TPT September 2008

Behringer offers a wide selection of models, enabling the company to provide customers with systems that deliver the appropriate size ranges, options, and material handling requirements for their particular applications. The company conducts research, design and testing, and controls the manufacturing process internally, with its own foundry and machining centres, to ensure quality and availability of materials. The Behringer dual column horizontal design can handle demanding cutting applications and high production requirements. The company’s latest technologies include saws designed specifically for carbide cutting in the new line of HBM model saws. This technology allows users to get the most out of their investment in carbide blades, by using a saw with the appropriate motor, gearbox, and rigidity. Website : www.behringersaws.com Bronx/Taylor-Wilson, founded in 1896, is a global leader in the manufacture of metal finishing equipment solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes bar, section, rail and profile straightening machinery. In addition to this, the name Bronx is synonymous with its tube straightening machines, both in 6 and 10 roll versions, plus hydrostatic pipe testing machines, rotary pipe cut-off and end facing equipment material handling and other ancillary finishing equipment. With over 100 years of industry experience, and thousands of installations worldwide, Bronx/Taylor-Wilson provides technology increased speed and efficiency. The Bronx equipment utilizes the latest revision of its highly proven Compass computer aided setting system. This system uses the very latest in industrial electronic technology to predict optimized roll settings based on operator input. The system provides the customer with a consistently high quality product and throughput capacity with the added benefit that size changeover times are now reduced to less than 3 minutes. The company’s Fabtech booth will be staffed by specialists ready to discuss the comprehensive Bronx product range. This range includes speciality machinery Bronx/Taylor-Wilson USA 8188

Aristo Machines Inc USA

8200

A leading manufacturer of end-forming machines, Aristo also offers a range of integrated forming add-ons, enabling more productive use of its standard end-forming systems. Aristo provides both segmented tool sizing systems and ram forming systems for tubes from ¼" to 8" in diameter. The company’s range of segmented sizing systems includes its digital (CNC) A series, and mechanical (discrete controls) B series, for industry standard and heavy duty tooling, as well as its own brand of heavy duty extended tooling for accurate sizing of bent tubing. The company has adapted its A series digital I/O sizer for tube insertion, locking, and sizing in a single production step. Its S/SVR series includes single dimension (dies or fingers only) segmented sizing and ram forming capability in the same system. The company has used its S series segmented sizer for integrated clamping and ram forming in a single cylinder system. The collet-style clamping enables more efficient and reliable flaring of hydraulic line assemblies. Aristo designs, builds and supports its tube end-forming solutions in an ISO9001:2000 compliant system. Website : www.aristomachines.com

designed for the finishing of long products, including heavy beams, channels, rails and angles, plus equipment designed in particular for the OCTG finishing industry. This includes heavy duty straightening machines that can automatically process hot pipes and pipes with upset ends. Website : www.btwcorp.com  A 10-roll straightening installation from Bronx/ Taylor-Wilson

Bug-O Systems USA

5066

Bug-O Systems/Cypress Welding Equip- ment, a manufacturer of welding and cutting automation equipment, will display its newest innovations for increasing productivity. The MM-1 is an economical automatic pipe cutter. The computer-controlled, 2-axis machine automates the cutting of shapes, profiles and holes in pipe with diameters of 2″ to 16″ (optional up to 24″). Programmed shapes such as saddle, hillside, lateral and mitre cuts can be made by simply selecting the type of cut from a menu, entering the diameters of the pipe being processed, and pressing the run button to cut the pipe. Bug-O’s All Time girth welder is a self- propelled welding system for horizontal welding of field storage tanks. The girth welder can reduce field storage tank welding time by up to 40 per cent. Weld defects are greatly reduced, saving tank erection costs.

Behringer Saws USA

3151

Behringer Saws is a manufacturer of high performance automatic and semi-automatic bandsaws and circular cold saws. The company’s equipment is designed to achieve a combination of speed and accuracy of cutting, with cost-effectiveness via long blade life.

 Behringer’s new HBM 540A saw

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 The Bug-O Systems MM1 pipe cutter

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