TPT March 2013

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Inductotherm Heating & Welding at Made in Steel

Inductotherm Heating & Welding Ltd is the European manufacturing and technical headquarters for Thermatool, Radyne, Banyard and Newelco – leaders in induction heating and welding technologies for a variety of induction heating applications. Thermatool Corp is the leader in a development of the latest advancements in the high frequency welding of tube and pipe. The priority is to deliver pipe and tube producers with high quality HF welding and heat treating equipment, power supplies for inductively coupled plasmas and high speed cutting. Inductotherm Heating & Welding – UK

Technology – An intuitive user interface that provides precise heat input control with selectable weld power and frequency on each and every mill run. The combination of selecting and storing weld power and frequency offers tube and pipe manufacturers the flexibility to produce the best weld quality suited to virtually any material type, while significantly reducing scrap output. A number of Thermatool product specialists will be available on stand C49C, to discuss any queries or require- ments with regards to the entire range of Thermatool welding, seam annealing and cut-off systems and services. Thermatool Corporation has its European manufacturing headquarters at Inductotherm Heating and Welding Ltd in Basingstoke, UK and you can find out more at www.inductothermhw.com

Inductotherm Heating & Welding Ltd, in conjunction with Thermatool Corporation – members of the Inductotherm Group of companies – is pleased to announce its participation at the forthcoming Made in Steel Conference in Milan, 3-5 April 2013. Thermatool is a leading global manufacturer of solid state HF induction welding systems for tube and pipe production applications, and with a significant number of installations in Italy, recognises the importance of keeping its customers informed with recent advancements in HF welding systems and continued support through its global channel of customer service and spare parts facilities. An area of particular focus on stand C49C at Made in Steel will be Thermatool’s new generation of solid state HF tube and pipe welding systems, which incorporates HAZControl™

Email: info@inductothermhw.com Website: www.inductothermhw.com SMS Meer supplies six high-speed machines to China

profit from the good reputation of our supplier in the Asian region. When we tell our customers that we produce with SMS Meer equipment, they know that they can rely on our quality.” A further advantage for Huitong Jincheng lies in thewide range of theSMS Meer products. The machines produce round, square and hexagonal profiles, with each machine being designed for a different diameter. The finished products range from 3mm to 22mm. The machines supplied by SMS Meer are easy to operate. In addition, SMS Meer trainsHuitong Jincheng’s operating personnel on site – before, during and after completion of the project. Commissioning is scheduled for the 1 st quarter 2013.

THE Chinese company Huitong Jincheng PrecisionMetal Manufacturing, Shanghai, has ordered six drawing machines from SMS Meer, Germany – two with integrated chamfering machines. With these machines, Huitong Jincheng aims to meet the high demand for bright steel products in China. The six machines draw, cut and straighten the bars at a speed of 25 to 120m/min, while the integrated chamfering machines finish the ends of up to 40 bars per minute. Deviations for free-cutting and unalloyed steel are max. 0.2mm per metre. Huitong Jincheng is thus able to meet the high demands of its customers from the electronics and automotive industry. “With the machines from SMS Meer, we can open up new market segments,” said Chih Hsiung, deputy managing director of Huitong Jincheng. “We can

SMS Meer GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 2161 350 1862 Email: info@sms-meer.com Website: www.sms-meer.com

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