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Tube Products International January 2014
Tejas Tubular to construct new facility
Tejas Tubular Products has
announced plans to construct a
new facility located in New Carlisle,
Indiana, USA. The St Josephs
County facility will focus on the heat
treatment and manufacturing of 4
1
/
2
"
to 9
5
/
8
" OD well casing for the oil and
gas industry.
With a capacity expected to exceed
72,000 tons annually, the primary
output of the facility will be heavier
weight production casing with semi-
premium and premium threaded
connections.
“Tejas is committed to working
within local communities, promoting
domestic jobs, and utilising American
steel to support the US domestic
tubular products industry,” said Darrell
Ballinger, vice president sales and
marketing for Tejas Tubular. “The
New Carlisle plant is expected to
create more than 100 jobs for the
community.”
Tejas Tubular Products, with
manufacturing facilities in Houston
and Stephenville, Texas, USA,
is a manufacturer and supplier of
oil country tubular goods for the
petroleum industry. The company
offers a complete range of OCTG
products serving conventional,
offshore
and
unconventional
production projects. Tejas product
lines include petroleum production
products such as casing, tubing,
couplings and tubular accessories,
as well as drilling products, including
drill pipe, drill collars and drill string
accessories.
Tejas Tubular Products, Inc
– USA
Norma builds production in Atibaia
Engineered joining technology firm
Norma Group has established a
manufacturing site in Atibaia, near
São Paulo in Brazil. The new facility
provides the capacity to manufacture a
broad range of Norma Group products,
including exhaust couplings, clamps,
quick connectors and fluid systems.
Norma Group also signed an agreement
to purchase manufacturing assets for
quick connectors, including tooling
and injection moulding machines,
in September. This will allow Norma
Group to accelerate the build-up of
its production capabilities in South
America in order to better serve its
customers. Start of production is
expected in 2014.
“The new facility is a significant step in
our planned build-up of production in
Brazil,” said Werner Deggim, CEO of
Norma Group. “We will strengthen our
presence in this dynamically growing
region to better meet the needs of South
American and global customers.”
The company has been present in the
Brazilian market since 2011 with a sales
and engineering office in Santo André,
located about 20km outside São Paulo.
Norma Group manufactures a broad
range of engineered joining technology
solutions in three product categories –
clamp, connect and fluid – offering over
30,000 products and solutions to around
10,000 customers in 100 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 SE
– Germany
Sandvik among most innovative companies
For the third year running, Sandvik has
earned a position on the prestigious
Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global
Innovators list.
The list designates 100 corporations and
institutions around the world that are at
the heart of innovation as measured by
a series of proprietary patent-related
metrics.
According to Thomson Reuters, the list
is developed from “a scientific, unbiased
approach to identify the organisations
that are dedicated to innovation,
committed to protecting patent rights
globally, and whose inventions have
worldwide influence.”
Olle Wijk, head of Sandvik Group
R&D and head of the R&D board,
commented on the designation: “This
global designation recognises Sandvik’s
focus on technical innovation and our
significant investments in research,
development and intellectual property.
“All our engaged and highly qualified
employees in R&D and intellectual
property have a crucial significance for
us being on the Thomson Reuters list.
Their solid collaboration provides our
strong patent portfolio that protects our
inventions, and it is the dedication in the
whole organisation to finding new ideas
and developing products that makes
us a world leading high-technology
engineering group.”
Sandvik Materials Technology is a
developer and manufacturer of products
in advanced stainless steels and special
alloys for demanding environments,
as well as products and systems for
industrial heating.
Sandvik Materials Technology
– UK
