TPT May 2014

The international magazine for the tube & pipe industries

MAY 2014

VOL 27 NO 3

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Editorial Index

3R software solutions ............................ 82 AddisonMckee....................................... 27 AiMESS Products GmbH....................... 64 Angle Systems LLC............................... 46 Arc Energy Resources........................... 26 Ashtead Technology .............................. 22 Asmag GmbH........................................ 52 Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd...... 10 Centro Inox............................................ 24 Corrotherm International........................ 52 Etalon AG .............................................. 61 Faspar SpA............................................ 58 Fein Industrial Power Tools UK Ltd ....... 49 Fives ........................................................ 6 Fontijne Grotnes.................................... 51 Institut Dr Foerster GmbH & Co KG ...... 48 Hardide Coatings Ltd............................. 67 Haven Manufacturing Corp.................... 79 Hoesch Schwerter Profile GmbH........... 56 IMS Tube Measuring Systems............... 27 Interlaken Technology............................ 54

J Neu GmbH.......................................... 80 Julius Maschinenbau............................. 45 Lang Tube Tec ....................................... 85 Lantz Teknik AB ..................................... 48 Linsinger Maschinenbau GmbH ............ 30 Manchester Tool & Die, Inc.................... 79 MEBA Sawing Solutions........................ 65 Messe Düsseldorf GmbH ...................... 10 Metalube Ltd.................................... 24, 62 The MK Morse Company....................... 34 Olicana Products Ltd ............................. 20 Olimpia 80 Srl .......................................... 7 Peddinghaus Corp................................. 39 Pipe & Tube Houston............................. 12 Polysoude.............................................. 18 PSW Consultants Ltd ............................ 16 Quaker Chemical................................... 40 REA Elektronik GmbH ........................... 32 Roll-Kraft.................................................. 6 Sawyer Mfg Co...................................... 16 Schmolz + Bickenbach Guss................. 66

Schuler AG ................................ 26, 28, 66 Schwarze-Robitec ................................. 83 Seuthe GmbH........................................ 52 Siemens AG........................................... 12 SigmaTEK Systems, LLC...................... 38 Sikora AG ................................................ 8 SMS Engineering................................... 81 SMS Meer........................................ 10, 32 Walter Stauffenberg GmbH & Co KG .... 15 Strong Hand Tools ................................. 49 Sumner Manufacturing Co, Inc.............. 64 transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH ...... 80, 82 Tri Tool Inc ............................................... 8 Tru-Cut Saw Inc..................................... 42 Upcast OY ............................................. 58 Victor Technologies ......................... 20, 40 Wecotech AG......................................... 42 Weldability-Sif........................................ 38 Weldec GmbH ....................................... 66 Zumbach Electronic AG................... 28, 46

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CONT ENT S

Editor Rory McBride Features editor (USA) Dorothy Fabian Editorial assistant Christian Bradley Production Lisa Wright Sales & marketing Catherine Sayers

English speaking sales catherine@intras.co.uk Giuliana Benedetto Vendite & Marketing (Italia) giuliana@intras.co.uk Hendrike Morriss Verkauf & Marketing (Deutschland, Osterreich, Schweiz) hendrike@intras.co.uk Linda Li 中国大陆，台湾， 香港以及远东地区销售代表 linda@intras.co.uk Jeroo Norman Indian sales jeroo@intras.co.uk

2 Editorial Index 6 Industry News

27 Technology Update 70 Global Marketplace 78 BENDING, ENDFORMING

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May/June 2014 Vol 27 No 3

The May Issue Welcome to the latest issue of the magazine. inside you will find all of the very latest tube and pipe technology and industry news as well as a feature on bending, endforming and swaging on page 78. We also have an in-depth article from Shandong Province about the selection and application of roll for welding steel pipe and cold roll formed steel on page 90. This magazine is being distributed at

