TPI July 2014

business & market news

Seminar on choosing the right NDT techniques

pipe sizes, including large diameters, with minimal transducer adjustments during size changeovers. Because the transducers are under the pipe, no tight fitting glands or shoes are needed, resulting in lower water circulation requirements, fewer wear components and virtually no changes required to the basic water tank on size changeover. The spinning tube transducer system can also be used for testing tube ends, as well as for a retrofit or upgrade of existing installations.

than one type of test technology, a requirement to meet many stringent test standards such as API and ASTM, as well as information on inspection of specific products. Knowledgeable field staff will provide information in multiple languages on all of the company’s products. Guests will include vice president Dudley Boden; Casey Powers, systems engineer; Paloma Domenico, advertising manager; David Terry, business development manager for SE-Asia; and Jerry Zhu, business development manager for China.

With more than 85 years of experience in designing and manufacturing non- destructive test instruments and systems for the metals industry, Magnetic Analysis Corp (MAC) is to host a seminar later this year in South- East Asia. The event will take place in Shanghai, China, on 23 September. Building on the success of the Echomac ® rotary ultrasonic testers, the company will be featuring a new spinning tube ultrasonic test system at the seminar. This system features a unique APC (automatic pitch control) transducer carrier that contains the water couplant and follows and adjusts to the pitch of the tube as it rotates through the tester. This allows testing of a large range of

A Rotomac ® eddy current rotary and coil platform will also be on display.

Magnetic Analysis Corp – USA info@mac-ndt.com www.mac-ndt.com

Information will be presented on test systems using a combination of more

Molecor enters Southeast Asia water pipe market Molecor (SEA)

developers for both pipe laying and pipe replacement.

Sdn Bhd has secured a project to manufacture and market PVC-O pipes under the Hypro brand in the Southeast Asia region. The company is 65 per cent owned by Fitters Diversified Bhd, with Ricwil (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Molecor

Molecor Tecnologia developed and patented the molecular orientation technology that gives PVC-O pipes the desired mechanical properties and service life of up to 50 years. PVC-O pipes, which are manufactured in compliance with international standards, are resistant to corrosion and natural chemical substances that ensure consistent fluid quality, making them suitable for distributing high pressure water from water treatment plants for industrial and household usage. Molecor Tecnologia SL CEO Ignacio Muñoz commented, “PVC-O pipes manufactured under Molecor technol- ogy have a track record of effective implementation in several countries including Australia, Italy, Spain, Colombia and Ecuador. The Hypro PVC-O pipe market in Malaysia is promising.”

The signing ceremony was attended by representatives from Molecor, AVK Valves, Fitters Diversified, and the Malaysian government, and the Spanish ambassador

operations are planned to begin by the fourth quarter of 2014.

Tecnologia SL holding the remaining 25 per cent and 10 per cent stakes respectively. The three parties signed an agreement, witnessed by the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili, during the Asia Water 2014 Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. The company is also investing about RM80mn in capital expenditure to set up the first phase of its PVC-O manufacturing facility in Gebeng, Kuantan, Malaysia. Manufacturing

The plant will initially have three production lines, with a total installed capacity of up to 11,000 metric tons per year. Its subsequent phase would double the production. The group plans to expand its production capacity over the next three and a half years locally as well as in Thailand and Indonesia. The business will largely serve governments and township

Molecor Tech – Spain info@molecor.com www.molecor.com

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