TPT November 2007

features, and in-depth articles highlighting the latest scientific information and manufacturing solutions. The magazine has a worldwide circulation of over 12,000, distributed to managers, buyers, technologists, engineers and specifiers in over 100 countries. Working in partnership with the International Tube Association (ITA), Tube & Pipe Technology is sent out to all ITA members. Tube & Pipe Technology is now also available as an online e-zine, which will reach even more worldwide readers, with selected content available free to all and the entire digital version available on subscription. Readers of the e-zine can click on hyperlinks to be sent directly to websites, while advertisers are able to incorporate video-movies into their adverts. Visitors to Fabtech can pick up a free copy of the latest edition at the Tube & Pipe Technology stand, together with information on subscription, advertising and the new e-zine. Information will also be available on Tube Products International , the new magazine for the world of tube and pipe products and materials, read by producers, buyers and end-users. Tru-Cut Saw, USA, manufactures the ‘Aggressor’ range of thin kerf, carbide tipped saw blades for cutting tube, pipe and solid ferrous materials in flying cut-off and re-cutting applications. Available with carbide and cermet inserts, the multi-layered coated blades cut at up to 1,200 SFM and offer performance gains over high-speed steel and friction saws. Test data on a 350mm x 2.8mm x 100 tooth blade running at 250rpm achieved a 3.7 second cut time, and was able to cut six square metres of 52100 bearing steel. A special C-shaped hooked chip breaker on the face of carbide or cermet inserts allows faster chip removal and more aggressive cutting speeds. Tru-Cut Saw Inc USA Booth 23039 Website : www.read-tpt.com

Thermatool Corp USA Booth 20027

At Fabtech, Thermatool will introduce its new HAZControl Technology. With this technology, the company can provide the ability to vary the welding frequency at the operator’s console in 1kHz increments from 150 to 400kHz. According to the company, this has revolutionised the high frequency welding process. Thermatool has now extended the capabilities of variable frequency HF welding to its HAZControl Technology TM . The company claims that, for the first time, an operator will have the information required to consistently make the best weld. The combined effects of weld power, frequency, vee length, impeder function, and wall thickness are now displayed on the operator’s console in a simple way. This development provides the mill operator with the knowledge of their exact position in the weld process window. Consequently, the operator can easily and repeatedly achieve the optimum weld HAZ. Once the optimum weld HAZ is determined it can also be stored to ensure repeated production of quality products on every production run.

Website : www.thermatool.com

Tube & Pipe Technology Magazine UK Booth 25104

Tube & Pipe Technology is the international trade magazine for the tube and pipe industries, published six times a year in the English language. Covering the production, processing and utilisation of tube and pipe, each issue provides coverage of essential industry news, personnel changes and technology and product updates. The magazine includes regular topical columns such as ‘From the Americas’ – an economic and industry report on North and South America, a variety of technical

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