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T E CHNOLOG Y
30 MAY 2017
Tube mills from FD Machinery
FD MACHINERY was responsible
for manufacturing one of the earliest
flexible forming square and rectangular
pipe mills available on the market.
In the year 2000 it delivered this first
pipe mill – the CFS flexible square
and rectangular pipe mill. By 2005, the
second generation of CFS pipe mill was
put into production.
After a long period of successful
production, minor quality problems
were discovered in the mill. The final
shape of square or rectangular pipe
did not always have precisely even
corner radius in all four corners and the
dimensions of two opposite sides were
not easy to create in perfect symmetry.
There can sometimes be scratches
on the bottom side, and outside scarf
cannot always be 100 per cent clean.
With the aim of fixing these problems,
after four years of research FD has now
introduced the third generation of CFS
flexible directly forming pipe mill of the
CFS-X flexible square and rectangular
pipe mill, in which the above problems
are solved and production quality is
ensured.
Compared with the original CFS –
the same appoximate specifications of
pipe mill – the CFS-X flexible square
and rectangular pipe mill can actually
produce products with a specification
expanded in size by 30 per cent.
There are two kinds of configuration
for FD CFS-X pipe mill: standard
and super-high capacity. Super-high
capacity pipe mills have two times the
output of the standard one; installed
power and line space have 1.5 times
and 1.1 times that of the standard one,
which can meet strong demands of
customers.
In addition, the CFS-X flexible square
and rectangular pipe mill has three
options for automation: MNC CFS-X
manual adjustment, ENC CFS-X
motorised tool automatic adjustment
and CNC CFS-X automatic adjustment.
CNC CFS-X flexible square and
rectangular pipe mill can change
the product specifications within ten
minutes.
FD Machinery – USA
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T E CHNOLOG Y
Higher oil price filling LIMAB order books
DUE to the increase in oil prices the
LIMAB TubeProfiler S is facing higher
demand worldwide from those seeking
in-line tube straightness measurement
expertise.
The Swedish-based company LIMAB,
established in 1979 and known for manu-
facturing laser measurement systems for
the metal industry, has developed several
innovative measurement solutions such
as straightness, diameter, ovality, length,
thickness and width measurement.
The TubeProfiler S, which has a
well established reputation globally,
launched back in 2011 for straightness,
length, diameter and ovality/shape
measurement and has become a highly
recommended process and quality
control unit for tube suppliers not only
to the oil and gas industry, but also for
precision and hydraulic tubes.
The key measurement system in-
cludes scanning of end, local and total
straightness of tubes and pipes. Due to
a unique technology users are able to
measure all features with a very compact
system. The LIMAB straightness mea-
surement system contributes to mini-
misising the sometimes large problems
with hooked ends, oval tubes, threading,
manual measurements and bent tubes.
The system registers and stores
all the data for 100 per cent of the
produced tubes, including end user
certificates. This is an important tool in
case of a claim. More and more end
users require the tube manufacturer to
have measurement systems installed
to be able to guarantee that the tube
production fulfils their demands.
The straightness results are displayed
in real time with trend graphs including
2D and 3D graphs for easy viewing.
The database provides a source of
production data for long-term monitoring
and process improvements.
The system will output both the
straightness of the total tube, tube ends
or segments of the tube and the length,
with alarm signals if any of the tolerance
or warning limits are exceeded.
All of the data is displayed in
combination with other information,
such as OD, ovality and shape. The
TubeProfiler S is easy to install in the
existing line and easy to relocate to
other parts of the mill, using the built-
in lifting hooks and the quick-change
electrical connectors.
LIMAB AB – Sweden
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