TPi April 2010

developments products &

Welding equipment at work on pipeline project CRC-Evans Automatic Welding is providing equipment for a gas pipeline project that is currently underway in France. Known as the Beauce-Mantois Link, the project is designed to supplement the existing Beauce pipeline with a pipeline between Saint-Arnoult-des- Bois and Fontenay-Mauvoisin, an area west-southwest of Paris. Pipeline owner GRTgaz and contractor Ghizzoni SpA are constructing the pipeline link that will comprise approximately 40 miles (65 km) of 36" pipe. Ghizzoni has chosen to use the Internal WeldingMachine, and theP260andP600 fill pass automatic welding machines manufactured by CRC-Evans. The P260 welder provides tip-to- work tracking, 32-pass programmable welding, PDAdownloads in the field, and position-based parameter control. The P600, the latest generation in external welding equipment, features either dual or single torch, a secure smart card and an onboard computer that ensures precise control of parameters. “Our experience has led to technology innovations that make a real difference in quality and productivity on jobs like this,” said Brian Laing, president and COO of CRC-Evans Pipeline Equipment and Automatic Welding Group. “The P260 and P600 welders will be powerful assets on the French pipeline project.” Welding designs and builds automatic welding systems for land or offshore pipeline construction. In addition to renting or selling these systems to contractors on a project basis, the division provides other specialised services such as engineering, on-site technicians, and training. CRC-Evans Automatic

Capillary tubes Wolverine Tube, Inc manufactures small and medium-diameter copper tube to customer specifications. Products include coils in lengths of up to one mile, smooth straight tube, internally- enhanced tube with internal surface ridges to increase heat transfer in air conditioning coils, and very small diameter capillary tube (as small as 0.01") for control valve operations. The company’s Capilator ©

capillary tube is used in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry for flow restriction applications. The tubular components are produced in copper hard drawn straight lengths. Control Tube is a small bore annealed tube used in applications such as heat loop and pressure control for refrigeration manufacturing.

Wolverine Tube, Inc – USA mkt@wlv.com www.wlv.com

CRC-Evans Automatic Welding – USA autoweld@crc-evans.com www.crc-evans.com

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April 2010 Tube Products International