TPT January 2010

T echnology U pdate

High-tech straightening machines

Cut pipes in orbital welding quality

AFTER the development of high-tech straightening machines for the tube industry, Reika has created various straightening line installations at several well-known tube mills world wide recently. Tube quality requirements have increased within the past years, regardless of tube material or capacity. Reika’s latest state-of- the-art machine design with key features has: high rigidity by solid blocks, closed ring frame design, individual roll drives, CNC – positioning, special roll geometry for maximal surface contact and wear compensation cover these requirements perfectly. The company claims that all further known disadvantages of competitor’s machines have also been solved by Reika’s machine design. Reika’s know how, combined with customer’s practical experience is the basis for an excellent result. Especially the drastically improved straightness accuracy and the elimination of un-straightenedtubeendsprovidecustomers with a quick return on investments. Required straightness accuracy of all delivered straightening machines has been targeted by the company, in order to meet customer demands. Additional highlights are a totally enclosed and compact design to fulfil the SELMERS, a privately owned company from The Netherlands, specialises in the manufacture of plants and equipment for internal and external pipe coating, pipe cleaning and pipe handling. The company’s products include tailor- made equipment for onshore and offshore pipe coating and pipe handling facilities. All design and engineering work is done in-house. Selmers’ product range comprises an extensive external multi-layer and internal lining pipe coating plant programme, with abrasive blasting equipment, ovens, chromate and acid wash units, liquid and powder epoxy equipment and in-house made extruders. The company also features an offshore programme aimed at pipe handling and firing line equipment for pipe lay barges, field-joint blasting and coating systems, and multi-jointing facilities for pipe spool bases (rollers, line-up systems and pipe

market demands of noise reduction and no emissions/environmental protection, individual roll drives minimize the wear of the rolls, free access into the working room without disturbing columns for easy maintenance and operation, central clamping of the roll carriers, which is wear free and secures the precise angular and vertical adjustment without any backlash. Adjustment and guiding components are completely protected from scale, dirt and water in order to avoid corrosion or excessive wear of adjusting elements. Also complete line equipment as for example fully automatic unscrambling systems can be delivered. As a preview to Tube Düsseldorf 2010, Reika announces the presentation of its new “ring saw machine” for high-speed cutting of bars, profiles and big wall tubes. In addition to the well-known Reika cut– off machines, the “ring saw machine” will complete Reika’s product scope for several applications. Reika GmbH & Co KG – Germany

OrbiCut

Fully automatic cutting process Pipe is stationary

Fax: +49 23319 69036 Email: info@reika.de Website: www.reika.de

whereas cutting inserts rotate outside the pipe Cutting result suitable directly to orbital welding without filling wire

Pipe coating systems and pipe handling equipment

pushers). In addition to these programmes, Selmers offers concrete weight and cement mortar coating equipment, rebar powder coating lines, in-situ equipment, containerised configurations, quality control equipment, self-propelled coating removal and re-lining machines for in-situ pipeline rehabilitation purposes. The product range is compliant with all necessary international standards, supported by a highly qualified engineering department (utilising CAD/Inventor) and a state-of-the-art quality management system. Equipment is offeredwith full project support from first design, engineering, construction and manufacturing, to installation, commissioning and after- sales. Selmers BV – The Netherlands Fax: +31 251 220 777

CUTTING I COLLARING I WELDING technologies for processing tubular parts

Tel: +358 20 7121 444 Fax: +358 20 7121 449 maarit.aalto@lacol.com www.larikka.com

See you in Düsseldorf! Visit us Stand 6 A 49

Email: sales@selmers.nl Website: www.selmers.nl

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