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29 March 2009
Technology Update
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Simultaneous conditioning
of tube ends – inside and out
After making a weld preparation, most tube and pipe has to be polished in order to avoid
pollution of the weld. Th Wortelboer BV, the Netherlands, has developed a revolutionary
solution to polish the inside and outside at the same time in one cycle.
The compact TPP 5090 is a
safe machine for easy cleaning
of welding preparations.
It is possible to quickly and
safely prepare tube, pipe and
plate edges for welding.
The two polishing wheels of
the TPP 5090 can be adjusted
according to the thickness of the
material. The inevitable wear of
the wheels, which decreases
the wheel diameter, can be
corrected. The new innovative
TPP 5090 conditioning machine
is a registered design.
Th Wortelboer BV – The Netherlands
Fax: +31 24 358 70 79 • Email: • Website:
 The TPP 5090 is used for simultaneously polishing the inside
and outside of tube and pipe
Haven Manufacturing, USA, has
introduced an exciting addition
to its tube cutting product line
– the Haventrak ™ flying shear.
Haventrak utilizes the speed and
precision of the company’s ‘dual-
blade shear’ cut-off head.
The system takes advantage of
the ‘Utrak’ length control system
to deliver accurate, high quality,
dimple free cuts on-the-fly. This
innovative approach will provide
improved production rates with
increased accuracy at up to
250 FPM.
Haven Manufacturing has gained worldwide
acceptance by producing high quality cuts
on a variety of tubular shapes and materials
utilizing the dual-blade shearing method.
Universal Controls Group, USA, developed
the Utrak length control system blending
hi-tech electronics and simple mechanics to
provide an accurate yet rugged solution to
length control needs.
Haventrak ™ integrates two of the most
recognized names and know-how in the
tube cutting industry to provide improved
quality and accuracy.
Haven Manufacturing – USA
Fax: +1 912 264 9001
Email:
Website:
Universal Controls Group – USA
Fax: +1 419 874 2825
Email:
Website:
Haventrak™ flying shear
for cutting expertise
 The Haventrak ™flying shear from
Haven Manufacturing
Advances in ultrasonic
measurement for
Nitinol tubing
LaserLinc, a producer of precision
measurement systems, has developed new
testing solutions for its ultrasonic line.
The company has applied ultrasonic
technology to measure medical-grade
Nitinol tubing, and claims that its application
is the only practical, non-destructive and
in-process method available.
Using the UltraGauge+ ultrasonic system
and a laser scanning micrometer, LaserLinc
can provide the inside diameter, wall
thickness, and outside diameter of the
material.
Nitinol (nickel titanium/NiTi) is a shape
memory alloy used in, among other
things, medical devices. Because of its
unique crystalline structure, Nitinol has
been difficult to measure accurately with
ultrasonics, and because of its high cost,
accurate measurement is a priority for
manufacturers.
LaserLinc has also created UltraLock,
a wave-analysis procedure designed to
simplify the time-consuming and difficult
process of setting up ultrasonic measure-
ment systems. With the UltraLock setup
procedure, the user can reduce complexity
of ultrasonic measurement to one step,
without reducing control over the system.
The user can also quickly and automatically
set software parameters to ensure accurate
and reliable measurement, even if the
product size changes during a production
run. In addition, the system can be
configured to measure all layers of multi-
layer products simultaneously.
UltraLock, a feature of LaserLinc’s Total Vu
software, is designed specifically to work
with the company’s UltraGauge+ ultrasonic
measurement system.
Total Vu gives users access to powerful
computational, data processing, and data
collection tools. The software makes
it possible to use in-process tolerance
checking, trending, SPC, feedback control,
data logging, recipes and other configurable
features.
LaserLinc Inc – USA
Fax: +1 937 318 2445
Email:
Website: