Lindsay, Nebraska, USA2025–2026
Rafter production lines and KraftWerks exit handling system
for Rafter and KraftWerks
- Installation and commissioning of production lines (mills)
- Exit handling system
- Start-up of the complete line
Engineering solutions, electrical design, mechanical installation and automation of production lines for industry.
An experienced team of engineers who have led the installation and commissioning of dozens of production lines – mainly in the steel and heavy industries.
Our services
We provide a complete service – from the first idea through design documentation and manufacturing to commissioning on site.
Mechanical installation and precision alignment
We provide professional mechanical installation, erection and precise alignment of production equipment of any complexity.
- Mechanical installation of machines and lines
- Precision alignment and levelling of equipment
- Installation directly at the customer's plant
Engineering and electrical design
Design, engineering and technical support for complete production equipment and lines.
- LV power distribution design documentation
- Wiring diagrams and cable routing
- Control panels for lines and drives
- Electrical design and LV switchboard design in EPLAN
PLC and HMI programming
Programming of Siemens and Allen-Bradley control systems and clear, operator-friendly HMI visualisation.
- Line logic and drive control
- HMI screens, alarms and trends
- Modernisation of legacy control systems
Field service and commissioning
From installation supervision through cold and hot commissioning to final acceptance testing and handover of the line to the customer.
- Installation supervision, cold and hot commissioning
- Final acceptance testing
- Feedback to engineering on errors in manufacturing drawings
- Final as-built electrical documentation for the customer
- Sourcing local suppliers of additional components for the OEM
- Operator and maintenance training, service
Our work
A selection of lines and equipment our team has installed, programmed and commissioned. Many of them were prototypes.
since 2022 – Specialty Field Services
Complete production lines (mills) for KraftWerks and Rafter in the USA and projects in South America – installation, commissioning and handover of the entire line.
Haydon, Ohio, USA2024–2025
Two Rafter production lines
for Rafter
- Installation and commissioning of two production lines
Greenfield, California, USA2025–2026
Rafter production lines
for Rafter
- Installation and commissioning of production lines
South Carolina, USA2024
KraftWerks packaging system
for KraftWerks
- Installation and commissioning of the packaging system
- PLC and HMI for the tube bundling line
Jeceaba and Belo Horizonte, Brazil2023–2024
VSB Vallourec hydrotesters
VSB Vallourec
- Hydrotester revamp in Jeceaba
- Installation and commissioning of hydrotesters near Belo Horizonte
2006 – 2022 – Bronx and Fives Bronx
Field service for Bronx-Taylor-Wilson, Bronx International and Fives Bronx: hydrotesters, straighteners and other finishing equipment for tube and pipe production worldwide.
Lipetsk and Yekaterinburg, Russia2020–2021
ETF inductors
for Fives Celes
- Installation and commissioning of inductors on three lines
Vyksa, Russia2018–2019
Hydrotesters and pipe finishing line
OMK, with Danieli
- Single and triple hydrotester, double drifter
- Facer and leak testers
Fangchenggang, China2016
CGL galvanizing line
Guangxi Steel, for Fives ST
- Set-up and commissioning of the strip cleaning section
Volgorechensk, Russia2014–2015
Hydrotesters, straighteners and leak tester
Gazprom
- PLC and HMI programming
- Installation supervision, commissioning, final acceptance
More photos and videos in the gallery
Complete list of references35 projects since 2006
since 2022 – Specialty Field Services
| Year | Customer / plant | Country | Equipment and scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | McWane Ductile, for KWTS | USA, Ohio | Installation of oven separators |
| 2025–26 | Rafter | USA, Greenfield (California) | Installation and commissioning of production lines |
| 2025–26 | Rafter and KraftWerks | USA, Lindsay (Nebraska) | Installation and commissioning of production lines and the exit handling system |
| 2024–25 | Rafter | USA, Haydon (Ohio) | Installation and commissioning of two production lines |
| 2024 | KraftWerks | USA, South Carolina | Installation and commissioning of the packaging system, PLC and HMI |
| 2023–24 | VSB Vallourec | Brazil, Belo Horizonte | Installation and commissioning of hydrotesters |
