TPi April 2010

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Carbon steel tubes from France Pouchard Tubes, based in the suburbs of Paris, carries a large stock of seamless and welded tubes, either hot or cold finished.

Welded and cold-drawn precision tubes Forster, Switzerland, manufactures welded and cold-drawn precision steel tubes in line with customer-specific requirements, according to EN 10305-2, EN 10305-3 and EN 10305-5. The company states that its welded products (EN 10305-3) can in many cases offer cost-saving alternatives to seamless or cold drawn tubes (EN 10305-1 or EN 10305-2). The production of Forster precision steel tubes ranges from 12 to 76mm outside diameter with wall thickness from 0.8 to 6mm, and for cold drawn execution outside diameters range from10 to 60mm with thickness from 0.8 to 5.5mm. Forster Rohr- & Profiltechnik AG – Switzerland forster.rohre@afg.ch www.forster-profile.ch

and sizes, to meet specific mechanical properties, tolerances and surface finishes. Pouchard Tubes has also developed a process for cutting and machining, in order to supply products that are closer to their destined use.

ETS Pouchard – France export@pouchard.fr www.pouchard.fr

The company also manufactures cold drawn tubes in a wide variety of shapes

Pouchard stocks a wide range of seamless and welded tubes

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