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Amada Miyachi Europe...................................................................54 Bültmann.........................................................................................26 ChelPipe Group................................................................................8 Dango & Dienenthal........................................................................44 Davis-Standard...............................................................................31 EFD Induction.................................................................................27 EMAG Leipzig Maschinenfabrik GmbH..........................................12 Emmedi...........................................................................................51 EuroBLECH....................................................................................23 FABTECH.......................................................................................14 FOBA..............................................................................................26 Forth Engineering...........................................................................40 Hexagon AB....................................................................................27 Huntingdon Fusion Techniques.......................................................53 Isend...............................................................................................29 JSW Steel Ltd.................................................................................34 K-TIG..............................................................................................52 Kemppi............................................................................................54 LAP...........................................................................................31, 35 Lincoln Electric..........................................................................52, 55 Manchester Tool and Die..................................................................6 Mazak.............................................................................................34 Officine MTM SpA .............................................................................6 NDC Technologies..........................................................................18

NIMAK.............................................................................................53 Otto Junker.....................................................................................45 Pixargus..........................................................................................32 Primetals Technologies...................................................................34 Rafter Equipment Corporation..........................................................7 RMTS..............................................................................................21 Roll-Kraft.........................................................................................16 Sandvik...........................................................................................24 Saw EXPO......................................................................................25 Schoeller Werk GmbH & Co KG.....................................................36 Schwarze-Robitec...........................................................................37 Sema Systemtechnik GmbH...........................................................38 Sharpe Products.............................................................................37 SigmaTEK Systems........................................................................41 Sikora........................................................................................10, 22 SSAB..............................................................................................55 T&H Lemont....................................................................................12 TD Williamson.................................................................................25 Tenaris............................................................................................24 Tenova LOI Thermprocess................................................................8 transfluid .........................................................................................43 Tri Tool..............................................................................................8 Universal Alloy Corporation.............................................................45 Xiris Automation........................................................................16, 41

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The May Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. While many companies across Europe, the US, and around the world, temporarily close for business amidst the tragic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation in China appears to be improving.

May/June 2020 Vol 33 No 3

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ARTICLE: ‘Reading the chips’ to gain valuable process information while cutting tubes – par t 2 By Christian Mayrhofer, R&D – Advanced Machine & Engineering/AMSAW

The good news is that many cities in China are reporting no new infections, which perhaps gives the rest of the world some small positive insight into a future where things can return to normality and greater safe social interaction. Interestingly, from a survey of 6,000 shippers across China, over 50 per cent report that they are back to full production, and in some provinces, levels are over 90 per cent. Local transport and port terminals are also getting back to normal, with far fewer vessel cancellations. The story is increasingly the same across China. I have also been reading positive stories from Germany about a dramatic fall in infection rates following extensive testing and tracing so let us hope we can all get through this crisis sooner rather than later. We are determined to carry on promoting the tube machinery industry throughout this period, so if you have any stories or updates then please send them to me at: rory@intras.co.uk The whole team sends its best wishes to all of our readers. Stay safe and I hope you enjoy the magazine.

ARTICLE: Case study: Advanced FARO solution meets unique requirements of Alltube Engineering By FARO & Alltube Engineering 62

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On the cover . . . Shijiazhuang Keda Machinery Co Ltd is an export-oriented, joint venture which specialises in development, design, technology support, equipment improvement and after-sales service for high-end, precision, heavy duty HF welded pipe, cold forming and slitting lines.

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It has nearly 20 years experience of development large, medium, small and precision mill lines and advanced oil pipeline production lines. It has a strong technical ability and the ability to develop, design, manufacture install and debug full production lines from preparation, forming and finishing. The equipment has been successfully exported to America, Italy, Canada, Bulgaria, Chile, Kosovo, Argentia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Russia, Ukraine, Indonesia, Malaysia, Combodia, Egypt, Sudan, Thailand and other countries and regions. Over the years the company has always adhered to the operation principle of investing in the latest science and technology and striving for the highest quality. Welding FinishingLine Uncoiler SlitterLine

