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laboratory, Ad Tubi offers its customers a state-of-the-art products. The company has recently undertaken expansion with the construction of a new factory. This allows the company to increase the quantity of material produced and also the range of dimensions offered, due to the introduction of new welding lines. The new factory is equipped with new, modern machines, while continuous technological research and development assure the highest quality standard. Website : www.adtubi.com Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corp is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of induction melting and heating equipment, with worldwide operations in nine countries. Along with serving industries such as steel, automotive, forging and foundry, Ajax Tocco has a global commitment to the tube and pipe industry. The company manufactures induction- heating systems that process up to 120t of high quality pipe and casing per hour with consistent quality and ovality. According to the company, this induction heating equipment provides a reliable and flexible supply of heat, with outstanding control. The Ajax Tocco converters facilitate this flexibility with a patented, wide operating window. This allows a larger range of sizes to be processed in one induction coil size without the need for capacitor or voltage switching. Converting the barrel furnaces to induction heating for stretch reducing, enables the use of existing handling equipment and the advantage of fast, controllable, energy saving induction heating. The results can lead to dramatic savings in space, reduced energy consumption, improved quality and the benefit of recipe control. Ajax Tocco is at the forefront of API pipe production for the oil and gas industry. Because casing drill pipe and line drill pipe reliability is crucial, the company believes it is a highly dependable source of supply systems to harden and temper pipe, casing and couplings to full API specifications.

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Abbey and manufactures a wide range of welded tube and pipe mills, and advanced quick-change systems for new mills and for retrofitting. International designs

An industry expert for tube and pipe heating, Ajax Tocco specialises in seam annealing, solution annealing, bright annealing, coating, bending and forming. Website : www.ajaxtocco.com  Heating a pipe using the machinery from Ajax Tocco

 Abbey International manufactures welded tube and pipe mills

The company also offers a large selection of chain and hydraulic draw benches with up to 450,000kg pull and up to 60m long. Abbey International is the exclusive distributor of

Baofeng Enterprise is a large stainless steel manufacturing group with four interrelated branches. Established in 2002, the company has an annual production capability of 30,000t of austenitic steel and 10,000t of stainless steel pipe. The four branches of the company are Wenzhou Baofeng Special Steel Co Ltd, Baofeng Steel Industrial Co Ltd, Lishui Baofeng Welded Pipe Co Ltd and Wenzhou Baofeng Perforation Co Ltd. In 2006, the company’s total output was valued at over 1,000 million Yuan. The company’s products are found in a host of applications including oil and gas, chemicals, power plant, food production, nuclear power station, smelting, aerospace, papermaking, shipbuilding, environmental protection, heat exchanger, water resources, and electricity.  Baofeng is a manufacturer of stainless steel tube from Ø 6-630mm

Abbey Etna pipe mill equipment. Website : www.abbeyintl.com

Ad Tubi Inossidabili SpA produces welded tube made of stainless steel, duplex steel, superduplex steel, and exotic alloys. The product range covers TIG welded round section tubes, with a dimensional range from 7.24mm ( 9 / 32 ") to 50.8mm (2"), and WT from 0.4mm (0.0157") to 3mm (0.1181"). The company is highly specialized in the production of tube for heat exchangers, with special lengths/tolerances, in bright annealed executions. This type of product represents an average of 65 per cent of the company’s complete output. The company possess ISO 9001:2000 and AD2000W0 certifications with TUV and Lloyd’s Register approval. Due to a fully controlled production system, certified production process and a fully equipped

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