TPT July 2007

2007

Jiuli China

Liezen und Gießerei GmbH Austria

Mahalaxmi Seamless Ltd India

Zhejiang Jiuli Stainless Steel Pipe Co Ltd is a leading manufacturer of stainless steel pipes and tubes in China. Founded in 1987, the company has a product range including seamless tube from 6-273mm OD and welded tube from 9.53mm to 2,540mm OD. The quality management system at Jiuli is approved according to ISO 9001 by IQNet and CQM. In addition, the company has the work approval of GL, DNV, BV, ABS, CCS, and holds PED and AD-W0 certificates from TUV. Jiuli are currently applying for ISO-14000 and LR qualification, which all equates to high product quality. The company’s tube and pipe products have been supplied to an increasing number of international projects for worldwide companies, such as BP, Exxonmobil, and Aker Kvaerner. In the past two years the company has also been endorsed by renowned boiler manufacturers and currently supplies boiler tubing to them on regular basis.

Maschinenfabrik Liezen und Gießerei (MFL) is a manufacturer of sawing and milling machines, supplying producers of precision and seamless pipes worldwide. These plants are designed for the sawing of stainless steel, iron and aluminium in the form of solid materials, pipe, extrusion and plate.

Mahalaxmi Seamless Ltd is a leading manufacturer of cold drawn steel seamless tubes (carbon and alloy). The company supplies its products for applications including heat exchangers, automotive and hydraulic. Heat exchanger tubes are available in a range of grades. The company manufactures its hydraulic tubes in accordance with DIN 1630/2391-C-St 30,35,37.4,45,52,52.4, while fuel injection tubes are supplied as per DIN 2391 and ISO 8535. Mechanical tubes match the requirements of ASTM SA 519, IS 3601, and IS 3074. The dimensional range of products is from 4mm to 101.6mm OD and 0.71mm to 7mm WT. The company’s production capacity is 10,000 metric tonnes or 5 million metres per annum. Mair Research SpA manufactures a wide range of tube finishing and processing lines, supplied to tubemakers and end-users. The company can facilitate hydrotesting of ERW and seamless tubes with a diameter of 4-10". Mair’s hydrotesters can handle tubes with single, double and triple head for API line pipe, casing and tubing. A range of technology is available for working tube ends, including cutting, end finishing and threading. The company’s multi-head cutting machines are designed for high quantities of cut pieces by utilising multiple cutting heads. The sawing machine range provides the simultaneous cut of steel tubes in round, square or rectangular shape. Tube end facing machines are designed and manufactured for inclusion inline with a tube mill or finishing line. With quick tool changeover, the machines have very high end facing levels. The end facing lines automatically provide the end facing and the inside/outside chamfering operations, with no adjustment required for length change. Mair Research SpA Italy Website : www.mahalaxmitubes.com

› MFL’s HK 1200 L-132 sawing machine

These custom-made solutions are used for specific applications such as tube or profile layers, billets or plate sawing plants. Each of MFL’s machines is designed to use carbide tipped saw blades, which guarantee high capacity, low costs and a long service life. The sawing machines are controlled by the Siemens S7. The company also supplies edge milling machines for processing edges of welded tubes. The latest development is a mobile rail milling machine for milling worn underground railway track without demounting. MFL is an expert in the field of machining and supplies both turnkey plants and individual machines for modernizing and increasing the capacity of pipe production units.

› Jiuli manufactures seamless tube from 6-273mm OD and welded from 9.53mm to 2,540mm OD

From 2004, Jiuli began the construction of a 3,500t hot extrusion project for seamless stainless steel pipes to provide higher quality product. The hot extrusion plant – established to make Jiuli more competitive on the international scene – is now ready for production. In April 2006, Jiuli was awarded with the supply of 1,500 metric tons of welded pipes for a pulp and paper project in south China.

Website : www.jiuli.com

Website : www.mfl.at

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