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involve the provision of welding and seam
annealing systems for two mills. For the
large mill, EFD Induction will provide a
Weldac 1,800kW dual-welder and eight
seam annealer stations (with orbital
tracking) for a total power of 2 x 3,400kW
for pipes up to OD 26". The seam annealing
installation is designed for a normalizing,
quenching and normalizing (NQN) process.
For the second smaller mill, EFD Induction
will provide a Weldac 1,000kW dual-welder
and three seam annealer stations with
orbital tracking for a total power of 2,400kW
for pipes up to OD 12". The seam annealing
installation is designed for a normalizing (N)
process.
All the installations have the possibility
to run induction welding for the complete
production ranges.
EFD Induction as – Norway
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The third contract was signed in early
autumn with Tianjin Pipe (Group)
Corporation in China. The contract will
EFD Induction, Norway, has received three
major new orders for its range of high-
power welders and seam annealers. The
first contract was signed at Tube 2008
in Düsseldorf with Milltech Co Ltd, for an
installation at Bhushan Steel Ltd in India.
This contract comprises a 1,800kW dual
welder, Weldac 1800, and a seam annealing
system for the normalizing (N) process. It
contains four seam annealing stations with
orbital tracking for a total power of 3,200kW
for pipes up to OD 24".
The second contract was signed in late
summer with Jiangsu Changbao Desheng
Pipe Co Ltd in China. The contract
includes a 1,800kW dual-welder, Weldac
1800, and eight seam annealer stations
(with orbital tracking) for a total power of
2 x 3,400kW for pipes up to OD 26". The
seam annealing installation is designed for
a normalizing, quenching and normalizing
(NQN) process.
RathGibson launches new international offices
RathGibson, USA, has launched three new international offices in Mumbai, India,
Singapore, and Vienna, Austria. The new offices are intended to provide local real-time
support for the company’s channel partners and customers. The company is a leading
manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and
titanium tubing.
The Mumbai office will provide RathGibson with a significant presence in the financial
capital of India. The Singapore office will help facilitate sales to southeast Asia, while the
Austrian office supplies additional support to Europe.
In addition to the new offices, six new team members have joined the RathGibson family.
Joining the Greater China team is Ms Louisa Zhang, Ms Irene Wang and Mr Sunny Sun.
Ms Zhang, the national sales manager for key accounts, is the liaison for all fabricators
in the Chinese marketplace.
Serving as technical support manager, Ms Wang manages local customer support and
spearheads the regional technical training programs for customers and channel partners.
Mr Sunny Sun serves as national sales manager for the chemical market. Ms Zhang,
Ms Wang and Mr Sun are based in the Shanghai office and report to Mr Peter Wang,
director of business development, Greater China.
Mr Michael Edinburgh will serve as manager of business development in Mumbai, and
will focus on meeting the needs of RathGibson customers in India. As an ASEAN regional
business manager based in Singapore, Mr Gilbet Boon will be responsible for day-to-day
operations, as well as providing the leadership to develop and strengthen RathGibson’s
ventures in southeast Asia.
Mr Steve Soroko will serve as RathGibson’s first director of business development for
Europe. Mr Soroko will manage the European business from Vienna, Austria. He reports
directly to Mr Andrew Yeghnazar, vice president of international business development.
RathGibson – USA
Fax: +1 847 276 2471 • Website :
Major orders for high-power welders
and seam annealers
 The Weldac 1800 – for API pipes up to 26" OD