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scope of supply includes fully automatic entry lines, with automatic strip joining, forming, sizing and welding section complete with quick baseplate change and spare rafts, cut-off unit and safety protections. The installation took a few weeks and the first tube produced during the commissioning (OD 13.95 x WT 1.4mm) has achieved the dimensional tolerance double the requested standard. The laser measurement report showed the achieved value of ovality equal to 0.046mm instead the precision tube standard EN 10305 that requires 0.100mm as minimum. A destructive test also highlighted the high quality of the tube where no breakage of the welded seam occurred. Officine MTM SpA has been specialising in the design and supply of high-performance tube mills for more than 40 years, offering a wide range of models, custom designed with high precision and perfect quality production and able to guarantee the highest lifetime and reliability of each part of the equipment.

The company have entrusted the global engineering company MTMGroup and its branch Officine MTM SpA with the design, production and supply of this complete tube mill focused on the final quality and strict tolerance of the production. The line has been designed to process the latest high strength Dual Phase 800 grade carbon steel to produce tubes for automotive applications. The

OFFICINE MTM SpA has commissioned a complete heavy-duty precision mill for tubes ranging from OD 10mm up to 25mm in diameter with a maximum of 2.5mm thickness and up to 150m/min speed. The mill has been commissioned for a leading European company that specialises in the production of precision electro-welded steel tubes and profiles for the OEM automotive market.

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Manchester Tool and Die celebrates 60 years of tube end forming excellence

machines ranging from 3 / 16 " to 3" OD capacities. Machines and parts can be manufactured for special applications. Manchester Tool & Die also provides steel fabricating and production machining services.

the company has grown over the years and now occupies a 65,000 square foot facility with over 50,000 square feet devoted to manufacturing. A third generation of Blocher family is also now part of the management team. Manchester Tool and Die supplies tube end forming equipment and tooling to a variety of industries, with standard

MANCHESTER Tool and Die, Inc (MTD) has recently celebrated its 60 th year in operation in 2020. MTD was founded by Glen Blocher in 1960 as a job shop, however by the middle 1960s Mr Blocher had built the company’s first tube end forming machine. According to a statement from MTD,

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D I ARY 2020/21 of Tube Events

Rafter announces major organisational overhaul METAL forming machinery manufac- turer, Rafter Equipment, has announced a reorganisation of its commercial team to focus on delivering its Total Mill Solutions portfolio of products and services. In a company statement, Thomas Eaton, president, Rafter Equipment Corporation, said that Dan Whitehill will take on a more customer-facing role responsible for inside sales: “Dan has been with Rafter for more than 25 years in various leadership roles, including many years as president and co-owner. His deep product and industry knowledge allows him to understand and address our customer’s needs.” Former engineering manager Phil Baker has been named vice-president of engineering and customer support. The statement said that Mr Baker has been a key member of Rafter’s team for 22 years, playing an essential role in product innovation, field service and project management. Mr Eaton also announced a new vice- president of business development and marketing. He said: “Scott Parker brings a fresh perspective and over 20 years of technical commercial sales and marketing management experience in the industrial, automotive and electronics markets. He has served on Rafter’s advisory board for many years and I am excited to bring him on board in this new capacity.”

17-20 June Korea Metal Week (Seoul, South Korea) International Exhibition www.korea-metal.com 23-26 September 2020 Tube China (Shanghai, China) International Exhibition www.tubechina.net 27-30 October 2020 EuroBLECH (Hanover, Germany) International Exhibition www.euroblech.com 18-20 November 2020 FABTECH (Las Vegas, NV, USA) International Exhibition www.fabtechexpo.com 1-3 December 2020 ValveWorld Expo (Düsseldorf, Germany) International Exhibition www.valveworldexpo.com 7-11 December 2020 Tube Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany) International Exhibition www.tube.de 11-14 January 2021 STEELFAB (Sharjah, UAE) International Exhibition www.steelfabme.com 25-28 January 2021 MACH (Birmingham, UK) International Exhibition www.machexhibition.com

