March 2013 Tube Products International
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products & developments
Luvata introduces longest
jointless hollow conductor
Luvata, a leader in metal solutions
manufacturing and related engineering
services, has introduced Mileon
TM
,
claimed to be the longest seamless
hollow conductor available.
Hollow conductors are used in a
number of applications including
particle accelerators, MRI scanners,
plasma research devices and induction
furnaces. Unlike traditional hollow
conductors, Mileon gives manufacturers
the option for large continuous coils or
the flexibility to specify the optimum
length, reducing the amount of scrap
and packaging materials required.
Mileon hollow conductors are
completely jointless and produced in
long continuous lengths, measured
in hundreds or even thousands of
metres. Made from high purity oxygen-
free copper, Mileon delivers electrical
conductivity of 101-102 %IACS and
thermal conductivity of 390W/km.
The newest cancer treatment
instruments are carbon-particle therapy
instruments, which are used to direct
a concentrated beam into a tumour
without hurting the surrounding healthy
tissue. These instruments use powerful,
water-cooled resistive magnets wound
with hollow conductors.
“Every joint in a magnet causes not
only additional work, but they’re also a
major risk for leaks despite very careful
inspection of the joint,” commented
Paula Tappola, Luvata product manager
for hollow conductors. “In most cases
a leak inside a magnet cannot be
repaired and the whole magnet must
be replaced with a new one, causing
significant down time and substantial
costs.”
Commonly requested dimensions and
shapes of Luvata hollow conductor
profile tools include round, oval,
square and rectangle. Luvata’s
solutions are used in many industries
such as renewable energy, power
generation, automotive, medicine, air-
conditioning, industrial refrigeration
and consumer products.
Luvata
– Finland
Luvata’s new Mileon seamless hollow
conductor
BSS delivers Victaulic range
Victaulic’s full range of pipe joining
systems is now available via next-day
delivery thanks to BSS Industrial’s
overnight distribution service.
Available to order through BSS trade
counters across the UK, Victaulic’s
grooved and plain-end mechanical
pipe joining systems are tested and
approved globally, and include a range
of couplings, fittings, valves and hole
cut products.
Chris Ricketts, category director for
piping systems for BSS Industrial,
commented, “BSS Industrial prides
itself on offering a range of products
from market leading manufacturers.
Victaulic is a well-established name
and as such requires a distribution
service that can meet high levels of
customer demand. We are confident
that our next-day delivery service
through our Magna Park distribution
centre will make purchasing and
using Victaulic products as simple
as possible for busy contractors and
we look forward to working with the
Victaulic team to ensure that both
existing and new customers receive
the products that they need, when
they need them.”
Victaulic’s couplings, fittings, valves,
specialist accessories and installation
tools are designed for a range of heating
and cooling systems and general
services such as pneumatics and
hydraulics. Markets that already benefit
from the technology include automotive,
biofuel and chemical sectors, as well
as mining, food and beverage and
wastewater industries.
BSS Industrial
– UK
Style 750 reducing coupling
from the Victaulic range
