TPT November 2010

E ditorial I ndex . ................. 2 I ndustry N ews ................... 6 T echnology U pdate ......... 36 G lobal M arketplace . ..... 70 中文综合 ......................... 108 A dvertisers I ndex .......... 120 T he world is getting smaller Welcome to the November issue of TPT magazine, which is packed full of all the latest news on tube and pipe technology around the world. Please do contact me if there are any other areas of the tube & pipe industry that you would like us explore – there are more ways than ever to keep in touch with us as we now have a Twitter and Facebook account, which are great ways to find out when the next issue is out or when the ever popular online version is available on our website and so on. Talking of which, Tube & Pipe Technology has this month launched a brand new website, which we are very proud of. All of which makes the magazine more accessible to more people than ever before. Please go to: www.read-tpt.com Next up is our January 2011 issue and we will be featuring articles on handling, packing and tube and pipe transportation as well as straightening and finishing technology, so make sure you send me all your latest products related to these as well as any industry or technology news from your company. Rory McBride – Editor

Editor • Rory McBride Features editor (USA) • Dorothy Fabian

• Christian Bradley

Editorial assistant

• Lisa Benjamin

Production

• Catherine Sayers catherine@intras.co.uk English speaking sales • Giuliana Benedetto giuliana@intras.co.uk Italian sales • Hendrike Morriss hendrike@intras.co.uk German speaking sales • Doug Zirkle doug@intras.co.uk • Linda Li linda@intras.co.uk Chinese sales • Jeroo Vandrevala jeroo@intras.co.uk Indian sales

Sales & marketing

• Liz Hughes

Advertising co-ordinators

• Andrea McIntosh

• Liz Hughes

Subscriptions

• Richard Babbedge

Accounts manager

• Caroline Sullens

Publisher

• John C Hogg

Founder

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F ront C over S tory The roots of EFD Induction go back to the launch in 1950 of a universal induction hardening machine by the German company, Induktionserwärmung Fritz Düsseldorf GmbH (FDF). While FDF was expanding in the 1970s, an induction revolution was taking place in Norway, where engineers had figured out how to transistorize frequency converters for induction heating. In 1981 three of those engineers founded ELVA Induksjon as. In 1983 they unveiled the Minac range of mobile converters. Workpieces no longer had to be brought at great cost to a stationary induction heater – the heater could now go to the piece. In 1991 the managing directors of FDF and ELVA met by chance. They talked … and speculated. FDF was strong in stationary induction hardening machines. ELVA was the agile innovator with a track record in finding new applications for induction heating. What if the two companies got together? In January 1996 FDF and ELVA merged to create EFD Induction. And the rest is, as they say, history. Today, EFD Induction is Europe’s largest supplier of induction solutions for industry (we’re number two worldwide, but we aim to change that!). If you’d like to know more about us, our products, and how we can help boost your productivity, just get in touch.

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