TPi October 2010

developments products &

Advanced surface finishing solutions

Costa Levigatrici SpA, an Italian company located in Schio, Vicenza, and established in 1982, is a specialist in advanced solutions for surface finishing. The company, which has a production area of 17,000m 2 , supports customers with branches all over Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Over 8,000 Costa Levigatrici wide belt sanders are in operation today, being used on ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Products include: wet and dry polishing, brushing, grinding, buffing and brushing lines for sheet to sheet and coil to coil lines; wet and dry universal de-burring and polishing machines; wet and dry universal brushing and polishing Petek Boru Sanayi AS has been involved in the production and coating of carbon and stainless steel pipes and fittings, as well as the production of polyethylene pipes and fittings, since 1979. The company’s spirally welded steel pipe production line can manufacture pipes between 219.1 and 1,626mm (8" to 64") in diameter, in a 3.2 to 14mm wall thickness range, via continuous on-line UT (ultrasonic test) control. Current production capacity is 18,000 tons per year. Petek Boru is experienced in the external coating of all types of steel pipes with PE (polyethylene), FBE (fusion bonded epoxy), liquid epoxy, bitumen, varnish, primer and wire-mesh reinforced external cement mortar. For internal lining, solvent-free and coal-tar epoxy lining as well as cement mortar lining are the most used methods. Thermal insulation of pipes is another area of expertise. Products include spirally welded steel pipes (carbon steel and stainless steel); fittings (carbon steel and stainless steel); elbows, tees and reducers; and coatings and linings (polyethylene

Costa Levigatrici’s MK3 CC polishing machine

Costa Levigatrici SpA – Italy com@costalev.com www.costalev.com

machines for sheets, tubes and flat bars; wet polishing machines for flat bars and tubes; and woodworking sanders.

coating, fusion bonded epoxy coating and lining, solvent-free epoxy coating and lining, bitumen coating, concrete lining, and thermal insulation). The company also manufactures HDPE 100 polyethylene pipes and fittings, chimney pipes, victaulic pipes, sigur- headed pipes, and threading and coupling, as well as selling natural gas and petroleum pipes. Carbon and stainless steel pipes and fittings Petek Boru has EN 10217-1, EN 12201- 2 and ISO 9001- TUV SUD certifications and can produce according to ASTM A-53 standards. The company exports over 35%of its turnover, and is finalising a new 40,000m 2 facility in Sakarya, Turkey, to increase its production capacity. Petek Boru Sanayi AS – Turkey info@petekboru.com.tr www.petekboru.com.tr

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