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25 July 2008
Technology Update
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flow of the melt. The pressure-optimised design of the flow
paths makes it possible to process cost-competitive formulations
without problems.
The pipehead is easy to operate during production start-up and
stoppage. The die-set can be changed without tilting the pipehead
in the mounting carriage. The pipehead can be tilted 90° in the
carriage to simplify disassembly or to clean individual components.
KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 89 8899 2206
Website:
Alternative to jacketing,
copper and stainless tubing
To obtain long-term corrosion protection in tubing applications,
OEMs may focus on using copper, stainless or jacketed tubing.
However, with the increasing cost of these types of tubing,
reliable alternatives are worth investigating.
Markin Tubing, USA, offers Markin Galfan® with topcoat, a
cost-effective alternative to jacketing such as PVF and nylon,
as well as copper and stainless tubing. Using a proprietary
process, Markin Galfan and an aluminium-rich epoxy paint
topcoat are applied inline to the outside surface of the
company’s 1006/1008 or 1010 steel tubing, to create a coating
that provides over 3,000 hours of salt spray protection.
The company produces Galfan in a range of true metric
sizes, with outside diameters from 3.96mm to 38mm and wall
thickness from 0.71mm to 2.43mm. A grey or black epoxy
topcoat option is also available. Markin Galfan is available
coiled or cut to length, and offers the benefit of jacketed
tubing without the high cost or extra processing sometimes
necessary.
Markin Tubing operates eight steel tube mills in its 180,000ft2
production facility, and a tube fabrication plant dedicated to
complementing customer’s value-added processes.
Markin Tubing – USA
Fax: +1 585 495 6482
Email: • Website :
 The KM 3 LRK 43 three-layer foamcore pipehead from KraussMaffei Berstorff