Boltiere plant

The plant
The Marcegaglia plant in Boltiere (Bergamo)
is dedicated to the manufacturing
of welded and seamless cold-drawn precision
tubes for automotive, hydraulic and mechanical
applications.
The production facility, expanded and upgraded
in 2007, is equipped with state-of-the-art
machinery and performs a constant activity
of research and development on products
and processes.
Thanks to its range of solutions tailored
on the customers specic requirements,
Marcegaglia has established long-term
partnerships both with OEMs
in several sectors and distributors.
The plant currently employs 230 workers
and has four specic certications,
not only production-related but also
in the eld of workplace health & safety
and environment protection.
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Headquarters
6,000,000 sqm
manufacturing
areas
Boltiere
Headquarters
Headquarters
Cold-drawn welded tubes
Min. diameter (mm) 18
Max. diameter (mm) 230
Min. thickness (mm) 1,5
Max. thickness (mm) 15
Thickness > 15 mm upon request
Main manufacturing standards
MANUFACTURING
STANDARD
PRODUCT
DESIGNATION
GRADE
*
TREATMENT
EN 10305-2
Cold-drawn
welded tubes
E195
E235
E275
E355
+C Hard. No nal treatment after nal cold drawing.
+LC Soft. Final heat treatment is followed by a suitable
drawing pass (limited reduction of area).
+SR Stress Relieved. After nal cold drawing, the tubes
are stress relieved in a controlled atmosphere.
+A Annealed. After nal cold drawing, the tubes
are annealed in a controlled atmosphere.
+N Normalized. After nal cold drawing, the tubes
are normalized in a controlled atmosphere.
(*) Upon request: supply of steel grades not included in the above mentioned standards
Tubes for hydraulic applications
Tubes for automotive
and mechanical applications
Applications
Product range
Cold-drawn tubes for automotive
and mechanical applications
Ready-to-use cylinder tubes H9
Cylinder tubes suitable for skiving
and roller burnishing or honing
Skived and roller burnished cylinder tubes H8
Cold-drawn tubes suitable
for chrome plating
Cold-drawn tubes for telescopic cylinders
Cold-drawn tubes for cardans
GRADE E195, E235, E275, E355
TREATMENT +C Hard
+LC Soft
+SR Stress Relieved
+A Annealed
+N Normalized
SURFACE FINISHING
Outside diameter and inside diameter: smooth as drawn (EN 10305-2)
On request: roughness Ra < 0.4 m
DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCE
Standard: according to EN 10305-2
Special: on request
OPTIONAL PROCESSING
Drawing in reactive oil
Dephosphating
Cold-drawn tubes for automotive
and mechanical applications
GRADE E355
TREATMENT +C Hard
SURFACE FINISHING
Outside diameter: smooth as drawn (EN 10305-2)
Inside diameter: roughness Ra < 0.80 m (average 0.500.60 m)
DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCE
Inside diameter: ISO H9 (ISO H10 for thickness < 4 mm)
Ready-to-use cylinder tubes H9
GRADE E355
TREATMENT +SR Stress Relieved
SURFACE FINISHING
Outside diameter: smooth as drawn (EN 10305-2)
Inside diameter: with stock allowance (for skiving and roller burnishing)
Cylinder tubes suitable for skiving
and roller burnishing or honing
Skived and roller burnished cylinder tubes H8
GRADE E355
TREATMENT +SR Stress Relieved
SURFACE FINISHING
Outside diameter: smooth as drawn (EN 10305-2)
Inside diameter: roughness Ra < 0.30 m
DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCE
Inside diameter: ISO H8, min. 40 mm - max. 200 mm
Cold-drawn tubes suitable for chrome plating
GRADE E355
TREATMENT +N Normalized
+SR Stress Relieved
SURFACE FINISHING
Outside diameter: with stock allowance (for subsequent reworking)
Inside diameter: smooth as drawn (EN 10305-2)
Cold-drawn tubes for telescopic cylinders
GRADE E355
TREATMENT +SR Stress Relieved
SURFACE FINISHING
Outside diameter: smooth as drawn (EN 10305-2)
Inside diameter: roughness Ra < 1.6 m
DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCE
Straightness 0.50 mm/m max
DIMENSIONS AND SHAPES
DEVELOPED ACCORDING
TO CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS
SURFACE FINISH AND SPECIAL
TOLERANCES UPON REQUEST
Cold-drawn tubes for cardans
GRADE E195, E235, E275, E355
TREATMENT +C Hard
+LC Soft
+SR Stress Relieved
+A Annealed
+N Normalized
DIMENSIONS AND SHAPES
DEVELOPED ACCORDING
TO CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS
SURFACE FINISH AND SPECIAL
TOLERANCES UPON REQUEST
Production areas
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8 pointing lines
17 pickling tanks
9 drawing benches
(including 4 automated lines)
2 heat treatments lines
9 straightening lines
10 cutting lines
3 skiving and roller burnishing machines
Quality
Packing
Quality and environment
Among all the manufacturing companies in the
cold-drawn tubes sector, Marcegaglia Boltiere
is the rst production plant awarded with four
quality certications.
The quality system is ISO 9001 certied, while
production for the automotive industry is ISO/
TS 16949 compliant.
Within a corporate policy promoting waste re-
duction and environmental safety, Marcegaglia
Boltiere has developed ISO 14001 environmen-
tal quality system, while workplace health and
safety system is ISO 18001 OHSAS certied.
MARCEGAGLIA Boltiere
via Marcegaglia, 2 24040 Boltiere, Bergamo - Italy
tel. +39 . 035 419 78 11 fax +39 . 035 419 78 81
boltiere@marcegaglia.com
HEADQUARTERS
via Bresciani, 16 46040 Gazoldo Ippoliti, Mantova - Italy
www.marcegaglia.com