TPT November 2016

T E CHNOLOG Y

New T-Drill HFT-2000 stainless steel tee forming unit

T-Drill Oy – Finland Email: sales@t-drill.fi Website: www.t-drill.fi www.t-drill.com

that is also reduced along with final inspection costs. Branch pipe can be connected to formed outlet either by orbital or manual welding.

THE patented T-Drill tube tee forming method has been used globally for almost 40 years. T-Drill continues to expand its product range with the introduction of the semi- automatic HFT-2000 tee forming unit to be used in conjunction with the powerful T-Drill T-65 SS collaring machine for small volume stainless steel manifold production. The HFT-2000 SS is a solution for making tee joints of OD 17–51mm in main run tubes up to 114mm in just a couple of minutes. With the HFT-2000 SS five 51mm collars can be produced in less than ten minutes without moving the tube. While giving comparable quality to commercial tee fittings, profit increases because the T-Drill tee forming method eliminates cutting of pipe, two welded joints and the fitting cost. If tube polishing is required at the weld points

STRIP for SSAW and ERW Pipes ON-LINE Laminations Inspection 100% coverage by Ultrasonic Technique

Spiral mill 2 m coil - Thickness 5 – 25 mm ERW mill 1900 mm coil - Thickness 4-16 mm SOFRATEST supplies complete turnkey stations to be placed in the production line. It follows the last quality standard like : API5L – SHELL – ARAMCO The design is not limited in size. SOFRATEST supplies complete traceability of the measurement and a mill process connexion for full automated operation. Also available ON-LINE and OFF-LINE UT stations. Contact us, we MANUFACTURE and supply complete mechanical devices and UT for ON-LINE and OFF-LINE testing. We do retrofit of old installations. SOFRATEST - Z.I. du Petit Parc - 78920 Ecquevilly – France Tel : + 33 1 34 75 50 00 - Fax : + 33 1 34 75 53 41 E-mail : sales@sofratest.com - Website :www.sofratest.com

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