TPT March 2010

I ndustry N ews

Interlinked drawing line for steel tubes

GULF International Pipe Industry (GIPI), which was established as a limited liability company in the Sultanate of Oman in January 2007, claims to be the first high- pressure carbon steel pipe mill to be setup in Oman, and also the first of its kind in the Arabian Gulf region to produce up to 24" ERW high-pressure pipes. The establishment of the pipe mill is in line with the aim of the Sultanate of Oman to reduce dependency on the import of finished products needed to service Oman’s strategic oil and gas sector. The ceremony for the mill took place in April 2008, and was attended by over 180 local and international dignitaries. Commercial production was scheduled to commence in January 2010, with a planned grand opening ceremony in March. The project was executed via EPC contracts with Milltech from South Korea undertaking the engineering, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of all equipment, and JK Engineering handling the civil works. Other notable local contractor contributions were from MBM and Dawood Engineering. GIPI manufactures high grade carbon steel pipes and casing within a diameter range of 8" to 24", with capability for wall thickness of up to 25mm and pipe length of up to 18m. The pipe manufacturing process uses state-of-the-art fifth generation technology. The company is also equipped with coating facilities capable of both internal and three-layer external coating, and ASMAG, Austria, has finalised the commissioning of a new manufacturing line for steel tubes at Wiederholt GmbH in Germany. The new line allows an increase of output and a significant improvement of product quality. With a tube diameter of up to 125mm and a maximum length of 12m it represents the first interlinked production line of its kind in Germany. After passing a hydraulic in-line pointing press the steel tubes are drawn on a 1,200kN two-fold draw bench with rack and pinion drive. The newly developed multiple pre-bench allows permanent availability of three different plug rod dimensions. A head and tail sawing facility cuts both ends of the drawn tube and chips are removed by a newly designed integrated blow-off device.

With the 10 roll straightening machine RRM-pro 125/420/10 ASMAG has released a benchmarkingmachine for tube straightening. The customer’s straightness demands and even more challenging expectations are exceeded. Tubes are run end to end before undergoing ultrasonic and eddy current testing and being automatically separated. A newly developed multiple saw, consisting of four single saw units, allows automated positioning of each saw depending on specific requirements. After a final visual check the tubes are joined automatically in hexagonal shaped packages. The essential benefits of the new line are: material output can be increased significantly due to a high line speed and unstraightened tube ends are prevented.

Asmag’s 10 roll straightening machine

A robust design and implementation of new ideas leads to an essential increase in product quality.

ASMAG GmbH – Austria Fax: +43 7616 8801 44 Email: sales@asmag.at Website: www.asmag.at

Pipe mill successfully launched in the Gulf region

Milltech – South Korea

threading facilities for casing pipes up 13 3 / 8 ". Professional in-house lab- oratory services offer a full range of inspection and testing in accordance with international industry standards, and can perform independent testing as per UKAS certification and ISO/IEC 17025. The plant is capable of producing 250,000tpa of products meeting international and customer-specific standards.

Email: pm@milltechco.com Website: www.milltechco.com Gulf International Pipe Industry LLC –

Sultanate of Oman Fax: +969 24691117 Email: support@gipi.co.om Website: www.gipi.co.om

GIPI’s plant has capacity to produce over 250,000tpa

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