| 2023 | VSB Vallourec | Brazil, Jeceaba | Revamp, installation and commissioning of hydrotesters |
| 2023 | Novacero | Ecuador, Guayaquil | Installation and commissioning of a bundler and slitter |
2006 – 2022 – Bronx and Fives Bronx
| Year | Customer / plant | Country | Equipment and scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fives Celes – ARO-2 | Russia, Yekaterinburg | Installation and commissioning of ETF inductors |
| 2021 | Fives Celes | Russia, Lipetsk | Installation and commissioning of ETF inductors |
| 2020 | Fives Celes – ARO-1 | Russia, Yekaterinburg | Installation and commissioning of ETF inductors |
| 2019 | Aceros Arequipa | Peru | Slitter |
| 2019 | Republic Tube | USA, Houston | Prototype hydrotester – installation supervision, commissioning, final acceptance |
| 2019 | TAMSA | Mexico, Veracruz | Hydrotester |
| 2018–19 | OMK, with Danieli | Russia, Vyksa | Single and triple hydrotester, double drifter, facer, leak testers |
| 2017–18 | Interpipe Niko Tube | Ukraine, Nikopol | Pipe straightener |
| 2017 | Cooper Standard | China, Kunshan | Abbey 1K-2K reducing mill – full mill installation supervision, commissioning, final acceptance |
| 2016 | Noginsk Tube & Profile Plant | Russia, Elektrostal | Profile production line, with Fives OTO |
| 2016 | Guangxi Steel, for Fives ST | China, Fangchenggang | CGL line – strip surface cleaning |
| 2016 | BISG, for Fives ST | China, Baotou | CGL1 line – strip surface cleaning |
| 2015–16 | Vallourec | Germany, Rath (Düsseldorf) | Hydrotesters |
| 2014–15 | Gazprom | Russia, Volgorechensk | Single and dual hydrotester, facer, straighteners, leak tester; PLC and HMI programming |
| 2014–15 | Sinara Pipe Plant (TMK) | Russia, Kamensk-Uralsky | Hydrotester 33.4–146.1 mm, later service |
| 2013–14 | Baosteel Baoshan | China, Shanghai | Hydrotesters |
| 2013 | OMP Orsk | Russia, Orsk | Leak tester |
| 2012–14 | ArcelorMittal JESCO | Saudi Arabia, Jubail | Three hydrotesters (OCTG1, OCTG2, LPL), two straighteners, beveller, collapse tester |
| 2012 | Evraz NKMK | Russia, Novokuznetsk | Rail straightener |
| 2012 | Interpipe Niko Tube | Ukraine, Nikopol | Hydrotester 219.1–339.7 mm; PLC and HMI programming |
| 2011 | Evraz | Russia, Nizhny Tagil | Rail straightener (prototype) |
| 2011 | BSG Baoji | China | Abbey mill, three hydrotesters 70 and 140 MPa, hot straightener |
| 2010 | Danieli JESCO, lines F1 and F2 | Saudi Arabia, Jubail | Casing and line pipe hydrotesters 5 ½″–14″ |
| 2009 | Tagmet (TMK) | Russia, Taganrog | Hydrotester 139.7–273.1 mm; PLC and HMI programming |
| 2008 | Volzhsky (TMK) | Russia, Volzhsky | Hydrotester 219.1–339.7 mm; PLC and HMI programming |
| 2007 | WISCO | China, Wuhan | Hydrotester 244.5–660 mm |
| 2006–07 | KSP | Kazakhstan, Pavlodar | Two hydrotesters (C1, C2) and straighteners |
About us
A reliable partner for mechanical installation, electrical design, industrial automation and commissioning of production lines.
Specialty Field Services s.r.o. was founded in September 2022 in Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia, by former employees and contract engineers of Fives Bronx (North Canton, Ohio, USA), who had worked on Bronx-Taylor-Wilson, Bronx International, Fives Bronx and Fives Bronx Slovakia projects around the world since 2006.
We started out in classic field service – installation supervision, cold and hot commissioning and final acceptance testing of finishing equipment for tube production, as well as complete lines for longitudinally welded tubes and profiles.
Today we install and commission complete production lines for KraftWerks and Rafter in the USA and equipment for customers in South America. We deliver safe, long-lasting solutions with an emphasis on build quality and complete documentation.
2006 – 2022
Bronx and Fives Bronx
Field service for Bronx-Taylor-Wilson, Bronx International and Fives Bronx: hydrotesters, straighteners and other finishing equipment for tube and pipe production worldwide.
since 2022
Specialty Field Services
Complete production lines (mills) for KraftWerks and Rafter in the USA and projects in South America – installation, commissioning and handover of the entire line.
Where we have worked
Headquarters – SlovakiaProjects in 13 countries
Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, USA
Contact
Interested in our services or need advice? Call or write to us – we will discuss the scope of work and schedule with no obligation.
Address
Specialty Field Services s.r.o.
Námestie Andreja Hlinku 12
953 01 Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia