TPT September 2010

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Amut supplies large pipe extruder in Vietnam

Flow Smart acquires business

ITALIAN plastics processing machinery manufacturer Amut has been recently chosen by a Vietnamese company – which is a leader in the production of PE and PVC pipes – as the supplier of a complete plant that will be manufacturing big PE100 pipes. The line will be installed in the Dong Nai province in the next weeks and the pipes will be used to build a new water distribution system in the region of the Mekong Delta. For the project, Amut has designed a brand new compact extrusion head with flow distribution on 16 spirals. The extruder matched to this head is the new EA130 HP (high torque) with a 40:1 L/D ratio. The machine achieves outputs up to 1,500kg/h referred to a 1,000mm pipe. Furthermore, to prevent wear, the extruder is fitted with lined barrel and a nickel alloy- coated screw.

The new plant includes two vacuum troughs. The first one is 10m long and enables, by means of a hydraulic cylinder, to separate the first stage from the second in order to ease the starting procedures and to insert the ultrasound thickness measuring system. The second trough is 6m long and is single-stage. The total cooling length is 34m, necessary for the production of pipes according to the pressure regulations PN6 and PN8. There is an 8 caterpillar haul-off unit which has a pulling force of up to 9,000N, while a cutting unit with a rotary blade allows HDPE pipes to be cut with thicknesses of up to 60.5mm. Amut SpA – Italy

FLOW Smart, Inc, specialists in high-purity polymer solutions, has announced its purchase of the wire- and fabric-reinforced hose business from Elkton, Maryland-based Gore PharmBio Products, a division of WL Gore and Associates. The transition, which is set to occur over the next few months, will see Flow Smart taking over all of the production and sales activities for the wire- and fabric-reinforced hose products. The sale agreement includes the acquisition of Gore PharmBio’s existing production equipment for the hoses, as well as the group’s current inventory and other peripherals. FlowSmart – USA Email: solutions@flowsmartinc.com Website: www.flowsmartinc.com

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