TPT November 2012

14 / 112

Industry News
12 November 2012
Norma strengthens in Russia
NORMA Group, a global market and
technology leader for engineered joining
technology, is continuing its growth path
with a new distribution centre in Moscow,
strengthening its distribution network in
Russia and Eastern Europe.
The group has been selling its
joining products and solutions to
local distribution companies via the
distribution centre in Moscow since
July 2012. With the new facility, the
company is strengthening its customer
relationships in the Russian and Eastern
European market since clients benefit
from shorter delivery times and superior
product availability.
The distribution centre is located
in the north west of Moscow near the
international airport Sheremetyevo, on
the premises of an external logistics
services provider. The company plans
to also start shipping to customers
in Belarus and Kazakhstan from the
distribution centre in Moscow.
“After having built a production facility
in Russia in 2010 already, we are now
extending our distribution network in
this region,” said Werner Deggim, CEO
of Norma Group. “Our new presence
in Moscow caters to the growing local
and Eastern European demand for
engineered joining technology.”
Norma Group manufactures a wide
range of engineered joining technology
solutions in three product categories
(clamp, connect and fluid), and offers
around 35,000 products and solutions
to approximately 10,000 customers
in 90 countries. Its joining products
can be found in vehicles, ships, trains,
aircraft, domestic appliances, engines
and plumbing systems, as well as in
applications for the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industry.
Norma Group AG – Germany
Fax: +49 6181 6102 7640
Website:
Pines ships huge pipe bending
machine to India
PINES Technology, an Ohio, USA-based
manufacturer of pipe bendingmachinery,
has almost completed its contract to
supply ten heavy duty pipe bending
machines to Bharat Heavy Electricals
Ltd (BHEL). BHEL is an integrated
power generation equipment supplier
and one of the largest engineering and
manufacturing companies in India.
The benders are being installed at
BHEL’s high pressure and seamless
tube plants in Tamilnadu and Ranipet in
the southeastern part of India. They will
bend pipes ranging from 75 to 250mm
in diameter.
The CNC 250 is the largest of these
benders both in capacity (pipes up to
250mm) and in sheer weight, coming in
at over 97 tons.
In order to maximise production, the
bender was ordered with a pipe loading
system that can handle pipe bundles
weighing 20 tons and up to 8m in length.
Shorter pipes can be loaded in the front
of the carriage. Longer pipes load from
the rear.
To prevent wall thinning when pipes
are bent, the CNC 250 bender is
equipped with a 55,000-lbf Pressure Die
Assist (PDA) booster. This is a critical
requirement for high pressure, energy-
related pipe bending applications. Pines
has done extensive research on the
variables that causewall thinning and this
experience has been incorporated into
its booster systems. Tool design, boost
pressure, speed and boost sequence
are all controlled to produce optimum
bending results. Pines Technology
originally developed the PDA booster
for the US Navy and it is now fitted to a
variety of Pines machines.
Controlling the bending operations
is a Pines TS 2000 touch screen PC-
based CNC control. The control features
a user-friendly interface, high resolution
graphics, on-screen diagnostics, help
screens, owners manual with machine
blue prints, and links to Pines service,
sales and tooling departments. The
control can network with other benders,
CMMs and BHEL master computers.
Ian Williamson, Pines CEO said:
“We’re looking forward to our continued
partnership with BHEL as they develop
power generation equipment and
solutions for the fast growing Indian
economy.”
Pines Technology – USA
Fax: +1 440 835 5556
Email:
Website:
Pines CNC 250
bending machine
pipe loading system
I try