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Technology Update
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QUADRANT EPP has launched www.
designwithtorlon.com, a multimedia website
that provides information to engineers,
designers and machinists on the material
properties and advantages of the company’s
machinable Torlon® PAI shapes.
In addition to standard material information
such as product specifications, basic
application information and downloadable
documentation, the new site also features
specially commissioned video elements
that hope to increase the site’s usefulness
for the design community.
Video segments cover topics such as saw
cutting, turning, milling and fly-cutting.
Site visitors can see first hand how these
processes are performed in Quadrant’s
Technical Centres. The processes
demonstrated address many frequently
asked questions about designing parts
with Torlon PAI and many other advanced
engineering plastics.
In addition to the video segments on
material fabrication and machining
procedures, Quadrant has introduced a
newly commissioned series of video shorts
modelled on a US talk show format that
address design and performance concepts.
These segments are grouped in the site’s
Vodcast area and are intended to be light-
hearted, entertaining and informative. The
show can be subscribed to as an RSS feed
by visitors who want to stay connected to
new updates from the programme.
The primary aim of the site is to illustrate
the material properties and performance
advantages of Torlon PAI when compared
to machinable polyimide materials. The
versatile performance benefits Torlon PAI
offers at elevated temperatures, ranging
from 150°C to 250°C, are not always
understood in the wider materials design
and engineering community.
These include excellent wear and frictional
performance, exceptional strength,
stiffness, and dimensional stability – all
of which are described in the ‘Why Torlon’
section of the site.
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• NC Pipe Benders
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Tooling
• Pipe / Flange
Welders up to Dn 350
• Saddle & Hole Cutters up to Dn 900
• Custom Pipe
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• Pipe Shop II Software
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1840 Marine View Drive, Tacoma, WA 98422
Telephone: 253-922-7433 Fax: 253-922-2536
E-Mail:
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Brushes for
removing the
coating of tubes
LESSMAN, Germany, makes wire brushes
for industrial applications like de-burring
of working components or cleaning
or structuring surfaces of materials and
removing the coating of tubes.
The external surface of steel pipelines is
often coated with epoxy resin and PE or
PP layers. These protect the tube from
corrosion but must be removed at the tube
ends to enable the welding procedure to
take place when the tubes are put together.
Usually several rings of knotted wire brushes
are mounted together to get one massive
block of wheel brushes. Diameter of the
brush, wire thickness and the overall shape
of the brush are defined by the sizes of the
tube, the material of the layers and the cut
back machine in use.
The company offers brushes up to the
diameter of 500mm, filled with hard drawn
high tensile wire.
Most of the brushes are made-to-order, as
the individual applications often vary.
Beside these cut back brushes, Lessmann
offers various special tools for the pipeline
industry like brushes for cleaning weld
seams or brushes for pigs to clean the
inside of tubes.
Lessmann GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 9082 70778
Email:
Website:
Torlon PAI also displays high creep
resistance and inherent low flammability,
as well as resistance against high energy
radiation (gamma- and X-rays).
Torlon PAI shapes are available in extruded,
injectionmoulded and compressionmoulded
grades, for a range of highly demanding
applications in various industries, especially
the aerospace, chemical processing, energy
and semiconductor sectors.
Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products
– Switzerland
Email:
Website:
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