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several important trade shows including the well established Lamiera 2014 in the beautiful city of bologna, italy and at Tube Russia, which is now one of the leading tube shows in the world. Many of you will just have returned from the Tube Düsseldorf show and i hope it was a great success for your company and that everyone had a safe journey back home. our entire team flew out to germany so after a long build up it is exciting to finally get to the show and see this important industry of ours in all of its glory. Let’s just hope no volcanos decided to erupt this time… in the July issue of the magazine, which will be distributed at Tube China 2014, we have features on finishing and end finishing, washing and cleaning technology and tube and pipe mills so please email me at rory@intras.co.uk if you have any stories that you would like included. Enjoy the magazine. On the cover . . . The roots of EFD induction go back to the launch in 1950 of a universal induction hardening machine by the german company induktionserwärmung Fritz Düsseldorf gmbH (FDF). While FDF was expanding in the 1970s, an induction revolution was taking place in norway, where engineers had figured out how to transistorise frequency converters for induction heating. in 1981 three of those engineers founded ELVA induksjon. in 1983 they unveiled the Minac range of mobile converters. Workpieces no longer had to be brought at great cost to a stationary induction heater – the heater could now go to the piece. in 1991 the managing directors of FDF and ELVA met by chance. They talked… and speculated. FDF was strong in stationary induction hardening machines. ELVA was the agile innovator with a track record in finding new applications for induction heating. What if the two companies got together? in January 1996 FDF and ELVA merged to create EFD induction. And the rest is, as they say, history. Today, EFD induction is Europe’s largest supplier of induction solutions for industry (number two worldwide, but they aim to change that!). if you’d like to know more about them, their products, and how they can help boost your productivity, just get in touch. Putting the smarter heat to smarter use www.efd-induction.com Visit:www.efd-induction.com/weldacreport Exclusive report: How the EFD Induction Weldac really works The international magazine for the tube & pipe industries VOL27 NO3 US$33 MAY2014

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Industry News

Roll-Kraft announces addition of lean manager

FIVES Stein, a designer and supplier of thermal solutions for steel and glass applications, has been awarded a major contract for Indian-based group Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), one of the largest steel makers in the world. The walking beam furnace will be supplied in the Raigarh works of JSPL. This furnace will be unique in its kind – the main feature of this new furnace is that it will be burning 100 per cent blast furnace gas as fuel through regenerative burners. In addition, the furnace will be equipped with backup system for combustion firing fuel oil to run the furnace when BF gas is not available. This furnace will be unique because of the HFO firing backup system in ROLL-KRAFT has announced the addition of Kevin Hartman to the position of lean manager. Mr Hartman has previously held leadership positions in operations at several manufacturing firms. He holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification. As a member of Roll-Kraft’s management team Mr Hartman will lead and develop the company’s lean initiatives in pursuit of streamlining its processes and scaling the company for growth. His education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Roll-Kraft is a provider of roll tooling to the worldwide tube and pipe and roll forming industry and has grown tremendously during its 50-year history. With its headquarters located in Ohio, USA, the company maintains other facilities in Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario, Canada. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft regardless of time zones and working hours, the website features Dr

Kevin Hartman, Roll-Kraft’s lean manager

Roll-Kraft – USA Fax: +1 440 205 3110 Website: www.roll-kraft.com

Resolve. Users can simply complete and submit an online form and send it to Roll-Kraft for a quick response.

Fives Stein awarded key contract with Indian steel maker

Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) is one of India’s major steel producers with a significant presence in sectors like mining, power generation and infrastructure. JSPL and its group companies are headed by Mr Naveen Jindal. The company produces economical and efficient steel and power through backward and forward integration. From the widest flat products to a whole range of long products, JSPL offers a product portfolio that caters to varied needs in the steel market.

addition to the BFG firing regenerative burners system in the same furnace. Thanks to new equipment and technologies, JSPL should better address its market with low NOx emissions, reduced operation expenses and highest possible quality of steel. Fives Stein’s expertise and know-how allows it to supply efficient, reliable and innovative equipment, solutions and services. This new contract is another token of the confidence awarded to Fives Stein by JSPL, as Fives Stein had already supplied three walking beam furnaces for its Patratu and Angul works. This furnace will be commissioned in June 2015.

Fives – France Website: www.fivesgroup.com

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Diary of Tube Events

Linear cage forming tube mill produced OLIMPIA 80 has successfully commissioned in Turkey a linear cage forming tube mill destined to produce square and rectangular tube sections in carbon steel. The line can produce square sections from 30x30 to 80x80mm and rectangular sections from 60x30 to 110x40mm, in a thickness range from 1 to 6mm, with maximum speed of 120m/min. The mill can produce all square and rectangular tubes within the size range, without changing any roll in forming, welding, sizing, straightening and cutting sections. The average time of changing tube dimensions is approximately 15 minutes. The main characteristics of the technology are simplicity and rapidity in changing diameter; easy maintenance; and simplicity in software utilisation. The mill allows the production of both square and rectangular tubes by means of a computerised control able to save production data in recipes that can be easily recalled. It is possible to create a particular shape with different angles, and from the PC the ‘tube flower’ of the tube to be produced can be viewed. Tube OD changing time for the forming section is around 3 to 5 minutes. All the axes are controlled by hydraulic motors with encoder, and the strip feeding is provided by vectorial motor with inverter (closed loop). Olimpia also has other pending orders for similar lines for round and sections in carbon steel and stainless steel, destined for the European market.

