TPT September 2019

The international magazine for the tube & pipe industries

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Kinkelder BV...................................................................................62 Kusakabe Electric & Machinery Co Ltd.............................................8 Laser Photonics............................................................................107 Lessmann GmbH............................................................................37 Linsinger Maschinenbau GmbH......................................................24 Magnetic Analysis Corp................................................................103 Mair Research SpA.........................................................................57 Messe Düsseldorf.......................................................................7, 19 Officine MTM SpA...........................................................................92 NDC Technologies Inc. .................................................................107 Nordson Sonoscan, Inc...................................................................53 NS Máquinas..................................................................................66 Poppe + Potthoff Maschinenbau GmbH.......................................105 Pressure Welding Machines Ltd.....................................................91 Prima Power Laserdyne LLC..........................................................50 Roland Electronic GmbH................................................................42 Roll Solutions..................................................................................24 Roll-Kraft.........................................................................................17 Sandvik Materials Technology. .......................................................77 Sikora AG........................................................................................18 SSAB AB.........................................................................................17 T&H Lemont Inc..............................................................................10 transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH................................................36, 48 USM................................................................................................94 Val-Matic Valve Corp.......................................................................72 Violi Srl............................................................................................44 Virtus Precision Tube......................................................................91 VisiConsult X-ray Systems & Solutions GmbH.............................106 Voss Fluid GmbH............................................................................55 Westermans International Ltd.........................................................26 Zumbach Electronic AG..................................................................39

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc...................................................80 Advanced Machine & Engineering/AMSAW...................................37 Advanced Manufacturing Technologies..........................................34 Aflex Hose Ltd.................................................................................32 Behringer GmbH.............................................................................61 BINDT...........................................................................................106 BLM Group........................................................................................6 Buehler – ITW Test & Measurement GmbH....................................46 Bültmann GmbH.......................................................................41, 94 Bystronic.........................................................................................28 Carl Cloos Schweisstechnik GmbH................................................21 Contrôle Mesure Systèmes............................................................111 Dango & Dienenthal Umformtechnik GmbH.................................108 Danieli SpA.....................................................................................91 Eddyfi Technologies......................................................................109 EFD Induction.................................................................................12 FABTECH.......................................................................................30 Faccin SpA......................................................................................96 Fives Group....................................................................................15 Fluoramics, Inc................................................................................75 Fronius International GmbH............................................................59 Haven Manufacturing......................................................................51 Helix Labs Inc.................................................................................50 Hexagon AB....................................................................................71 Huntingdon Fusion Techniques.................................................69, 72 Inductotherm Group........................................................................22 ISEND, SA......................................................................................94 ITL Industries Ltd............................................................................22 Jaz USA Inc....................................................................................71 Kasto Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KG............................................58 Kemppi Oy......................................................................................64

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Editor in chief

Rory McBride

CONT ENT S EDITORIAL INDEX ............................................................ 2 INDUSTRY NEWS .............................................................. 6 TECHNOLOGY NEWS ................................................... 36 FABTECH 2019 ............................................................ 82 GLOBAL MARKETPLACE ............................................ 84 TUBOTECH 2019 . ....................................................... 88 TUBE MILLS & ROLLFORMING LINES .................. 90

Features editor

Gill Watson

Editorial assistant

Christian Bradley

Production

Lisa Wright

Sales & marketing Steve Martin

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Tel: +44 1926 834688 Giuliana Benedetto Vendite & marketing (Italia) giuliana@intras.co.uk Tel: +44 1926 834686 Linda Li 中国大陆，台湾， 香港以及远东地区销售代表 linda@intras.co.uk Tel: +44 1926 834685

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Liz Hughes

Subscriptions

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Accounts manager Karen Low

Publisher

Caroline Sullens

Founder

John C Hogg

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The September Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine.

September/October 2019 Vol 32 No 5

In this issue you will find features on tube mills & rollforming lines (see page 90) and inspection, testing & quality control (page 102). In addition we have an interesting extended article from Sikora AG, which looks at sample testing for offline inspection (page 117). It is also an extremely busy trade show issue with TPT September winging its way around the globe to no less than four major industry events – FABTECH 2019 in the USA, TUBOTECH 2019 in Brazil, EMO in Germany and Tube Southeast Asia 2019 in Thailand. Members of the TPT team will be at all of the events so please do come and say hello if you are attending. The editorial deadline for the forthcoming November issue is 13 September. It will have features on bending, end forming & swaging; cutting technology, sawing & saw blades; and welding technology, equipment & consumables. There will also be a special Focus on Italy feature. The November issue of the magazine will be distributed at STEELFAB 2020 in the UAE. If you would like to promote your products in the issue the advertising deadline is 23 September 2019. Please send any editorial or enquiries you might have to: rory@intras.co.uk

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BLM Group announces two-week long INTUBE 19 Expo

BLM Group has announced dates for its in-house INTUBE Expo event, which brings together a wide range of tube and flat sheet processing from across the group’s diverse portfolio. The event will take place at its ADIGE and ADIGE SYS facilities in Levico Terme, Italy. The event runs from Monday 30 September to Saturday 12 October 2019. The focus of INTUBE 19 is to highlight the productivity gains that can be gained from the tube and flat sheet processing systems from BLM Group as well as the strong environmental credentials of the latest machines. The event will also examine the story behind the BLM Group and how it develops long-term partnerships with customers to ensure they are maximising their tube and sheet processing capabilities. In terms of manufacturing performance, attention will fall on three key machine groups. These are the Lasertube LT7 fibre laser processing machine for tubes and profiles; the latest development of the LT-Free series of machines capable of simultaneous five-axis laser cutting of tubes and complex shape components; tube bending systems such as the E-Turn CNC mandrel tube benders for pipes and profiles; and the first public exhibition of the new DH4010VGP twin-turret, twin-head, 3D wire bending machine.

