TPi November 2013

smal l diameter, high precision tubes

Compression fittings for precision tubing Beswick’s compression fittings provide leak-tight connections on high pressure tubing such as stainless steel, Teflon, copper and nylon.

Manufactured in corrosion-resistant stainless steel, the compression fittings are machined with a variety of thread sizes, including standard international M6, M5, M4, M3 and UNF threads such as 1 / 4 -28, 5 / 16 -24 and 10-32. The miniature design along with the pre assembled O-ring seal ensures a leak-tight fit with space saving advantages.

Beswick Engineering – USA www.beswick.com

Compression fitting from Beswick

Ultra-high precision hollows Tube Hollows International provides high quality, innovative deep hole (‘gundrilling’) services. Building on the ability to machine holes in tubular components with uniform wall thickness, the company supplies tube hollows, (starter hollows), and precision cannulation. innovations have taken gundrilling to levels unachievable throughout the precision deep hole drilling industry. The company recently provided a major extrusion/draw company with ultra- high precision hollows with a small diameter drill/depth ratio of over 500 to 1. Tube Hollows International machined starting hollows for the extrusion While gundrilling may be the baseline process, the company’s proprietary

company with a wall variation of less than 1 per cent. The end products are precision, small diameter tubes with wall variation that the company claims is not achievable by customary extrusion processes. Tube Hollows International – USA info@tubehollows.com www.tubehollows.com

Best-in-class supplier approval for fine tubes Fine Tubes has gained approval from Aramco Overseas Company (AOC) for the supply of nickel alloy, stainless steel and titanium tubing. This approval recognises the quality standards, service levels and delivery performance that Fine Tubes provides, defining the tube manufacturer as a ‘best-in-class’ supplier. Fine Tubes Ltd has been supplying oil and gas and petrochemical companies for 70 years. The tube mill regularly supplies precision tubing in stainless steels 904L (UNS N08904) and 6Moly (UNS S31254), as well as nickel alloy 625 (UNS N06625) and alloy 825 (UNS N08825) for global offshore and onshore projects.

In the Middle East, Fine Tubes has been represented through a network of agents such as ADNOC-approved Petro Middle East in the UAE, OOISS (Oman Oil Industry Supplies & Services Co LLC) in Oman, and the Zamil Group in Saudi Arabia. Fine Tubes products serve a global customer base in a wide range of markets such as aerospace, medical, oil and gas, petrochemical, nuclear and power industries. The company has sales offices in France, Germany and India, and exports to over 35 countries worldwide.

AOC works with approved suppliers to provide Saudi Aramco – an exporter of crude oil and natural gas liquids – with the materials and products it requires. Supply chain management is a key success factor for AOC and Saudi Aramco, which rely on suppliers to consistently achieve a high-quality performance. In achieving supplier approval fromAOC, Fine Tubes successfully completed a rigorous tube manufacturing plant evaluation, ensuring optimum product quality, cost and delivery.

is at the foundation of all our operations at Fine Tubes and the company is continually looking to improve its product and manufacturing processes. This latest approval entitles Fine Tubes to respond to enquiries from AOC providing an exciting opportunity to enter into business with the official supplier to the world’s leading oil and gas company.” The specific materials Fine Tubes has been approved to supply are stainless steel tubing ASTM 01-SAMSS-047, nickel alloy tubing and titanium tubes ASTM B338.

Fine Tubes Ltd – UK sales@finetubes.co.uk www.finetubes.com

Nick Head, oil and gas business development executive, stated, “Quality

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November 2013 Tube Products International