Zamil Steel Industries, a sector business of Zamil Industrial Investment Company "Zamil Industrial" and a global leader in the design and manufacture of pre-engineered buildings, structural steel products, transmission and telecom towers and process equipment, has demonstrated the advanced capabilities of its new steel plates rolling machine by performing a cold rolled bending of steel plates of 180mm thickness. This landmark event took place in response to increased demand for industrial processing equipment capable of producing high thickness steel for use in large industrial projects. The company owns and operates a state-of-the-art factory in Saudi Arabia with the ability to roll high thickness steel plates with the precision and high quality required by local and international customers.
This new technology has enabled the company to add a variety of new applications, has increased the capacity and expanded the range of products used by Zamil Steel and the Saudi Arabian steel industry overall. Since the machinery was unveiled in 2008, the monetary value of new orders and production has increased by $35 million dollars.
The machine has the capacity to cold roll steel plates up to 250mm thick, and has an interchangeable top roll to produce different roll diameters, as well as the capacity to roll section bars.
Speaking with regard to the increased demand for products created using the company's unique technology, Alan Gair, General Manager of Process Equipment Division, Zamil Steel, attributed the success of the technology to strong backing by Saudi industrialists, "The intelligent investment, high degree of foresight and planning, a genuine knowledge of global industrial parameters and the work needed for our regional industries to compete with worldwide leaders is greatly responsible for our achievements," he said. "Now, as the use of this technology flourishes and demand continues to grow, our efforts are validated and our company, customers and communities reap the benefits."
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About Zamil Steel Industries
Zamil Steel Industries was founded in 1977, Zamil Steel is a global leader in the manufacture of pre-engineered steel buildings and the Middle East's premier supplier of structural steel products and process equipment, transmission and telecommunications towers, open web steel joists, and roof and floor steel decks. Zamil steel operates a joint venture between Zamil Industrial and Steel Plus, a subsidiary of Canam Group, Canada, called Canam Asia Ltd. (CAL), to design and fabricate open web steel joists and roof and floor steel decks.
Zamil Steel manufactures more than 500,000 tons of fabricated steel per annum of low rise and high rise steel buildings and structures for diverse industrial, commercial, agriculture, aviation, entertainment and military applications and support of infrastructure and development projects. Zamil Steel products are sold in more than 90 countries through an international network of dedicated sales and representative offices, certified builders, agents and distributors.
Zamil Steel demonstrates its commitment to service at the local level by maintaining a network of 65 area offices located in 37 countries, as well as a large number of certified builders, agents and distributors. These facilities are fully staffed and equipped to provide quick, comprehensive responses to customer inquiries, as well as extensive after-sales service.
Zamil Steel's main factories are based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Additional facilities are located in Egypt, Vietnam, India and Ras Al Khaima (UAE). More than 600 engineers are employed in its engineering departments in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Vietnam and India.
More information can be found at www.zamilsteel.com.
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