TPi July 2009

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Tube and fittings supply alliance

the exceptionally harsh pressure and corrosion-prone conditions faced by users in the offshore oil and gas industry. Parker Hannifin’s range of threadless tube fittings includes not only twin-ferrule compression types – which feature the corrosion-resistant Suparcase ferrule technology – but three further fitting innovations to allow users to make tubing connections faster, smarter, cleaner and safer. The company's latest innovation, Phastite, delivers compression-style assembly to high pressure connections up to 20,000 PSI, providing an alternative to welded and cone-and-thread connections. Parker Instrumentation Products Division – USA ipdsales@parker.com www.parker.com ipd@parker.com www.parker.com Awards ceremony Parker Instrumentation Products Division, Europe – UK Valpak, a UK provider of producer responsibility and recycling solutions, will host its 8 th annual awards ceremony on 24 September. The Valpak Awards 2009 acknowledge excellence and innovation within the field of recycling and waste management, and new award categories have been introduced this year to recognise forward thinking in the area of carbon reduction, education and resource management. Entry is open to a number of organisations and individuals, from retailers, reprocessors and local authorities, to young innovators under the age of 18. This year’s ceremony will be held at Shakespeare’s Globe, London. The evening will commence with a drinks reception, followed by a three-course dinner. to showcase innovation in recycling

begins with an audit trail for the raw materials. Sandvik melts its own steel to ensure quality control from the point of steel melting, right through to the finished product. This level of attention to detail extends throughout the design and manufacturing chain up to and including verification of performance by independent third-party test houses. Parker Hannifin’s alliance with Sandvik covers seamless instrumentation tubing in 316/316L stainless steel, plus a range of the most commonly used exotic alloys, including 304/304L, 6Mo, 321, SAF 2507, 625, 825 and Hastelloy C276. In addition to serving the mainstream market for stainless steel tubing, Sandvik is known as a pioneer of engineered materials for dealing with

Motion and control technologies specialist Parker Hannifin has introduced a new supply service aimed at users of fluid instrumentation. Complete packages of tube fittings and tubing can now be purchased via a single order, thanks to an alliance with Sandvik Materials Technology. In addition to simplifying purchasing, the volume of Parker’s business means that it has been able to secure Sandvik tubing at competitive rates without compromising quality. A further advantage of the new service relates to product quality control, ensuring fluid instrumentation tubing components have genuine integrity, and perform to specification – vital for plants processing harsh media or in corrosive environments. This quality control

RathGibson appoints sales VP RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, has appointed Kirk Thorne to the position of vice president – sales and marketing. Before joining RathGibson, Mr Thorne worked for Lennox International. While at Lennox, Mr Thorne’s career included positions as vice president of sales and marketing for Allied Air Enterprises, vice president and general manager for Lennox Hearth Products, general manager for Lennox-Benelux, and director of global business development for Lennox Global Limited. In his twenty five years of experience in industry, Mr Thorne has initiated growth strategies, developed and executed product and brand initiatives, consolidated product lines, increased efficiencies, as well as improved value for the customer.

“ RathGibson is unique in the tubing industry ,” commented Mr Thorne. “ We have diversified into such dynamic segments as subsea umbilical tubing, light wall titanium, andU-bend tubing. Different alloys for applications in solar power, geothermal energy, and desalination have been added to our product portfolio. In the past few years, RathGibson has dramatically expanded into new markets and consistently upgraded equipment, processes, and quality systems. I look forward to continuing these initiatives that have well-positioned RathGibson for the future. ”

RathGibson – USA www.rathgibson.com

Valpak – UK ellie.williams@valpak.co.uk www.valpak.co.uk

Kirk Thorne, RathGibson’s new vice S S president, sales and marketing

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