TPT November 2009

T ube M ills and R oll F orming L ines

OCTG has commissioned additional mill- speed (PMC) API thread lines, which expand its OD range from 2 3 / 8 " tubing to 13 3 / 8 " casing. The new double-ended tubing line accommodates OD sizes of 2 3 / 8 " to 5½" with a cycle time of approximately 15 seconds/ jt. A pair of 4" Ajax upsetters are also being installed to complement the line. OCTG provides tubular finishing services to world-class oil country tube mills. Its high- speed threading and inspection systems – managed and operated by OCTG personnel – are available either at the mill location or at the 150-acre OCTG LLP Houston facility. OCTG claims to operate the only mill-speed (PMC) third-party threading lines in the oil country tubular industry. Its patented OCTG completes threading capacity expansion Fax: +1 281 456 8877 Website: www.octg.org

ultrasonic (UTFL) and electromagnetic (EMI) test systems are engineered to exceed the throughput and sensitivity levels that are required by API specifications and demanded by API tubular manufacturers. OCTG, LLP – USA

Roll-Kraft sponsors roll forming workshop

forming industry. Participation and reliance on the well-earned ISO 9001:2000 quality management certification programme has helped customers in more than 50 countries identify Roll-Kraft as a reliable source of high quality products and programs. Roll-Kraft also provides a full spectrum of services to roll forming and tube and pipe manufacturers including the design of tooling using FEA Copra software to identify problem areas before manufacturing begins. Rollkraft – USA Fax: +1 440 205 3110 Website: www.roll-kraft.com

ROLL-KRAFT recently participated as the industry sponsor of the Fabricators and ManufacturersAssociation (FMA) world-class roll forming workshop. Attendees were urged to bring along their questions, drawings, and roll formed parts to the workshop to get answers to problems they were experiencing. Topics included presentations of basic and complex roll form systems, metallurgy as it applies to roll forming, tooling installation, use of high strength steels, basic machine applications, lubricants, troubleshooting, and many other subjects.

Gary Summerhill, engineering manager of Roll-Kraft, conducted a class entitled Roll Forming High Strength Steels – A Design Perspective. This class covered the many options of using high-strength steels, including when they are preferred, and a compari- son to other commercial grade steels. There was an overview of tooling materials, tooling life, lubrication, equipment, and general information on the advantages and disadvantages of using the various steels. Roll-Kraft provides tooling, and equipment to the tube and pipe and roll

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