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TUBE RUSS I A 2009
With over 100 years of experience, Abbey
International Ltd is a source for equipment
used in the welded pipe and tube industry.
The company designs and builds new pipe
mills, tube mills, slitting lines, draw benches,
entry coil handling, exit tube handling, cutoff
equipment, and other related systems.
Abbey International, a leader in pipe
mill technology, is also within the Bronx
International group. The group is a single
source supplier of mills and finishing
equipment with over 3,800 installations in
over 60 countries.
Combined, Abbey and Bronx have one of
the largest ranges of ERW mills and pipe
finishing equipment available.
Abbey’s patented Quick Change System®
can deliver automated changeovers in as
little as 15 minutes and the TBS® forming
system can be retrofitted to mills, reducing
roll tooling costs and changeover times.
Through partnership with Bronx Taylor-
Wilson, the premier builder of finishing
equipment, Abbey offers first class
equipment for tube and pipe manufacture,
including turnkey processes and individual
machines.
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Agtos is a manufacturer of shot-blast
machines constructed according to specific
user requirements. High performance
turbines are used in the design, proving
their worth during modernization of older
blast machines from other manufacturers.
The turbines create advantages in terms of
operation and maintenance of the units.
The Agtos high performance turbine
is a rugged aggregate structure that
is extremely efficient due to a reduced
number of wear parts and a high abrasive
flow rate. This reduces maintenance times
compared with other turbines and saves
maintenance costs.
The patented shot-blast turbines are
equipped with six blades located on
one side attached to a single disc. For
assembly, normal tools are sufficient.
Compared to other turbines, the blasting
wheel only has six blades instead of eight
or more. Moreover, the distance bolts that
are required for double disc wheels are no
longer needed.
The spare part costs are already reduced by
the low number of wear parts. In addition,
there are fewer components disturbing the
flow of the abrasives (no velocities), which
improves the blasting result at the same
power consumption levels.
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Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corp is one
of the world’s leading manufacturers of
induction melting and heating equipment,
with worldwide operations in nine countries.
Along with serving industries such as steel,
automotive, forging and foundry, Ajax Tocco
has a global commitment to the tube and
pipe industry.
The company manufactures induction-
heating systems that process up to 120t of
high quality pipe and casing per hour with
consistent quality and ovality. According
to the company, this induction heating
equipment provides a reliable and flexible
supply of heat, with outstanding control.
The Ajax Tocco converters facilitate this
flexibility with a patented, wide operating
window. This allows a larger range of sizes
to be processed in one induction coil size
without the need for capacitor or voltage
switching.
Converting the barrel furnaces to induction
heating, for stretch reducing, enables the
use of existing handling equipment and
the advantage of fast, controllable, energy
saving induction heating.
The results can lead to dramatic savings
in space, reduced energy consumption,
improved quality and the benefit of recipe
control.
Ajax Tocco is at the forefront of API pipe
production for the oil and gas industry.
Because casing drill pipe and line drill
pipe reliability is crucial, the company
believes it is a highly dependable source
of supply systems to harden and temper
pipe, casing and couplings to full API
specifications.
An industry expert for tube and pipe
heating, Ajax Tocco specialises in seam
annealing, solution annealing, bright
annealing, coating, bending and forming.
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Attl a spol sro, a regular exhibitor at Tube
Russia, is a manufacturer of complete tube
mills and components for the mills to produce
longitudinally welded tubes and profiles.
The company’s products are designed
and constructed with the traditional Czech
Abbey International Ltd
USA
Agtos GmbH
Germany
 The Agtos high-performance turbine featuring a
sturdy housing made of manganese steel
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic
USA
 Heating a pipe using machinery from Ajax Tocco
Attl a spol sro
Czech Republic
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