TenarisSilcotub has completed the certification process for its new production line for the automotive industry. Following an investment of 5.5 million USD, the company has, in its factory in Zalău, a line of components for state-of-the-art airbags, in which the testing of components is 100% automated.

The new line complements the pipe manufacturer’s strategy to strengthen its position in the airbag components market. This includes, in addition to precision equipment for the manufacture of airbag inflators, a unique control system, a prototype developed by the Tenaris R&D team that incorporates multiple control methods.

“As we have proved over the years, the perspective adopted by Tenaris is to put the increasingly complex needs of customers in the automotive industry, first. At the same time, they make us constantly outdo ourselves. The new line, which includes state-of-the-art technology and innovative equipment designed by the Tenaris R&D team, ensures efficiency, high precision, but also automatic product quality control,” says Mihaela Popescu, President of TenarisSilcotub.

With this new line, TenarisSilcotub doubles its capacity to produce airbag components to serve customers in the automotive safety systems sector such as Autoliv.

“During the nearly 20 years of partnership, Autoliv and Tenaris have worked closely together to develop new technologies, create new capabilities and reduce the failure rate. All these support Autoliv’s vision to save as many lives as possible,” says Jared Jensen, Autoliv’s Global Commodity Director, world leader in the production of car safety systems, with 10 factories in Romania.

In the last 10 years, Tenaris has invested over USD 15 million in Zalău in production lines, equipment and technology for the manufacture of high value-added products and components for the automotive industry.