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JSC Pervouralsk chooses Tenova’s roller hear th continuous tube furnace

production of larger throughputs. This extremely flexible furnace type is characterised by uniform heating, a definable holding time and subsequent material-specific cooling. The high temperature uniformity and the low energy consumption of these systems ensure reproducible processes, which can be precisely adapted to the desired heat treatment of the material. The drive sections can be optimally matched to the respective annealing process. The heat treatment system for the JSC Pervouralsk Pipe Plant is designed as a roller hearth furnace for the bright annealing of 2,000kg/h of austenitic stainless steel and nickel-based alloy pipes. The solution annealing of these high-alloy steel grades is carried out in the temperature range of maximum 1,100°C to 1,200°C. The tubes are heat-treated in this continuously operating roller hearth system using a 100 per cent hydrogen atmosphere as process gas.

atmosphere. It was awarded the order which, in addition to the equipment, includes installation and monitoring of commissioning by specialists from Tenova LOI Thermprocess. JSC Pervouralsk Pipe Plant, a subsidiary within the ChelPipe Group, specialises in the production of stainless steel tubes for a wide variety of industrial uses. Tenova LOI Thermprocess roller hearth furnaces for the heat treatment of pipe material are ideal for the continuous

TENOVA LOI Thermprocess has received an order from the Joint Stock Company, Pervouralsk Pipe Plant, Russia, for a new roller hearth continuous furnace system for bright annealing stainless steel pipes in a 100 per cent hydrogen atmosphere. Tenova LOI Thermprocess is a specialist within the Tenova group for customer-specific heat treatment lines, and continuous roller hearth furnace systems for bright annealing stainless steel pipes in a 100 per cent hydrogen

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Tri Tool Inc announces passing of founder and president

Navy flight surgeon, then supported a start-up machine tool company introducing innovative portable tube and pipe machining equipment. He served as corporate president for Tri Tool’s first four decades, a period that saw the company grow from specialty tool maker, to a world-wide provider of industrial machine tools, pipeline equipment, custom equipment engineering and on-site contract services. Tri Tool will continue to be managed by George J Wernette III who has been Tri Tool’s chairman of the board and CEO since 2016.

MACHINE tool manufacturer Tri Tool Incorporated has recently announced the passing of Dr George J Wernette at the age of 94. According to the company Dr Wernette, one of the founders of Tri Tool in 1972, was a dynamic driving force behind the company’s growth and success. “All of our company management and employees send our sincere condolences to the Wernette family in their time of loss,” said Todd Fox, Tri Tool’s vice-president of global sales.   Dr Wernette, who was a Korean War veteran, having served in Japan as a

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Sikora awarded global market leader – future champion 2020 recognition

is an excellent motivation to continue and further expand our commitment.” The annually updated list of the ‘global market leaders – future champions’ in Germany is based on an objective and transparent selection process. According to the index, global market leaders are active worldwide and are successful companies with mostly leading technologies and under family management. They show the largest or second largest market share in their segment. Their annual turnover is between five and 50 million euros of which at least 40 per cent have been generated abroad. Furthermore, ‘future champions’ are active on at least three continents. All of these criteria have been comfortably fulfilled by Sikora.

SIKORA, a manufacturer and global supplier of innovative measuring, con- trol, inspection and sorting technol- ogy, has been listed as “global market leader – future champion 2020”. The award is based on the ‘global market leader index’ of the Henri B Meier Entrepreneur School of the University of St Gallen and the Academy of German Global Market Leaders (ADWM). The German company has been on the list of global market leaders since 2016. Sikora’s CEO, Dr Christian Frank, said: “We are delighted to receive this award as it cannot be taken for granted. To be rated among the global market leaders confirms the course our company is taking. The development of future-oriented technologies, the diversification into new markets, our international network and our long-standing experience create the foundation for successful growth.”

