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Front Cover Story
Randolph Tool Co, Inc offers the highest quality
tube cut off blades and die jaws in the industry,
manufactured to your specifications to best
suit your production needs by true craftsmen
with the best manufacturing procedures in
the the industry as well as a reputation for
exceeding expectations. Randolph Tool,
which was established in 1968, deals direct
to save you money. Fax a drawing of the
blades, dies, jaws or repair parts for your
tube mills that you require. You will receive a quote immediately and
will find that the pricing is extremely competitive with a fast turn around
time. When you receive the blades they will be flat within 0.002 and the
surface of the blade will be extremely smooth, which will help the blade
last longer. Randolph Tool also offers services such as resharpening
of used blades and die jaws as well as precision machining, and
uses only top-grade tool steel to produce the best industrial knives
and die jaws in the business. Visit or email
Editor Rory McBride
Features editor (USA) Dorothy Fabian
Editorial assistant Christian Bradley
Production Lisa Wright
Sales & marketing Catherine Sayers
English speaking sales
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Verkauf & Marketing
(Deutschland, Osterreich, Schweiz)
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Jeroo Norman
Indian sales
Advertising Liz Hughes
co-ordinators Andrea McIntosh
Subscriptions Liz Hughes
Accounts manager Richard Babbedge
Publisher Caroline Sullens
Founder John C Hogg
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The September Issue
Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology
magazine. This issue we have an in-depth feature on tube mills
and roll forming and take a look at the EMO Hannover show
and Tubotech 2013. We also have two technical articles –
OTO SpA discuss tube mills and Schwarze-Robitec write about
some of the latest developments in the science of tube bending.
I will soon be heading to TuboTech in São Paulo, Brazil, for
the second time in just a few weeks and it will be interesting
to see how the country has evolved even just in the past
two years as Brazil’s growth as a major international power
appears to continue at a rapid pace. Of course, some of the
excitement surrounding next year’s FIFA World Cup and the
Olympics in Rio in a couple of years has been dampened
by the recent riots but this is still a very exciting time for the
country, and hopefully the people of the country will come
to an amicable agreement with their leaders. I found it a
charming country that I look forward to visiting once again so
please do come and pick up a copy of the latest magazine if
you are heading to Brazil.
Next issue we have features on Fabtech 2013
(which I will also be attending) and we look at
the latest developments in welding technology
and the area of drilling, piercing and punching.
If you have any news to submit for the
November issue please contact me at:
Rory McBride – Editor