TPT November 2012

Industry News

Largest ever push pointer built THE George AMitchell Company, based in Ohio, USA has recently delivered a 1,500,000lb two die hydraulic tube push pointer for a large tube drawing facility in North America. accommodated by these machines range from 4½" up to 16".

corrosive drilling conditions. In other activities, Mitchell is currently building two 750,000lb two die hydraulic tube push pointers for two domestic steel tube mills and several small push pointers for Indian and US markets. Other strong manufacturing activity for Mitchell recently has been the design and fabrication of several 500 ton end forming machines to prepare, via cold forming, the ends of the seamless drill pipe and casing tubes prior to machining premium thread for the OCTG market. The tube diameters

These machines are also capable of pre-forming pipe ends for T&C connections. Along with the 500 ton units for OCTG, Mitchell is also building a 750 ton unit for end forming drill pipe and casing tube to accommodate 20" diameter due was delivered in the summer of 2012. George A Mitchell Company – USA Email: sales@mitchellmachinery.com Website: www.mitchellmachinery.com

The 1,500,000lb machine is the largest push pointing machine Mitchell has ever produced. The tube to be push pointed prior to drawing is an extruded alloy used in piping applications. The machine will accommodate very small to very large dimensional sizes and wall variations. Mitchell believes the final drawn product will be used for

Parent-and-child office SIKORA now has a parent-and-child friendly office. Fathers and mothers have the opportunity to bring their children into the company in a child- care emergency. In the parent-and-child office, they can continue working while caring for their children. The aim of this facility is to strengthen reconciliation of work and family life. For example when a child-minder is missing or during holiday time the office can be of help to workers. “The facility is a relief and also helps to avoid absenteeism of the working parents,”

explains Bernadette Sikora, managing partner of the Sikora Holding GmbH & Co KG.

Sikora AG – Germany Email: sales@sikora.net Website: www.sikora.net

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