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May/June 2016
Vol 29 No 3
The May Issue
Welcome to the latest Tube & Pipe
Technology magazine.
In this issue we have features on Tube
Russia 2016 and the Guangzhou Fair
as well as an extended technical article
from SMS Meer looking at machinery
and plants used for the production of oilfield tubulars,
and all the latest industry and technology news.
The entire team has just returned from Tube Düsseldorf
and we had a fantastic show with lots of positive
feedback about the magazine.
Despite some of the global economic issues that
are clearly having an impact on the tube industry,
the overall atmosphere was extremely upbeat. Many
companies were looking at innovation, investment and
diversification as the answers to their problems, which
was inspiring to hear although the future of the steel
industry in the UK and the worldwide oil price is still an
issue that refuses to go away.
Next issue we will have features on Tube China 2016,
tube mills and rollforming lines, advances in coating,
pickling and galvanising, and advances in measuring
and marking. The editorial deadline is 19 May and the
advertising deadline is 2 June. You can contact me at
if you need any other information.
I hope that you enjoy the magazine.
Rory McBride –
Editor
EDITORIAL INDEX 2
INDUSTRY NEWS 6
TECHNOLOGY NEWS 24
GLOBAL MARKETPLACE 62
中文综合 66
ADVERTISERS INDEX 76
TECHNICAL ARTICLE: 71
Machinery and plants for the
production of oilfield tubulars
By Dr Ing Hansjörg Hoppe and Dr Ing Hans Pelster,
SMS Group
On the cover . . .
As an industrial engineering group, Fives
designs and supplies machines, process
equipment and production lines for the
world’s largest industrials, including the
aluminium, steel, glass, automotive,
aerospace, logistics, cement, energy and
sugar sectors.
Located in over 30 countries and with
nearly 8,000 employees, Fives is
known for its technological expertise and
competence in executing international projects. Fives’ multi-
sector expertise gives it a global vision of the industry which provides
a continuous source of innovation. The effectiveness of its R&D
programmes enables Fives to design forward-thinking industrial solutions
that anticipate clients’ needs in terms of profitability, performance, safety
and compliance with environmental standards.
Fives is a prominent supplier of Abbey and OTO mills, Taylor-Wilson
finishing equipment, and Bronx straighteners, providing custom
engineered products that offer a quality, fully integrated solution. This
combination of resources and infrastructure utilises the most recent
developments in technology, delivering reliable tube and pipe mill and
finishing solutions for a wide range of seamless and welded products.
Recognised for experience and superior technology by steel and non-
ferrous manufacturers, thousands of installations are commercially
present throughout the world such as OTO and Abbey mills that feature
the best in ERW pipe mills, entry systems, tube and pipe cutoffs, and
Abbey slitting lines and drawbenches. Fives’ installations also include
Bronx tube and pipe and long product straighteners, Taylor-Wilson
hydrostatic pipe testing, collapse testing and leak testing machines and a
complete line of end-facing and rotary cut-off equipment.
The international magazine for the tube & pipe industries
VOL29 NO3
US$33
MAY 2016