TPT May 2011

I ndustry N ews The biggest tube and pipe fair in Korea INTERNATIONAL Metal Industry Technology Exhibition in Korea (Korea Metal Week 2011) will be held from 28 September to 1 October 2011 in Kintex, Korea. Korea Metal Week 2011 is described as the first 100,000m 2 scale fair simultaneously held with machinery, tool, printing, plastic and electric fairs. It is expected that more than 200,000 professional visitors will visit during the fair.

The show integrates all metal production technologies, and comprises five established events under the same canopy: tube/pipe and cable; fasteners and wire; machine parts and mould manufacturing; foundry/ forging and furnace; and die casting. The latest technologies of tube and pipe, such as

products, machinery and equipment, will be presented during the fair. Korea Trade Fairs Ltd – South Korea Fax: +82 2 784 6810 Email: info@ktfairs.com Website: www.korea-metal.com

The Metal Industry Exhibition attracted 200,000 visitors

THE expansion of Davi in Latin America counts as a new success for the company in a new region with the sale of a large variable-axis plate roll. As well as being the largest plate roll in operation in the country and capable of rolling 10" wide and 3" 1/8 thick plate, this machine has been sold to the largest pressure- vessel manufacturer in Ecuador. Its newest South American customer is upper roll which also moves vertically. The result for the customer is virtually perfect flat ends making it suitable for pressure vessels manufacturing at a very high quality and productivity,” said Orazio Davi, president of Promau. Davi – Italy Email: marketing@davi.com Website: www.davi.com The largest plate roll machine in Ecuador One expert for heavy gauge tube mill reacting to the sector’s trend towards using high resistance steel. An aspect that is making it imperative to update fabricating equipment locally with higher rated machines. The purchase of this machine confirms the trend. “Once again our innovative variable axis plate roll has been chosen in due to the flexibility obtained by horizontal movement of the side rolls and to the

KUSAKABE is a specialist in small diameter extremely heavy gauge tube mill plants. It has delivered nine complete lines to Japan, the USA, Germany, Taiwan and Turkey. It has been producing OD 31.8mm tubes with 8mm, 38.1mm tube with WT 8mm, OD 42.7mm tube with 8.6mm and

OD 50.8mm tube with WT 10mm. The tubes manufactured from those especially designed mills are processed and mainly applied to the automotive industry. As a consequence, it can be said that small and thick welded tube will be more focused on when various industries will find the possibility to lower the cost or reduce the

weight and so on. The company are now undertaking an independent investigation of welded tubes to satisfy the quality standards and safety seen in seamless tube. Kusakabe – Japan

Email: sales@kusakabe.com Website: www.kusakabe.com

A-D Technologies acquires Bore Flex

A-D TECHNOLOGIES, a portfolio company of Audax Group, has acquired the assets of Bore Flex Industries. Based in Mountain Grove, MO, Bore Flex manufactures HDPE pipes and conduits serving the telecom, power, and pressure pipe segments. Bore Flex has facilities in Mountain Grove, Missouri; Tennille and Sandersville,

Georgia; and a distribution centre in Fort Myers, Florida. A-D Technologies will integrate Bore Flex into its current US regional operations with headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. A-D Technologies was formed in March 2007 through the merger of Dura-Line and Arnco. The company operates worldwide under its

flagship Dura-Line brand. “This will broaden our product offering for the pressure pipe market,” said Paresh Chari, president and CEO of A-D Technologies. A-D Technologies – USA Email: moreinfo@adtechnologies.com Website: www.arncocorp.com

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