TPT January 2014

Industry News

Victor realigns Tweco brand VICTOR Technologies has announced that it is positioning Tweco as its single brand for speciality welding products and arc accessories. Starting with the Tweco Fabricator 3-in-1 welding machines, and continuing throughout the entire Thermal Arc product line, all welding products will transition to the Tweco brand. In 2012 the Tweco logo design was refreshed to welcome a new generation of welders to the brand. The new brand mark and trade dress have already been introduced with Tweco MIG guns and arc accessories. Welding power supplies will now be added, with all current Thermal Arc units transitioning to a sleek black design and prominent Tweco branding.

innovation and a deep connection with the end user,” said Mr Quinn. “This realignment leverages our two strongest and most respected brands in the market, Victor and Tweco.” Victor Technologies provides solutions for cutting, gas control and welding equipment under brand names that include Victor, Victor Thermal Dynamics, Victor Arcair, Victor TurboTorch, Tweco, Thermal Arc, Stoody, Firepower and Cigweld. Victor Technologies – USA Website: www.victortechnologies.com

“From the classic Tweco MIG gun to the latest multi-process welding machine, Tweco products are designed to enhance the skill and reputation of every welder,” said Martin Quinn, CEO of Victor Technologies.

The company also changed its name to Victor Technologies, aligning all of its cutting and gas control products under the Victor brand. “Tweco shares a history and a set of values based on authenticity,

Benteler awards a contract for a quench and temper system

generating the operating frequency and electric power. This allows for a throughput of 15 t/hr for a range of tubes with diameters 40mm to 140mm and various wall thicknesses. Core of the supplied TemperLine™ are the flexible multizone converters with a total of about 10MW power out of the Elomat ® series. With three converters only, eight zones of the austenitising and tempering line can be individually controlled for achieving optimum process results. “This system configuration enables Benteler to produce metallurgical and geometric qualities, better than

the demands of the applicable API specification,” said Dr Guido Opezzo from SMS Elotherm. Furthermore, Benteler can avoid the investment in sizing and calibration presses, since the straightness and ovality of the tubes after being heat treated on the TemperLine™ does not require additional geometrical corrections. The systems will be commissioned in the second half of 2015. SMS Elotherm GmbH 
– Germany Email: a.zentner@sms-elotherm.com
 Website: www.sms-elotherm.com

BENTELER Steel/Tube from Salzburg (Austria) has ordered a TemperLine™ system from SMS Elotherm for its planned seamless tube plant in Louisiana, USA. With this new plant Benteler strengthens its presence in one of the most important growth markets for worldwide oil and gas exploration. The Quench & Temper system consists of the induction austenitising and equalising units, the quenching system and the related transport rollers and cooling beds. SMS Elotherm provides its in-house built converter technology (IGBT) for

Benteler has ordered a new TemperLine system

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