves in Zeithain, Saxony
Mannesmannröhren-Werk GmbH
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About Mannesmannröhren-Werk
Mannesmannröhren-Werk GmbH in Zeithain (Saxony), formerly Salzgitter Mannesmann Rohr Sachsen, manufactures seamless, hot-formed steel tubes. Seamless sleeves and adjusted steel tubes are produced from continuous casting billets through cold sawing, heating, tube rolling, and stretch reduction rolling; the manufacturing includes rolling, straightening, and adjustment up to delivery. The products are used in demanding applications worldwide, including in the automotive and supplier industry, the processing industry, and the energy sector. The plant is part of the Mannesmann Precision Tubes Group within the Salzgitter Group and connects over 140 years of tradition since the invention of the Mannesmann process with an international production network.
- Site
- Zeithain
- Processes
- Production of seamless, hot-formed steel tubes (seamless sleeves), Adjusting of steel tubes, Tube rolling, Stretch reduction rolling (Stretch reduction mill), Cold sawing of continuous casting billets, Heating (Preheating of headers/continuous casting billets), Straightening of tubes, Adjustment
- Materials
- Steel (Continuous casting billets as raw material), Steel (Continuous Casting Billets)
- Industries
- Automotive and Supplier Industry, Processing Industry, Energy Sector, Processing Industry
- 01
Cold sawing of continuous casting billets
- 02
Heating
- 03
Tube rolling
- 04
Stretch reduction rolling
- 05
Straightening
- 06
Adjustment
- 07
Delivery/Logistics
Materials and Processes
Steel (Continuous Casting Billets)
Raw material for the manufacture of seamless, hot-formed steel tubes.
Sites
Zeithain
DEPlant for seamless, hot-formed steel tubes
- Materials
- Steel
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of seamless, hot-formed steel tubes (seamless sleeves)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Adjusting of steel tubesForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Tube rollingForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Stretch reduction rolling (Stretch reduction mill)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Cold sawing of continuous casting billetsMachining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Heating (Preheating of headers/continuous casting billets)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Straightening of tubesForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
Additional services
History
- 1890
Founding of Deutsch-Österreichische Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG by brothers Max and Reinhard Mannesmann (Headquarters Berlin)
- 1893
Relocation of administration and corporate headquarters to Düsseldorf
- 1908
Renaming to Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG
- 1970
Re-establishment of Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG as a subsidiary of the Mannesmann Group, headquartered in Mülheim a.d. Ruhr
- 2000
Sale of Mannesmannröhren-Werke to Salzgitter AG after the acquisition of the Mannesmann Group by Vodafone
- 2005
The headquarters of Salzgitter Mannesmann GmbH was moved to Salzgitter
Mannesmannröhren-Werk GmbH in Zeithain (formerly Salzgitter Mannesmann Rohr Sachsen) as part of the Mannesmann Precision Tubes Group