TPT November 2014

Technology News

Permanent protective coating for tube and pipe applications

The company’s Quakercoat ® 024 is a 100 per cent solids UV curable protective coating. Intended to provide corrosion protection on metal tube and pipe surfaces composed of steel or galvanised steel, the coating provides benefits including instant curing at low energy, low smell, and a low viscosity for easier sprayability at lower temperature,

bringing additional savings on energy consumption. Complementary process fluid products can be integrated throughout the entire tube and pipe making process.

QUAKER Chemical, a fluid solutions supplier for tube and pipe applications, offers coatings for the back end of the manufacturing process. The coatings series include environmentally friendly solvent based coatings, fast drying, low VOC, water-based coatings, and UV coatings that can be customised to meet increasing performance demands.

Quaker Chemical – USA Email: info@quakerchem.com Website: www.quakerchem.com

Quality inspection for stainless steel tubes CONTROLE Mesure Systèmes Made to measure welding processes REHM supplies TIG welding equipment and has just released the ‘INVERTIG. PRO’ range, which achieves new dimensions in TIG welding with regard to duty cycles and user guidance. energy and 30 per cent less welding fumes. The INVERTIG.PRO range covers everything which professionals expect form a TIG technology. The precision welding process control keeps the arc stabile in every position. All power classes from 240 to 450 A are characterised by unlimited flexibility as well as the best ignition characteristics and can, if required, be equipped with Now REHM also sets the pace for MIG/MAG with its new ‘MEGA.PULS FOCUS’: the pulsed arc welding process FOCUS.PULS means 30 per cent more productivity, 30 per cent less REHM – UK Website: www.rehm.co.uk

the unique “digital” menu guidance. The MIG/MAG unit MEGA.PULS FOCUS convinces users with its technical data and, above all, in practice in the entire range with made to measure processes for thick/thin mild steel, stainless steels and aluminium/copper alloys.

CMS equipment (including magne- tising units, rotating systems and support coils) for a full body inspection of the product, and can be installed in a strong control bench including centring devices. Probus supervision software, for collecting information provided by NDT equipment, allows the display of combined signals (UT/ET) and the creation of inspection reports that can be used as control evidence for quality services and customers. Data stored can be recalled for analysis and quality treatment. Contrôle Mesure Systèmes – France Email: contactcms@cmseddyscan.com Website: www.cmseddyscan.com

methods, including high performance instruments and systems, probes and transducers, accessories, and complete turnkey machines with

designs, develops and manufactures a complete range of NDT products in eddy current and ultrasonic testing

associated mechanics. For high quality and precision tubing, CMS has developed the RotoUTscan ultrasonic rotating head for tube inspection in stainless steel, titanium, zirconium and carbon steel (diameter range 6 to 250mm) for longitudinal and transversal defect detection, thickness measurement, OD-ID and ovalisation. It can be combined with other

RotoUTscan ultrasonic rotating head

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