TPT March 2012

T echnology N ews

Machining of OCTG equipment ESTIMATES of the world’s oil and gas reserves vary, but what is certain is that huge investments will continue to be made in response to the challenge of increasing the yield from existing and future oil and gas fields.

Danobat TT series CNC lathe

The inevitable consequence of the boom in exploration worldwide is increased demand for the specialised equipment used in the drilling of new wells and the extraction of oil and gas. This in turn places new demands on the capabilities of the oil and gas industry’s supply chain. Over the past decade Danobat has emerged as one of the major suppliers

of individual machine tools and complete turnkey lines to equipment manufacturers

in the OCTG (oil country tubular goods) segment of the oil and gas industry. Customers for Danobat’s products include Tenaris, Vallourec, Gazpromtrubinvest and TPCO, some of the most important OCTG manufacturers worldwide. For anyone involved in the machining of difficult-to-machine materials such as high specification corrosion resistant alloys, the last thing they need is a problem with a finish machining operation that could result in damage to a high value component and delays in meeting delivery dates. The challenge that Danobat has succeeded in meeting is the design and development of machine tools and systems capable of dealing with increasing pipe thick- nesses; tougher, more corrosion-resistant materials; and the demand for greater types of threads for pipe ends and couplings, all prompted by the fact that drilling is reaching deeper and deeper beneath the

Vacuum system HIGH Tech Extrusion presents its new state-of-the-art OMNIA vacuum system, which is also integrated in the new OMNIA KT calibration table, as stand-alone version for standard calibration tables. High Tech Extrusion, consisting of the companies Theysohn, Technoplast, Topf and Extruder-Komponenten Salzgitter, is an “all-in-one” provider, which has developed a unique series of extrusion lines, tools and pipe heads. After the latest developpment of the new OMNIA series and the new RK Streamliner pipe head, High Tech Extrusion now presents a stand-alone vacuum unit as retrofit system for conventional calibration tables. This new system, which has a minimum width for easier placement between the extrusion lines, is characterised by a very short return on investment. Based on three frequency controlled vacuum pumps and three frequency controlled water pumps energy savings of up to 70% can be achieved in comparison to conventional calibration tables. Customisation of the new vacuum system is possible because of its modular system. After tests and comparisons with similar units of other companies at a renowned German extrusion company the choice was made to order the new OMNIA vacuum system unit as retrofit kit for a High Tech Extrusion Profitec calibration table. High Tech Extrusion GmbH – Austria Website: www.ht-extrusion.com

earth’s surface. Danobat – Spain Website: www.danobatgroup.com

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