Technology News
74
N
ovember
2014
Investment in ECM equipment to
deliver customer benefits
SUPERIOR
Tube
Company,
a
manufacturer of small diameter precision
tubing for safety critical applications,
has invested in a new Everite Ultracut
electrochemical tube cut-off machine for
its plant in Collegeville, Pennsylvania,
USA. The new machine offers versatility
in terms of cut setting and has the
ability to store a number of recipes for
specific cut-to-length products, making
the set-up process faster. In addition
to improved throughput rates and cost
reductions, the machine will ensure
enhanced cut quality, including end
squareness consistency, and increase
the company’s capacity for future growth
in its cutting operations.
To complement the new machine,
Superior Tube also purchased an added
centrifuge filter system together with an
improved electrochemical solution with
an increased usable life.
Bob Henry, Superior Tube’s president
and CFO, commented, “This is an
important investment for Superior Tube.
ECM (electrochemical machining) is an
essential technology for us and in order
to deliver its full benefits to our customers
– including enhanced product quality,
reduced lead times and competitive
pricing – we need to be operating with
the most advanced equipment. By
enhancing our ability to provide value-
added services, this is an investment
that will help our customers to focus their
efforts on what they do best.”
Superior Tube’s products are used in
a range of industries, from aerospace
to power stations, and oil and gas
extraction to medicine. The company’s
manufacturing capabilities include
seamless and welded tubes, straight
lengths or coils, in stainless steel, nickel,
titanium and zirconium.
Superior Tube Co
– USA
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R&D co-op
TMK, a manufacturer of pipe for the oil
and gas industry, has signed an R&D
cooperation programme for 2014-2016
with Lukoil, providing for the launch of
import-substituting and new types of
high-performance tubular products to
meet the needs of the oil and gas sector.
TMK operates 28 production sites in
the USA, Russia, Canada, Romania,
Oman, UAE and Kazakhstan and two
R&D centres in Russia and the USA.
TMK
– Russia
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