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production and investments said: “Increase of non-destructive testing
facilities is one of Interpipe’s strategic goals. Over the last two years
we have added NDT facilities at our operations and now have the
capability – through ultrasonic, electromagnetic, eddy current and
magnetic particle testing – to test seamless and welded pipes at all
of our mills.”
The company has also revealed details of a project to build a pipe
coating line based at Interpipe NTRP. The planned production
capacity of the line is 250 thousand tons (of pipes) per year, which will
be the first of this size in Ukraine.
The process of ultraviolet polymerization will be used to coat the
pipes and will take less than two seconds to dry. The new coating
will protect the pipes from corrosion for a long term period, which
is a key factor when the product is being kept and transported. The
new coating is also environmentally friendly as the coating does not
contain any harmful substances.
Mr Slyusarev said: “This new equipment brings together the best
combination of ecological sustainability and functionality. On the one
hand it is environmentally safe for our workers and on the other, it
is a great opportunity to coat different pipe types,and improve the
commodity properties and performance of our products.”
German company, Venjakob, was selected as one of the major
suppliers of pipe coating equipment for pipe producers in Europe,
USA and Russia.
Interpipe – Ukraine
Fax: +380 562 389482
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Industry News
Ametek establishes Scandinavian subsidiary
Ametek Inc has opened a direct sales, service and marketing
office in Vällingby, west of Stockholm, Sweden, to better service
its growing customer base in Denmark, Finland, Norway and
Sweden. The new subsidiary will initially provide sales, service
and technical support for Ametek customers of Spectro Analytical
Instruments.
“We are very pleased with our new Nordic subsidiary,” notes Mr
Manfred Bergsch, Spectro business unit manager, “It represents a
further expansion of our presence in Scandinavia and reflects the
growing importance of our customer base in the region. We now
will be able to provide our Scandinavian customers with a wider
range of products and services.”
Based in Kleve, Germany, Spectro is a unit of the Ametek materials
analysis division. It provides instruments for applications in the metals
analysis, environmental monitoring, research and development, and
petrochemical, pharmaceutical and electronics manufacture.
Among Spectro’s product technologies are arc/spark, ICP optical
emission, x-ray fluorescence and x-ray transmission spectrometers
for the analysis of solids, liquids, and powders.
Ametek Nordic AB – Sweden
Fax: +46 8 51906034
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