Working steel correctly is essential when building earthquake-resistant steel structures!
Habib Makina — professional solution partner in steel pipe cutting and bevelling on Turkey's most prestigious projects, from bridges to airports and from ships to power plants — issues a warning: working steel correctly is of great importance for increasing the earthquake resistance of steel structures!
Steel structures and buildings, whose load-bearing systems are made entirely of steel and then assembled, are preferred because they offer greater resistance to earthquakes and all other natural disasters than other building systems. To increase the earthquake resistance of these buildings, however, working the steel correctly during construction is of great importance. Habib Makina — professional solution partner in steel pipe cutting and bevelling on Turkey's most prestigious projects such as the Osmangazi Bridge, the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge and the Canakkale Bridge — draws attention to the fact that bevelling in particular must be applied correctly if earthquake-resistant steel structures are to be built soundly.
Stressing that using steel load-bearing systems is not enough to increase the earthquake resistance of buildings, Habib Makina Deputy Chairman Yusuf Habib said: "Using steel in earthquake-resistant buildings is not enough. To increase the earthquake resistance of buildings, working the steel correctly is also extremely important. To work the steel correctly and for the weld to hold on plates and pipes, cold cutting and bevelling should be chosen. For that reason, especially in the steel structures to be built after the earthquake we have just lived through, cutting and bevelling with flame or grinding must be brought to an end in order to ensure earthquake safety.
To make it easy to carry out on site the cold steel working that is so important to the earthquake resistance of buildings, portable machines are used rather than bench-type ones. GBC, among the world's leading brands and for which we hold the Turkish distributorship, is chosen by Turkey's leading firms for its professional solutions in steel pipe cutting and bevelling. GBC bevelling machines were used in the construction of the Osmangazi Bridge, the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge and the Canakkale Bridge. In addition, the cutting and bevelling of the pipelines of BOTAS, the firm that builds Turkey's natural gas pipelines, is also carried out on site and cold," he said.
GBC is known all over the world as "the easy solution to difficult jobs"
Noting that with 43 years of experience in the sector they have brought the leading brands of Europe, America and the Far East to Turkish industry, Habib Makina Deputy Chairman Yusuf Habib said: "In steel pipe cutting and bevelling we have held the Turkish distributorship of GBC, one of the world's leading brands, for 22 years. Italian GBC products, capable of technical operations such as bevelling, pipe cutting, flange facing, sanding and grinding, offer professional solutions on Turkey's most prestigious projects, from bridges to airports and from ships to power plants.
GBC — the professional solution partner of the industrial world in bevelling and pipe cutting applications on sheet plate and pipe — is manufactured in Italy and is known all over the world as the easy solution to difficult jobs. The GBC products we as Habib Makina have brought to Turkey are used across a wide field: refineries, petrochemical plants and gas plant pipework in the energy sector, dams, hydroelectric power plants, industrial plants and steel construction firms, pressure vessel manufacturing, wind power plants and tower manufacturers, general steel structures, railways, train stations, high-speed rail construction, automotive and its supplier industry, airport construction, port, ship and shipyard construction, suspension bridges, and plants working steel pipe and plate," he said.
One address, fast delivery and easy access to spare parts
Stating that as Habib Makina they offer industry high-quality machines together with fast service and fast spare parts thanks to 43 years of experience, Yusuf Habib said: "As Habib Makina we are the single address in steel pipe cutting and bevelling. For 22 years we have been the sole official distributor and representative in Turkey of GBC, a specialist in steel plate and pipe working. By following changing customer needs, we serve the projects and firms we supply with a broad portfolio. We let our customers reach professional solutions through a single address, with no need to look for a different supplier for every product," he said.
Noting that because production takes place in Italy and at GBC they can deliver ordered machines in as little as 10 days, Yusuf Habib said: "GBC, which designs and manufactures machines and cutting inserts or bevelling tips with R&D work specific to each project, offers durable machines with a 20-year service life and Italian quality. Machines delivered within 10 days of order are put on the market backed by more than 10,000 spare parts. This way, every spare part our customers might need is always ready to be dispatched," he said.
Yusuf Habib, who also said that as Habib Makina they have held the distributorship of many well-known brands from Europe, America and the Far East since their founding in 1980, continued:
"Focused mainly on domestic trade in its first years, our company went on to advance in import and representation. Today it has specialised in steel plate and pipe working and has become the single address for industrial solutions in these fields. Today, with close to 100 dealers all over Turkey, it continues to give its customers the best products and service at fair prices. Since its founding, Habib Makina's core philosophy has been to follow innovation and offer quality products to its customers at fair prices; in today's increasingly competitive conditions it not only stays ahead in the competition with technical support, after-sales service and fast spare parts supply, but continues to lead its sector."
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