TPT September 2014

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Fast phased array system THE FAAST_II patented system is a uniqueUTphasedarraytechnologyfitting with high-speed testing applications and high in-line productivity, able to replace more than ten conventional phased array systems working in parallel. are possible. Lamination (square ½" at 10 per cent and 90 per cent, FBH 3.2mm diameter) and WT with 1D linear array probes are achievable.

It has a short, easy calibration process time with no mechanical positioning of phased array probes according to tube diameter and thickness range. Users just need to load the right UT setting file. The FAAST_II System with 2D active surrounding probes for L&T flaw detection, associated to the company’s E.ROTA-12 patented system for full dimensional measurement (OD, WT, ECC, ID, OV), is now available as the unique option to rotary heads on linear feeding of high precision tube line, and with no mechanical rotating move- ment for easy probe positioning and

The FAAST_II linear pulsing generator allows the transmitting of a large quantity of ultrasonic beams at different allocated angles in one simple single spray: throughout 1D linear array multi-element probe with all orientated beams in a plan. Tube ends and full body inspections on line complying with the most severe API Standards for OCTG: longitudinal, transversal and all oblique notches (½" long and 5 per cent depth) oriented every 5° step of the 360° ie 72 oblique, ID and OD, with 2D matrix array probe

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calibration, and reduced maintenance costs.

Socomate – France Website: www.socomate.com

3-roll flattener answer to cut-to-length line

blanking and precision roller levelling. The company’s latest innovations are enhanced levelling technology (ELT™) and high strength slitting technology (HS2T).

co-developed by Herr-Voss Stamco and FerrouSouth. The 3-roll flattener was designed to compensate for the limitations of the stretcher levelling process of eliminating crossbow on heavy gauge, wide, large grade product. Herr-Voss Stamco supplies coil processing solutions including tension levelling, slitting, cut-to-length, multi-

HERR-Voss Stamco has engineered, manufactured and integrated a new 3-roll flattener into FerrouSouth’s existing Herr-Voss Stamco cut-to-length line in Iuka, Mississippi, USA. With the addition of the 3-roll flattener, FerrouSouth is capable of processing high strength steel up to ½" x 96". This line configuration is new to the metal processing industry, and was

Herr-Voss Stamco – USA Fax: +1 724 538 3056 Email: sales@herr-voss.com Website: www.herr-voss.com

Welded and seamless pipe plants OVER the past 50 years IPROLAM has cooperated with prestigious companies such as SMS Meer, Graebener, ITWH from Germany, Danieli from Italy and Clecim, France, securing a name in the area of know-how for the designing and turnkey delivery of process assemblies for welded and seamless pipe plants. Since 2000, IPROLAM has been a privatecompany,memberofawell-known Romanian corporation, UZINGROUP, one of the most powerful industrial and commercial groups in Romania, which reunites a number of companies in the field of machine constructions, with which it cooperates closely throughout its activity. The leader of this group is the commerce firm UZINEXPORT. IPROLAM delivers complex equip- ment both in the country and abroad, and carries out works as general contractor (ie design, execution, erection and commissioning). As general contractor, under the lead- ership of Uzinexport, the company has exported plate edge milling machines, mechanical expanders for longitudinally welded pipes, pipe chamferingmachines and pipe hydrotesters with pressures up to 350 bar. IPROLAM has collaborated with many prestigious companies in the field of manufacturing and testing seamless pipes for the oil and gas industry. It has worked with ITWH, Germany, and with SMS Meer on executing the hot part of the Belo Horizonte pipe plant in Brazil. The Swiss company SYTCO has also selected IPROLAM as partner for the manufacture of equipment destined for oil pipe (casing and tubing) plant, Gazpromtrubinvest of Volgokreskensk in Russia, carrying out the equipment design and manufacturing, coupling screwing machine, and hydrotesters for the hydrostatic testing of tubes at maximum 1,300 bar. IPROLAM – Romania Email: office@iprolam.ro Website: www.iprolam.ro

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