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April 2009 Tube Products International 41
Welded
Tube
Spirally welded steel pipe
and coatings
Petek Boru Sanayi AS has been
involved in the production and
coating of carbon and stainless
steel pipes and fittings, as well
as the production of polyethylene
pipes and fittings, since 1979.
The company operates from
a 22,300m2 facility, of which
12,300m2 is closed space,
including quality laboratories.
The company’s spirally welded
steel pipe production line can
manufacture pipes between 8"
and 64" (219.1 to 1,626mm) in diameter, with a 3.2 to 14mm wall thickness
range, via continuous on-line UT (ultrasonic test) control. Current production
capacity is 18,000 tons per year.
Petek Boru has EN 10217-1, EN 12201-2 and ISO 9001- TUV SUD certifications,
and can produce according to ASTM A-53 standards. The company has started
to build a new 40,000m2 facility in Sakarya, Turkey, to increase its production
capacity.
Products manufactured by the company include spirally welded steel pipes
(carbon steel and stainless steel), fittings (carbon steel and stainless steel),
elbows, tees, reducers, PE (polyethylene) coating, FBE (fusion bonded
epoxy) coating and lining, solvent-free epoxy coating and lining, bitumen
coating, concrete lining and thermal insulation (geothermal). The company
also manufactures HDPE 100 polyethylene pipes and fittings, chimney pipes,
victaulic pipes, sigur-headed pipes, and threading and coupling.
In addition to its own manufactured products, the company sells seamless
pipes and fittings, ductile iron pipes and fittings, sewage pipes, irrigation pipes,
natural gas and petroleum pipes, boiler pipes, construction pipes, rectangular
and square sections and cold drawn pipes.
Petek Boru exports 30% of its annual production and sales turnover.
Petek Boru Sanayi AS – Turkey
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Petek Boru products include spirally welded S S
steel pipe
ERW steel tubes
and cold rolled
steel sheet
Jiangmen Huajin Metal Product Co Ltd
specialises in ERW steel tubes and cold
rolled steel sheet in coils.The surface of
the welded tubes is bright and smooth,
and is suitable for chrome plating and
epoxy treating. The tubes can be bent to
different ‘S’ shapes, and the grades are
SPCC-SD, 08YU, Q195 and Q195L.
Annual output is 150,000 tons of ERW
steel tubes and 500,000 tons of cold
rolled steel coils.
Jiangmen Huajin Metal Product
Co Ltd – China
Precision tube
producer awarded
top supplier rating
Caparo Precision Tubes (CPT), part
of Caparo Steel Products Ltd, has
been declared a grade A supplier by
Bosch, the leading manufacturer of DIY,
garden and trade power tools, following
extensive quality checks and a thorough
on-site audit.
Dennis Morrill, managing director
of CPT, expressed his delight at the
achievement: “We have worked hard
over the years to develop a relationship
with Bosch, which goes beyond the
supplier-customer transaction. And we
have proven that we believe in investing
in our factory and quality for the future,
in order to provide distinctive benefits
for our business partners. In recognition
of this fact, we have not only achieved
the much sought-after A supplier rating,
but Bosch has been able to offer a
generous discount on all its power tool
products for all CPT employees.”
The Caparo Group is a worldwide
manufacturing company specialising
principally in steel, aluminium and
composite products for all industries.
Caparo’s steel operations span the UK,
North America and India. Caparo Steel
Products Ltd is one of the largest steel
conversion and distribution businesses
in the UK, manufacturing an extensive
range of structural steels, precision
tube, spirally wound tube, special bar
qualities, industrial wires, cold rolled
strip and spring steel strip for a large
variety of industries.
Caparo Precision Tubes produces in
excess of 100,000 tonnes of welded
steel tubes per annum, for both the
UK and export markets, and claims to
offer the largest product size range of
any domestic UK manufacturer. The
company’s product portfolio includes
standard ERW tubes, aluminised, pre-
galvanised, Flo-Coat® , decorative tubes,
plastic coated, high tensile and fin cut
materials.
Complementing the manufacturing
capability is a complete range of tube
cutting, end forming and heat treatment
facilities, all provided to support the
needs of a diverse customer base. Major
markets served include automotive,
garden and leisure, as well as the
furniture and horticultural industries.
Caparo Industries Plc – UK