TPT November 2016

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TMK GIPI to operate new 6" mill AS part of its ongoing ‘In Country Value’ initiatives, TMK GIPI (Oman) has announced the final stage of its 8" to 24" mill expansion for manufacturing smaller sizes – 6" to 7", which are used for oil and gas well delivery and are currently sourced from the overseas market. TMK’s commitment is to provide Oman oil and gas industry, as well as other operators within the region, with products manufactured under the strictest standards and with the highest quality, along with just-in-time service and technical support.”

includes a cutting-edge heat treatment line, threading facilities capable of processing OCTG, inspection lines to meet the highest quality standards, and adjustment lines. The entire process ensures production of high quality finished pipes in line with international standard requirements. TMK GIPI (Gulf International Pipe Industry) was established as a limited liability company in the Sultanate of Oman in January 2007. It claims to be the first manufacturer of high pressure steel line pipes and casing pipes in Oman and the first mill in the MENA region and sub-continent of India to manufacture high pressure 6" to 24" electric resistance welded (ERW) steel pipes.

This key milestone for TMK GIPI is expected to create 15 new permanent jobs, develop local talents, give support to SMEs, and stimulate the local economy. The company states that it is proud to contribute to the development and progress of the Omani economy by minimising dependence on imports and increasing export of local quality products to other markets with fair, competitive prices. The mill occupies 240,000m 2 and includes the expansion of new 6" lines, which incorporate the latest technology to manufacture pipes for the oil and gas industry. This technology

The company states that the mill modernisation and expansion shows its commitment to the industrial development of the country. It not only contributes to the manufacturing of new products for the exploration and production of oil and gas, but also strengthens the value chain through the participation of local suppliers and local labour. TMK GIPI CEO Vladimir I Shcherbatykh said, “This mill is world class, state-of-the-art for the oil and gas industry. These days the challenge of increasing oil and gas production is associated with technology, and

TMK GIPI – Oman Email: sales@gipi.co.om Website: www.tmk-gipi.co.om

Primetals wins order from AMAG to modernise rolling stands

rating of 2,200kW and a speed ranging from 300 to 750 rpm. Sinamics S120 converters drive the 690V coiler motors, each of which is rated at 500kW and has a speed ranging from 320 to 1,050 rpm. Conversion and commissioning are scheduled to take place during a brief plant shutdown at the end of 2016. The challenge will be to convert the rolling stand with as little adaptation work as possible and the shortest possible interruption to production. AMAG rolling GmbH is a manufacturer of rolled aluminium products. The company belongs to the Austrian AMAG Group, a supplier of cast and rolled aluminium products that are used in a wide range of industries, such as aircraft, automotive, sports equipment, lighting, mechanical engineering, construction and packaging. Primetals Technologies Ltd – UK Website: www.primetals.com

also handle the design, engineering, project management and training, as well as the removal and assembly of components, repairs and the supply of spare parts. The purpose of the project is to increase plant availability. Primetals Technologies previously modernised the drive technology of the company’s four- high hot rolling stand in 2015.

PRIMETALS Technologies has secured an order from AMAG rolling GmbH, an Austrian aluminium producer, to modernise the drive technology on the four-high cold rolling stand in its Ranshofen plant. The order covers not only the supply of the motors, converters and converter transformers, but also the couplings, disc brakes and mechanical adaptations. Primetals will

The drive solution to be implemented on the four- high cold rolling stand consists of a front/back motor layout for the stand and the coiler, and a single motor assembly for the uncoiler. Rugged, water- cooled induction motors from Siemens are fed by Sinamics active front end converters. A Sinamics SM150 converter drives the two 3.3kV mill motors, each of which has a power

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