TPT March 2009

TUBE RUSS I A 2009

Bronx/Taylor-Wilson USA

Bronx/Taylor-Wilson, founded in 1896, is a global leader in the manufacture of metal finishing equipment solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes bar, section, rail and profile straightening machinery. The Bronx name is synonymous with its tube straightening machines, both in 6 and 10 roll versions, plus hydrostatic pipe testing machines, rotary pipe cut-off and end facing equipment material handling and other ancillary finishing equipment. With over 100 years of industry experience, and thousands of installations worldwide, Bronx/Taylor-Wilson provides technology increased speed and efficiency. Bronx equipment utilizes the latest revision of its highly proven Compass computer aided setting system. This system uses the very latest in industrial electronic technology to predict optimized roll settings based on

operator input. The system provides the user with a consistently high quality product and throughput capacity with the added benefit that size changeover times are now reduced to less than 3 minutes. The Bronx range includes speciality machinery designed for the finishing of long products, including heavy beams, channels, rails and angles plus equipment designed in particular for the OCTG finishing industry. This includes heavy duty straightening machines that can automatically process hot pipes and pipes with upset ends. Website : www.btwcorp.com  A 10-roll straightening installation from Bronx/ Taylor-Wilson

attention to detail, high technical standard and quality of construction. The welding section incorporates HF welders from Thermatool Europe Ltd. Attl a spol also offers mills with welding by lasers from Trumpf, IPG and Rofin. These machines reflect considerable experience in the field gathered over many years accommodating the highest demands of performance technology. Website : www.attl.cz  Attl a spol is a manufacturer of tube mills and related components

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