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12 November 2013
Industry News
Integrated finishing line for
Saudi Arabian company
MAIR Research SpA, Italy, is installing
and commissioning an integrated
finishing line for API 5L and ASTM
tubing at a leading tube producer in
Saudi Arabia.
The Mair Research finishing line
processes 8" tube and is fully integrated
with the tube mill. It carries out the key
operations required for both ASTM
and API products, namely: ID bead
flushout, straightening, chamfering,
hydrotesting, ultrasonic testing, WMS,
bundling, strapping and storage.
Special conveyors are foreseen to allow
tube inspection/repair “in loop” with
the principal flow allowing distinction
between good, bad and hold tubes to
be processed according to different
requirements.
Moreover the line is designed to run at
high output (10 tubes/min), with 6m long
ASTM tubes being a main product.
The line was fully manufactured,
assembled and pre-shipment tested (in
the presence of the customer) before
despatch. All these activities take
place in the Schio, Italy, plant of Mair
Research.
A custom software system keeps
track of data connected to the individual
operations on each tube, which has its
own identification.
With this important reference, Mair
Research confirms its leadership
in the specialisation of delivering
finishing solutions to the tube and pipe
industry, whether as single machines or
completely integrated lines.
Mair Research – Italy
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Certification for high purity tubing
awarded to RathGibson
RATHGIBSON, a manufacturer of
welded, welded and drawn, and
seamless stainless steel, nickel and
alloy tubing, has earned the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) BioProcessing Equipment
(BPE) certification.
The certification was awarded
in recognition of the company’s
commitment to excellence in the
manufacture of high and ultra high
purity tubing.
“After the audit was scheduled, the
process moved quickly,” explained
Michael Aston, manager – quality
assurance. “The ASME auditor
concluded that the processes that
we already had in place met the
requirements of the standard.”
RathGibson received ASME BPE
certificate #103 on its ASME BPE SF1
and SF4 product lines. The company’s
ASME BPE SF1 tubing is mechanically
polished on the ID to 20μ-in Ra (0.5μm)
ID max; ASME BPE SF4 tubing is
electro-polished on the ID to 15μ-in Ra
(0.4μm) max. Both product lines are
available in 12.7 to 152.4mm (½" to 6")
OD, in stock 6.1m (20ft) lengths.
Paul Sedivy, director – high purity
products, commented, “Earning this
certification is our reward for our
dedication to quality. We are proud
that pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies turn to us for solutions that
add value. Our goal is to continue
to exceed the expectations of our
customers in order to positively
contribute to their bottom lines.”
RathGibson, a PCC Energy Group
company, is a worldwide manufacturer
of precision engineered straight
lengths, coil, and U-bend tubing for
industries such as power generation,
renewable, oil and gas, petrochemical,
chemical, food and dairy, beverage,
pharmaceutical, and general
commercial.
RathGibson – USA
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