March 2014 Tube Products International
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products & developments
Digital measurement
Pipe and material handling equipment
company Sumner Manufacturing has
launched the Center Punch for quickly
measuring angles and marking pipe.
The Center Punch includes a digital
inclinometer gauge set on an angled
base, suitable for measuring angles
on pipe.
The easy-to-read digital gauge displays
angles to the nearest hundredth and is
removable from the angled magnetic
base. The base contains a push button
spring-loaded striking hammer for
clearly marking pipe.
“Sumner’s Center Punch introduces
a flexible, easy-to-read, easy-to-use
tool for marking angle on pipe that
has yet to be matched in the industry,”
stated Sumner national sales manager
Brendan Conway.
“The removable gauge really makes the
Sumner Center Punch a 3-in-1 tool.”
The Center Punch is easy to use:
set the base on the pipe, turn on
the inclinometer gauge and adjust
as needed until the desired angle is
reached. Pull up the spring-loaded
hammer and press the push button
on the angled base to mark pipe.
The inclinometer also includes a ‘zero’
button to reset the angle.
Sumner Manufacturing has served the
welding and mechanical contracting
industry for nearly a half century,
creating material lifts, jack stands,
pipe fit-up clamps, welding tools and
material carts that are used in more
than 50 countries around the world,
and in numerous industries.
Sumner Manufacturing Co, Inc
– USA
Demagnetising large steel products
Goudsmit Magnetic Systems has
expanded its range of demagnetising
systems with the launch of a series of
large format demagnetising tunnels.
The tunnels, with corresponding
demagnetising generators, have been
developed and tested in-house and are
intended for products with a diameter
of 2,000mm.
Since production work must
be increasingly accurate and
efficient, the requirements
set for residual magnetism
are also increasing. This
residual magnetism causes
problems in welding, with
the result that the quality
and quantity of such work
are diminished.
Bymaking use of the recently
developed demagnetising
tunnel, the production
process can proceed
uninterrupted. The first series
of the ‘giga’ demagnetising
tunnels is intended for the
demagnetisation of gas
transport pipes in Russia.
The new demagnetising
tunnels are also suitable for
small connected, long or
endless products such as
steel wire. This is due, in part,
to the 100 per cent duty cycle combined
with a demagnetising generator.
For these continuous processes, the
demagnetising tunnels can be supplied
with a conveyor belt or a roller belt with
an optional speed regulator.
Demagnetisation on-site is also an
option, and this has been expanded with
a lightweight demagnetising generator
that can also be used in locations that
are difficult to access. By making use of
this service, it is possible to demagnetise
without acquiring expensive equipment
and, if necessary, with the assistance
and expertise of specialists.
Goudsmit Magnetic Systems BV
–
Netherlands
Large format demagnetising tunnel for products with a diameter of 2,000mm
