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Straightening & F inishing Machinery
API 5CT product. This machine can
handle throughput with a maximum
diameter of 377mm, a wall thickness
of 25.4mm and length of 15,000mm. In
addition, Bao Steel in China awarded
Bronx orders for two 6CR11s along with
a 6CR12 to meet the demands of its
finishing floor.
The company has also recently
commissioned several additional
straightener projects across the globe,
including a 10CR9 at Sinara and a
6CR11 at Volzhsky (both in Russia), a
6CR9 at Vallorec&Mannesmann in Brasil
and a 6CR9 at V&M in France. Bronx is
currently involved in the design of two
special straightening machines for the
Russian railroad industry.
In addition to the recently received
contracts and installations for straighteners,
Bronx has also won several orders for
its hydrostatic pipe testers. One such
order is for an API 5CT pipe tester for the
Almetievsk Pipe Plant in Russia, designed
for products up to 219mm OD at a pressure
of 40MPa and/or 245mm OD at pressure
not more than 32MPa.
In terms of supplying multiple products
for finishing floor integration, Ipsco
recently contracted Bronx for installation
of a rotary straightener, end facer and
a hydrostatic pipe tester for 2-3/8" to 7"
products. Ipsco has recently completed
its new finishing floor in its Baytown, USA
facility.
Bronx International Inc – USA
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Bronx International Inc – UK
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the installation of over 1,000 straightening
machines worldwide. Since 2001 alone,
the company has delivered nearly 100 new
straightening installations, with demand
currently high for the
company’s straighteners
and hydrostatic pipe
testers.
Interpipe, a leading
producer of API pipe in
the Ukraine, has recently
awarded several large
projects to Bronx.
One order was for
a heavy duty API
quality 6CR9 series
pipe straightener for
hot rolled carbon and
alloyed steel tube and
pipe with plain ends,
used in cold and warm conditions in
accordance with API 5CT specification up
to P110 grade. The outside diameter
range is 73.02mm to 177.8mm with a
maximum wall thickness of 22mm and a
length of 14,000mm.
Bronx was also awarded a contract by
Interpipe for a 6CR11 straightener for
Bronx/Taylor-Wilson supplies the world’s
leading pipe producers with advanced
finishing technology to ensure a competitive
advantage in the global marketplace. The
company has manufactured, delivered and
installed machines to countries including
Russia, China, Brazil, Germany, United
States, Japan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan,
Canada and the UK.
With technical support staff additions in
Europe, North America and Asia, Bronx
now covers the globe to ensure that its
customers receive the service and technical
expertise necessary to keep finishing
floors running at peak efficiency. The
finished goods produced on Bronx/Taylor-
Wilson equipment have first-rate capacity,
productivity and tolerance.
With over 100 years of experience, the
company’s range of machines serves
applications including processing of cold or
hot pipes (over 600ºC), thin or thick walled
tubes of over 50mm, and low or high yield
strength alloys of over 1,000MPa.
Bronx claims to have been the first
to have incorporated a straightening
machine inline with the cooling bed. The
company’s innovative approach has led to
Expert in straightening technology consolidates
global reach
 The company has delivered and installed almost 100 new straightening installations since 2001
 A Bronx rotary straightener, recently delivered and installed