TPT November 2012

Industry News

New appointments at EFD EFD Induction has announced a number of staff appointments. Peter Runeborg, formerly the segment manager for tube and pipe at EFD Induction Norway, has been made the company’s new sales and service manager, with responsibility for selling the firm’s complete range of induction heating products and services. Bjørn Røsvik, manager of the standardised systems and direct sales division Jan Arve Fuglaas, new sales manager

Jan Arve Fuglaas of EFD Induction Norway has been given special responsibility for sales of tube and pipe welding and normalising systems in Asia. Mr Fuglaas will work closely with his colleagues from EFD Induction China to meet the continent’s burgeoning demand for high-uptime, high-output induction welders. Previously a project manager at EFD Induction Norway, Mr Fuglaas has more than 20 years’ international experience devising pipe welding and annealing solutions. Bjørn Røsvik has been appointed manager of the standardised systems and direct sales division at EFD Induction Norway. This division deals primarily with Minac and Sinac induction heating

workshops and service centres in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Corporate headquarters are in Skien, Norway.

systems; solutions that can be used for a wide spectrum of applications, such as brazing, shrink fitting, straightening, and pre- and post-heating. EFD Induction has to date installed thousands of heating solutions for a wide range of industrial applications. The company has manufacturing plants,

EFD Induction as – Norway Fax: +47 35 50 60 10

Email: sales@no.efdgroup.net Website: www.efd-induction.com Victor Technologies

THERMADYNE Holdings Corporation has changed its name to Victor Technologies Group, Inc, and the name of its wholly owned subsidiary Thermadyne Industries, Inc has changed to Victor Technologies International, Inc. “To reposition the company in the marketplace, we are returning to our roots,” commented Martin Quinn, the company’s chief executive officer. “Victor Technologies will recapture the pioneering spirit and embody the original attributes of the Victor brand: authenticity, reliability and innovation.” Victor is the company’s strongest and most established brand, celebrating its 100 th anniversary in 2013. “By leveraging the Victor name, we reinforce to the industry our focus on meeting the needs of the end user customer for our products and providing advanced cutting, welding and gas control solutions through each of our brands,” said Mr Quinn. “Our vision for the company is ‘Innovation to shape the world.’” Headquartered in St Louis, Missouri,

CEO Martin Quinn

Experience, Know-how &

Innovation in...

 Bevelling Machines  Multi Wire Welding  Hydrostatic Testing  Valve Test Bench  Pipe Mill Equipment UNIWELD Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG

Victor Technologies provides solutions for cutting, welding and gas control equipment under brand names that include Victor, Tweco, Arcair, Thermal Dynamics, Thermal Arc, Stoody, TurboTorch, Firepower and Cigweld. Victor Technologies – USA Fax: +1 800 535 0557 Website: www.victortechnologies.com

Werksstrasse 20 D-57299 Burbach

Phone.: +49(0)2736-415-0 Fax: +49(0)2736-415-199 Email: info@uniweld-group.com Web:www.uniweld-group.com

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