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production and investments said: “Increase of non-destructive testing facilities is one of Interpipe’s strategic goals. Over the last two years we have added NDT facilities at our operations and now have the capability – through ultrasonic, electromagnetic, eddy current and magnetic particle testing – to test seamless and welded pipes at all of our mills.” The company has also revealed details of a project to build a pipe coating line based at Interpipe NTRP. The planned production capacity of the line is 250 thousand tons (of pipes) per year, which will be the first of this size in Ukraine. The process of ultraviolet polymerization will be used to coat the pipes and will take less than two seconds to dry. The new coating will protect the pipes from corrosion for a long term period, which is a key factor when the product is being kept and transported. The new coating is also environmentally friendly as the coating does not contain any harmful substances. Mr Slyusarev said: “This new equipment brings together the best combination of ecological sustainability and functionality. On the one hand it is environmentally safe for our workers and on the other, it is a great opportunity to coat different pipe types,and improve the commodity properties and performance of our products.” German company, Venjakob, was selected as one of the major suppliers of pipe coating equipment for pipe producers in Europe, USA and Russia. Interpipe – Ukraine Fax : +380 562 389482 Website : www.interpipe.biz Ametek establishes Scandinavian subsidiary Ametek Inc has opened a direct sales, service and marketing office in Vällingby, west of Stockholm, Sweden, to better service its growing customer base in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The new subsidiary will initially provide sales, service and technical support for Ametek customers of Spectro Analytical Instruments. “We are very pleased with our new Nordic subsidiary,” notes Mr Manfred Bergsch, Spectro business unit manager, “It represents a further expansion of our presence in Scandinavia and reflects the growing importance of our customer base in the region. We now will be able to provide our Scandinavian customers with a wider range of products and services.” Based in Kleve, Germany, Spectro is a unit of the Ametek materials analysis division. It provides instruments for applications in the metals analysis, environmental monitoring, research and development, and petrochemical, pharmaceutical and electronics manufacture. Among Spectro’s product technologies are arc/spark, ICP optical emission, x-ray fluorescence and x-ray transmission spectrometers for the analysis of solids, liquids, and powders. Ametek Nordic AB – Sweden Fax : +46 8 51906034

Email : spectro-nordic@ametek.com Website : www.ameteknordic.com

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