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Industry News
WHEN Sinarsky Pipe Plant, one of the
biggest producers of heavy wall oil country
tubular goods in Russia, required a new
straightening machine to obtain the optimal
straightness and ovality with CNC and load
sensing control, only one company had
the capability to meet their requirements:
Bronx/Taylor-Wilson.
Sinarsky Pipe Plant produces drill
pipes, casing pipes, oil-well tubing, oil-and-
gas pipes as well as rustproof, rolled-up
soldered tubes, seamless hot-rolled and
cold-worked, and non-corrosive pipes.
These products are delivered to all oil and
gas production associations, to industrial
plants, the energy industry, the construction
industry, and public works companies.
Production of the Plant is delivered to both
Russian and Global customers. One of the
key objectives for this type of product was
the importance of retaining all straightening
process data to be issued with the end
product as a “Product Passport”. The pipes
are produced in compliance with API, EN/
DIN, and ASTM standards. The quality
management system is certified according
to EN ISO 9001 / API Q1 international
standards.
The new Bronx/Taylor-Wilson machine
is to be supplied as part of a new, fully
automated finishing line for Sinarsky’s latest
tube production facility. The straightening
machine forms part of a finishing line that
is at the forefront of modern technology
and automation, the most modern of its
type in any CIS tube making facility. This
equipment will process heavy walled, high
grade OCTG seamless pipes with an outside
diameter ranging from 16mm to 125mm,
and wall thicknesses up to 18 mm, in grades
of material up to Q125 in API standards.
Designed to accommodate a particularly
broad range of tubes, Bronx/Taylor-Wilson’s
10-roll design can straighten to the most
stringent of tolerances at high throughput
speeds. The timeframe for completion
of the machine with complete function
testing, installation and commissioning was
scheduled for Q3 of 2010.
The Bronx/Taylor-Wilson 10-roll
Machines are extremely robust and built
for the harshest mill environments. They
have become the industry standard for
the demanding OCTG market. These
machines have vertical adjustment on all
top rolls and numbers 2, 3 and 4 bottom
rolls allowing the machine to apply a more
gentle deflection to the tube by deflecting or
bending the material over three or four roll
centre distances. This design results in the
straightening operation having a minimum
effect on the physical and mechanical
properties of the material which is crucial
in the production of these products.
Like all Bronx/Taylor-Wilson
straightening installations, the Sinarsky
line will be controlled by BTW’s patented
“COMPASS” Computer Aided Setting
System which utilises the very latest
in industrial electrical and electronic
technology to provide the customer with
consistently high quality product and
throughput capacity. The COMPASS
system also provides the added benefit that
machine set up times for a size change are
reduced to less than three minutes and its
data collection and storage are vital to the
producer and end user when processing
such sensitive and critical components.
For nearly 100 years, Bronx/Taylor-
Wilson has been at the forefront of innovation
and quality in the finishing industry. The
Sinarsky installation is the latest success
in BTW’s growing portfolio as a global
leader by providing leading edge solutions
customised to meet the most stringent
requirements of its valued customers.
Bronx/Taylor-Wilson – USA
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Bronx/Taylor-Wilson to install new
straightening machine in Russia
The straightening machine from Bronx/Taylor-Wilson