Welcome to N+F

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 Company

N+F Handels GmbH

• Leading stockholder of piping products in Europe

• Product range comprises the complete range of flanges, elbows, fittings in all
commercial carbon steel, alloy and stainless steel qualities

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Facts & Figures

• Established in 1978 in Hamburg / Northern Germany

• Located in Hamburg, Gelsenkirchen (Western Germany, since 1999) and

Waghäusel (South-West Germany, since 2013)

• Approx. 70 employees, thereof 30 in production & warehouse

• Beginning of N+F production line in 1995

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 N+F Locations

Locations

• Hamburg
– Head office, production, warehouse, sales
– Connected to all major German highways and long-distance transport
– Logistic hub for quick handling of import and export shipments through sea port of Hamburg

• Gelsenkirchen
– Experienced sales office with excellent contacts to the steel industry of the Rhein-Ruhr area and
all of Europe

• Waghäusel / Mannheim
– Experienced sales office to penetrate market in the south-west region of Germany

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Exports & Markets

• Sales in Germany 65,0%

• Export to Europe 35,0%

– Scandinavia
– Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands
– France
– Eastern Europe
– Austria, Switzerland
– Others

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 N+F Logistics

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Warehouse

• N+F has a roofed warehouse of 10.000 sqm at the Hamburg head quarter

• Permanent stock volume of about 5.000 t of material

• Equipped with semi-automatic high rack warehouse

• Intelligent broadband wireless warehousing technology installed

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Performance

• Packing
– Fully integrated ERP system implemented

– Automatic release for packing after order confirmation

– Order placement to warehouse personnel supported by wireless technology

– Modern scanning technology allows dynamic control of stock levels

– Packing on (Euro)- pallets, with or without wooden frames, wooden crates, boxes for UPS transport

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Performance

• Despatch
– Material collected and transported on trucks

– Transhipment by means of rail and vessel transport

– Packing, loading and despatch within one day

– Worldwide shipment

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 N+F Products

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 N+F Products

Stock Items
• Flanges according to EN1092-1 (alternatively DIN / NS)
– Type 01: flat flanges
Quality: S235JRG2, P250GH, 1.4541, 1.4571
Pressure rate: PN6 – PN40
Nom. diam.: 15 – 1200

– Type 02/ 04: loose flanges

Quality: S235JRG2, P250GH, 1.4541, 1.4571
Finish: black, hot dip galvanized
Pressure rate: PN6 – PN40
Nom. diam.: 15 – 800

– Type 05: blind flanges

Quality: S235JRG2, P250GH, 16Mo3, 13CrMo4-5, P355QH1, 1.4541, 1.4571, 1.4307, 1.4404
Pressure rate : PN6 – PN160
Nom. diam.: 15 – 1000

– Type 11: weld neck flanges

Quality: S235JRG2, P250GH, 16Mo3, 13CrMo4-5, P355QH1, 11CrMo9-10, 1.4541, 1.4571, 1.4307,
1.4404
Pressure rate: PN6 – PN400
Nom. diam.: 15 – 1600

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Stock Items
• Flanges according to EN1092-1 (alternatively DIN / NS)
– Type 12: slip-on flanges
Quality: S235JRG2, P250GH
Pressure rate: PN6 – PN40
Nom. diam.: 15 – 800

– Type 13: threaded flanges

Quality: S235JRG2, P250GH,
finish: black, galvanized
Pressure rate: PN6 – PN40
Nom. diam.: 15 – 150

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 N+F Products

Stock Items
• Flanges according to ANSI B16.5, B16.47 B
– Weld neck flanges
Quality: A105/C21, A350LF2, P355QH1, A 182 Grade F11
A 182 Grade F22, A 182 Grade F91
F 316 (1.4401), F 316Ti (1.4571), F 316L (1.4404)
Pressure rate: 150 – 2500 lbs
Size: ½“ – 48“

– Blind flanges
Quality: A105/C21, A350LF2, P355QH1, A 182 Grade F11
A 182 Grade F22, A 182 Grade F91
F 316 (1.4401), F 316Ti (1.4571), F 316L (1.4404)
Pressure rate: 150 – 2500 lbs
Size: ½“ – 24“

– Slip-on flanges
Quality: A105/C21, A350LF2, F 316L (1.4404)
Pressure rate: 150 – 300 lbs
Size: ½“ – 24“

– Socket welding flanges

Quality: A105/C21, A350LF2
Pressure rate: 150 – 300 lbs
Size: ½“ – 2“

– Threaded flanges
Quality: A105/C21
Pressure rate: 150 lbs
Size: ½“ – 6“
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Stock Items

• Elbows, fittings, piping components

– Products according to EN10253-2 and EN10253-4
• Elbows 45° + 90°; type A + B; model 2D, 3D, 5D seamless and welded; DN10 – 1000
• Tee´s type A + B; regular and reduced; seamless; DN10 - 400
• Reducers; concentric and eccentric, type A + B; DN10 – 600
– Caps according to DIN2617; DN15 - 400
– Branch saddles according to DIN2618; DN 15 - 500
– Weld-in elbows according to DIN2619;DN15 - 300
– Dished boiler ends according to DIN28011; DN15 – 600
– Threaded fittings stainless steel
– Customized fittings according to technical drawing

Qualities:
– P235GH TC1 und TC2 (formerly St37.0; St35.8 I+III)
– P265GH (formerly H II)
– 1.4541 and 1.4571

Other items or qualities on request

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N+F Production

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Mass Production

• Flange forgings processed on numerical controlled lathes

• Machinery:
– Vertical lathes suitable for forgings up to diameter 340 mm
– Transfer line, 3 spindle production (Trio)

• Three shifts production

• Turning e.g. of weld bevel, facing, outer facing of flanges, inner diameter
• Production of flanges for machine welding on request
• Total consumption of approx. 10.000 t per annum

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Customized Production

• Machinery
– Numerical control lathes for raw materials up to 450 mm diameter
– Conventional lathes for raw materials up to 1250 mm diameter
– Triple function machine: turning, drilling, milling for raw materials up to 1000 mm diameter

• Processing of facings (tongue, groove, male and female facings, RTJ facings)

• Manufacturing of turnings according to technical drawings

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 N+F Strategy

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 N+F Strategy

Business Concept

• N+F is stockist as well as manufacturer

• Advantages stock business concept: N+F

– On demand availability of materials
– Specialised in flanges from „standard“
to „special“
Other manufacturers Other stockists
(forging shops, turning shops)
• Advantages production:
– Unique customised production
– Delivery of high volumes within short lead times
– Shut down service / emergency production
– Continuous quality control & improvement due to production „Made in Hamburg“
– Production of items according to customer´s specifications

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Procurement

• Inspection capabilities for incoming materials

60% Forgings  PMI-testing (positive-material identification)
Origin Europe
 hardness test according to Brinell

Procurement Elbows, Fittings,

• Suppliers are approved according to:
Components
Origin Europe 95%  PED
Origin Asia 5%
 AD 2000 code
 ISO 9001
40% Finished
Products

Flanges
Origin Europe 85%
Origin Asia 15%
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Quality & HSE policy

• N+F is approved according to:

ISO 9001/14001 and OHSAS 18001
AD 2000 Code W0/TRD100
PED 2014/68/EU

• N+F has a product liability insurance covering an amount of up to 10 Mio. €

• N+F issues own mill test certificates according to EN10204 3.1

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Thank you very much

Member of German Association of Steel Traders (BDS)

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