TPT May 2016

The May Issue

May/June 2016 Vol 29 No 3

Welcome to the latest Tube & Pipe Technology magazine.

In this issue we have features on Tube Russia 2016 and the Guangzhou Fair as well as an extended technical article from SMS Meer looking at machinery and plants used for the production of oilfield tubulars, and all the latest industry and technology news. The entire team has just returned from Tube Düsseldorf and we had a fantastic show with lots of positive feedback about the magazine. Despite some of the global economic issues that are clearly having an impact on the tube industry, the overall atmosphere was extremely upbeat. Many companies were looking at innovation, investment and diversification as the answers to their problems, which was inspiring to hear although the future of the steel industry in the UK and the worldwide oil price is still an issue that refuses to go away. Next issue we will have features on Tube China 2016, tube mills and rollforming lines, advances in coating, pickling and galvanising, and advances in measuring and marking. The editorial deadline is 19 May and the advertising deadline is 2 June. You can contact me at rory@intras.co.uk if you need any other information.

Rory McBride – Editor

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I hope that you enjoy the magazine.

The international magazine for the tube & pipe industries

On the cover . . . As an industrial engineering group, Fives designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world’s largest industrials, including the aluminium, steel, glass, automotive, aerospace, logistics, cement, energy and sugar sectors.

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TECHNICAL ARTICLE:

Machinery and plants for the production of oilfield tubulars By Dr Ing Hansjörg Hoppe and Dr Ing Hans Pelster, SMS Group

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