Dr Chistian Frank

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He added: “Above all, we would like to thank all Sikora employees. The award

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World premiere of EMAG’s in-process non-contact thread measuring system

Another advantage provided by this method is the detection of insert wear, allowing optimal insert changes to be performed, reducing tool costs. This also avoids undesirable downtimes due to worn tools. EMAG has been supplying flexible machine concepts and comprehensive systems for the manufacturing of pipe ends, couplings, tool joints and other oilfield components for several decades. Complete cells including machines, robots, measuring systems and marking units are all directly supplied by EMAG. By acquiring all of the systems from a single source, EMAG can permanently optimise your process chains – not only for thread cutting, but also upstream and downstream processes. EMAG uses innovative development methods, such as the digital twins, so that the manufacturing process can be simulated and then adjusted. Amachine system that meets all of the demands for the fastidious machining operation involved in the production of couplings has been developed based on this methodology: the VLC 500 CM. With its extremely high range of diameters from 2 3 / 8 " to 13 3 / 8 " and a maximum coupling length of 400mm (16"), the VLC 500 CM covers an enormous range in coupling production and can be implemented with a large amount of flexibility. The VLC 500 CM also stands out for its high productivity and powerful drives. With its modular structure, the machine can be adapted to perform a variety of machining tasks. The proven pick-up process is used to automatically load and unload the machine, and the dynamic axes further ensure minimal non-productive times. The Austrian company, voestalpine, already uses the machine. Peter Winkler, operations manager of the threading departments at voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co KG, said: “The VLC 500 CM combines exceptional machining performance with precision. This has opened up new opportunities for us in the production of premium Oz CTG connections.” EMAG Leipzig Maschinenfabrik GmbH www.emag.com

ACCORDING to the 2018 energy study by the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), with a share of 30.5 per cent of the world’s primary energy consumption, oil remains the most important source of energy. However, global trade restrictions complicate the extraction and importation of this ‘black gold’. China, for example, is required to extract its own oil in order to meet its domestic demand. China’s hunger for energy pushes the country to drill for oil at record depths – 8,875m (29,118ft) below ground, which is lower than Mount Everest is tall. The continued push to drill deeper set high requirements on the quality and type of premium grade threads found on conveying and ascending pipes, and the corresponding couplings. The need for measuring system is also critical in order to minimise errors. To meet this demand, EMAG has created a patented system that measures the thread connections of pipes and couplings with no contact and is performed completely autonomously. Manually measuring thread and sealing geometries after cutting threads on pipe ends and couplings is a time-consuming and labour-intensive process. However, the measuring process is essential due to the growing requirements on premium threads.

The thread measuring system

Using the patented method developed by EMAG Leipzig for the first time the geometries of pipe and coupling threads can now be measured without contact. The contactless optical measuring system does not require any labour and can be used autonomously or integrated into a complete process chain. The new system ensures constant measurement accuracy with the shortest possible measuring times. Once the measurements are taken, feedback is directed right back to the machine’s CNC control unit, allowing tool corrections to be made automatically and immediately during the machining process. This error-minimising system measures all thread types known today (API and premium threads), which allows for the complete elimination of the manual measurement process.

Michael Strand becomes president of T&H Lemont

customers’ requirements. Mr Strand has proven he has a superb understanding of the changing domestic and international market place and appreciates the need for outstanding customer service at all times. He has built up a strong network of manufacturing professionals who are dedicated to working with Mr Strand to meet these challenges.

MICHAEL Strand has been appointed president of T&H Lemont, retiring president John Hillis has announced. Mr Strand has been with the custom manufacturer of tube and pipe mills, roll tooling for tube, pipe and roll forming industries for a number of years, focusing on sales for new and reconditioned tooling and machine sales. Mr Hillis stated that Mr Strand will work to continue to improve communi- cations, structure and planning for profitably as well as managing

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FABTECH announces improvements to future Chicago-based event dates

and attendees plan numerous activities around FABTECH. As a result, we felt it was important to give the industry as much notice as possible with regards to our show dates going forward to assist with their planning.” The dates and locations for FABTECH US for the next six years will be as follows: 18-20 November 2020 – Las Vegas, NV 13-16 September 2021 – Chicago, IL 8-10 November 2022 – Atlanta, GA 11-14 September 2023 – Chicago, IL 20-22 November 2024 – Las Vegas, NV 8-11 September 2025 – Chicago, IL Registration for FABTECH 2020 in Las Vegas, NV will open in Spring 2020.

