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January/February 2017
Vol 30 No 1
The January Issue
Welcome to the latest issue of
Tube & Pipe Technology magazine.
This issue we have a feature on welding
and a show feature on the BORU Tube
Fair in Turkey. We also have in-depth
articles on Deco Automotive’s investment
in high-performance pipe bending cells (page 67) and
technologies for the measurement of diameter, wall
thickness, eccentricity and sagging during hose and tube
extrusion from Sikora (page 69).
I will be travelling to SteelFab 2017 in sunny Sharjah, UAE,
in January so please do come and say hello if you are also
visiting. Our stand is number 3541 and is situated in hall 5.
I have heard nothing but positive reviews of the show so I
look forward to visiting and exhibiting at the event for the
first time.
Next issue we have features on straightening technology
and equipment; and inspection, testing and quality
control. The magazine will be distributed at Tube Russia.
I would like to wish all of our readers a very happy festive
season and a prosperous New Year.
If you would like to submit news or articles for the March
issue then send them to me by the editorial deadline of
9 January 2017. Contact me at
Enjoy the magazine.
Rory McBride –
Editor
EDITORIAL INDEX 2
INDUSTRY NEWS 6
TECHNOLOGY NEWS 26
GLOBAL MARKETPLACE 48
中文综合 63
ADVERTISERS INDEX 72
ARTICLE: 69
Technologies for the measurement of
diameter, wall thickness, eccentricity and
sagging during
hose and tube
extrusion
By Sikora AG,
Germany
ARTICLE: 67
Case study: Deco Automotive invests
in high-performance pipe bending cells
By Schwarze-Robitec
GmbH, Germany
On the cover . . .
Adda Fer Meccanica, established in
1990, is a leading Italian company
specialising in the engineering and
manufacturing of plants for the
production of electro welded tubes
and coil processing equipment.
Its business was initially based
on second-hand equipment sales
but soon expanded into servicing,
repair and the overhaul of machinery and lines
sold in order to guarantee customers a complete and reliable
experience. The implementation of a full technical department
followed this, which was allowed to develop new machinery
and to adapt and improve second-hand lines in order to offer a
more high quality product at a competitive price.
The results achieved by the company during recent years
confirm that the choice, made just a few years ago, to focus
its activity on engineering and manufacturing of brand-new
equipment, instead of overhauling and servicing second-hand
lines, was a successful and important step.
With expert know-how and a clear orientation towards the
international market, Adda Fer Meccanica has supplied several
production plants around the world, increasing the popularity of
the brand, which is now synonymous with quality and reliability.
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The international magazine for the tube & pipe industries
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JANUARY 2017