TPT July 2008

Linsinger manufactures sawing and milling machines for the tube and pipe industry. For large pipes, the company produces plate edge milling machines for welding edge preparation, and pipe bevelling machines for pipe end bevelling on both ends simultaneously (up to tube Ø 60"). Linsinger products for ERW lines include strip edge milling machines for longitudinal seam tubes (HF-lines up to 24") and multi- cut tube cut-off machines for longitudinal edge tube lines (up to tube Ø 600mm).

 Oto Mills is a complete supplier of tube mills

The Oto Mills capability includes complete systems for the production of welded tube and/or profiles, turnkey production plants, revamping of existing systems, training of mill personnel, after-sales service, and electronic/automation technology. Among the company’s most recent innovations is a line of high precision tube mills designed to meet the rigorous specifications of quality automotive tubing applications. Website : www.otomills.com

 A selection of Maxvalue products

The company is BVQI ISO 9001 certified, and its products have gained TV PED certificates. Website : www.maxvalue.net

Olimpia 80 Engineering designs and constructs complete mills for the production of welded tubes. The company is able to offer both individual pieces of equipment and complete lines, suitable for any TIG, laser and HF welding, and for materials such as stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, copper and other non-ferrous materials. The company can also provide a wide range of equipment for strip handling, tube cutting, inline bright annealing, and inline or offline tube finishing. One of the company’s latest developments is a satin and mirror polishing machine for round, square or rectangular tubes. Olimpia 80 can also supply turnkey systems, and provide complete after-sales technical services and personnel training. Website : www.olimpia80.com

Part of the Schumag Group, MRB Schumag is a global leader in the design and supply of premium equipment to high- volume copper tube producers. With over 50 years of experience, the company has a substantial reference list of blue chip customers, working in partnership with these customers to layout and develop technologically advanced and cost-effective tube mills. China has long been a very successful market for MRB Schumag, and the company will again exhibit at Tube China, as it has done since the inaugural show. The main focus of MRB Schumag’s exhibition will be on its latest inner grooving line technology. As global demand for inner grooved commercial/ACR tube increases, users require high-speed grooving that can be flexibly incorporated into the production process. Whether developing completely new tube mills, or just incorporating more inner grooved tube into a product mix, MRB Schumag can offer a range of innovative solutions. This technology ensures modular flexibility with customisation of a line to suit all plant arrangements. MRB Schumag’s renowned spinner blocks can be used to produce high quality thin tubes upstream. Baskets are readily

 Linsinger’s KSA 1600 carbide circular saw

The company also produces strip edge milling machines for spiral steel tube lines (coil up to 2,000mm width, 1" sheet thickness). In addition, the company supplies carbide circular sawing lines for steel billets (up to Ø 630mm), single tubes (up to Ø 630mm), multiple tube layers (up to 1,250mm width) and seamless pipes. Also available are carbide circular sawing lines for steel billets (up to Ø 630mm) for forging mills. Linsinger produces the necessary carbide saw blades and miller only for Linsinger machines. In Europe, the company also offers a full re-sharpening and repair service. Website : www.linsinger.com

Oto Mills is involved in the design and construction of machines that produce top quality tube at very high production rates. The company has more than 20 years’ experience in the design, manufacture, and installation of tube mills. With a full catalogue of solutions for carbon and stainless steel applications, the tube mill products range is from 10-220mm.

Maxvalue Industries specialises in the manufacture and export of fittings, flanges, valves and other pipeline products in China.

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