Steel Tubing Production
Schiedel are experts in flue and chimney systems, which means the factories, all around Europe are geared up to producing steel tubing in various diameters, rapidly and efficiently.
With the current COVID-19 Crisis, resulting in drastically reduced shipping and lack of raw materials, traditionally shipped from overseas, means that having a reliable UK based and well stocked factory becomes critical.
Schiedel’s factory in Washington, Tyne & Wear was originally established in the late 60’s as Rite-Vent, who are still a renowned name within the industry and experts in the UK steel tubing manufacturing industry. Schiedel have subsequently invested in the factory, culminating in a massive turnaround and receiving a set of BMI World Class Status Awards for 5 years running
Out of 120 plants, only 3 (including Washington) have been awarded World Class Status, which means that Schiedel Chimney Systems in Washington are now one of the plants held up as an example to others on how to maximise efficiency. This means that the extra investment into the plant was rewarded with advanced machines such as the flexible tubing machine.
Different diameter pipes with no additional setup or tooling
The Weil Flexistar machine is a cutting-edge technology machine, which rapidly produces steel tubing with minimal manual labour, and can take sheets of steel and produce steel tubes within seconds. The great advantage of the Flexistar is that no additional setup or tooling is required when changing diameter to produce piping.
This production line combined with a dedicated Paint Plant, located in Schiedel Chimney Systems’ factory means that steel tubing can be finished in any colour to match customer aesthetics using standard colour matching swatches and test samples.
Robotic facilities
Our robot has reduced the manual handling time needed for steel tubing to be moved from our dynamic diameter production machine to the inspection stage.
This allows us to produce more steel tubing to meet the needs of our many distributors and OEM partners.
Paint plant
Whether it’s for a component steel tube or residential chimney flue to match the aesthetics of a new stove and interior, or even a major commercial project, the Paint Plant can handle almost any size and diameter, with a superb high temperature finish. The process is quite straightforward in that the components are prepped, sprayed and rapidly heat dried and finished within a matter of minutes.
Automated tubing diameter change
The Weil Flexistar machine is a cutting-edge technology machine, which rapidly produces steel tubing with minimal manual labour.
The machine can take sheets of steel and produce steel tubes within seconds. The great advantage of the Flexistar is that no additional setup or tooling is required when changing diameter to produce piping.
Laser cutting
The process is where the high-power laser is directed to the material and burns and cuts away the required area, with a high-quality surface finish. The machine at Schiedel can cut varying maximum thicknesses. It’s a closed machine, with the laser unit, safely integrated within. The quality is excellent, and the speed is rapid. facilities within the factory include laser cutting.
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Schiedel is part of the Standard Industries company, which is a privately-held, global, diversified holding company with interests in building materials, aggregates, and related investment businesses in public equities and real estate. This means we are backed and supported by a company with over 15,000 employees and operations in more than 80 countries.
Standard’s businesses include: GAF, the leading roofing and waterproofing manufacturer in North America; BMI Group, the leading manufacturer and supplier of flat and pitched roofing systems for the residential and non-residential markets in Europe, parts of Asia, and South Africa; Siplast, a leader in the development and manufacture of the world’s most advanced roofing and waterproofing systems; SGI, a leading North American aggregates and mining company; 40 North, a fundamentally-based investment fund focused on both public equities and third-party managed alternative investments; and Winter Properties, a vertically integrated real estate investment management and development enterprise.
So, when it’s reliability you are looking for in a supplier, Schiedel is the only name to choose.
