【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】2024–2025: Tai Chong Researches and Develops the World’s First Large-Scale Seamless Steel Pipe Full-Perforation Machine

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Let’s give praise and support to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【Ten Years of Progress in Chemical Engineering Equipment】A continuously updated summary post is available – feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html ***************** On June 13th, TaiChong Group announced good news: the world’s first perforating machine with an “integral structure” – a new design concept developed by TaiChong for the main frame of such machines, which replaces the traditional “segmented” structure with an integrated framework forged as one piece – has been successfully delivered to its overseas customer. With a diameter of 305 millimeters, this machine has now entered the installation phase. Since then, the design of the main frame for large-scale piercing machines in our country has made a historic transition from the traditional \"segmented\" design to a completely new \"integral\" design. This is the first time that this technology has been applied to large-scale piercing machines in our country, marking a technological breakthrough in the field of seamless steel pipe equipment manufacturing and bringing our country to the international leading level. The piercing machine plays a crucial role in the manufacturing process of seamless steel pipes, and can be regarded as the \"lifeline\" that affects the quality of these pipes. Compared to traditional “segmented” piercing machines, the new “monolithic structure” is simply a game-changer. In the past, the connection points of \"segmented\" punching machines were prone to loosening; although they were large in size, their load-bearing capacity was insufficient, resulting not only in poor stability but also high maintenance costs. The heavier new types of piercing machines feature high-strength, monolithic cast steel frames, giving them an extremely stable structure. In actual use, it completely eliminates the awkward situation of the equipment shaking back and forth. Its scientifically optimized stress distribution design further enhances its load-bearing capacity, enabling it to handle various high-intensity tasks with ease. Too heavy. This new type of perforating machine also has an “intelligent brain” and “sharp eyes”. By establishing accurate process mathematical models, the piercing machine distributes the rolling deformation in a rational and precise manner, achieving a \"double improvement\" in both production efficiency and quality. At the same time, it can also automatically perform calculations of process parameters and optimize tool design. The equipped process control model acts like an tireless \"data manager,\" continuously monitoring and storing each set of production data. What’s even more impressive is that the piercing tip of this punching machine features an online automatic replacement function that allows it to complete what traditionally took 5 minutes of manual work in just 6 seconds, resulting in a 98% increase in efficiency. In addition, it is equipped with high-precision laser tracking measurement technology, which acts like a pair of \"sharp eyes\" for the piercing machine, enabling ultra-precise calibration of the rolling center line at ±0.1mm accuracy and ensuring that the dimensional precision of each steel tube reaches an almost perfect level.