TPT March 2012

T echnology N ews

Non-contact tube measurement SWEDISH-based LIMAB manufactures laser measurement systems for the steel industry. It is one of the pioneers in non- contact laser measurement, with its own sensor development, engineering, design and manufacturing done in-house. LIMAB has developed several innovative measurement solutions for the steel industry such as diameter, ovality, length, thickness and width measurement. The two current measurement systems for diameter and ovality/shape measurement, HotProfiler and TubeProfiler, can now also include a straightness measurement with very high accuracy. HotProfiler is a non-contact in-line laser measuring system for hot and cold applications in bar and tube rolling mills. The system can be equipped with 18 sensors placed in a rotating measurement frame. TubeProfiler is a non-contact in-line measurement system, equipped with 8 to 24 sensors, for hot and cold applications in bar, tube and pipe mills. LIMAB has already won several TubeProfiler projects with its new straightness feature for commissioning in the first half of 2012. The HotProfiler and the TubeProfiler are very easy to install in the existing line and easy to relocate to other parts of the mill, using the built-in lifting hooks and the quick change electrical connectors. LIMAB – Sweden Email: sales@limab.se Website: www.limab.com New technology for PVC-O pipes MOLECOR is a Spanish company set up for the development and marketing of PVC-oriented (PVC-O) technology. At Tube 2012 the company will launch a new tube and pipe straightness measurement system.

to a diameter of 630mm and 25 bars. Molecular Orientation is a physical process that modifies plastic’s molecular structure, where the amorphous PVC-U structure is reorganised into a layered structure that then confers outstanding mechanical properties to plastic pipes – impact

resistance, fatigue resistance, flexibility – while retaining the PVC’s original beneficial characteristics. Molecor – Spain

Molecor has designed and developed a new air-based PVC orientation system, claimed to be the only technology in the world able to manufacture PVC-O pipes

Email: info@molecor.com Website: www.molecor.com

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Plantool’s state-of-the-art cold circular saws are designated for precise mass production. For tube and pipe cutting Plantool’s multifunction technology is second to none. production performance with patented muLti BLade SawS

Product Technologies / Intergrated Systems / Special Machines / Industrial Services

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PLANTOOL OY / Verkatehtaankatu 10 / FI-60100 Seinäjoki / tel. +358 (0)207 288 200 / sales@plantool.fi

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