THE FIVE FABTECH event partners have announced that FABTECHChicago will change its dates to September. FABTECH, which is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event, is hosted in odd years at Chicago’s McCormick Place. It has previously been held in November, but will make its next visit to Chicago on 13-16 September, 2021 and remain in September in future years. “FABTECH is one of the largest events held at McCormick Place, bringing $73mn delegation spending to Chicago,” said John Catalano, SME senior director, FABTECH. “As a result of FABTECH’s growth over the past years, and our favourable relationship with the city and the convention centre, we are proud to make this shift to support the needs of the industry.” FABTECH’s mission is to bring

buyers and sellers together to conduct business, make connections, share ideas, and learn from one another. The Chicago-based event takes place over four days and welcomes more than 48,000 attendees and 1,700 exhibiting companies, filling three halls at McCormick Place with the latest technology innovations. Mr Catalano continued: “We know the fall is a very busy period for the industry and our exhibitors, partners

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Roll-Kraft responds to tube and pipe and roll forming technical inquiries ROLL-KRAFT has announced the launch of its ‘simple form’, which provides customers quick answers to their on-line queries. According to the designer and manufacturer of roll tooling, it receives many inquiries for technical information from tooling users and manufacturers of tube and pipe and roll formed products. “Providing industry-leading technical advice and support is one of the factors that sets Roll-Kraft apart from the competition,” said Chuck Gehrisch, chairman and chief executive officer of Roll-Kraft. “Customers can expect a quick reply to their technical questions submitted via our website within one business day.” The company has an on-line tool for immediately reaching Roll-Kraft technicians and other personnel for answers to situations they are encountering on their mills. Roll-Kraft also has a link on its website to provide recommendations and advice, in addition to informative videos available on the Roll-Kraft YouTube channel. European technical sales representative XIRIS Automation, a specialist in developing optical equipment used for process and quality control across a number of specialty industries, has announced Mr Eren Aydin as its new European technical sales representative. Trained as an industrial engineer, Mr Aydin has experience in completing technical sales for automation equipment and components across Europe and the Middle East. Based out of its European office in Ratingen, Germany, Mr Aydin will be responsible for all sales of Xiris weld cameras and inspection systems across Europe and the Middle East. Cameron Serles, president of Xiris Automation, commented: “We are very pleased to have Eren join our team. His enthusiasm, technical knowledge and attention to detail in providing solutions for a diverse customer base will complement our requirements as the metal fabrication industry increases its adoption of automation technology with the use of weld cameras and inspection systems.” Roll-Kraft www.roll-kraft.com Xiris hires new

It will be the big industry spectacle: The world’s leading trade fairs for the wire and cable, tube and tube processing industries are extending an invitation. Experience visionary machines, technologies and processes. At wire: For the first time, pioneers in the manufacture of end products – springs and fasteners – will be there. Thus, the complete value chain from raw materials to industry right up to high-end results is represented. At Tube: Trends in OCTG technologies, process solutions, from tube cutting to tube trading. And never before have both trade fairs been so green: The ecoMetals Trails will lead you to the pioneers of sustainability. The field of progress has been prepared – for you as a decision- maker of the future. The best thing to do would be to register today: wire.de/2130 and Tube.de/2130

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NDC Technologies welcomes new vice-president of sales and marketing

marketing and is retiring from the company, brings more than 18 years of sales and leadership experience in the technology sector to NDC. He joins NDC from Emerson Electric where he was the Americas regional leader and responsible for directing the sales organisation and driving significant annual revenue growth for the company’s automation and controls business.  “I am honoured to join the NDC team and help to build on a solid foundation developed over the years,” saidMr Perry. “This is an exciting and outstanding opportunity to play an important role in accelerating the company’s growth and further deepening our customer relationships and worldwide market position.”

