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Tube Mills and Roll Forming Lines
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OCTG has commissioned additional mill-
speed (PMC) API thread lines, which
expand its OD range from 23/8" tubing to
133/8" casing.
The new double-ended tubing line
accommodates OD sizes of 23/8" to 5½" with
a cycle time of approximately 15 seconds/
jt. A pair of 4" Ajax upsetters are also being
installed to complement the line.
OCTG provides tubular finishing services
to world-class oil country tube mills. Its high-
speed threading and inspection systems –
managed and operated by OCTG personnel
– are available either at the mill location or
at the 150-acre OCTG LLP Houston facility.
OCTG claims to operate the only mill-speed
(PMC) third-party threading lines in the
oil country tubular industry. Its patented
OCTG completes threading capacity expansion
ultrasonic (UTFL) and electromagnetic
(EMI) test systems are engineered to
exceed the throughput and sensitivity levels
that are required by API specifications and
demanded by API tubular manufacturers.
OCTG, LLP – USA
Fax: +1 281 456 8877
Website:
ROLL-KRAFT recently participated as the
industry sponsor of the Fabricators and
ManufacturersAssociation (FMA) world-class
roll forming workshop. Attendees were urged
to bring along their questions, drawings,
and roll formed parts to the workshop to get
answers to problems they were experiencing.
Topics included presentations of basic and
complex roll form systems, metallurgy as it
applies to roll forming, tooling installation,
use of high strength steels, basic machine
applications, lubricants, troubleshooting, and
many other subjects.
Gary Summerhill, engineering manager
of Roll-Kraft, conducted a class entitled Roll
Forming High Strength Steels – A Design
Perspective. This class covered the many
options of using high-strength steels, including
when they are preferred, and a compari-
son to other commercial grade steels.
There was an overview of tooling materials,
tooling life, lubrication, equipment, and
general information on the advantages and
disadvantages of using the various steels.
Roll-Kraft provides tooling, and
equipment to the tube and pipe and roll
forming industry. Participation and reliance
on the well-earned ISO 9001:2000 quality
management certification programme has
helped customers in more than 50 countries
identify Roll-Kraft as a reliable source of
high quality products and programs.
Roll-Kraft also provides a full spectrum
of services to roll forming and tube and
pipe manufacturers including the design
of tooling using FEA Copra software to
identify problem areas before manufacturing
begins.
Rollkraft – USA
Fax: +1 440 205 3110
Website:
Roll-Kraft sponsors roll forming workshop