TPT January 2017

January/February 2017 Vol 30 No 1

The January Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. This issue we have a feature on welding and a show feature on the BORU Tube Fair in Turkey. We also have in-depth articles on Deco Automotive’s investment

Rory McBride – Editor

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in high-performance pipe bending cells (page 67) and technologies for the measurement of diameter, wall thickness, eccentricity and sagging during hose and tube extrusion from Sikora (page 69). I will be travelling to SteelFab 2017 in sunny Sharjah, UAE, in January so please do come and say hello if you are also visiting. Our stand is number 3541 and is situated in hall 5. I have heard nothing but positive reviews of the show so I look forward to visiting and exhibiting at the event for the first time. Next issue we have features on straightening technology and equipment; and inspection, testing and quality control. The magazine will be distributed at Tube Russia. I would like to wish all of our readers a very happy festive season and a prosperous New Year. If you would like to submit news or articles for the March issue then send them to me by the editorial deadline of 9 January 2017. Contact me at rory@intras.co.uk

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Case study: Deco Automotive invests in high-performance pipe bending cells By Schwarze-Robitec GmbH, Germany

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On the cover . . . Adda Fer Meccanica, established in 1990, is a leading Italian company specialising in the engineering and manufacturing of plants for the production of electro welded tubes

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and coil processing equipment. Its business was initially based on second-hand equipment sales but soon expanded into servicing, repair and the overhaul of machinery and lines Cover_AddaFer_TP.01.2017_P.indd 1

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sold in order to guarantee customers a complete and reliable experience. The implementation of a full technical department followed this, which was allowed to develop new machinery and to adapt and improve second-hand lines in order to offer a more high quality product at a competitive price. The results achieved by the company during recent years confirm that the choice, made just a few years ago, to focus its activity on engineering and manufacturing of brand-new equipment, instead of overhauling and servicing second-hand lines, was a successful and important step. With expert know-how and a clear orientation towards the international market, Adda Fer Meccanica has supplied several production plants around the world, increasing the popularity of the brand, which is now synonymous with quality and reliability.

sagging during hose and tube extrusion By Sikora AG, Germany