TPT July 2009

I ndustry N ews

2009 FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show

can be found at the event’s website, where visitors can also save $50 by registering in advance. Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International – USA Fax : +1 815 484 7701 Email : information@fmafabtech.com Website : www.fabtechexpo.com

The FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show, including METALFORM, will be held at McCormick Place, Chicago, 15-18 November. 35,000 visitors are expected to converge in both the North and South Halls of McCormick Place, and this year’s combined event brings over 900 exhibits, industry innovators, and hundreds of live equipment demonstrations among pavilions dedicated to forming and fabricating, stamping, welding, tube and pipe, lasers, and thermal spray. Attendees can also take advantage of a unified educational curriculum during the 2009 event, featuring a variety of technical seminars, conferences and professional programmes. From metal forming, fabricating, tube and pipe and welding technology to economic, operation and management issues, the Phamitech International, China, is a supplier of pipe mills to the global market. The company has experience and flexibility, and can tailor solutions to customer requirements. The company states that after dozens of installations of piercing mills, rotary expanders, accu mills, assel mills, sizing mills/stretch reducing mills, pipe straightening machines, and other

programming at the event has been coordinated to provide the latest and most up-to-date information needed to successfully operate in every aspect of the industry. Three days of free special event programming

 Brisk business at the previous Fabtech event

will feature keynote presentations and drill down sessions covering topics ranging from workforce development, diversifying operations, financing/credit and tax incentives to opportunities in the wind, solar and oil and gas supply chain. Additional show infor- mation, including a list of exhibitors, education programme schedule, special events and more

Seamless tube technology in China

finishing equipment, China has emerged as an important supplier of 2-roll and 3-roll retained mandrel pipe mills (MPM). Phamitech has delivered two MPMs in China, one of which, a 250MPM, has been in operation for almost three years. The other is a 114MPM, which is a repeating order from WSP Holding Limited, and has been delivered recently. The company has also received orders for another two lines

 10" stretch reducing mill

 258mm piercing mill

from the same customer: a 366 TRCM (3-roll retained mandrel pipe mill) that is under manufacture, and a 140MPM that is in the design stage. Phamitech’s next order, from Neimeng Mengfeng, is for a 140MPM seamless tube plant, which is also in the design stage. In February, the company obtained one 180MPM order from India, which is the first MPM order Phamitech has received from the international market, indicating a successful step into global competition. The project is in progress as per contract. Phamitech Int’l Company Ltd – China Fax : +86 10 68470948

Email : sales@phamitech.com Website : www.phamitech.com

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