TPi January 2008

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Tube 2008, Düsseldorf Pipe producers and dealers, machine manufacturers and plant/facility builders will come together at the next Tube industry event in Düsseldorf, 31 March to 4 April 2008. The International Tube Fair will once again demonstrate and present the tube and pipe industry’s innovativeness. At Tube, the latest developments and trends in the areasoftube/pipeproductsandpipemanufacturewill be shown, on a more comprehensive level than ever before, complementing the sectors raw materials, pipes and accessories, pipe production machines, second-hand machines, process technology tools and auxiliary instruments, measuring, control and regulating technology, pipeline and OCTG technology.

The company’s equipment includes: a Bystronic Bytube Laser for 323mm diameter tube, 220 x 220mm box section, with 15mm wall thickness on mild steel, 10mm on stainless steel and 8mm on aluminium; two Bystronic Byspeed Flatbed Lasers with 3m x 1.5m beds, and capabilities for 25mm thick mild steel, 15mm thick stainless steel, 10mm thick aluminium, 3mm thick brass, and 25mm thick hardox and abrazo; a Bystronic Beyeler Press Brake with 150 tonne capacity and 3,100mm bed; two Amada Press Brakes (100 tonne and 80 tonne); and a Laser Quality Control Scanner that scans flat parts and creates DXF files in seconds. ‘Reverse Engineering’ scans finished parts and compares them to the original DXF file, for stringent quality checking. SSC specialises in flat bed, tube and box section laser cutting p Applied Market Information Ltd and the Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Ltd (MERL) have announced the 6 th two day international conference on Oilfield Engineering with Polymers, to be held in London, UK, 7-8 October 2008, at the Cavendish Conference Centre. Elastomers, thermoplastics, thermosets and composite materials play a vital role in many critical applications in the oilfield, such as coatings, insulation, pipes (bonded and flexible), hoses, seals, flexible joints and bearings, inflatable tools, umbilicals, risers, and blow out preventers. The industry challenge is to operate safely and reliably under a wide range of operational and environmental conditions. Key to this is research and development, design, qualification and operational experience. SSC Laser Cutting – UK sales@steelservicecentre.co.uk www.ssclaser.co.uk

Tube 2008 will be held between 31 March and 4 April 2008

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The sectors of pipe trading/dealing, pipelines and logistics have been included for the first time.

Approximately 960 exhibitors are expected at Tube 2008, in net exhibition space of 41,000m 2 . In addition to the now traditional parallel staging with wire, International Wire and Cable Trade Fair (in Halls 9 to 14 and the CCD East), valuable synergies are also generated through the first-time concurrent staging with METAV International Fair for Manufacturing Technology and Automation, which will be held in exhibition Halls 1 to 5 and 15 to 17.

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany infoservice@messe-duesseldorf.de www.tube.de

Oilfield engineering with polymers

Rigs are being built in increasingly hostile conditions. Industry trends include an increasing number of sub- sea completions for deep and ultra deep water, increasing temperatures and pressures downhole, a growing market for liquid natural gas (LNG), new drilling fluids and reinjection of sour gas. These trends bring greater demands on the materials and components that are employed and a greater need for understanding material behaviour and limits. Papers are invited on a variety of topics including operational experience, new materials, applications and operating conditions, insulation systems, sealing materials and seal performance, qualification test methods (eg NORSOK M-710), material durability and lifetime assessment, materials for high and low

temperature extremes, sour fluid hand- ling, repair and maintenance, standards and regulatory requirements, and market trends in oilfield engineering. MERL is an independent British company founded in 1986, providing contract research, physical testing, computational modelling and consultancy services in materials science and engineering to oil and gas, and other industries. Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2008 aims to bring together operators, contractors, equipment and component suppliers, materials suppliers and research organisations involved in the use of polymers in upstream oilfield operations. Applied Market Information Ltd – UK info@amiplastics.com www.amiplastics.com

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