TPT March 2016

4-8 April 2016

New remote maintenance solution ROLAND Electronic GmbH has released weld seam detection system SND40. This new remotemaintenance solution provides help during setup of new tube batches and new types of tubes. It also provides valuable troubleshooting advice and guidance. Targeted activation is done via a key switch, so that the box will be activated only when required. This new solution will be presented at Tube Düsseldorf. Roland Electronic GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 7236 9392 33 Email: info@roland-electronic.com Website: www.roland-electronic.com Preventing pipe damage during logistics S t a n d n o . 5C10 The Remote Service Box RSB will be delivered with all relevant interfaces: wireless, LAN or WLAN, and each SND40 system can be easily upgraded.

The SND40

achieved with a range of pipe hooks and pipe rollers • Products for safe pipe transport, to transport a range of pipe diameters at the same time, on truck or train • Pipe storage – safe storage of line pipes can be facilitated by using Dhatec storage systems • Pipe construction – for construction onshore, offshore and spool bases Dhatec offers products such as stalk joining clamps and masking rings

special sizes and extreme conditions. Dhatec also offers rental and recycling possibilities of its products to stimulate sustainability. Dhatec offers more than 3,000 solutions in the following categories: • Pipe coating products for closure of pipes during blasting and temporary coupling during coating • Pipe preservation – pipe closure in combination with bevel protection, anti-corrosion products and stack covers to protect pipes against damage and contamination • Pipe handling – Easy and efficient pipe handling and movement can be

DHATEC specialises in developing and manufacturing products that prevent pipes from damage during all logistics. The organisation shows pipe companies how they can guarantee a safe, efficient and damage-free delivery of pipes through the entire supply chain. The company claims its products and technical support improve the quality, efficiency and safety of the processes, assisting project managers in organising the logistics of pipeline projects. Existing products are continuously customised to comply with the latest demands and specifications, including

Dhatec – The Netherlands Email: info@dhatec.nl Wesite: www.dhatec.nl

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Developing and distributing a wider range of steels

stainless steel tubes and flat products, to products for the building and con- struction industry (with the production of insulated panels and crash barriers, for example), and in electromechanical components, composites, energy and DIY sectors. The reorganisation has led to a regrouping of Marcegaglia’s three main businesses – Carbon Steel (tubes and flat products), Specialties (stainless and drawn steels) and Plates (heavy plate manufacture) – into separate com- panies owned by holding corporation Marcegaglia Steel.

MARCEGAGLIA, an Italian steel pro- cessing corporation with an output of

5mn tonnes per year and production plants on three continents, has completed a major internal restructuring and reorganisation of its steel operations, aiming for strengthening and ‘industry- leading growth’. Chairman and CEO Antonio Marcegaglia commented, “With the aim of greater transparency and clarity, we have completed the split-off of our non- core equity holdings (tourism, white goods components, building) from our core business, steel processing, which we aim to focus on and strengthen.” In more than 50 years in business, Marcegaglia has created a production mix strictly linked to the structure and organisation of the entire group, rang- ing from the processing of carbon and

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Marcegaglia – Italy Email: info@marcegaglia.com Website: www.marcegaglia.com

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