TPI July 2012

business & market news

Sandvik celebrates steel production anniversary

This year marks the 150 th anniversary of steel production by Sandvik, and this was celebrated on the company’s stand at Tube 2012 in Düsseldorf. A central feature of the stand was a model of the Vasa, a 17 th Century Swedish maritime treasure and subject of an on-going research and development collaboration between the Vasa Museum and Sandvik. This collaboration is facilitating the essential replacement of 5,000 iron bolts with highly advanced stainless steel bolts in order to preserve the structural integrity of the vessel well into the future. Sandvik offers materials technology solutions for demanding applications in some of the most arduous environments. Its research and development capability has resulted in the introduction of the latest hyper-duplex stainless steel for demanding sub-sea applications and zirconium tubing for the nuclear industry. In heat exchanger applications, hyper- duplex tubes significantly outlast alternatives, not only proving cost effective throughout their life cycle, but also increasing operational plant uptime. It is claimed that by replacing carbon steel tubes with Sandvik SAF 2707 HD ® tubes, the rate of corrosion is

Stainless steel tube supply from Sandvik

bar to hollow bar. Sandvik’s powder metallurgy products are manufactured by the hot isostatic pressing process, which allows the production of complete geometrically intricate products that offer excellent resistance to corrosion and outstanding mechanical properties. The company maintains a stock of popular tube material grades and sizes throughout its strategically located distribution and manufacturing centres worldwide, ensuring reliable and efficient product supply via its global distribution network. Sandvik Materials Technology – Sweden www.smt.sandvik.com/tube

reduced to one tenth. A plant using heat exchangers with the Sandvik tubes would be capable of operating for ten years without maintenance shutdowns or tube replacements. Designed to help reduce machining requirements in component manufacture as well as reduce overall component weight, Sandvik hollow bar products were also displayed at Tube 2012, including duplex material grades. The use of this material, especially in the Sanmac form, can increase component production capability as well as cut down on waste material. A converter tool is available, as an app for iPhone and iPad, that calculates the money saved when switching from

Plastic Pipes XVI conference Plastic Pipes XVI, an international conference on plastic pipes, will be held in Barcelona from 24 to 26 September 2012. Plastic pipes have transformed procedures to provide basic services in the last 80 years.

technological advances in the sector. Throughout the event Molecor will present two conferences focused on the latest developments in PVC-O and the new range of PVC-O pipes for pressure pipelines reaching DN630 and 25 bars.

The international conference is positioned as a platform and meeting point for this sector of industry and evolving technology. The 2012 event will address key issues such as environmental impact, new applications and the latest

Molecor, a Spanish company special- ised in the technology and production of PVC oriented (PVC-O) pipes, will participate as a sponsor of the con- ference, which expects to attract over 500 participants from 80 countries.

Molecor – Spain info@molecor.com www.molecor.com

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