TPT January 2013

Technology News

Cutting and bevelling machines FOR over 35 years, Protem has manufactured portable tube and pipe end preparation machines. All machines in the company’s range are designed by professionals experienced in machining, themselves having worked on-site and being aware of the importance of having reliable and robust equipment that is lightweight and easy to use and allowing perfect weld end preparation. Since the cutting process is a cold cutting one, heat affected zones are completely eliminated. The machines can be used in all positions, even overhead, due to their light weight. They can be remote controlled for works under hazardous conditions, pneumatically, hydraulically or electrically driven, equipped with several devices enabling cutting and bevelling in one simultaneous operation, to square, to counter bore, or to correct the shape of tubes and pipes with copying carriages. The Protem range includes several types of cutting and bevelling machines such as the CTA series. The CTA model is designed for production or prefab workshops and allows cutting and bevelling of tube sections at the right length. Protem SAS – France Website: www.protem.fr

New alignment clamp IN association with Condell Engineering, PCES Ltd has launched the Condell Alignment Clamp. Invented by Cyril Condell, an engineer with over 30 years’ experience in pipe fitting and pipeline fabrications, the Condell Clamp brings pipe fitting into the 21 st century. The clamp is a multi-functional alignment tool combining a jig action with clamping. It is a stand-alone workstation featuring an adjustable horizontal bed that lies square to a faceplate, which has a rack and pinion fine vertical movement. It is suitable for standard carbon or exotic materials with a capacity of 1" to 8" pipe. PCES Ltd – UK Website: www.pces.uk.com

The Condell Alignment Clamp

in stock.

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