TPT July 2019

T E CHNOLOG Y

Vyksa Steel Works selects technology from Thermatool

A Thermatool high-power, high-frequency HCT welder in a similar installation

OMK, a producer of oil country tubular goods, has contracted Thermatool Corp to delivery two high-power, high-frequency welders, along with 12 post-weld heat-treatment seam annealers with the Advanced Smart Anneal control platform. The Thermatool equipment has been shipped to Vyksa Steel Works, a unit of OMK, and is scheduled to be com- missioned later this year. Vyksa Steel Works is the largest manufacturer of steel welded pipes in Russia. The casing, line pipe and tube mills that will go online at Vyksa will produce up to 7" and 10" pipe using both induction and contact welding with dual capability. The 7" mill consists of a 1,000 kW HAZControl™ technology HF welder and 2,000 kW of seam annealing induction power employing seam tracking and the latest in advanced yield output software. Both mills will also employ Thermatool 250 kW end weld annealers. The 10" mill is equipped with Thermatool’s high-power/high- frequency 1,400 kW HAZControl welder (with a dual setup for welding in either contact or induction mode), along with 3,200 kW of post-weld heat treatment. Thermatool’s HAZControl™ technology will allow Vyksa to create weld characteristics through recipe creation using power, frequency, vee length and mill speed for specification requirements for consistent, repeatable, efficient production runs. Developing databases of production parameters for a variety of steel chemistries and final specifications helps the producer to ensure maximum mill output while reducing scrap percentages. OMK supplies some of the highest profile pipe projects in the world, including the Nord Stream network between Russia and Germany, the longest gas export route in the world; and the Power of Siberia, a 4,000 km gas pipeline between Siberia and China that is currently under construction. OMK will be using the Thermatool products to produce pipe that will meet the quality demands of complex petroleum and gas projects. Thermatool installation specialists will be working closely with Vyksa Steel Works personnel to ensure a timely commissioning of the mills.

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