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23 July 2008
Technology Update
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Since January 2006, the company has
manufactured TIG welded stainless
steel pipes at its own facilities. The
company uses processes such as
tricathode TIG welding, outside and
inside bead removal, in-line bright
annealing, straightening, surface
finishing and end deburring.
Borsen Boru’s test laboratory is an
important part of its quality assurance
process. The company’s production
line uses two eddy current systems.
The first test system is used to detect
defects of incomplete welding; the
second is used to test whole pipe sections
after the annealing process.
The company is focused on continuous
quality control and improvement. Some
of the standard
tests in its new
n o n - d e s t r u c t i v e
and destructive
quality control test
laboratory include
chemical analysis
by spectrometer,
surface roughness
test, hardness
test, tensile test,
shear strength test,
flattening test, flaring
test, reverse bending test and hydrostatic
test.
Stainless steel tubes produced by Borsen
have a producer test and analysis report
according to EN 10204/3.1. Steel grades
used include 304, 304L, 316L and SAF2205
(1.4462).
The outside diameter range for pipes is
19-76.1mm, with wall thickness from 0.5
to 4mm, tolerance of D4/T4, and length
tolerance of 3-12m.
Borsen Boru – Turkey
Fax: +90 0 216 420 65 53
Email:
Website:
Special robot loading device for punching lines
Apollo, Italy, has introduced a robotic
loading device that works in unison
with the company’s Twin punching
lines. The robot device can load and
unload workpieces from dedicated
containers to the machine and back
again. This robot considerably lowers
working times and labour.
The robot can simultaneously load two
punching lines or take the cut material
from a sawing machine coupled with
an Apollo punching machine. The
time for loading and unloading is
approximately 6 seconds.
The punching line features remain the same, as the coupling with the robot does not
involve any technical change. Apollo can provide customized solutions in order to
transform all of its punching lines into fully automatic machines. Alternatively, the
company can provide the robot coupled with the new punching machines.
Apollo may also be able to supply overhauled robots of the KUKA and ABB brands.
Apollo – Italy
Fax: +39 0536 851273 • Email: • Website:
 The new robot transfers workpieces to Apollo’s Twin
punching lines
 Tubes laser welded by Rofin’s PWS
(K≥ 0.9), the range of lasers enables the
Profile Welding System to be used in a
wide range of applications. Rofin CO2 slab
lasers operate with only a few extremely
durable components, and do not require
conventional gas recirculation, thus
further reducing maintenance and service
requirements.
Rofin offers a complete range of lasers,
including CO2, vanadate and fibre lasers.
The company also provides solutions for
laser marking and cutting applications.
The new system was launched at the Tube
2008 exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Rofin Sinar Laser GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 40 7 33 63 160
Email:
Website:
Rofin-Baasel UK Limited – UK
Fax: +44 1327 701 110
Email:
Website:
Turkish specialist in
steel pipe and fittings
Borsen Boru, Turkey, is a distributor of
steel pipes, valves and fittings, and a
manufacturer of TIG welded stainless
steel pipes. The company is the Turkish
representative and single distributor of
Ham-Let for valves and fittings, as well as
of Alfa-Laval for sanitary flow equipment.
 Borsen Boru manufactures TIG welded stainless steel pipes
 Borsen is also a distributor of steel pipes, valves and
fittings