2014

14-17 May Lamiera (Bologna, Italy) International Exhibition www.lamiera.net

3-6 June Tube Russia (Moscow, Russia) International Exhibition www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com 24-27 September Tube China 2014 (Shanghai, China) International Exhibition www.tubechina.net 21-25 October EuroBlech (Hanover, Germany) International Exhibition www.euroblech.com 28-30 October Tube India 2014 (Mumbai, India) International Exhibition www.tubeindia.com

10-12 November Fabtech (Atlanta, USA) International Exhibition www.fabtechexpo.com

2-4 December Valveworld (Düsseldorf, Germany) International Exhibition www.valveworldexpo.com 11-13 December Indometal Tube (Jakarta, Indonesia) International Exhibition www.indometal.net

2015

10-13 January Tube Arabia (Dubai, UAE) International Exhibition www.tekno-arabia.com

Olimpia 80 Srl – Italy Fax: +39 0523 864584

Email: olimpia@olimpia80.com Website: www.olimpia80.com

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Industry News

Calibration, in-house or on-site CUSTOMER satisfaction is Sikora’s most important aim. Not only the technology is focused on this aim, but also the customer service. This service is diverse and includes the handling of support requests, commissioning of equipment, maintenance or repair and the supply of spare parts. buy and maintain the calibration tools and equipment, and personnel costs can be reduced.

order to receive a correct display of the measuring values. All Sikora devices are free of moving parts, so they are not subject to wear, which influences the measuring accuracy. The company states that users can therefore expect Sikora devices to work, even after years, as precisely as on the first day. For the required monitoring of measuring equipment according to ISO 9001, Sikora offers a calibration service to customers. With this equipment calibration, the accuracy of the measuring device is verified and documented. Customers usually require a calibration of their devices once a year, and can put this in the hands of Sikora. The benefit for customers is that they do not need to

A distinction is made between two options: the in-house calibration service, and the on-site calibration service. With the in-house calibration service, the calibration of devices is performed by a Sikora engineer at the company’s headquarters in Bremen, Germany, or at the specially equipped Sikora subsidiaries. A functional test and basic cleaning is carried out, and the reliability and accuracy of the device are checked. The customer receives a ‘calibration certificate’ that confirms the successful calibration with certified test probes. As a special service, Sikora can provide loan equipment for the time of calibration. For customers with permanently installed equipment or with the need to avoid time losses due to the de- installation and shipping of the device, Sikora recommends the on-site calibration service. The calibration is performed by a Sikora service engineer or by a trained employee of one of the Sikora subsidiaries directly at the customer’s site. A functional test and basic cleaning is carried out and the reliability and accuracy are checked. In addition, the employee checks the installation of the device on-site, maintains the equipment and offers employee training on request.

Sikora also offers device training, and is putting a focus on a calibration service. With the company’s extended service support, customers can choose from a variety of service possibilities, no matter in which part of the world the devices are installed. After the delivery of Sikora devices, adjustment is not necessary.Adjustment in this sense means the correction of the actual value to the nominal value in

Sikora now offers a calibration service for customers

Sikora AG – Germany Fax: +49 421 48900 90 Email: sales@sikora.net Website: www.sikora.net

New brand identity for Tri Tool TRI Tool Incorporated has introduced a new brand identity. The ‘double T’ symbolises the company’s name, and the new tagline – ‘Building Performance’ – reflects the company’s dedication to building high-performing quality tools, services and teams. highest level of safe, reliable, quality tools and dependable on-site services to our customers and distribution partners.”

Tri Tool manufactures portable precision equipment specifically designed for pipe bevelling, flange facing, in-line cutting, multi-process orbital pipe welding, high performance pipeline machinery, and a wide range of internal line-up clamps. The company also offers on-site machining and code welding services as well as equipment rental.

