TPT March 2010

S traightening T echnology and E quipment

All-in-one uncoiling, straightening, cutting and de-burring

Latest FQM facility for seamless pipes JSC Seversky Tube Works, Russia, a subsidiary of TMK, has revamped its existing pipe rolling shop with the installation of a new Danieli retained mandrel mill, FQM™ type (Fine Quality Mill). All tubes are placed on a cooling bed, at the end of which the tubes are straightened in a 6-rolls machine. The tubes are then arranged into layers and transferred to the three cold saws, with carbide tipped blades, where they are end cropped and cut into final required lengths. The new production facility will be used to manufacture approximately 635,000t/year of seamless pipes with an OD range from 168.3mm to 365.1mm. The mother tube is elongated to the required finished dimension by means of a Kocks sizing mill, consisting of 14 stands. FQM offers process technology able to produce seamless pipes with high quality features at low production costs. Danieli – Italy Email: r.giannattasio@danieli.it Website: www.danieli.com

THE Titan, produced by Comco (best known as Keins), is an all-in-one machine that includes the capability to uncoil, straighten, cut off, and de-burr tube with ODs up to 30mm. A tube transfer station is also included, as well as an optional pick and place operation. Processes can be performed with or without a mandrel, and the unit can be separated into individual processes creating an automatic or semi-automatic system. The advantages of such as system are the time savings and productivity increases that result from streamlining the process and reducing setup time for new production runs.

Accuracy and cleanliness are maintained as there are no chips, and the blades are fed by an AC servo as they rotate around the fixed tube, leaving no scratches. A built- in inner and outer de-burring unit produces smooth ends, while scrap and defective tubing are separately discarded. The Titan has a production capacity of 250 parts per hour, with potential expansion to 500 parts per hour. Comco – USA Email: comcousa@comco-groups.com Website: www.comco-groups.com

Comco’s Titan

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