TPT July 2008

T ube & P ipe M ills and R ollforming L ines

Latest generation of spiral pipe mills

for this new generation forming unit. With a double main drive, the SWP machine has an uncoiler with pre-tensioning system to eliminate the springback effect for coils that have X80 grade or more. The company has also commissioned a state-of-the-art offline upgradeable spiral pipe manufacturing facility for Gregorian International, Venezuela. Set for API rated pipe manufacture, the mill is equipped with a PRD-Cagil FRS 5001 series new generation forming unit. The system will start online production and will be upgraded to offline in the future. Together with the SWP mill, the order included a hydrostatic pipe tester, end beveling machines, x-ray units and material handling system. PRD-Cagil now supplies new process reporting software for its SWP Mills. This software enables the user to monitor online process data as well as achieve a realized process for a certain period. PRD-Cagil – USA Fax : +1 510 887 5639 Email : prdsales@prdcompany.com Website : www.prdcompany.com

Ameron International, one of the USA’s leading pipe manufacturers, has reached an agreement with PRD-Cagil for the supply of a new generation PRD-Cagil spiral pipe mill as part of its upgrade schedule. PRD-Cagil is a leader in large diameter pipe production technology and provides pipe manufacturing, coating and lining systems worldwide. The SWP machine incorporates PRD- Cagil’s latest (3 rd generation) metal joiner, which is equipped with an edge-milling

machine that reduces coil ends joining time to 15 minutes. The SWP machine incorporates an FRS 5001 series of new generation forming unit that will produce pipes from 24-144″ in diameter, lengths of 6-18m, and wall thickness up to 25mm. As part of its upgrade plan, Ameron International has also ordered an edge milling machine and a new forming unit. The EMM will be integrated into one of Ameron’s previously ordered PRD SWP mills, and the

new forming unit will replace the forming unit of an old SWP mill. PRD-Cagil has also recently delivered an offline upgradeable SWP machine to Erciyas Pipe, Turkey. The machine is designed to accommodate X100 grade steel and provides 360 tons of forming force

 PRD-Cagil’s new generation spiral pipe mill (SWP) for large diameter pipe

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