TPT January 2009

S traightening & F inishing M achinery

Expert in straightening technology consolidates global reach

API 5CT product. This machine can handle throughput with a maximum diameter of 377mm, a wall thickness of 25.4mm and length of 15,000mm. In addition, Bao Steel in China awarded Bronx orders for two 6CR11s along with a 6CR12 to meet the demands of its finishing floor.

Bronx/Taylor-Wilson supplies the world’s leading pipe producers with advanced finishing technology to ensure a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. The company has manufactured, delivered and installed machines to countries including Russia, China, Brazil, Germany, United States, Japan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Canada and the UK. With technical support staff additions in Europe, North America and Asia, Bronx now covers the globe to ensure that its customers receive the service and technical expertise necessary to keep finishing floors running at peak efficiency. The finished goods produced on Bronx/Taylor- Wilson equipment have first-rate capacity, productivity and tolerance. With over 100 years of experience, the company’s range of machines serves applications including processing of cold or hot pipes (over 600ºC), thin or thick walled tubes of over 50mm, and low or high yield strength alloys of over 1,000MPa. Bronx claims to have been the first to have incorporated a straightening machine inline with the cooling bed. The company’s innovative approach has led to

the installation of over 1,000 straightening machines worldwide. Since 2001 alone, the company has delivered nearly 100 new straightening installations, with demand

currently high for the company’s straighteners and hydrostatic pipe testers. Interpipe, a leading producer of API pipe in the Ukraine, has recently awarded several large projects to Bronx. One order was for a heavy duty API quality 6CR9 series pipe straightener for hot rolled carbon and alloyed steel tube and pipe with plain ends,

 A Bronx rotary straightener, recently delivered and installed

The company has also recently commissioned several additional straightener projects across the globe, including a 10CR9 at Sinara and a 6CR11 at Volzhsky (both in Russia), a 6CR9 at Vallorec&Mannesmann in Brasil and a 6CR9 at V&M in France. Bronx is currently involved in the design of two special straightening machines for the Russian railroad industry. In addition to the recently received contracts and installations for straighteners, Bronx has also won several orders for its hydrostatic pipe testers. One such order is for an API 5CT pipe tester for the Almetievsk Pipe Plant in Russia, designed for products up to 219mm OD at a pressure of 40MPa and/or 245mm OD at pressure not more than 32MPa. In terms of supplying multiple products for finishing floor integration, Ipsco recently contracted Bronx for installation of a rotary straightener, end facer and a hydrostatic pipe tester for 2- 3 / 8 " to 7" products. Ipsco has recently completed its new finishing floor in its Baytown, USA facility. Bronx International Inc – USA Fax : +1 330 244 1961

used in cold and warm conditions in accordance with API 5CT specification up to P110 grade. The outside diameter range is 73.02mm to 177.8mm with a maximum wall thickness of 22mm and a length of 14,000mm. Bronx was also awarded a contract by Interpipe for a 6CR11 straightener for

 The company has delivered and installed almost 100 new straightening installations since 2001

Email : sales@btwcorp.com Website : www.btwcorp.com Bronx International Inc – UK Fax : +44 870 442 2989 Email : europesales@btwcorp.com

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