SUCCESS STORIES
SPECI AL ON T R AN SPORTATION
The World’s Largest Preservation Line in the Ship Building Industry Goes to Finland
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in 2014 was a strategically important
go with the Rösler concept was the
of a preservation line at ND
milestone for the Meyer family. It
high productivity and reliability of the
Coatings, a strategic partner of
coincided with substantial investments
preservation line Rösler had supplied
the Meyer Werft shipyard in the German
in state-of-the-art equipment for the
to ND Coatings, the strategic partner of
town of Papenburg, Rösler has now
production of cruise ships. These
the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg
delivered a second line for the Meyer
included a preservation line with leveling
for corrosion protection, insulation and
Werft shipyard in Turku, Finland (Fig. 1).
stations for bulb flat steel, straight
surface treatment (Fig. 2).
This is the largest equipment project ever
flat steel profiles and steel plates, all
This is one of the most modern and
undertaken by Rösler.
designed and built by Rösler. A key
eco-friendly preservation lines in the
The acquisition of the shipyard in Turku
factor in the customer’s decision to
world! © Meyer Turku Oy
hree years after the commissioning
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Figure 1: Three years after the commissioning of a preservation line at ND Coatings, a strategic partner of the Meyer Werft shipyard in the German town of Papenburg, Rösler has now delivered a second line for the Meyer Werft shipyard in Turku, Finland.
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