TPT July 2008

T echnology U pdate

 The KM 3 LRK 43 three-layer foamcore pipehead from KraussMaffei Berstorff

flow of the melt. The pressure-optimised design of the flow paths makes it possible to process cost-competitive formulations without problems. The pipehead is easy to operate during production start-up and stoppage. The die-set can be changed without tilting the pipehead in the mounting carriage. The pipehead can be tilted 90° in the carriage to simplify disassembly or to clean individual components. KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 89 8899 2206 Website : www.kraussmaffei.com To obtain long-term corrosion protection in tubing applications, OEMs may focus on using copper, stainless or jacketed tubing. However, with the increasing cost of these types of tubing, reliable alternatives are worth investigating. Markin Tubing, USA, offers Markin Galfan ® with topcoat, a cost-effective alternative to jacketing such as PVF and nylon, as well as copper and stainless tubing. Using a proprietary process, Markin Galfan and an aluminium-rich epoxy paint topcoat are applied inline to the outside surface of the company’s 1006/1008 or 1010 steel tubing, to create a coating that provides over 3,000 hours of salt spray protection. The company produces Galfan in a range of true metric sizes, with outside diameters from 3.96mm to 38mm and wall thickness from 0.71mm to 2.43mm. A grey or black epoxy topcoat option is also available. Markin Galfan is available coiled or cut to length, and offers the benefit of jacketed tubing without the high cost or extra processing sometimes necessary. Markin Tubing operates eight steel tube mills in its 180,000ft 2 production facility, and a tube fabrication plant dedicated to complementing customer’s value-added processes. Markin Tubing – USA Fax : +1 585 495 6482 Email : solutions@markin.com • Website : www.markin.com Alternative to jacketing, copper and stainless tubing

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