TPT November 2016

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New profile measuring system for hot rolling mill in Slovenia

capture the full contour of the hot rolled profile. Scanning the product with up to 500 full contours per second, the measuring system provides continuous dimensional measurements as well as surface fault detection. The engineered construction and the conditioning features of theProfilemaster SPS 400-S4 ensure stable and reliable measurements. Commissioning is planned before the end of 2016. For measurement and control in the cold finishing process, Štore Steel also ordered a non-contact measuring and control system from the Zumbach ODAC – USYS product line. Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland Email: sales@zumbach.ch Website: www.zumbach.com

ZUMBACH Electronic has won a contract from Štore Steel doo in Slovenia for a Profilemaster ® SPS 400- S4 in-line profile measuring system, based on laser light section technique and machine vision. The system will be integrated into a hot rolling mill, helping to increase the efficiency of the mill and to assure product quality. Štore Steel produces various round and flat steel products for the forging, spring and engineering industries. The company is modernising its in-line measuring systems in order to gain better and faster control over its production process. A significant efficiency increase is expected by shortening start-up time and reducing downtime. The ordered Profilemaster SPS400-S4 is equipped with technology

Profilemaster SPS 400-S4 measuring unit

for full profile measurement and surface fault detection. The system is has four high-speed camera/laser modules to

Hydrostatic pipe machine to test beyond the standard API grades

the highest Fives has ever manufactured. This technically demanding machine will push the limits of small batch processing while still providing the highest quality and flexibility. The machine is also designed to facilitate maintenance and quick tool change. The Taylor-Wilson hydrostatic pipe testingmachineswere the first to address alternative pressures that the American Petroleum Institute (API) implemented to deal with the ever-changing demands in drilling for oil in deeper and harder-to- find areas throughout the world. The Taylor-Wilson machines are capable of testing tube and pipe with OD from less than 25mm to over 660mm. Designs can accommodate plain end or square cuts, API line pipe ends, threaded and coupled ends, mill sawed or pierced ends. Fives has already supplied more than ten straightening lines to different Vallourec plants in the past ten years.

machines under the brand Taylor- Wilson since 1911, having supplied more than 49 hydrotesters, leak testers and collapse testers worldwide. The hydrostatic pipe tester designed and supplied to the Düsseldorf-Rath plant has the ability to test beyond the standard API grades and is capable of testing up to premium Cr13 pipes at over 1,250 bar (18,130 PSI). With a maximum diameter of 406.4mm (16") and a heavy wall thickness up to 50mm (1.97") the end load of 8,944kN (2,010,620lb) is one of

VALLOUREC, a leading company in tubular solutions, and Fives, an international engineering group, have commissioned an innovative hydrostatic pipe tester at the Vallourec’s plant in Düsseldorf-Rath, Germany. Pipe testing machines at tube plants aim to reduce delays on the finishing floor during the testing phase. The test hold time is varied to suit the specific standard to which the pipe is being tested. Fives has been specialising in engineering hydrostatic pipe testing

Hydrostatic pipe testing

Fives Bronx – USA Fax: +1 330 244 1961 Website: www.fivesgroup.com

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