TPT July 2009

I ndustry N ews

API hot straightener for temperatures over 600°C

The machine will test API 5CT product up to Ø339.7mm with pressures up to 140MPa. The order will also include two API heavy- duty pipe straighteners, one of which is a duplicate of the 6.CR.11 machine that was recently shipped. The second straightener will be a specially designed Bronx/Taylor-Wilson 6.CR.12, one of the largest six roll straighteners built since Bronx installed a 610mm machine in Germany over thirty years ago. The 6.CR.12 will straighten diameters up to 457mm with a wall thickness of 55mm and yield strengths approaching 1130MPa. Baoshan Steel is currently in discussions with BTW for other specialized pipe finishing equipment including leak testers for threaded and coupled pipe ends, and

The hydrostatic pipe tester will address the alternative pressures required within the stringent demands of the growing OCTG market.  The Bronx/Taylor-Wilson straightener will be used for high yield API pipe at diameters up to 194.46mm

Bronx/Taylor-Wilson, a leading supplier of pipe finishing equipment, has received an order from Baoshan Steel, China, for the supply of an API hot straightening machine. This order, the latest in a series of Bronx installations for Baoshan, will be used for their casing and line heat treatment workshop. The straightener is a Bronx/Taylor- Wilson series 6.CR.9 machine, used for straightening high yield API pipe at diameters up to 194.46mm with wall thickness at 15mm. The machine will operate inline at temperatures over 600°C. Prior to this latest order, Bronx/Taylor- Wilson had earlier shipped an API hot straightener and hydrostatic pipe tester. The BTW series 6.CR.11 straightening machine, which will be installed by the middle of 2009, will specialize in straightening high yield API pipe at diameters up to 431.8mm with wall thickness at 31.8mm. This machine will also be used for inline operation, with hot pipe at temperatures above 600°C.

patented collapse tester lines. Bronx/Taylor-Wilson – USA Fax : +1 330 244 1961 Email : sales@btwcorp.com Website : www.btwcorp.com Bronx/Taylor-Wilson – China Fax : +86 8526 2012 Email : asiasales@btwcorp.com

Alan’s wider role at Saint-Gobain PAM UK

Aristo Machines announces manufacturing partnership with MTD

Saint-Gobain PAM UK, a leading supplier of iron technology, has appointed Alan Gwilliam as its new commercial director. Alan’s new role will encompass market development for all of the company’s products including water and sewer pipes, soil and drain, and access covers and gratings. Alan has been with the company in a variety of commercial roles for more than twenty years, most recently as sales and marketing director for Saint-Gobain’s soil and drain range. He also spent four years developing new markets in central Europe for the company’s range of access covers and gratings. Alan commented: “Our focus commercially will be on differentiating Saint-Gobain’s offering, promoting the many benefits of iron and above all adding value for our customers.” Saint-Gobain PAM UK – UK Website : www.saint-gobain-pam.co.uk

Aristo Machines Inc, manufacturer of tube end forming systems, has announced a new partnership with Manchester Tool & Die Inc (MTD). Manchester Tool & Die will now manufacture, install, and offer support for Aristo’s lines of tube end forming systems. Robert Dean, president of Aristo, said, “We are excited to join with Manchester Tool & Die to continue to provide the Aristo brand of tube end forming machines. Their engineering, facilities, and people are an outstanding fit for Aristo, enabling us to develop and deliver new tube end forming solutions for our customers.” Aristo offers a variety of tube end forming systems (machines and tooling) for various markets, including automotive and truck, construction, HVAC and plumbing. It has developed a range of solutions, applying segmented and ram forming technologies in various configurations. Manchester Tool & Die offers standard and custom-built tube end forming machines with OD capacities ranging from 3 / 16 " to 3" and a research and development laboratory to help meet specific customer applications. Aristo Machines Inc – USA

Website : www.aristomachines.com Manchester Tool & Die Inc – USA Fax : +1 260 982 4575 Website : www.manchestertoolanddie.com

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