TPT September 2011

I ndustry N ews

Leading API pipe producer in Ukraine selects Radyne systems

SIKORA AG has opened a new technology centre at the headquarters in Bremen- Mahndorf. The new building with a total area of 2,500m 2 offers more space for research and development, sales, marketing and procurement over four floors. The reason for the company expansion is the positive development and growth of the company in the last few years. Besides Sikora employees and their families, important figures from the economy and culture of Bremen participated in the exercises. “With the new building we made a strategically important step into the future,” says Harry Prunk, chairman of Sikora AG. “With the expansion we are able to further extend our innovation activities. We have more space for new employees and offer a modern and comfortable working WITH six sets of Radyne precision induction heating systems supplied, installed and in regular operation since 2007, a leading producer of API grade SAW pipe based in Ukraine has recently installed a further two sets of Radyne induction power supplies and associated heat coils. This latest generation of Radyne induction heating system makes use of a new, modified design of heat coil box. The result is that they weigh slightly less than earlier units, a definite benefit when heat coils need to be moved from one line and installed onto another. The Radyne systems on site are used to pre-heat SAW pipe sections prior to the application of multi-layered PE and MARCEGAGLIA China celebrated its Yangzhou plant opening ceremony recently. The company aims to produce, in the first stage, 400,000 tons per year of high-end steel products at the Yangzhou plant, and relied upon Mair Research SpA for the supply of twelve custom-made, fully integrated tube finishing lines. The equipment supplied by Mair included two complete and integrated finishing lines for ERW tubing from 89 to 250mm OD to

FBE (Fusion Bonded Epoxy) protective coatings. Line speeds ranging from 0.8m/ min up to 3m/min have been achieved, depending upon both the diameter and thickness of the pipe being induction heated. The system has been designed for pre-heating both SAW and conventional, longitudinal welded pipe sections. The Radyne solution is efficient and highly reliable and the process is easy to control and, unlike heating by natural gas, heat is applied instantaneously on demand. Most important of all is the net benefit to the environment due to the fact that induction pre-heating is environmentally clean and avoids the need to burn costly fossil fuels. produce mother pipes for the cold drawing process (DOM); an 80 ton tube drawing bench for tubing up to 89mm OD, complete with pointing machine, ten-roll straightener, cutting machine (HM blades) and tube collecting systems; a 300 ton tube drawing bench for tubing up to 230mm OD; a ten-roll straightener for tubing up to 230mm OD, integrated with cutting (HM blades) and brushing machines; and two finishing lines for tubing of 120 to 230mm OD, including

The Rattunde system can measure everything from length to wall thickness

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atmosphere, in which creative ideas can grow,” explained Mr Prunk. He emphasises the new building was a “significant milestone in the 38-year history of the company.” Sikora dedicates technology centre Sikora AG – Germany Fax: +86 59183 343123 Email: sales@sikora.net Website: www.sikora.net The project allowed Mair Research to showcase its new products and capabilities for the cold drawn production and finishing process (DOM). Mair Research SpA – Italy Fax: +39 0445 634 409 Email: salesdept@mair-research.com Website: www.mair-research.com Finishing lines opened at ceremony ultrasonic testing system and packaging operations.

Sikora has dedicated the new technology centre

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