TPT January 2012

I ndustry N ews

Royalton appoints new VP of sales

ROYALTON Industries has appointed Len Steinmeyer as vice-president of sales. Mr Steinmeyer will head up the company’s sales and marketing efforts for its line of metal forming and coil processing equipment. Mr Steinmeyer has 40 years’ experience in the metal working industries and has devoted his career to helping customers improve their productivity and operations. He began his career in service for Kent Corporation in 1971, starting up machines and training operators on their use, and later moved on to service manager and finally head of the Tesgo Inc sales and marketing group. He is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College, where

he obtained a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, and a graduate of Cuyahoga Community College, where he obtained an Associates Degree concentrating on Engineering Technology. Mr Steinmeyer has written numerous papers and speaks frequently at conferences for the SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers), TPAI (Tube & Pipe Association International) and the FMAI (Fabricators Manufacturing Association International), PMA (Precision Metal Forming Association) and the ITA (International Tube Association). He is a past member of the board of directors of the FMA (Fabricators Manufacturing

Association) and a past chairman of the board (2001) of the TPAI. He presently serves as vice chairman of the North American board, ITA, and is a member of the Tube Producing Council of the TPAI. Royalton Industries designs, manufactures and supplies machinery to the metal forming and coil processing industries. Equipment includes tube and pipe mill entry equipment, coil packaging equipment and coil processing equipment. Royalton Industries Inc – USA Email: Lsteinmeyer@royaltonindustries.com Website: www.royaltonindustries.com

Rafter ships tube sizing mill

mill machinery. Additional services include rebuilding and upgrading mill equipment. Rafter Equipment Corporation – USA Website: www.rafterequipment.com

RAFTER Equipment Corporation has shipped a new RT-4500S tube sizing mill to a major North American pipe producer. The mill will be a replacement for an existing siz- ing mill that is to be decommissioned. The

mill was designed to utilise existing roll tool- ing and drive train components. Rafter manufactures tube and pipe mills, roll forming machines, cut-off machines, auxiliary and other related tube and pipe

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