TPI April 2011

23-26 May 2011

whether cold or hot cutting, for workshop or on-site environments.

duplex. Machines are available with electric, pneumatic or hydraulicmotors, with models available to cut from 1" to 60" pipe (larger sizes made to order), with all types of weld preparation achievable on wall thicknesses up to 60mm. Other equipment that Pipe Ltd will have on show will include its extensive range of pipe jack stands and supports, pipe welding alignment clamps, and specialist pipe purging equipment.

Emmedi, SAET Group Italy

Two of the company’s most popular machine ranges are the split frame cutting and bevelling machines: the heavy duty steel frame ‘supercutter’ and the light-weight alloy body ‘MCA Clamshell’. The machines are designed for the cold cutting and bevelling of pipe, where the use of a hot cutting method is prohibited or a machined bevel is required. The split frame design enables the operator to mount the machine anywhere along a pipeline to cut and bevel the pipe simultaneously. Suitable for on-site work or in areas where there is restricted access to the pipe, due to their low profile design, once clamped on the pipe, the cut and bevel is produced by an inner rotating ring, housing cutting tools mounted in spring loaded toolboxes that follow the contour of the pipe to produce an accurate weld preparation. Cutting tools are available to machine mild steel, stainless steel and exotic materials such as duplex and super-

Emmedi, the tubes and pipes division of induction provider SAET Group, is still seeing a high demand for vacuum tube high frequency welders (HFWs) for specific applications and in some geographical areas. 50% of the sales of Emmedi HFWs are HFW vacuum tubes (Emmedi HFW Classic) and 50% are solid state (the new Emmedi state- of-the-art HFW solid state MosWeld). In Europe Emmedi has recently commissioned an HFW vacuum tube, the HFW Classic, with an output power of 1,200kW for the production of carbon steel tubes up to OD 229mm, and wall thickness of 13mm. The customer decided to use the robust and reliable HFW Classic instead of the newer solid state technology. This decision was made for objective reasons, including reliability, strength, flexibility, simplicity of use, maintenance free, economical spare parts availability, low ownership costs, and the service support offered by the global department of SAET Group. In addition, the Central and South America areas are very attached to the Emmedi HFW Classic, and in some cases Emmedi has replaced an HFW solid state welder with a brand new Emmedi HFW Classic. It is a suitable choice for customers that are not familiar with solid state technology and do not have very skilled shop- floor people, or have a high turnover of employees. The simplicity of the technology and the reliability of the equipment thanks to oversized components ensures long equipment life and production reliability.

sales@pipe-ltd.com www.pipe-ltd.com

Reika Germany

Positive headlines recently attracted substantial attention for German machine tool enterprises Reika and Gräbener Maschinentechnik of Gräbener Group. The former by receiving a lot of attention with their RingSaw ® premiere to the machine tool world, a revolutionary design for the cutting of tubes, profiles

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PIPE Ltd UK

Prestige Industrial Pipework Equipment (PIPE) Ltd, established in 1989, is a specialist supplier of pipework fabrication cutting and bevelling equipment. The company caters for any cutting and bevelling requirements,

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