TPT July 2007

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V ol 20 No 4 July/August 2007

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Tubotech 2007: Show feature

Plastic tube and pipe has come an awful long way in a short space of time. It is now with us on an unprecedented scale, often the product of choice for infrastructural upgrades and construction projects. With a highly advanced range of properties, PVC, PVDF, PP and HDPE plastic and composite tubing is ideal for a range of applications including heating/ sanitary systems and gas/water projects. And these products would not have developed so quickly were it not for the technical excellence of extrusion and thermoforming machinery. Plastic & Composite Tube: Products & Manufacture ‘Straightening things out’ and ‘finishing business’ are stock phrases that can easily be applied to this field of technology. Once a tube or pipe has been manufactured, the pursuit of excellence does not stop there. Straightening and finishing technology performs the art of the end-game, whether it be 6 or 10 straightening machines for heat treatment lines, upset tubes, tapered tubular flagpoles or pipelines – all applications featured in this section The increasingly cooperative political and economic strength of South America is gradually placing the power back into the hands of its inhabitants. With one of the fastest growing economies and largest infrastructures in the region, Brazil seems a natural choice to host Tubotech – the continent’s biggest tube and pipe event, currently in its fourth year. And São Paulo, the country’s business capital, is the ideal host city. To be held from 2-4 October 2007, over 130 exhibitors have already confirmed, with many visitors set to attend. Straightening & Finishing Technology

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T echnical A rticle

107 FQM™: Danieli’s 3-roll pass retained mandrel mill for high quality seamless tube production By Mr E Cernuschi, Danieli Centro Tube, Italy

Illustration images used this issue courtesy of AddisonMckee, Bigstockphoto.com, Cartacci Srl, Danieli Centro Tube, International Tube Association, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Milltech, Sica SpA, Steel Tube Institute of North America, and Strategic Images