TPT May 2013

Technology News

New name with expanded quality service and products

standards in every process of its operation. The company has earned its status and success by proving its dedication to the products it manufactures, to the safety of its clients and employees, and to the community and the environment. Filtrona plc www.filtrona.com, is a FTSE 250 company and an international supplier of speciality plastic, fibre and foam products with four principal operating divisions: component and protection solutions, porous technologies, coated and security products, and filter products. Filtrona focuses on the light manufacture and distribution of high volume, essential components which serve customers in a wide variety of end-markets and geographies.

a broad range of pipe and thread protection products. Whether an industry needs safety, easy installation, steel or plastic, precision cut premium or API threads, large OD or offshore applications, or API compliance – MSI Pipe Protection Technologies delivers. “Thread protection is vital for the optimal and successful operation of a wide variety of drilling systems and environments,” explains John Boben, president of MSI Pipe Protection Technologies. As a Filtrona plc business, MSI Pipe Protection Technologies is committed to product innovation, manufacturing excellence and technology advancements and continuously surpassing customer expectations. Certified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) since 1997, MSI Pipe Protection Technologies uses stringent quality

MSI Oilfield Products has over 30 years’ experience as an established and well-respected global leader in Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) thread protectors and pipe protection products. The company is now further expanding its role as a global partner by leveraging its plastic moulding expertise and technology, along with its quality pipe and thread protection products, to service the mining, water well and industrial pipe protection industries, in addition to oil and gas production. Progress, technological advancements and global demand have been established and are maintained by the organisation’s Houston, Texas, headquarters – which features a recently opened (2012) state-of-the-art 136,000ft 2 facility – as well as three other facilities in Nisku, Canada; Veracruz, Mexico; and Aberdeen, Scotland. MSI Pipe Protection Technologies offers

MSI Oilfield Products – USA Website: www.msiproducts.com

SIDE LOADING FOR FAST TOOL CHANGE AND NO LIFTING REQUIRED • Infinitely adjustable expansion & reduction • High production capability TUBE END FORMING AV65

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Impeder core for high frequency welding of tubes

Fiberglass pipes for impeder core

• Up to Ø 152mm • No tube clamping required • End form on or near bends • High quality build with practical platforms • Full 12 month warranty. • Twin Head Machines also available

Tungsten carbide insert for outside tube scarfing

HSS-DMo5 saw blades & friction circular saw blades

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