TPT September 2014

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Tool equipment manufacture from India

that it can meet all of its customers’ requirements from design all the way through to production. The company uses special custom software for the designing of rolls for both closed and open section profiles and has over 27 years of experience in the manufacturing of rolls. Atlas Knives is capable of manufacturing rolls for tube sizes ranging from 0.5" to 12". Only high quality forged bars are used in the manufacturing of the rolls. This, combined with a great emphasis on quality standards and assurance and a design team with over 25 years of experience, has helped establish the Atlas Knives brand all over the world with the company currently exporting to over 65 countries worldwide.

MORGAN Advanced Materials has launched Heat Flow, a completely enhanced online steady-state heat transfer calculator. The Heat Flow application allows users to simulate an unlimited number of heat transfer scenarios using Morgan’s insulation and refractory products, as well as other user- defined materials. Users can register to create and manage their own material databases and calculations, by visiting www.morganheatflow.com The Heat Flow application comes pre-loaded with nearly 400 products in ten categories offered by Morgan’s Thermal Ceramics business, including Superwool ® insulating fibre and Kaowool ® fibre blankets, Pyro-Bloc ® Modules, K ® Insulating Fire Bricks, Kaocrete ® and Kaolite ® monolithics. Users will also have the ability to add other materials into a unique user- defined database to run calculations. The heat transfer calculations utilise the ASTM C680 formulas, with the ATLAS Knives (DB Engg) was formed 60 years agoandhas evolved tobecome one of India’s largest tool equipment manufacturers. It currently has a staff of over 600 people with specialists in the fields of manufacturing, metallurgy, engineering and management. The company’s product portfolio includes a wide range of knives and tools for the metal, paper, printing, packaging, plastic, wood, rubber and recycling industries. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, India and has five manufacturing units, which cover an area of over 150,000ft 2 . The company operates an ISO certified heat treatment plant with over 25 furnaces and an in-house cryogenic facility along with a state-of- the art CNC manufacturing set-up. The design team at Atlas has extensive production experience in the tube mill industry, which helps ensure

DB Engineering Pvt – UK Email: sales@atlasknives.com Website: www.atlasknives.com

Web-based heat transfer calculator

latest 2010 revision, the international standard for estimating heat loss and surface temperatures, recognised by the mechanical and thermal engineering communities. In planned developments, the company will extend the service to other geographic regions over the coming months. The new web-based Heat Flow application is compatible with most computer operating systems and web browsers. The material database will be regularly updated so users will always have immediate access to the latest information available. The program allows users to save favourites and view or edit previous calculations; individual calculations can also be downloaded in PDF format. Mobile applications for smartphones and tablets are available on iTunes and The Google Play Store. Morgan Advanced Materials – USA Website: www.morganheatflow.com

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