TPi April 2012

products & developments

Welded tube producer award Plymouth Tube Company’s Eupora, Mississippi precision steel tubing mill is the recipient of the 2012 American Metal Market (AMM) award for ‘Best Welded Tube and Pipe Producer of the Year’. The company was presented the award and trophy in February during the 5 th Annual Steel Tube and Pipe Conference, hosted by AMM in Houston. boiler and hydraulic applications. Steel, nickel and titanium extruded and cold drawn shapes are produced by Plymouth Engineered Shapes. The company is positioned for continued global growth by supplying the aerospace, transportation, energy and industrial markets.

the category of Welded Tube and Pipe Producer of the Year. To be selected, the Eupora Team submitted the winning application as it demonstrated excellence in implementation of lean manufacturing, a high regard to quality, empowerment of all employees, a focus on continuous improvement and a high regard for the use of operational best practices. The Eupora mill provides precision steel tubing to the fluid power, transportation, medical, military, agricultural and construction markets. In 2008, the fabricated tube solutions (FTS) business unit was createdwithin the Eupora mill. This organised the existing cutting and end-finishing operations into a formal business unit that focuses on added-value opportunities for Eupora’s customers. Plymouth Tube Company – USA sales@plymouth.com www.plymouth.com

The AMM Awards for Steel Tube and Pipe Excellence were designed to recognise the most innovative companies across multiple categories. A total of 22 nominees were named as finalists in ten different categories by a panel of independent industry experts. The judges evaluated nominations using a point-based qualitative approach to determine the overall winners among mills, distributors and other service providers with operations in North America. The Eupora Mill was chosen as the winner over two other finalists in

“It is an honour to receive this award,” stated Curt McDowell, Plymouth Tube’s Eupora general manager. “We continually strive to exceed customer expectations in every facet of our operations. So, it is fantastic to be recognised as the industry’s leading welded tube producer in North America.” Currently headquartered in Chicago, with 11 manufacturing mills across the US, Plymouth is a global supplier of carbon alloy, nickel alloy and stainless steel tubing for mechanical, pressure, Saudi manufacturer increases capacity Al Musairiey Metallic Industries Co is a Saudi company that has manufactured tubes and pipes since 1992. Its quality control system is implemented by ISO 9001:2008 to ensure quality products, to gain customer satisfaction and meet requirements that entail using up-to- date machinery and equipment. The company has an annual pro- duction capacity of 160,000 metric tons, but is in the process of adding two tube mills and one slitting line, which will start production during 2012. Annual production capacity will increase to 250,000 MT per year. Al Musairiey Metallic Industries Co – Saudi Arabia musairie@musairiey.com www.musairiey.com

Oscillator power tubes e2v has manufactured high quality industrial triodes and tetrodes under the EEV brand in its UK factory for over 60 years. The company’s products include a complete range of power grid tubes specifically designed for demanding industrial markets such as tube and pipe welding. EEV triode from e2v

The company states that EEV branded oscillator tubes have been chosen as original equipment by virtually all major OEMs in the industry. e2v has invested heavily in state-of-the-art manufacturing technology and equipment. All of its devices are subjected to extensive high voltage conditioning and full functional RF/DC testing procedures. Ranging in power output from 25 to 530kw, many of the EEV triodes and tetrodes are direct equivalents for other manufacturers’ devices, or can be used to replace them with the company’s guidance at a relatively low cost. All tubes are supported with a two- year warranty, and the company’s dedicated engineering team can advise on any vacuum device or application requirements.

e2v – UK nichola.kelly@e2v.com www.e2v.com/tubes

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