TPT March 2025

The March Issue Welcome to the latest issue of

March 2025 Vol 38 No 2

Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. In this March issue we have features on tube inspection, testing & quality control; and advances in tube measuring & marking. We also have an interview with Owen Gao, who is the vice-president of FD Machinery Company.

Rory McBride – Editor

Mr Gao offers some fascinating insights into how the company was formed and some of the challenges it has overcome in recent years. He also talks about the many automation innovations the company has developed and offers advice to those who are just starting their career in the tube industry. You can read more on page 44. This month's technical article is from regular contributor Olexandra Tupalo from Thermatool Labs who writes about the latest interesting trends in high frequency contact tube welding (see page 60). The deadline for the forthcoming May issue is 10 April. We have features on tube mills & rollforming; tube bending, end forming & swaging; and environmentally friendly tube production. The Tube Products INTERNATIONAL section will have a focus on copper & aluminium tubes; and small diameter, high precision tubes. Please send any editorials or articles you would like to be included in the May 2025 issue of TPT magazine to: rory@intras.co.uk I hope that you enjoy the magazine.

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The international magazine for the tube & pipe industries

On the cover . . . Guild International offers a complete line of coil joining and end welding machines for almost any steel processing, tube producing or stamping application. Its line of patented equipment includes laser welders, arc welders and resistance welders. The Shearwelders™, Zipwelders™ and Laser Welders are some of the most technically advanced welding machines on the market. Guild International also produces a full line of tube mill VOL 38 NO 2 MARCH 2025

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entry equipment including uncoilers, speed funnels, flatteners and accumulators. Each one of these machines is designed and manufactured to improve the productivity of any strip processing line requiring coil handling and coil end joining and welding. Guild’s team of engineers are dedicated to helping customers assess and determine their coil end joining needs to ensure proper equipment design and compatibility with existing equipment. With thousands of installations around the globe, Guild International has the experience, know-how and manufacturing capability to help its customers stay competitive in today’s manufacturing environment.

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