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October 2008 Tube Products International 9
news business & market
Integration of Mid-South Control Line
RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, has
completed the integration of Mid-South Control Line as a division of RathGibson. Based in Marrero, Louisiana, Mid-South
Control Line is a leader in control line and well completion accessories.
“The union of RathGibson and Mid-South Control Line allows our customers in the oil and gas industry to enjoy numerous
benefits,” said Dave Pudelsky, vice president, strategic marketing. “We have worked hard to preserve Mid-South’s unique
identity while incorporating all the advantages that RathGibson’s experience, industry presence, and technological advances
can offer.”
Mid-South’s website, brochure, and technical literature have all been updated to fit RathGibson’s corporate standard
allowing customers to access information and technical data with ease.
Another benefit of the unification between Mid-South and RathGibson is shortened lead times. Mid-South offers control
lines in 316L, Duplex, Super Austenitic 825 and Nickel 625 alloys. The recently completed expansion of Mid-South’s
warehouse, which added an additional 15,000ft2, has been instrumental in improving the flow of product through the facility.
Mid-South serves as a stocking location for well completion tubing and accessories for customers operating in the Gulf of
Mexico, as well as around the world.
Together with RathGibson, Mid-South has accelerated efforts to reach customers in regions such as the Middle East,
Africa, South America, and Asia, including China. By offering technical support, regional service, high-quality products, and
short lead times, Mid-South Control Line has become
renowned its for well completion control line tubing and
accessories.
RathGibson supplies highly engineered stainless
steel, nickel, and titanium tubing to diverse industries
such as chemical, petrochemical, power generation,
oil and gas, food, beverage, pharmaceutical,
biopharmaceutical, medical, biotechnology, and
general commercial.
RathGibson – USA
Mid-South Control Line – USA
Mid-South Control Line is now a division of RathGibson ▲ ▲
Tube processing seminars in South Africa
AddisonMckee, a tube bending and
end-forming technology specialist, has
co-hosted a series of tube processing-
related seminars with machine tools
business, Retecon/Vite Machinery
(Pty) Ltd, South Africa. Laser cutting
specialists, Trumpf GmbH & Co KG also
participated.
The three seminars were scheduled to
take place at the end of July, in Durban,
Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. For
its part in the seminars, AddisonMckee
focused on tube bending, end-forming
processes, applications and machinery,
and associated tooling.
“South Africa is rapidly showing its
credentials as an up-and-coming
provider of high-quality tubular
components, especially for the
automotive vehicle exhaust sector,”
commented Christian Rogiers,
AddisonMckee’s director of global
marketing. “ It therefore seemed
only appropriate to both champion
and help stage a series of events
focused on bringing even higher
levels of understanding regarding the
tube bending process and achieving
greater heights of tubular component
manufacturing excellence. ”
AddisonMckee designs, manufactures
and supplies tube bending and end
forming technologies for increasingly
complex automotive, aviation, truck
and shipbuilding requirements. The
company also offers muffler and
catalytic converter assembly solutions,
hydraulic press machinery, tube
inspection systems, plant automation
and complete workcell integration.
A whole range of tooling and accessory
options are also provided, as are
comprehensive maintenance and
service contracts, training and education
programmes and financial services.
AddisonMckee is also able to offer
machine rebuilds, refurbishment,
upgrades and trade-ins.
AddisonMckee – USA