TPT March 2025

CONTENTS

Editor

Rory McBride

Design & production

Lisa Wright

Sales & marketing

Jason Smith UK, Italy, USA, Canada, India & ROW jason@intras.co.uk Tel: +44 1926 834684 Linda Li Asia 亚洲 linda@intras.co.uk Tel: +44 1926 834685

2 Editorial index 8 Industry news 9 Diary of tube events 18 Technology news

Advertising co-ordinator

Liz Hughes

Subscriptions

Louise Jennings

Accounts manager

Louise Jennings

Web Design/Developer

Andrew Barnes

Social Media Administrator Milly Harrison

28 Tube inspection, testing and quality control 36 Advances in tube measuring and marking 44 Interview: Owen Gao, vice-president FD Machinery Company 64 Advertisers index 49 Tube Products INTERNATIONAL www.read-tpi.com The trade magazine for tube and pipe products www.read-tpi.com March 2025

Founder

John C Hogg

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March issue • Business & market news • Wider tubes offer greater possibilities: how composites are advancing wide diameter tube development • Emerging tech shaping the landscape for European tube welding manufacturers

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60 ARTICLE

The latest trends in high frequency contact tube welding By Olexandra Tupalo, manager, Thermatool Labs

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