“Tri Tool has always been a company of innovation, but we didn’t want to stop at just innovating products and services,” said Jerri Wernette, executive vice president. “It’s important for us to honour our heritage with the ‘double Ts’, but create a more contemporary look with a message that positions us as a trusted market leader.”

“We needed a brand identity that exemplified who we are as a company and what we do for our customers,” said Debra Scherber, vice-president of marketing. Building Performance is our promise to continually deliver the

Tri Tool Inc – USA Website: www.tritool.com

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Industry News

Quench and temper line CAN-ENG Furnaces has been

product heat treatment systems, rotary hearth furnace systems, plate quench and temper furnace systems, plate normalising furnaces systems, basketless heat treatment systems (BHTS™), T4, T5, T6 and T7 heat treatment systems, and a wide array of custom furnaces solutions. The company also offers a comprehensive after-market support team delivering system upgrades, technical support and replacement parts. Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd – Canada Fax: +1 905 356 1817 Email: furnaces@can-eng.com Website: www.can-eng.com incorporated into the layout of Hall 4. Workshops on a variety of topics will be offered in addition to the lectures. Experts from around the world will be on-hand to engage conference participants in an exchange on the innovations from the dynamically growing valve technology segment and related upstream and downstream technologies. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 211 4560 87 541 Website: www.messe-duesseldorf.de workshop is currently under construction and scheduled to start operations in 2014. Overall, the company is working on cutting manufacturing costs even more with production-optimised design plus greater efficiency in engineering, manufacturing and logistics. The SMS group has identified a surge in demand for green technology solutions, also a big issue on the Chinese market. The same goes for small revamps with short return-on- investment periods. According to Dr Schönbeck, “There is a vast potential for future growth here.”

transformation (CCT) curves, and other process enhancements designed into the equipment. The overall line layout covers a footprint of 6m wide by 147m long, and includes a roller hearth load table, indirect fired roller hearth austenitise furnace, restrained roller spray quench, transfer tables, roller hearth temper furnace, and unload tables with cooling system and water filtration circuit. The overall functionality and product application is based on similar reference technology Can-Eng installed in the USA in the past seven years. Can-Eng product lines include continuous mesh belt furnace systems, continuous steel long

contracted to supply a wide plate quench and temper line for the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). The equipment will be installed at the Special Plate Plant facility of the Rourkela Steel Plant, Orissa, India. The roller hearth furnace technology will incorporate a custom-designed restrained roller spray quench that will accommodate plates from 6 to 100mm in thickness, and widths from 1,200 to 3,300mm wide in a variety of HSLA and proprietary alloys. The complete turnkey installation includes Can-Eng’s Level II automation system, predictive modelling software based on continuous cooling

Valve World Expo 2014 VALVE World Expo takes place for the third time in Düsseldorf from 2 to 4 December 2014. With exhibition space of more than 16,000m 2 already sold and 522 exhibitors from 35 countries confirmed, the event is fully booked. The fair presents valves and fittings along with relevant components and parts, actuators and positioners, pumps, compressors, engineering services and software. Traditionally, European companies from the UK, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, Turkey, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Poland, Russia and Germany are represented in great numbers. Many exhibitors travel to Düsseldorf from overseas countries such as the USA, India, China, South Korea and Taiwan to attend the trade fair and the congress. Decrease in profit expected AS in 2012, the order intake by the SMS group will be below target for 2013. A net result well short of the previous year is anticipated. the first consolidation of Paul Wurth as well as takeovers of a few smaller companies, but also new jobs in China and India. Exhibition halls 3, 4 and 5 will be occupied, and both the North and the South entrance will be open. Once again, the Valve World Conference will take place at the same time. The conference has been

To ensure high quality, SMS remains committed to producing the most complex components of its machinery and plants in Germany. The company invested heavily over recent years in upgrading its facilities in Hilchenbach and Mönchengladbach. Parallel to these measures, it also expanded its production capacity in China. The focus here ison theprovisionof better customer services locally and the construction of machines specifically designed for the Chinese market. It is a similar picture on the Indian market, where another

Dr Joachim Schönbeck, spokesman of SMS Holding GmbH, said: “Low utilisation of capacities and continuing high raw materials prices are making sales difficult for our customers. That’s why they have been extremely reluctant to invest again this year. Just like last year, order intake has fallen behind our forecasts. So once again, we have to be ready for under-utilisation of capacity in some areas in 2014.” This year, the number of employees including apprentices increased to some 14,000 (2012: 11,822). The reasons are

