TPT May 2012

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New force in Europe for saw blades

FABI Holding AG is an international, family owned industrial enterprise founded in 1999. The company has developed through start-ups and selective acquisitions, based on innovation, production and sales of metal saw blades. FaBi Holding includes SW Wil AG and OWT AG (both in Switzerland), Kampmann GmbH (Germany), Kampmann France SARL (France), Urban-Sägen GmbH (Austria), SWWil – Kampmann (Italy), and SW Wil-Gent (Macedonia). The group also includes ProTube Ltd in Australia and Dezzo-SPT Ltd in South Africa. In a total production area of over 11,000m 2 , advanced, powerful HSS- and TCT saw blades are produced. The company has its own heat treatment shop, with several metallurgists, and development engineers for saw techniques. SW Wil Werkzeug- und Maschinenhandel AG – Switzerland Fax: +41 71 911 49 32 Email: swwil@sw-wil.com Website: www.sw-wil.com Shear cut-off THERMATOOL Corp has announced the sale of an Alpha Mach 3 flying shear cut-off to Fintube, LLC in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Fintube LLC specialises in internally enhanced HF welded tubing for boilers, heat exchangers and other applications requiring high strength alloy tubing. The Alpha flying shear cut-off can double cut, dimple free, up to 5" OD tube with a wall thickness of up to 0.22" in this application. Alpha flying shear cut-offs provide high mill speed cutting without creating swarf that requires subsequent ID cleaning or rinsing. Fintube’s Alpha was selected for its ability to perform up to 50 cuts per minute while holding close tolerance cut lengths of less than ±0.039". This allows the company to produce cut-to-length tube

directly off the mill for many orders, while reducing secondary material handling and lowering inventory. Fintube will be able to ship product to its customers efficiently.

Alpha Mach 3 flying shear cut-off

Thermatool Corp – USA Website: www.thermatool.com Fintube, LLC – USA Website: www.fintubellc.com

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