In his role, Mr Perry will be responsible for leading NDC’s global sales organisation, executing the company’s market strategy and accelerating pipeline growth across the company’s key vertical markets. “John brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our executive leadership team and we are looking forward to him playing a key role in driving our marketing and sales growth activities,” said Marti Nyman, president of NDC Technologies. “John’s sales leadership and strong track record of selling across global markets will be a valuable asset to our company’s plans for accelerating growth and expanding our market presence. We’re thrilled to welcome John to the NDC team.” Mr Perry, who takes over the reins from Randy Luffman, who served as NDC’s vice-president of sales and

NDC TECHNOLOGIES, a global provider of productivity enhancing measurement and control solutions, has announced that veteran sales leader John Perry has joined the company as vice-president of sales and marketing.

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RMTS welcomes experienced new tube mill team member to its operation

PROVIDER of tube, pipe, and roll forming tooling, RMTS, has announced the addition of Mike McGinn to its team. According to the company Mr McGinn started in the tube business as a summer helper at the age of 16 by packing tubes on a lock seam tube mill. By the end of that summer, he was running the mill on second shift and out producing the first shift operator on a regular basis. A spokesperson for RMTS said in a statement: “Mike’s passion for our industry has developed over a lifetime of commitment and dedication to helping plants produce the highest quality product possible, with reduced scrap and less downtime. “Having that hands-on experience in every stage of tube production from design to delivery, to training, to management makes Mike the perfect addition to the RMTS team.” After high school Mr McGinn continued to work as an operator, running mechanical, structural and OCTG tube mills, stainless mills and roll formers and continued his career in both the tube, pipe and roll form industries until he assumed and held the position of plant manager for the last 15 years for a major East Coast tube manufacturer. Mr McGinn has also worked for a Midwest roll tooling manufacturer and held the position of sales/service manager. Mr McGinn will be heading up RMTS’ department responsible for education, training and service.  

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Sikora ranks among the ‘Top 100’ of German medium-sized companies

area of innovative measuring, control, inspection and sorting technologies. “By focusing on technical innovations as well as expanding our global sales and service network and the simultane- ous concentration on research, develop- ment and production at our location in Bremen, we create the conditions for a future, constant growth. I see this award particularly as a recognition of the entire workforce.” More than 3,500 companies from all industries with an annual turnover between ten million and one billion Euro were evaluated by the Munich Strategy Group. The “Top 100” companies were determined on the basis of their long- term growth and profitability. The basis for the selection is the performance of the companies during the last five years.

that has made it into the ‘Top 100’ list. Dr Christian Frank, CEO of SIKORA, said: “I am delighted that we are among the ‘Top 100’ again this year. Once again, the award shows that we belong to the elite of the German medium-sized companies and that we set trends and play a leading role in the

BREMEN, Germany-based Sikora has ranked among Germany’s 100 fastest growing medium-sized companies. This is the result of the study ‘Top 100 ranking of the medium-sized companies 2019’, which was carried out by the management consultancy Munich Strategy Group. This year, Sikora is the only company from Bremen

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EuroBLECH 2020 announces additional exhibition hall

ORGANISERS of EuroBLECH 2020 have announced the expansion of exhibition space for EuroBLECH 2020 with the addition of a ninth hall for the first time in its history. The 26 th edition of the International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition reflects a further increase in exhibition space compared to the previous event in 2018, which covered a total of 89,800m 2 . “Around nine months ahead of the show the demand for stand space continues to be very strong”, explained Evelyn Warwick, exhibition director of EuroBLECH, on behalf of the organiser Mack Brooks Exhibitions. “With the directly neighbouring hall 26, we are now able to offer additional stand space for the exhibition to meet the demand of exhibitors to display their latest machines in the various technology sectors. The additional hall will host exhibitors of joining technology, as well as surface and tool technology, which have previously been located in hall 13. “The ninth hall is giving us the possibility to assign stand space to additional exhibiting companies within the entire sheet metal working technology chain represented at EuroBLECH. The growth to a ninth exhibition hall reflects the increasing demand for stand space at the leading industry event and offers even more capacity for businesses to present their innovations to an international audience,” Ms Warwick continued. The exhibition, which will take place from 27 to 30 October 2020 at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Germany will now take up more than 95,000m 2 of net exhibition space and the biggest exhibitor countries include Germany, Italy, Turkey, China, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Great Britain and the USA. EuroBLECH 2020’s main topics will include smart sheet metal working, the automation and digitalisation of the manufacturing chain, and the show will target specialists at all management levels in small and medium-sized companies as well as large enterprises from all key industry sectors.

