TPT January 2014

Technology News

Roll-common-use pipe mill under

NC control NAKATA, founded in 1908, has been engaged in designing andmanufacturing tube and pipe mills for over half a century and has built more than 500 machines worldwide. It also works on the engineering business of tube and pipe, making lines with a combination of its finishing equipment. The products manufactured by its mill are widely used in the oil and gas industry, machinery industry, infrastructure and for automobile uses. Oversea markets are mainly the US, Europe, China and Russia, accounting for about 80 per cent of total sales. It has always been devoted to developing more innovative technology in Hanover DURING its appearance at the international specialist trade fair EUROBLECH, German welding technology expert EWM focused on its innovative MIG/MAG orbital and submerged arc welding products and the expansion of current product lines. The company presented complete solutions with the aim of emphasising its technological and economic advantages. In comparison with manual TIG welding, for example, the pipeTruck automatic orbital pipe welding system offers a five- to 15-fold increase in the deposition rate, as well as guaranteeing full X-ray quality. This, together with alpha Q and the innovative pipeSolution MIG/MAG welding process, means EWM is able to offer machines that are especially suitable for use in the field, at the pipeline and in the workshop. EWM is also set to grab the attention of the specialist audience with its expansion of the Picomig, Phoenix and Taurus model ranges.

The FFX mill from Nakata

for the tube and pipe industry and maintaining

the Okochi Memorial Grand Prize for Production, the highest honour available from the Japanese manufacturing industry. The company has so far delivered 75 FFX mills worldwide and they have been warmly received by customers. The FFX mill is capable of producing 2" to 25" high performance and high grade pipes with 25mm maximum thickness.

close corporation with many famous universities such as Tokyo and Osaka in the theoretical research of roll forming technology. In 1998, based on its original 3D FEM simulation, the company succeeded in developing a new generation flexible forming technology, “FFX Mill”, which realised the complete roll-common-use with precise NC control and can produce the pipes with different diameters, thickness and materials without any roll change in the breakdown pass. In recognition of its achievements, in 2010 the company was awarded

Nakata MFG – Japan Email: sales@nakata-mfg.co.jp Website: www.nakata-mfg.com

Welding technology expert presents automation solutions

Taurus 405 and 505 MIG/MAG power sources are suitable for welding tasks in the workshop, on the construction site and during assembly, and in particular at the shipyard and in vehicle construction. In addition to standard welding processes the Phoenix 405 and 505 are also capable of the forceArc and rootArc joining processes developed by EWM. EWM Hightec Welding Automation offers complete automation solutions. These complete, turnkey systems are geared towards customer-specific needs and include the appropriate robots in addition to the welding system. Visitors to the EWM exhibition stand also noticed the EWM virtual welding trainer. Thereby, the company is taking a completely new approach towards training welders at both basic and advanced levels.

EWM exhibited its welding technology at the show

The new portable machines in the Picomig 305 Puls series are incredibly powerful and very versatile multi- process inverter power sources in sturdy plastic casings. The power sources master standard arc and pulsed MIG/MAG welding processes, as well as TIG welding (lift arc) and joining with the MMA process. Thanks to its dynamic inverter technology, the portable, gas-cooled Phoenix 405 and 505 puls and the

EWM Hightec Welding GmbH – Germany Email: info@ewm-group.com Website: www.ewm-group.com

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