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New dual-capacity,
high frequency
quick-change welded
tube mill
T&H Lemont has delivered a new dual-capacity quick-change
tube mill system, developed to handle increasing demands for
JIT deliveries of welded tubular products. The dual-capacity
mill will allow for a greater range of production diameters in a
minimum amount of floor space.
In effect, the dual-capacity mill gives the tubing producer the
ability to produce a range of tubing normally produced on two
mills. It also represents a smaller initial investment to produce a
larger range of tubing diameters.
The entire entry and exit equipment remains unchanged, as
does the basic mill base and drive system. The dual capacity
of the mill is achieved by two sets of quick-change subplates
designed to mount on a single base system and utilise one
drive system.
In this instance, one set of subplates with 3.5" shafts was
designed for producing tubing from 1.25" to 5", and a second
set of subplates with 6" shafts was designed to produce tubing
from 2.5" to 8" diameter. The distance between the stands is
optimised for the diameter of tubing produced on each set of
subplates.
As with all quick-change systems, one set of subplates is in
production while the second set of subplates is available for
change-over.
The mill, which produces standard mechanical rounds as
well as hollow structural shapes, is designed to utilise the
customer’s overhead crane to change over the subplates. The
subplates are held to the base by a hydraulic clamping system,
allowing them to be connected and disconnected from the base
quickly and efficiently.
T&H Lemont has provided technologies to produce products
such as stainless steel hypodermic needles, communication
cables, flexible tubular products, high-strength welded and
roll-formed shapes and large diameter American Petroleum
Institute (API) pipe.
In addition to complete production systems, the company
provides a variety of components and services to the tube,
pipe and roll-forming industries. Services include tube and pipe
roll design and manufacturing, mill alignment and operational
consulting.
Some of the many components offered by T&H Lemont
include welders, cut-offs, entry equipment, accumulators, pre-
punch, post-punch, seam orientation stands, weld boxes, edge
conditioners, bead scarfing systems, straightening systems,
single point adjustment systems, dedimplers, blades, jaws
and roll shafts.
T&H Lemont Inc – USA
Fax: +1 708 482 1802
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