TPT September 2010

CRC-Evans welding equipment chosen for midcontinent express pipeline in USA

CRC-EVANS automatic welding equipment was selected for use on the Louisiana section of the Midcontinent Express Pipeline. Now completed, the 507-mile Midcontinent Express Pipeline is a joint venture of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and Energy Transfer Partners, and delivers natural gas from Oklahoma, across northeast Texas, northern Louisiana, central Mississippi and into Alabama. Two contractors worked on the Louisiana portion of the MEP: Associated Pipeline Contractors, Inc. constructed 65 miles, and Willbros Construction worked on Spreads A, B, and C – a distance of 179 miles. The contractors used various combinations of the CRC-Evans Internal Welding Machine, the P260 External Welder, and the P600 External Welder for their projects. In Louisiana, CRC-Evans equipment completed a total of 14,784 welds in the 42-inch-diameter pipeline. The CRC-Evans IWM provides faster, more accurate welds in the field by combining lineup mechanisms and an internal welder that automatically deposits the root bead in 1.25 minutes. The P260 welder provides tip-to-work tracking, 32-pass programmable welding, PDA downloads in the field, and position-based parameter control. The P600 External Welder has single or dual-torch operation, through-the-arc tracking, onboard data collection, and touch screen control. CRC-Evans Automatic Welding designs and builds the world’s most widely used automatic welding system for land or offshore pipeline construction. In addition to renting or selling these systems to contractors on a project basis, the division provides other specialized services such as engineering, on-site technicians, and training. The company is a subsidiary of CRC-Evans Pipeline International, a leading provider of specialized equipment and services for the construction of pipelines. CRC-Evans manufactures pipeline construction equipment and automatic welding systems, and provides managed subsea services, field joint coating, weighting, heat treatment, and inspection services. Based in Houston, CRC-Evans maintains offices in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

CRC-Evans – USA Email: in.snave-crc@wa Website: www.crc-evans.com

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Siddhi Engineers receives national award for research and development

AWARDS are always a strong stimulant for any organization. It was in the year 1988 when two young mechanical engineers Mr. Bhagwat Patel and Mr. Prashant Gandhi dreamt to develop an industry, which will be reckoned as an import substitute. SIDDHI ENGINEERS based at Chhatral actively involved in manufacturing of Precision Drawn Aluminium Tubes, Rods & Profiles is marching along to make their dreams come true. Meticulous planning, Qualitative production, Research & Development and Continual improvement have been the main attributes of the organisation, catering to a high customer segment from automation industry to defense. Within the tenure, the company has achieved various national level awards at regular interval. The company has recently received two National Awards by the MSME- Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise, New Delhi, Govt. of India for Entrepreneurship and Research & Development at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi from Mr. Dinsha Patel, Minister – MSME. The award ceremony had an august presence of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Man Mohan Singh, who inaugurated the function.

Siddhi Group – India Fax: +91 79 27545089 Website: www.siddhiindia.com

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SMS Elotherm commissions induction heating system for large pipe bending

SMS Elotherm has commissioned a new system to inductively heat large diameter pipe segments for an Italian pipe bending facility. The inductively heated pipes are bent by the “Hamburg process”. The straight pipe is inductively preheated and then worked over a curved mandrel. A second toroid-shaped induction coil heats the inner pipe region while the pipe is bending on the mandrel. The resulting bent pipe segments have exceptionally high strength, qualifying them for critical applications such as nuclear and combustion power plants, chemical plants, and oil and gas pipelines. The ability to heat large pipes with diameters up to 1200 mm (48”) and wall thicknesses up to 50 mm (2”) makes this a remarkable system. A 2400 kW straight inductor coil preheats the pipe to 750 °C (1380 °F). The 1600 kW curved inductor coil brings the tube up the 850 °C (1560 °F) on the bending mandrel. The working throughput is up to 11,500 kg (25,000 lbs) per hour. With this induction heater, the customer reproducibly makes high quality value-added products for safety critical applications, assuring and advancing its worldwide leadership in the bent pipe market.

SMS Elotherm – Germany Fax.: +49 (0) 2191 / 891 - 726 Email: a.kneip@sms-elotherm.de Website: info@sms-elotherm.de

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