TPi April 2008

developments products & New techniques for furniture manufacturers

State-of-the-art production facility for stainless steel tube Quality Stainless, India, is amanufacturer of welded stainless steel tube/pipes, using its own cold rolled stainless steel coils. The company’s two product divisions, tubes/pipes and coils/strips, are ISO 9001:2000 and AD – 2000 W2 certified under Lloyds Register and TUV. The products are manufactured as per DIN, EN, ASTM, JIS, SS, ISI standards. The company’s product range includes sizes from ½" OD to 4" OD, and ½" NB to 6" NB, thicknesses from 0.5mm to 4mm, and grades including 304/304L, 316/316L/316ti, 321, 439/409,430, low Ni grades and duplex. Testing facilities include eddy current, hydro testers, UTM, hardness test, inter-granular corrosion, microstructure and other necessary mechanical tests. The company has a large customer base in industries such as heat exchangers, pressure vessels, food processing and beverage equipment, the dairy industry, power turbines, chemical and pharmaceutical, automobile, oil and gas, and other general engineering industries. Quality Stainless Pvt Ltd – India tapasvi@qualitygroup.in www.qualitygroup.in Tubes fromBulgaria Bulgarian Metal Tubes Ltd has two lines for cold formed electro-welded round, rectangular and square tubes and hollow sections. The company’s monthly production capacity is 2,000-2,300t. Thicknesses range from 2mm to 3.25mm (4mm thickness is planned), in lengths of 4-8,000mm, -0/+50mm. Production is according DIN 2395/DIN 2394/2458/1615; EN 10219 1-2, EN 10305, quality S235 JR with Si – max 0.03%. The company can also issue mill certificate acc EN 10204 / 2.2 or 3.1B. Bulgarian Metal Tubes Ltd – Bulgaria bmtlom@abv.bg www.bmt-bg.com

The company offers the following options: mandrel-free bending; bending with smooth transitions on round tubes with an external diameter of < 31mm; wall thickness between 3 and 10% of the external diameter. Tools can handle diameters of 10, 16, 19, 22, 25 and 30mm, with other diameters available if the customer is willing to pay all or part of the cost of the tools. The overall maximum length of the product is 4,000mm. Quotes can be provided on the basis of CAD drawings or IGES data. Tubes are supplied on time, in the quantities required, from small quantities in line with the prototyping department’s needs, or in large quantities for the production department.

Wheels Over Europe provides products and services that are suitable for responding to current trends in furniture production. Semi-finished products deliver benefits for the furniture manufacturer that include shorter time to market, and rapid prototyping in tubular materials. Using free-form bending technology, the company produces structures that are innovative, strong, slim and self- supporting,making it possible toproduce elegant designs with low thickness ratios. The company uses high-quality machines, automation, special software and laser tube scanning, resulting in reproducible free-form bends. Tube is forced through the bending head at a constant speed, to keep material stresses in the product low. The company’s core activity is supplying tailor-made free-form bent tubes for less than they would cost customers to produce, working closely with Swiss and German mechanical engineers to develop new methods.

The company also handles the purchasing of the tubes.

Wheels Over Europe BV – Netherlands info@wheelsovereurope.com www.wheelsovereurope.com

Pipes and steel sheets from Saudi Arabia Al Musairiey Metallic Industries Co, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1992, has implemented a quality control system in accordance with ISO 9001:2000.

The company has plans to expand capacity and product range, including structural and casing pipes conforming to international standards such as ASTM, DIN, BS and JIS. The company’s product range includes: round pipe from 19 to 152mm (6"); rectangular tube from 10x20mm to 100x150mm; square tubes from 12x12mm to 125x125mm; HR/CR/GI/HR sheet from 1.2 to 6mm thick; HR checkered sheet from 1.2 to 6mm thick; and PPGI corrugated sheet from 0.32 to 1mm thick. Example of Al Musairiey‘s product range S S

The company is also expanding its range to include 20" round pipe, wall panels and roof panels.

Al Musairiey Metallic Industries Co – Saudi Arabia musairie@musairiey.com www.musairiey.com

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Tube Products International April 2008

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