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May 2015 Tube Products International 23
business & market news
Stainless steel tube
factory
International Industries Limited (IIL), a producer of GI pipes,
API pipes, cold rolled tubes, polyethylene and PPR C pipes,
is planning to commission a stainless steel tube factory in
Karachi, Pakistan, and a large diameter tube mill by mid-
2015. The company has also incorporated a wholly owned
subsidiary in Australia: IIL Australia Pty Ltd.
IIL Stainless Steel Tubes will initially cater to the needs of
ornamental and auto sectors for various applications by
manufacturing austenitic and ferritic series in conformance
with the ASTM A-554 international standard.
In addition, the company is setting up a 12" diameter API and
structural pipemill. Thismill is expected to cater to the growing
demand of gas companies and the construction sector in the
region.
IIL, which has 50 years of pipe manufacturing experience, also
participated in BORU 2015, in Turkey.
International Industries Ltd – Pakistan
Precision pipe
measurement
THE production of natural gas through fracking has helped
the laser specialist LAP to achieve its position in the US
market for high-precision pipe measurement. Purchasers
include pipe manufacturers that are suppliers to the fracking
companies. The laser systems allow them to ensure the
required consistently high pipe quality. A further important
market segment is the revitalised American construction
industry, which is showing increasing willingness to invest.
The US aircraft industry also has full order books and relies
on laser projection for optimisation.
LAP USA has supplied more than 50 RDMS systems for the
measurement of pipe profiles in the USA and Canada so far.
“We have thus achieved a leading market position in this
sector in North America,” said Karsten Hofmann, president
of the LAP subsidiary in the USA. “In order to meet the
increasing demand for the Straightness Check system for
measuring the straightness of pipes as well, we have already
added four employees to our sales team.”
LAP systems optimise quality in pipe production. The laser
systems of LAP are particularly used by manufacturers who
produce pipes for fracking companies.
LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen – Germany/USA