SMS Meer – Germany Website: www.sms-meer.com

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»Your quality makes the difference.«

Frederik Becker Business Development SIKORA AG

The PURITY SCANNER is a newly developed system for the 100 % online inspection and sorting of plastic pellets as they are used in raw materials, masterbatches and compounds for all kinds of pro- duction processes. Contaminated pellets are separated and sorted out, assuring that only pure pellets get into the production process. The pellet inspec- tion allows the detection of organic and metallic contaminations inside the pellet as well as on the pellet surface, using a special combination of X-ray technology and an optical system. PURITY SCANNER • Dual inspection: X-ray and optical • Detection of contaminations from 50 µm on the pellet surface and inside the pellet • Automatic sorting • Hermetically sealed system • Easy to integrate in existing feeding systems • Suitable for all kinds of transparent and colored pellets • Throughput of 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kg/h

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Pipe and tube conference THE Tube & Pipe Association, International (TPA), USA, and the International Tube Association

such as lubrication, degreasing, NDT, quality assurance and metallurgical services from both developers and end users. An exclusive tour of Boomerang Tube in Liberty, Texas, will also be offered.

‘Pipe & Tube Houston 2014 – Developing Technology for Enhanced Profitability’ will showcase innovative and engaging sessions that push the boundaries of tube and pipe technology across multiple industries, such as OCTG, medical and automotive, and will feature tube and pipe related services and enabling technologies

(ITA), Germany, are to host their fifth conference devoted to updating seamless and welded tubular product technology and processes, scheduled for 16-18 September 2014 in Houston, Texas, USA.

Pipe & Tube Houston – USA Website: www.pipetubeconf.com

Continuous galvanising line THE Chinese Pangang Group has given Siemens Metals Technologies an order to supply a new continuous galvanising line for its Chongqing plant. The line will process 450,000 tons of high-strength cold strip per annum for use in the automotive industry.

achievable coating thicknesses of both sides will be between 50 and 350g/m 2 . The scope of delivery from Siemens will start at the coil feed and the entry section with a double payoff reel, followed by a Siemens type LW21 laser welding system with strip centring. Both welding and cutting operations are carried out with laser technology. The laser beam is transmitted via fibre – no mirror is needed. Also, no mechanical shear is required, thus avoiding wear of cutting tools. This will produce a continuous strip, which will first pass into a 16-fold strip looper with a capacity of 430m. The strip will be cleaned in an electrolytic cleaning section, and then heated in an ART (all-radiant tubes) furnace. Hot- dip galvanising will take place in two coating baths, a common one for GI and GA coatings, and one dedicated to aluminising coating. An induction furnace located above

the air wiping system serves for galvannealing. The coated strip will then be tempered in a cooling section. This will be followed by an intermediate looper with a capacity of 280m. After that, the strip will be fed to a Siroll-4Hi temper mill with a roll force of 1,200 tons and a 25-ton tension leveller. The shiftable Siroll Roll Coater will provide additional protection for the coated surfaces against corrosion and fingerprints at the last stage of post treatment. The strip will run through a 400m exit looper before it is side-trimmed and the width measured. This will be followed by an inspection station, in which the strip surface quality is checked. The exit section will consist of an electrostatic oiler, a rotary shear and a single tension reel, as well as coil handling, strapping and weighing machines.

For the first time in a Chinese plant, strips will be able to be optionally hot-dip galvanised with GI and GA coatings or aluminised on a single line. The project is scheduled to be completed by the middle of 2015. Siemens will plan and supply the complete mechanical and electrical equipment as well as the automation for Pangang’s continuous galvanising line in Chongqing. The galvanising line will coat deep-drawing steels, hot-formed and high-strength steels, as well as dual-phase steels with strip thicknesses ranging from 0.5 to 3mm, and widths from 800 to 1,600mm. The maximum coil weight will be 34 tons. The total

Siemens AG – Germany Website: www.siemens.com

Computer-animated view of the continuous galvanising line from Siemens in Pangang’s Chongqing plant

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Industry News

Updated and expanded Stauff catalogue published

installation. In order to meet growing market requirements, Stauff has also added further designs and sizes of SAE flanges and high-pressure ball valves for regulating, throttling and shutting off fluid media in industrial and mobile hydraulics. In addition to the German language version, printed English and French versions of the Stauff One general product catalogue are available. For on- screen viewing, the company provides a CD-ROM with PDF files in all three languages. Users of mobile devices can visit www.stauff.com/one, where suitably presented versions of the catalogue can be viewed. Walter Stauffenberg GmbH & Co KG was founded in the 1950s in the German province of North Rhine-Westphalia. The company operates under the trade name Stauff, developing, producing and marketing fluid technology components.