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Sandvik enters into five-year agreement with Tenaris to supply OCTG

be supplied by Sandvik as part of the Sandvik-Tenaris Alliance Agreement. In many parts of Abu Dhabi, the well environments are extremely corrosive, making requirements for CRA materials necessary. For this award, Sandvik will be supplying primarily Sanicro ® 28 (UNS N08028) in dimensions from 3½" to 7" outer diameter, which is a high-alloy multi-purpose austenitic stainless steel for service in highly corrosive conditions. According to Sandvik, it has seen an increase in the demand for high corrosion resistant alloys from customers globally, as operators look to improve lifetime cycles and safety in both existing and new systems.

SANDVIK, a developer and producer of advanced stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance materials, has entered into a long- term agreement with Tenaris to supply oil country tubular goods following its award from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) last year. ADNOC awarded Tenaris a long-term contract for the provision of tubulars and Rig Direct ® services over the next five years, with the possibility of a two-year extension. Per Olsson-Artberger, global product manager OCTG, Sandvik, said: “Being involved in this award, which is one of the world’s largest in this category, further showcases our expertise and ability to produce high-quality products that meet various challenges around the world. We are very excited to be working once again with Tenaris to support ADNOC’s activities in the UAE and look forward to delivering materials that contribute to

high productivity and cost-efficiency in this ever-evolving industry.” The award forms part of an initiative by ADNOC to secure smart procurement solutions that add value to its upstream oil and gas drilling business and promote in-country investment and service provision. It includes the supply of a full array of steel grades and connections, including Dopeless ® technology, to support ADNOC’s onshore and offshore E&P expansion projects. The award includes a relevant portion of Corrosion Resistant Alloy materials, which will

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TD Williamson turns 100 – centennial plans underway

by TD Williamson Snr as an electrical services contractor. By the 1930s, it had expanded into general oilfield products and services and after furnishing the cleaning tools for the War Emergency Pipeline Office during World War II, the steel, mandrel-bodied equipment known today as pipeline pigs, TDW evolved into a pipeline solutions company with its first location in Tulsa, USA. Today, the company has a worldwide presence, providing pigging, advanced isolation and in-line inspection products and services from locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, India, the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia.

celebrating its partnerships with leading pipeline organisations.   The centennial has also kicked off an ambitious community relations initiative aligned with the company’s robust culture of charitable giving. Together, team members around the world will complete 100 community events by the end of the year.

TD WILLIAMSON (TDW), the global pipeline services provider, celebrated its 100 th anniversary in January this year. The company marked the occasion by recognising how it has grown alongside the oil and gas industry, saluting the people responsible for that growth and

Activities will corre- spond to the five philan - thropic areas TDW em- phasises: basic needs and health; education; civil and community; arts and culture; and environment and sus- tainability. The company was established in 1920

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Saw EXPO 2021 online registration opens with immediate effect SAW EXPO 2021, the Trade Fair for Sawing and Industrial Cutting Technologies, has announced that registration has opened. The event will be held at the Friedrichshafen fairgrounds from 8 to 11 June 2021 and interested companies can register online at www.sawexpo.de as of now. Approximately 100 exhibitors from Germany and other European countries are expected to present sawing machines and alternative cutting technologies, sawing tools, trowel equipment, deburring tools, accessories, consumables as well as peripheral machinery and systems. Regardless of the material used, Saw EXPO will showcase all forms of sawing and cutting – of ferrous metals, NF-metals, steel, aluminium down to plastics, composites and wood.   The broad line-up of ranges at SawEXPO is complemented by saw jobbers, second-hand machinery, associations, publishing houses, service providers, science and research institutes.

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