TPT July 2015

July/August 2015 Vol 28 No 4

The July Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. This issue we have a feature on straightening technology & equipment and take a look at the Tube South-East Asia show in Bangkok, Thailand, which is taking place in September. I will be attending

Rory McBride – Editor

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Tube South-East Asia for the first time so I hope to see you there. Thailand’s economy has not been helped by the recent slowdown in growth in China but it is still predicted to see a healthy growth in GDP this year, which is encouraging to hear. We also have two technical articles, on the benefits of induction heat treatment for tube and bar material from SMS Elotherm, and flexible enclosure welding from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques. Next issue we have features on bending machinery & tools, advances in measuring & marking technology, and cutting, sawing & profiling. The issue will be distributed at FABTECH 2015 in Chicago, USA, TUBOTECH in São Paulo, Brazil, and EMO in Milan, Italy. The editorial deadline is 10 July and the deadline for advertising is 14 July. You can contact me at rory@intras. co.uk and I will be happy to help with any enquiries about features, stories and technical articles.

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Enjoy the magazine.

ARTICLE:

Elotherm TemperLine™ – benefits of induction heat treatment for tube and bar material By Dirk Schibisch of SMS Elotherm

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On the cover . . . AUSTR I AN ma c h i ne r y s pe c i a l i s t Linsinger has produced its popular tube cut-off machine-series Multi-Cut for many years. Managers responsible for service and maintenance in tube mills often find that machines need to be repaired and improved more than suppliers some- times claim when they originally pur- chased the machine.

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This is something Linsinger specifically works to avoid. “We plugged in the Linsinger Multi-Cut and it has been running from the first minute,” said the manager responsible for the maintenance department of the German Tube Specialist Mannesmann Line Pipe MLP in Hamm. The Linsinger tube cut-off machine was first installed in 2004 and has worked continuously since then without a problem. The construction and installation of the cut-off machine into an existing pipe production line was a smooth process with the help of Linsinger and its technicians. The 50-ton machine has shown its pedigree from the beginning. With low tool costs and optimised saw blade life the MultiCut MC 4-610 cuts the burr- free inner and outer edges of longitudinal welded tubes in an exceptionally fast time.

ARTICLE:

Flexible enclosure welding By Dr M J Fletcher, Delta Consultants (Huntingdon Fusion Techniques)