THE revised, and in some areas significantly expanded, general product catalogue is now available from Stauff, the Germany-based fluid technology specialist. In a total of 682 pages, the ‘Stauff One’ – initially released in spring 2011 – provides all relevant general, ordering and technical information about the company’s wide range of fluid technology products for mechanical and plant engineering and maintenance, consisting of industrial pipework components, test equipment and hydraulic accessories from own development and manufacturing. In addition to several new series of filter housings for hydraulic applications, the most relevant new products added to this edition of the catalogue include various Diagtronics innovations, such as the practical PPC-04-plus range of handheld hydraulic testers with new sensors, and the LPM-II particle monitor for in-line

The catalogue provides ordering and technical information

Walter Stauffenberg GmbH & Co KG – Germany

Email: sales@stauff.com Website: www.stauff.com

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Industry News

Pipeline equipment companies combine

International Trade Fair for Metallurgy, Machinery, Plant Technology and Products

SAWYER Manufacturing Company, USA, has joined with PSW Consultants Ltd, UK, in the creation of a new partnership in the form of Sawyer International – which will be a global provider of pipeline and welding equipment. “PSW has built a strong international presence over the past two decades in business, and we are proud that the Pipeswizard brand is known on job sites across the world,” said Warrick Howard, PSW’s international sales director. “Our exciting new partnership with Sawyer Manufacturing has enabled us to effectively double our product range instantly, giving our existing distributors a much broader range of products to service their customers’ needs internationally. “Sawyer Manufacturing has a very strong reputation for quality US-manufactured goods, and combined with our established EU manufacturing facilities, we can push forward as a global brand capable of servicing all pipeline fit up requirements from Austria to Zambia.” Sawyer International is positioned to meet the needs of the growing pipeline industry with an increased product line and access to additional markets. Customers will benefit from innovative equipment, services and solutions available through Sawyer’s global, multi-channel network. The new Sawyer International will focus initially on generating increased exposure in the US, Russian and Asian markets. Through unified product lines, Sawyer International will offer a scope of equipment for welders in the pipeline industry. A central European fulfilment warehouse will decrease customer lead-time and equipment costs, and new products introduced into the market will benefit from locations in the USA and Europe. The expansion of Sawyer International creates new growth and revenue opportunities, which extend to the work force, allowing room for expansion and future advancement for existing employees. There is also an opportunity for new distributor partnerships across the globe. At the present time, the merged companies will continue to manufacture and distribute equipment through their current avenues.

The International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair in Russia

International Trade Fair for Aluminium and Non-Ferrous Metals, Materials, Technologies and Products

3 – 6 June 2014

Krasnaya Presnya Moscow, Russia

In co-operation with

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Sawyer Mfg Co – USA Email: warrick@sawyermfg.com Website: www.sawyermfg.com PSW Consultants Ltd – UK Email: sales@pipeswizard.com Website: www.pipeswizard.com

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH P.O. Box 101006 _ 40001 Düsseldorf _ Germany Phone +49(0)211/4560-7793 _ Fax +49(0)211/4560-7740 RyfischD@messe-duesseldorf.de www.messe-duesseldorf.de

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Polysoude THE new centre of automated welding technologies has opened at CNIITMASH (a part of Atomenergomash group of companies). In market conditions this equipment is necessary. Automated welding does not just reduce NPP’s construction terms, it also ensures the highest quality of welding performance. “CNIITMASH is engaged in welding since 1929,” Yuri Volobuev, deputy general director, director of welding and testing institution, says. “Of course, the technology has made a gigantic step ahead. Methods and consumables of the automated welding will be developed in the new centre, not only for nuclear and thermal power applications. Innovations of such kind will come handy in aviation, space, construction and other industries.” French company Polysoude supplies welding equipment for the centre. “As you know NPP has lots of piping. Until now most of them have been welded manually,” Yuri Volobuev tells. “Automated narrow gap welding of primary coolant circuit, for instance, is two times as faster as manual welding using conventional bevel. One joint is treated manually for 100 hours. Do you imagine scope of economy? Quantity of control actions reduces and occurrence of defects comes to minimum.” CNIITMASH is sure that its tech- The technology centre is well equipped with orbital and mechanised welding equipment

nology is better than that of competitors: “We have made a complex approach and specially developed a new welding wire, which prevents porosity appearance.

