TPT November 2012

Industry News

Fives Bronx receives order for straightening equipment

less than three minutes and its unique design allows thin walled tube to be straightened accurately, without surface blemishes, at speeds up to 200m per minute (approximately 600fpm). Pipe producers can rely on 200 years of industry experience and the success of thousands of installations to make Fives Bronx a good choice for their tube and pipe finishing needs, the company said. Located in all of the leading seam- less and ERW pipe mills worldwide, the hot and cold Series 6CR10 machines have a global reputation for quality, durability and efficiency. Fives Bronx – USA Email: fivesbronx-sales@fivesgroup.com Website: www.fivesgroup.com

FIVES Bronx, the global supplier of Bronx Taylor-Wilson finishing equipment and Abbey ERW pipe mill

solutions, was recently awarded an order for the manufacture of three Series 6CR10 six roll straightening machines. The order was placed by a Chinese company, Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation in Corpus Christi, Texas and is the second order TPCO has given Fives Bronx in the past 12 months. TPCO purchased one cold and two hot 6CR10 straighteners, which will process a full range of API grades, with diameters ranging from 114.3 to 273.1mm and length to 15m. The temperature ranges from ambient to 650°C and will process the pipes up to 100mpm. The Fives Bronx Series 6CR10 pipe straightener also utilises its patented computer aided setting systemCompass to achieve size change set-up times of

The Series 6CR10

Mair Research supplies integrated API finishing lines to Turkish tube manufacturer

SEVERAL years ago Mair Research SpA (Italy) started the commissioning of integrated finishing lines for API tubing up to diameter 13 5 / 8 " supplied to a major Turkish producer. Such lines provide a stepless and fully automatic process as follows: cut sampling, ID flushout and bead chopping, chamfering and hydrate sting (two machines in parallel: one triple head up to 13" and up to 34mm). The machines are connected by tube conveying systems with driven chains, as well as a tracking system for the processed tubing. The software system is connected with the lines as well as the bundle storage process. Thanks to the patented systems the machines are equipped with, the adjusting operations are easy and can be provided in automatic mode according to the tube diameters to be processed. Mair Research SpA – Italy Email: salesdept@mair-research.com Website: www.mair-research.com

API finishing lines

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