TPT March 2013

Industry News

Can-Eng ships bright tube annealing furnace

recent years, including subsidiaries Atlas Tube, Sharon Tube and Wheatland Tube Company. JMC Steel Group is one of North America’s largest producers of tubing used in the OCTG, hollow structural, electrical conduit, sprinkler pipe, and mechanical tubing industries. Established in 1964, Can-Eng has grown to become a leading designer and manufacturer of thermal processing equipment for ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Whether manufacturing a simple, manually controlled furnace or a turnkey automated system, Can-Eng focuses on the development of high volume continuous industrial furnaces for challenging applications. Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd – Canada Fax: +1 905 356 1817 Email: furnaces@can-eng.com Website: www.can-eng.com

CAN-ENG Furnaces International has announced the shipment of a bright tube annealing furnace for the JMC Steel Group. The 25,000lb/hr line will be installed in Wheatland, Pennsylvania, as part of JMC Steel’s Wheatland Tube Division expansion. The unit is configured to operate under dry EXO gas for the bright annealing of heavy walled precision cold drawn mechanical tubing. With an overall line layout stretching out more than 300ft by 14ft wide, the furnace will form the basis for one of the largest bright tube annealing facilities in North America. The main furnace section measures 60ft in length and weighs approximately 165,000lb. A Q1 2013 start-up is anticipated for the new DOM (drawn over mandrel) complex. This is the fourth major contract that Can-Eng has undertaken for JMC in

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The newly redesigned Can-Eng tube furnace

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