Apart from that, our technology allows to perform narrow gap welding,” Mr Volobuev shares his professional secrets. “When will we be able to talk about broad introduction? We are on the way: we will employ automated welding for primary coolant circuit for constructed power unit at Rostovskaya NPP.” Vyacheslav Khodokov, head of laboratory in CNIITMASH, pointed out disadvantages of manual welding to the visitors during the inauguration ceremony. “Nowadays, a lot of manual welding is needed at NPP construction works but there is a lack of qualified personnel. Drastic way is to switch over to automated welding. People are easier to teach. Have a look around, we employ young and well-educated engineers who are attracted by improved working conditions.” “Previously welders even climbed

Left to right, Hans-Peter Mariner (CEO Polysoude Group), Alexey Doub (CEO Cniitmash) et Andrey Nikipelov (CEO Atomenergomash)

You can meet general specialists of welding and testing and non- destructive metal research institutions of CNIITMASH in the centre. In the future, it is intended to do attestations of other companies’ personnel, which will adopt technologies of automated welding. CNIITMASH’s know-how is waited at ROSATOM’s overseas construction sites. Afterwards it will become a serious competitive advantage of the corporation in the global market. Alexey Doub, general director of CNIITMASH and head of CJSC Nauka i innovatsii, told that automated welding should be used for producing vessel equipment at NPP Akkuyu in Turkey. Progressive technology of the research institution allows the nuclear power plant building division to broaden range of production, be more competitive, and reduce production time. Not long ago Atomenergomash group, having acquired a row of assets, became a full range service supplier for primary coolant circuits, starting from pipe manufacturing at Ukrainian Energomashspetsstal to pipe cladding at Petrozavodskmash while applying automated TIG welding developed by CNIITMASH and Polysoude for the NPP.

into a pipe but now everything is distant,” Alexander Abrosin, senior scientific officer of the institution, explains. “Human factor is minimised. When welding manually it’s unclear how well the joint has been made, but now all is under control. We have welded four pipes with narrow gap, using Polysoude equipment. There’s experience and testing shows that technology’s prospects are very good.”

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Colfax acquires Victor Technologies PRIVATE equity firm Irving Place Capital (IPC) and Victor Technologies have entered into a definitive agreement to sell Victor to Colfax Corporation, a global manufacturer of gas- and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products. The all cash transaction values Victor at approximately $947mn, including the assumption of debt, and is subject to customary closing conditions. Victor is a designer and manufacturer of a comprehensive suite of metal cutting, gas control, and speciality welding products. IPC acquired Victor, which was previously named Thermadyne Holdings Corporation, in a private transaction in December 2010. “We are pleased with the progress that we have made in partnership with Irving Place Capital over the past several years as we have built Victor into a stronger company with a greater presence in key global markets and an improved offering for our customers,” stated Martin Quinn, CEO of Victor. “We are excited to work with the team at Colfax to maintain this positive momentum and continue to build on the Victor team’s accomplishments.” Since 2010, Victor’s management team, with the support of IPC and its dedicated resources, has executed numerous strategic initiatives, including maximising the efficiency of Victor’s global manufacturing footprint, consolidating Victor’s brand portfolio, accelerating new product development, and executing strategic acquisitions. In July 2012, Victor acquired Robotronic Oy, the parent company of ProMotion Controls, Inc, a manufacturer of advanced controls used in plasma cutting, and in October 2013, Victor acquired Gas-Arc Group, Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of gas control equipment in the UK.

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Olicana expands OLICANA Products Ltd, a tube bending specialist, is celebrating getting the keys for buildings adjacent to its existing premises in Ilkley, UK, following successful purchase. Rupert Pearson, managing director, commented that the premises “will increase manufacturing space by 30 per cent and allow the current workforce to expand and provide greater efficiency in terms of production.”

