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16 November 2016
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TMK GIPI to operate new 6" mill
AS part of its ongoing ‘In Country
Value’ initiatives, TMK GIPI (Oman)
has announced the final stage of its 8"
to 24" mill expansion for manufacturing
smaller sizes – 6" to 7", which are used
for oil and gas well delivery and are
currently sourced from the overseas
market.
The company states that the mill
modernisation and expansion shows
its commitment to the industrial
development of the country. It not only
contributes to the manufacturing of
new products for the exploration and
production of oil and gas, but also
strengthens the value chain through
the participation of local suppliers and
local labour.
TMK GIPI CEO Vladimir I
Shcherbatykh said, “This mill is world
class, state-of-the-art for the oil and
gas industry. These days the challenge
of increasing oil and gas production
is associated with technology, and
TMK’s commitment is to provide
Oman oil and gas industry, as well
as other operators within the region,
with products manufactured under the
strictest standards and with the highest
quality, along with just-in-time service
and technical support.”
This key milestone for TMK GIPI is
expected to create 15 new permanent
jobs, develop local talents, give support
to SMEs, and stimulate the local
economy.
The company states that it is proud
to contribute to the development and
progress of the Omani economy by
minimising dependence on imports
and increasing export of local quality
products to other markets with fair,
competitive prices.
The mill occupies 240,000m2 and
includes the expansion of new 6" lines,
which incorporate the latest technology
to manufacture pipes for the oil
and gas industry. This technology
includes a cutting-edge heat treatment
line, threading facilities capable of
processing OCTG, inspection lines to
meet the highest quality standards, and
adjustment lines.
The entire process ensures
production of high quality finished
pipes in line with international standard
requirements.
TMK GIPI (Gulf International Pipe
Industry) was established as a limited
liability company in the Sultanate of
Oman in January 2007. It claims to be
the first manufacturer of high pressure
steel line pipes and casing pipes in
Oman and the first mill in the MENA
region and sub-continent of India to
manufacture high pressure 6" to 24"
electric resistance welded (ERW) steel
pipes.
TMK GIPI – Oman
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Primetals wins order from AMAG to
modernise rolling stands
PRIMETALS Technologies has secured
an order from AMAG rolling GmbH,
an Austrian aluminium producer, to
modernise the drive technology on
the four-high cold rolling stand in its
Ranshofen plant. The order covers
not only the supply of the motors,
converters and converter transformers,
but also the couplings, disc brakes and
mechanical adaptations. Primetals will
also handle the design, engineering,
project management and training, as
well as the removal and assembly of
components, repairs and the supply of
spare parts.
The purpose of the project is to
increase plant availability. Primetals
Technologies previously modernised the
drive technology of the company’s four-
high hot rolling stand in 2015.
The drive solution to be
implemented on the four-
high cold rolling stand
consists of a front/back
motor layout for the stand
and the coiler, and a single
motor assembly for the
uncoiler. Rugged, water-
cooled induction motors
from Siemens are fed by
Sinamics active front end
converters. A Sinamics
SM150 converter drives
the two 3.3kV mill motors,
each of which has a power
rating of 2,200kW and a speed ranging
from 300 to 750 rpm. Sinamics S120
converters drive the 690V coiler motors,
each of which is rated at 500kW and
has a speed ranging from 320 to 1,050
rpm.
Conversion and commissioning are
scheduled to take place during a brief
plant shutdown at the end of 2016. The
challenge will be to convert the rolling
stand with as little adaptation work
as possible and the shortest possible
interruption to production.
AMAG rolling GmbH is a manufacturer
of rolled aluminium products. The
company belongs to the Austrian AMAG
Group, a supplier of cast and rolled
aluminium products that are used in a
wide range of industries, such as aircraft,
automotive, sports equipment, lighting,
mechanical engineering, construction
and packaging.
Primetals Technologies Ltd – UK
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