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Visitors to the Inductotherm Group stand
will have the opportunity to discuss their
heating and welding requirements with
application specialists representing the
Thermatool and Radyne brands.
Thermatool specialises in providing
innovative and cost effective solutions for
tube and pipe producers throughout the
world. With the largest installed base of
more than 1,200 solid-state HF welders
worldwide, Thermatool has over 50 years
of experience in the continuous high-speed
production of quality tube and pipe from
8mm to 24" diameter. The new range of
Thermatool VIP seam normalising and full
body annealing systems provide added
systems capability to producers of high
quality API grade oil and gas pipe.
Radyne offers producers and installation
contractors of API pipe an unrivalled range
of induction heat treatment and coating
systems, including pre- and post-weld girth
joint heat treatment and coating technology.
Designed for both onshore and offshore
applications, Radyne Merlin and SwirlCoat
systems are engineered to satisfy even the
harshest and most demanding installations.
Website:
The International Tube Association (ITA)
is the world’s largest association of tube
and pipe engineers and its presence will
be geared towards offering assistance to
tube and pipe professionals. Emphasis
will be placed on the membership benefits
available, including support services at
the major tube shows worldwide and the
educational opportunities provided through
technical conferences and seminars.
Existing members can ensure they are
taking full advantage of the enhanced range
of membership benefits. Non-members will
be able to meet ITA staff to learn all about
what the Association can do for them. They
can also collect details of the ITA benefits
including reduced delegate fees for ITA
conferences, free promotional opportunities
in the ITAN newsletter, and free visitor entry
and hospitality at selected exhibitions.
Members can also gain access to copies
of ITA technical conference papers, and
large discounts for company promotion
on (the comprehensive
online material, product and equipment
database). In addition, all members receive
a free annual subscription to either of the
two officially endorsed magazines, Tube
& Pipe Technology and Tube Products
International.
At Tube Russia, the International Tube
Association will also promote its forthcoming
conference for Turkey and the surrounding
region, jointly hosted with Ilhas Fuar. The
‘Pipe & Tube Istanbul 09’ conference will
take place from 2-3 November 2009 in
Istanbul, Turkey.
Website:
Olimpia 80 Engineering designs and
constructs complete mills for the production
of welded tubes. The company is able to
offer both individual pieces of equipment
and complete lines, suitable for any TIG,
laser and HF welding, and for materials
such as stainless steel, carbon steel,
titanium, copper and other non-ferrous
materials.
The company can also provide a wide
range of equipment for strip handling, tube
cutting, inline bright annealing, and inline or
offline tube finishing. One of the company’s
latest developments is a satin and mirror
polishing machine for round, square or
rectangular tubes.
Olimpia 80 can also supply turnkey
systems, find personalised solutions, and
provide complete after-sales technical
services and personnel training.
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PMC-Colinet, a division of Ajax Tocco
Magnethermic Corp, manufactures
advanced coupling starter and screw-on
machine systems for secure connections in
the oilfield. Designed for API and premium
connections, the systems use floating
spindles to automatically and precisely
fit a coupling onto a pipe end for OCTG
applications.
The systems leverage a high-powered
motor to screw the coupling on securely,
applying and recording the right torque.
These systems thus save time, labour
and expense in the customer’s application
by making it easier to assure a tight and
precise pipe-to-coupling fit.
The coupling starter and screw-on
machines ensure connections for pipe sizes
ranging from 1.9" to 20". The systems are
equipped to measure and control torque,
turns, stand-off and ‘J’ dimension metrics.
Accompanying operator interface terminals
display and store final values and graphical
profiles, using PC-based Windows
operating systems.
Other technical features include a coupling
starter, independently controlled spindle
speed, and a hydraulically actuated gripper
head and pipe chuck. The coupling screw-
on has a variable spindle speed, 75kW
(100hp) spindle motor power, and a make-
up torque of up to 35,000ft-lb.
The starter and screw-on systems are
among the dozens of pipe-processing
systems manufactured by PMC-Colinet.
PMC-Colinet’s parent company, Ajax Tocco
Magnethermic, is a leading worldwide
designer and builder of heating, melting and
processing equipment for pipe applications.
Inductotherm HWT
UK
International Tube Assoc
UK
Olimpia 80 Srl
Italy
PMC Colinet
USA
 Coupling starter and screw-on machine system
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