TPT March 2008

T echnology U pdate

TCT blades for tube cutting Stark Group, Italy, is able to supply different types of TCT blades, depending on the application and the machine conditions. The company can supply custom-made saw blades to the end-user. Applications include fly-cut machines with one cutting head, double cutting heads or orbital cutting system, and automatic re-cutting machines. Materials to be cut include carbon steel, alloyed steel, stainless steel inox, and non-ferrous materials, with lubrication by spray-oil/emulsion. TCT throw-away saw blades with PVD coating are available in blade dimensions from Ø 250mm to 730mm, for cutting tubes from Ø ½" to 24", of thickness from 2.5mm to 21mm. TCT resharpenable saw blades (with or without PVD coating) range from Ø 350mm to 1,250mm, for tubes from Ø 4" to 24", with thicknesses from 4mm to 21mm.

High frequency welded pipe mill for API products

T&H Lemont, USA, has recently installed a model WU60-10 high frequency welded pipe mill for high strength API products. The pipe size range of the WU60 mill is from 2-6" OD pipe. The mill is an integral part of a complete welded pipe line to supply API products to North America. The company is always exploring new technologies and innovations to reduce customer’s production costs and improve productivity, not only for the welded tube and pipe industries, but also the rollforming industry. T&H Lemont has provided technologies to produce products such as stainless steel hypodermic needles, communication cables, flexible tubular products, hi-strength welded and roll-formed shapes and large diameter API pipe. In addition to complete production systems, T&H Lemont provides a variety of components and services to the tube, pipe and rollforming industries. Services include tube and pipe roll design, mill alignment and operational consulting.

Components offered by T&H Lemont include welders, cut-offs, entry equipment, accumulators, pre-punch, post-punch, seam orientation stands, weld boxes, edge conditioner, bead scarfing systems, straightening systems, single point adjustment systems, dedimplers, rolls, blades, jaws, and shafts. › A model WU60-10 high frequency welded pipe mill

T&H Lemont – USA Fax : +1 708 482 1801

Stark Group – Italy Fax : +39 0432 999552

Email : sales@thlemont.com Website : www.thlemont.com

Email : info@starktools.com Website : www.starktools.com

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