TPT July 2018

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Weifang Special Steel Iron and Steel orders Kocks RSB 5.0

and sizing technology for special bar quality products, and is claimed to offer enhanced bar quality, and improved productivity, mill availability and economy, as well as a simplified and safe operation. Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG – Germany

60mm at a maximum speed of 18m/s. Additionally, a Kocks-designed water cooling process will be implemented. Commissioning is scheduled for the beginning of 2019. The Kocks three-roll technology will allow Weifang to achieve a reliable and consistent SBQ production of premium quality with perfect surface and closest tolerances to meet the high demands of the market. The RSB 5.0 is the latest milestone in reducing

CHINESE special steel manufacturer Weifang Special Steel Iron and Steel Co Ltd has placed an order with Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG, Germany, for a reducing and sizing block (RSB ® ) in 5.0 design. The company, with its headquarters in Weifang in the Province of Shandong, mainly produces carbon steel wire rod, welding wire and SBQ (special bar quality). The Kocks RSB 5.0 produces SBQ within a dimension range of 18 to

Fax: +49 2103 51249 Email: fk@kocks.de Website: www.kocks.de

Anti-corrosion spraying systems break into large pipe manufacturing

300 customers worldwide and the new functions that help the automation of the process and the management of this sophisticated system. The application quantity of the RP is set on the touchscreen in g/m 2 (from 0.5 to 10 g/m 2 ) proportionally to the speed of the line, recorded by an encoder that, according to any variation, automatically adjusts the fluid amount. At the infeed side, the surface is dried by means of an air blower and enters the spray box. Its interior is equipped with 16 nozzles, arranged to cover the outside the UK. JPC was able to step in, already being a supplier of tubular components to EET. Rather than seeing the loss of the manufacturing site, JPC agreed that it would take over the EET bending cells and keep the jobs in Coventry. With six sophisticated bending machines that it says rival any other firm in the country, JPC offers job security for at least the next five years, producing and supplying a complete range of original equipment bend and manipulated exhaust pipes direct to EET’s remaining facility in Cowley.

whole surface and automatically adapt their distance according to the tube dimensions. A proximity sensor monitors the flow of the tube, to adapt the mist containment plate and activate the safety protection. The RP is then collected by an oil mist extraction system, recovered through three filtration stages that take out any impurity, and is sent it back to the main tank to be reused.

THE consolidated DieTronic spraying technology has been a benchmark in the last 15 years for rust preventive application onto the surface of tubes and pipes before the cutting unit. The success of this device has led large pipe producers to rely on this solution, enabling DieTronic to develop the high-technology Antirust 1000, able to manage square and round tubes up to 16" OD. The fully automatic spray lubrication system brings together the standard anti-rust features appreciated by over

Dietronic Srl – Italy Website: www.dietronic.eu

Boost to local economy THE Joint Perforating Company (JPC), based in Bromsgrove, UK, plans to save local jobs by taking over a pipe bending business and preventing the loss of employment.

In addition to the local impact, other businesses will see benefits, including Italian company Marcegaglia, which supplies the unbent tubing material. UKF/JPC managing director Simon Greenhill commented, “This is a very exciting time for the company and local businesses. Being able to keep skilled manufacturing in the area was a real bonus for us when we agreed the takeover.” The Joint Perforating Company – UK Email: info@ukfstainless.co.uk Website: www.ukfstainless.co.uk

JPC, part of the UKF Stainless Holdings Group, said it expects to save at least 12 of the existing workforce and has plans for further expansion. Previous owner Eberspaecher (EET) had planned to move its automatic welding cells from Coventry to Cowley, where it has warehouse facilities next door to its customer, but was considering moving the tube bending operation to

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