TPi January 2012

products & developments

Investing in quench and temper technology MST Seamless Tube & Pipe is a manufacturer of carbon and alloy seamless cold-drawn pipe and tube for a variety of industry applications, including aircraft and aerospace; mining and construction; automotive; and agriculture. delivery,” said Ted Fairley, vice president of sales and marketing. To quench and temper products, material is heated to a uniform temperature above the transformation range then quenched with a liquid to achieve a high level of hardness. “The quench and temper line gives us the ability to serve our customers better because we can provide even quicker response and delivery,” said Les Whitver, vice president of operations. Bringing the process in-house allows for quick change over from order to order, reduced lead times and the ability to react to emergency repair situations more quickly.

The company operates a 320,000ft 2 manufacturing facility on 60 acres in South Lyon, Michigan, USA. MST is investing in its state-of-the- art manufacturing facility by adding a quench and temper heat treat line. MST has produced quenched-and-tempered products for many years, but bringing the process in-house will result in significant efficiencies and more control of product quality. “Adding the quench and temper line gives us better control over the entire process from order entry to truckload

The material is then tempered as the final step in the heat treating process. MST’s custom designed and built line will provide water quenching and will enable better control of mechanical properties of the finished material. The $4.5mn capital expenditure will create cost efficiencies for the quench and temper process and enable MST to improve delivery performance. The company maintains a steady 98%+ on-time shipping performance each month.

The company will purchase the new heat treat line from Thermatool, and it will be built to cover MST’s full range of products, including size ranges from 0.75" to 5" OD, and a variety of grades including several carbon grades, chrome moly grades and other high chrome grades such as 9 chrome and 13 chrome. MST Seamless Tube & Pipe – USA tfairley@mstube.com www.mstube.com standards, such as EN, DIN and ASTM. The comprehensive and wide product range includes seamless and welded steel elbows, equal tees, reducing tees, concentric and eccentric reducers and caps. When the flange test production is complete, the company will start mass production, in order to satisfy customer needs, with a range of high quality products. Utilising standard Euro-pallets affords maximum product protection, and careful attention to detail and clear marking during the packaging process virtually ensures all deliveries arrive in pristine condition. This is especially important, as the company exports to western Europe, middle-eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

Pipe, fittings and flanges from Turkey Unifit Fittings, a manufacturer and wholesaler of seamless steel pipe fittings and flanges formed in 2005, is playing an important part in Turkey’s steel industry. Together with sister company Burak Boru, Turkey’s largest seamless carbon steel pipe stockist, the company supplies an extensive product range to provide a comprehensive and expanding pipe range to meet the highest quality and standards, globally. dedicated team of experienced engineers, Unifit manufactures a diverse range of branded products to the highest possible quality and industrial standards. All products are manufactured in accordance with Directive PED/97/23/EC – Annex I, Chapter 4.3.

Burak Boru has invested heavily in IFS (industrial and financial systems) software in order to make its business more agile and user friendly. The IFS systems fundamentally streamline the core processes, which include service and asset, project and the manufacturing and supply chain. This effectively provides a dynamic time management system. The latest ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems not only provide a more cohesive financial and reporting system between departments, but also enhance the improvements that automation can bring to production and on-line stock control requirements. With new machinery and systems in situ, the company also offers equipment able to meet the most common

With new semi-fully automatic induction machines for elbows, new oil pressure cold forming tees and reducing machines, plus cap forming machines, production capacity has increased to 800 tons per month. Having recently invested in the commissioning of new forging machines, the company is now able to produce a medium range of forged steel flanges to suit most applications. Eventually it will be able to offer a complete range of ½" to 24" fittings and flanges at highly competitive prices.

Unifit Fittings – Turkey trade@unifit.com.tr www.unifit.com.tr Burak Boru – Turkey +90 216 593 04 09 info@burakboru.com.tr www.burakboru.com.tr

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January 2012 Tube Products International