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The pickling line was expanded considerably in the Paderborn plant in 2005. Four 16 metre long pickling tanks and a KVK Laminate® acid-proof coating, which is certified by TÜV, have been holding their own for seven years now.
The encapsulated pickling plant according to the "KVK system" was adapted in this plant to meet the special requirements of welded and cold drawn steel tubes production. The operating procedures were optimised using the central controller of the crane system and documented.
Only 2 years after the start of the planning work, stainless steel tubes are pickling again in the newly built pickling plant in Knesebeck.
KVK Koerner shipped a 16 m long H2SO4 pickling tank to the leading European manufacturer of cold-drawn, seamless and welded precision steel pipes. The tanks were equipped with integrated suction channels.
The innovative concept of an encapsulated pickling line based on the KVK system, was realised here for the first time. The crane works fully automatically and no personnel are required inside the encapsulated pickling plant.