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Italian stainless steel event THE ‘Stainless steels hot news on: regulations – laws – directives – certifications’ event, organised by Centro Inox in partnership with Unsider, will be held in Milan on 29 May. From the point of view of regulations, laws and standards, the world of stainless steel production and distribution is going through an important period, due to the updating, integration and revision activities, which represent a point of reference for those who must be informed on the inclusion of new alloys, those who must buy appropriate materials, and those who want to be up-to-date on physical and chemical characteristics and end uses. A one-day seminar has been organised, aimed at discussing and clarifying the different issues included in the agenda, and in particular the updating status of the laws and regulations referring to the main iron and steel products, and the major current regulation and standard projects, in a period in which new steel grades have been launched and are increasingly used for specialised applications. In addition, the relevance of imports of stainless steel products originating from Far-East countries to Europe should not be underestimated. Problems arising in connection with issues such as non-compliance with international standards can become the cause of claims and counterclaims between suppliers and users, which may depend on misunderstanding or incomplete, incorrect and non-updated information. The themes concerning the directives on structural applications and CE marking will be dealt with, as well as the laws and regulations concerning materials that come into contact with food and drinking water, without neglecting other important and wide-ranging aspects such as certifications and inspection documents. Brazilian trade METALUBE’S subsidiary in Brazil has received regulatory approval from Agência Nacional do Petróleo (ANP) for all its lubricant products. ANP is the Brazilian government agency that issues licences for all chemical products manufactured both inside Brazil and also imported. The ANP licence enables Metalube Brazil to market products to end-user clients in the non- ferrous tube and wire drawing industries in Brazil. General manager Ricardo Neves manages the company’s Brazilian operation, and has worked in the lubricant industry for the past 15 years with ITW Rocol in São Paulo state. Centro Inox – Italy Fax: +39 02 860986 Email: info@centroinox.it Website: www.centroinox.it

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Arc Energy board appointment SPECIALIST welding engineering company Arc Energy Resources has appointed Andrew Robinson (pictured) to the board of directors. ISO 14001:2004. As a director he will be tasked with developing the company’s on-going strategy, including its aspirations to enter the civil nuclear market.

During his time with Arc Energy, Mr Robinson has focused on rationalising the purchasing function of the company’s fabrication and weld overlay cladding divisions, and was heavily involved in the £500,000 investment to acquire two new rotating head welding machines that have proved effective in extending the size and scope of corrosion resistant coating contracts the company can handle. He has also developed the company’s environmental management system, gaining successful certification to

Andrew’s parents, Alan and Rosemary Robinson, are managing director and finance director of the Eastington, UK- based engineering company, whose welding teams provide fabrication and weld overlay cladding services to the oil and gas and water treatment industries, as well as other sectors.

Arc Energy Resources – UK Fax: +44 1453 823623 Email: sales@arcenergy.co.uk Website: www.arcenergy.co.uk

Process and technology centre BEFORE a press can go into operation, the intended forming dies first have to go through a try-out process. Ideally, this should be conducted on an identical press line so that production can begin soon after the new press has been assembled. At the new ‘ProTec’ process and technology centre, opened by Heru Werkzeugbau in Lennestadt- Grevenbrück, Germany, a Schuler servo press offers this possibility. manufacturers,” stated Markus Hesse, managing director of the company that specialises in the construction of compound, deep drawing and transfer tooling. “In collaboration with Schuler, we can now help our clients achieve an efficient and safe production process.” Schuler’s managing director, Jochen Fr h, added, “This can only succeed if all components and processes – from the press and toolings to the automation and peripheral components – work smoothly together. Our involvement with ProTec demonstrates that we not only offer perfectly coordinated production lines as a systems supplier, but that we can optimise the entire production process in cooperation with our customers.” In addition to a coil line, Schuler has equipped its MSD 630 press line with 630 metric tons of force and ServoDirect technology with its innovative Intra Trans – a new type of transfer with movable carriages mounted on rails, which enables the production of larger parts. Schuler has also completely revised the design of its monoblock servo press with a freestanding noise insulation enclosure that gives the line a more modern appearance. “The new process and technology centre is a unique example of cooperation between press and die

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Housed in its own special hall, the press line will be used by Heru for die try-out and optimising, as well as for tests, start-up and alternate production. However, the company will not be producing parts on the line, and so will not be acting as a contract manufacturer. The servo press can be booked for demonstration and training purposes, and a special seminar room with space for 50 people has also been set up. Several bookings for the current year have already been received for the hall, which can also be used for events. A dedicated display area showcases the other systems and process partners.

Schuler AG – Germany Fax: +49 71 6166 233 Website: www.schulergroup.com

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