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Front Cover Story
Fives Bronx supplies in-line mill finishing
equipment consisting of straightening machines
and hydrostatic machines, used either to
straighten, test or finish pipes, tubes and long
products (bars, rails and sections). Fives Bronx
is also the provider of the world famous Abbey
products: tube and pipe mills and finishing
solutions.
In 2010, Fives acquired Bronx International
Inc with its UK subsidiary Bronx/Taylor-Wilson
Ltd (BTW) to form Fives Bronx. The acquisition of Bronx strengthens
Fives’ metal activities by expanding the Group’s offering to new high
quality product lines and end-markets, and enhances the mechanical
engineering expertise within the group.
Fives Bronx has combined its strengths and expertise to continue
to produce the best quality and highest value of service for all of its
customers. Fives Bronx promises to uphold its reputation of being a global
leader in steel and non-ferrous mill and finishing equipment solutions.
Editor Rory McBride
Features editor (USA) Dorothy Fabian
Editorial assistant Christian Bradley
Production Lisa Wright
Sales & marketing Catherine Sayers
English speaking sales
Giuliana Benedetto
Vendite & Marketing (Italia)
Hendrike Morriss
Verkauf & Marketing
(Deutschland, Osterreich, Schweiz)
Linda Li
中国大陆，台湾，
香港以及远东地区销售代表
Jeroo Norman
Indian sales
Advertising Liz Hughes
co-ordinators Andrea McIntosh
Subscriptions Liz Hughes
Accounts manager Richard Babbedge
Publisher Caroline Sullens
Founder John C Hogg
Published by Intras Ltd,
46 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa
CV32 4HY, UK
Tel: +44 1926 334137
Fax: +44 1926 314755
Email:
Website:
Intras USA
Danbury Corporate Center
107 Mill Plain Road, Danbury
CT 06811, USA
Tel: +1 203 794 0444
Email:
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FinishingSolutions
FivesBronxhasa longhistoryofunmatched innovation in
designingcustomfinishingfloors.Withmore than3,500
global installations since1901,FivesBronx’sexperienced
worldwide team is ready toprovide innovativemachinery
foranever-changing steel industry.
LeadingTheWorld InFinishingSolutions.
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The January Issue
Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology
magazine and the first issue of 2013. Best wishes to
everyone – hopefully it will be a fantastic year for all our
readers.
This issue our main features examine the world of inspection,
measuring and testing, and coiling and uncoiling machinery
and we have an in-depth six page technical article discussing
high chromium casting roll for straightening steel pipe, welded
pipe and cold roll formed steel from the experts at Shandong
Province. As usual we also have the latest news from every
corner of the tube and pipe technology world.
From next issue we are starting a new series of interviews in
TPT. We will be talking to some of the biggest names in the
industry so if you would be interested in your company taking
part please feel free to contact me.
Two big shows coming up are Boru 2013 and Indometal 2013.
The magazine works closely with both of these great events
and members of the TPT team will be attendance handing out
the magazine to new readers and catching up with old friends
so please come by and say hello.
Next month we have features on stainless steel
production and furnaces and heat treatments
so send me a story if this is your area of the
industry. Enjoy the issue.
Rory McBride – Editor