#175 - Tenova Factories

Our area of the Tenova Group specializes in R&D, analysis instrumentation, and process optimization. However, Tenova also has heavy manufacturing facilities worldwide.

Tenova Pomini

The Tenova Pomini factory, based in Castellanza, Varese (Italy), is the pride of Tenova’s internal production and assembly capability. Equipped with the most advanced CNC machine tools, the workshop is mainly focused on the production of Tenova Pomini roll grinders. With over 25,000 sqm of covered area the production facility is able to meet the most demanding delivery schedules and quality requirements.

Tenova I2S

The Tenova I2S production facility is located in Yalesville, CT. USA and takes up an area of about 12,550 sqm. The factory is equipped with one of the largest indoor cranes in the USA (125 ton) and a full service machine shop focused on the design, manufacture and assembly of cold reduction mills and thickness gauging systems. By combining quality manufacturing capability, a strong engineering foundation, and the latest in controls technology, Tenova I2S excels in the support of its customer's needs.

Tenova Metals India

Tenova's Indian manufacturing plants are located in the Thane district of Maharashtra (India), in the industry park near Mumbai, on an area of 1600 sq.m. The full-service workshops handle fabrication, machining, and equipment assembly for strip processing lines and cold rolling mills.

Fabrication and machining are restricted to critical items, while final assemblies and testing of the majority of equipment are conducted internally, to ensure compliance with Tenova quality standards.

Tenova Timec

Tenova Timec is Tenova’s production facility in China. Based in the industrial area of Tanggu (Tianjin) Tenova Timec is located near the third largest Chinese port, just 2 hours’ drive from Beijing. The factory is 54,000 sqm, including 15,000 sqm that is covered. The excellent quality of production is guaranteed under Tenova’s worldwide quality assurance program carried out to the strictest required standards.

Tenova TAKRAF

Tenova TAKRAF factory, based in Lauchhammer (Germany) is 235,000 sqm including 17,900 sqm that is covered and is divided into four separate bays used for:

- Metal prefabrication

- Steel construction

- Assembly

- Wearing parts manufacture

Tenova TAKRAF factory was constructed in 1996 and is equipped with new and efficient machinery. The internal fabrication is used just for complicated parts with elevated technological content, and for huge size and non-standard parts that would be difficult and time consuming to produce them through external fabrication. Twelve radio-controlled cranes with lifting capacities of up to 80 tons are installed in the bays. Equipped with the latest standards, the factory produces the key components for Tenova’s product range as well as all related spares and wearing parts.

More than 100 highly specialized and experienced workers contribute daily to the successful and on time delivery of the parts and components internally fabricated. Tenova TAKRAF factory is a highly specialized workshop with a specific focus on the production of:

- Bucket wheel drives and their components

- Crawler links of all types and sizes

- Ball bearing slewing rims up to a diameter of 6m, with hardened or as-rolled bearing races

- Gear rims in all diameters between module 20 and module 40

- Support bearings with ball diameter up to 1500 mm.

Here is a previous post with some other very cool Takraf-related information.