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Tube and pipe mi l ls
Schuler offers turn-key plants for efficient produc-
tion of large pipes.
Efficient, flexible and reliable.
• Presses for longitudinal welded pipes
• Spiral pipe welding machines
With Schuler you have strong support in R&D,
engineering, large-scale system construction,
project management and global service.
Forming the Future
Schuler Pressen GmbH | Bahnhofstr. 41 | 73033 Göppingen
Germany | Phone +49 7161 66-307 | Fax +49 7161 66-729
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Making the Earth’s arteries.
Production systems for large pipes.
Visit us at Tube India
Hall 1, Stand 1G10 / 1H11 | Mumbai, India
30 October – 1 November 2012
AMEMBEROFTHE SCHULERGROUP
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Tube and pipe
mill specialist
RAFTER Equipment Corporation manufactures tube mills
and pipe mills, roll forming machines, cutoff machines,
and other related mill machinery. The company is able to
provide equipment for tube sizes from 0.188" (4.76mm) to
16" (400mm) OD. It has supplied mills using high-frequency
induction (HFI), high-frequency contact (HFC), TIG/plasma,
and laser welding. Its equipment has been used for the
production of the following tubular products: mechanical,
structural, HSS, energy, API, refrigeration, automotive,
appliance, and other tubular products.
Rafter has remained busy during the recent economic
downturn. A duplicate of the RT-4000 speciality mill sold last
year is currently under construction. The mill is capable of
producing energy tubing up to 76.2mm OD x 6.4mm wall
(3" x 0.25") with material yield strengths up to 1,000 MPa
(150,000 PSI). Deliveries of a RT-3000 mechanical mill and
a RT-3000 automotive tube mill with full strip entry section
will follow later this year.
Last year also brought Rafter many mill upgrade projects.
These were mainly weld squeeze box and turkshead
straightener retrofits. Most of the upgrades were driven by
the customer’s need to produce tubes with heavier wall
thicknesses and/or using higher yield strength materials.
In 2009, Rafter expanded its offering through an overseas
partnership to include uncoilers, levellers, coil end joiners,
strip accumulators, flying saw cutoffs, and tube bundling and
packaging equipment. Although the mechanical portions are
manufacturing overseas, the electrical and hydraulic portions
will be supplied by Rafter from US sources. In addition, the
after-sales service and support will be handled by Rafter.
Last year, Rafter reached an agreement with HKS-
Prozesstechnik GmbH ) to
become the exclusive United States system integrator for
the ThermoProfilScanner (TPS) non-destructive weld seam
inspection system. The TPS uses a unique “lens-less”
thermal imaging sensor to capture the heat profile of the
weld seam just after welding. The heat profile is displayed
at the operator’s interface and saved for later inspection.
Rafter Equipment Corporation – USA
Website:
Rafter tube mill