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May 2015 Tube Products International 37
products & developments
Pre-installed elbow couplings
Picoma Industries, a division of JMC
Steel Group, has added SpeedCouple,
a pre-installed elbow coupling, to its
line of elbow, coupling and nipple
products (EC&N). SpeedCouple
connects in half the time, compared to a
standard three-piece coupling. Instead
of turning the elbow, contractors can
turn SpeedCouple and let the lead-in
tapered threads make the connection.
SpeedCouple is available on rigid steel
elbows in standard and special radiuses,
and in trade sizes 2" to 5".
Picoma manufactures a complete line
of electrical conduit fittings, galvanised
elbows, couplings and nipples, and a
complete EC&N package of aluminium,
running thread and service meter
masts.
SpeedCouple is available now
throughout North America.
Picoma Industries – USA
Next-generation structural product
from Tata
Tata Steel has launched Celsius® 420,
a stronger hot finished structural steel
hollow section that reduces the weight
of mechanical products and can speed
up the construction of new buildings.
The ‘next generation’ in hot finished
structural steel was developed in con-
junction with construction customers,
primarily for use in applications where
structural performance at minimum
weight is required.
Offering a high yield strength of 420
MPa and weight savings of up to 17 per
cent compared with Tata Steel’s Celsius
355 products, Celsius 420 enables
the construction sector to use smaller
foundations and fewer temporary
structures. It also has potential for use
in mechanical products sectors such as
industrial machines, agricultural vehicles
and vehicle axles.
Celsius 420’s uniform grain structure
means it is a fully stress-relieved
product. Combined with the steel’s
lower carbon equivalent value (CEV)
of 0.45, compared to the 0.5 product
standard of EN 10210, this improves
weldability and fabrication. Steel with
a lower CEV also requires no additional
heat treatment.
High-strength structures can be
fabricated without changing standard
weld procedures. In addition, tighter
radii can be maintained on the corner
profiles of square and rectangular
sections to ensure a smaller surface
area for less weight, a reduced risk of
fracture, and a consistent aesthetic.
“While our Celsius range is already
very well established in the structural
hollow sections market, we know our
customers are always looking for new
materials with enhanced properties,”
said Henrik Adam, Tata Steel’s chief
commercial officer in Europe. “This is
why we focus so much on innovation
to develop next-generation products.
We’re bringing to market an entirely new
range of hot finished hollow structural
sections that we believe is in a class of
its own. Celsius 420 guarantees proven
performance and
quality assurance,
offering customers
design freedom
and manufacturing
confidence.”
Jonathan Clemens,
head of marketing,
construction and
infrastructure for Tata
Steel’s European
operations, added,
“Tata Steel is the
only manufacturer
to supply structural
hollow sections to
BES 6001, the BRE’s
responsible sourcing
standard. With a
rating of ‘very good’, this certification
provides independent verification
of our corporate responsibility and
a benchmark to show that we are
continuously improving our sustainability
credentials.”
Certification to BES 6001 also provides
validation of product traceability. Tata
Steel can demonstrate the provenance
of the raw material right through to
final production of Celsius 420, which
is manufactured in the UK through the
company’s fully integrated supply chain.
Tata Steel Europe Ltd – UK
Tata Steel’s Celsius 420 hot finished structural steel hollow section
Picoma’s SpeedCouple pre-installed elbow
coupling