The event will highlight potential productivity gains

Its agility provides freedom to cut bent tubes, hydroformed components, tubular assemblies or stamped parts that can be accommodated on a table measuring up to 3,000mm x 1,000mm. The system offers many configurations, including robot manipulation of the part along with other automated systems. E-Turn is a series of CNC pipe benders developed to process tube and profiles up to 50.8mm in diameter. The machine is capable of left- and right-hand bends with either a fixed or variable radius, with the ability to process single or multiple radii mode up to 50.8mm in diameter. The CNC controls all aspects of the bending process, making set-up simple and efficient. DH4010VGP is a twin-turret, twin- head, 3D wire bending machine. Each of the two independent 3D bending heads have two turrets each, both of which can be in operation at the same time, helping to reduce the unsupported length of wire and thereby flex or whip, leading to faster processing times. Both right- and left-hand processing is possible with wire measuring up to 10mm in diameter. Like all of BLM Group’s tube and wire bending machines the DH4010VGP is all-electric, which delivers cost savings in terms of energy consumption, as well as creating a more pleasant working environment for its users.

“These three machine systems are a small sample of the technology that will be on show at INTUBE19,” said Jon Curtis, sales director at BLM Group UK. “Visitors will see examples of every machine in the BLM Group range of products with technology ranging from sawing, end-forming, all-electric tube and wire bending, through to fibre laser processing of tube and sheet, as well as process management software, such as BLM’s VGP3D three-dimensional programming software and integration of BLM products into customers’ ERP systems.” Any UK-based users of this technol- ogy wishing to attend INTUBE19 should contact BLM Group UK. LT7 is a fibre laser system for the pro- cessing of tube, whether round, square or open profile. Maximum capacities are 152.4mm diameter for round tube and 152.4 x 152.4mm for square tube, with a maximum tube weight of 23kg/m. The system is fully automated and can handle bundle and single bar loading

operations, with three un- loading positions to suit indi- vidual applications. The 3kW fiber laser can process in 3D with the Active Tilt feature of the cutting head significantly enhancing productivity. LT-Free is a fibre laser system offering full simulta- neous five-axis laser cutting of any metal, including cop- per, aluminium, brass, mild steel, stainless steel and galvanised material.

BLM Group – Italy Email: blm@blm.it Website: www.blmgroup.com

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D I ARY of Tube Events

2019

Messe Düsseldorf to organise Saw EXPO

16-21 September EMO Hannover 2019 (Hanover, Germany) International Exhibition

www.emo-hannover.de

18-20 September Tube Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Thailand) International Exhibition www.tube-southeastasia.com

MESSE Düsseldorf GmbH has become the organiser of Saw EXPO, the special- interest trade fair for companies in the sawing sector. “With this move Messe Düsseldorf will take over the trade fair for sawing and industrial cutting as manufacturing technologies, which perfectly fits in with our growing Metals and Flow Technologies portfolio,” said Friedrich- Georg Kehrer, global portfolio director at Messe Düsseldorf. From 8 to 11 June 2021 Saw EXPO will be held in Friedrichshafen for the first time. “This is an ideal destination since many producers come from the South of Germany and the neighbouring countries of Switzerland, Austria and Italy,” explained Daniel Ryfisch, deputy director of the global portfolio Metals and Flow Technologies. The Lake Constance region is one of Europe’s most innovative economic regions. A host of SMEs work alongside traditional family-owned businesses, rubbing shoulders with global players in the world economy. In alternate years Saw EXPO will be held as part of Tube Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf, starting from 2020. It will be organised as a special pavilion for sawing and cutting in Hall 6 of the Düsseldorf exhibition centre. Later in 2020 the first spin-off is already scheduled to feature as part of Tube China 2020 in Shanghai. Sawing, slitting and industrial cutting play a prominent role in tube technology. Tubes of various materials are sized this way and adapted to various industrial applications.

1-3 October Tubotech (São Paulo, Brazil) International Exhibition 11-14 November FABTECH (Chicago, Illinois, USA) International Exhibition

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www.fabtechexpo.com

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13-16 January Steelfab (Dubai, UAE) International Exhibition

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10-13 March METAV

(Düsseldorf, Germany) International Exhibition

www.metav.com

30 March – 3 April Tube Düsseldorf 2020 (Düsseldorf, Germany) International Exhibition

Messe Düsseldorf – Germany Website: www.sawexpo.eu

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Kusakabe builds state-of-the-ar t pipe mill for Mannesmann factory in Mexico

can be smoothly replaced and adjusted because access to the inside of the safety cover is safe and easy. Kusakabe was founded in 1916 and this year marks its 104 th year in business. The company commenced its involvement with the tube and pipe industry in 1959 and has been continuing its development ever since. Currently, a full range of Kusakabe ERW mills and associated equipment are available for all sectors of the tube and pipe industry. The company is one of the few specialist manufacturers of these mills globally and benefits from an experienced and innovative design team. The high-quality workmanship of the manufacturing and installation teams used for integrated pipe manufacturing systems means that Kusakabe is highly regarded by pipe manufacturers around the world. By processing and assembling at its own factory, Kusakabe can carry out thorough quality control checks, which enables the manufacture of high quality pipe mills. Its research and development of new products has led it to increase its market share in Japan and it now also supplies mills to more than 30 countries around the world. The El Salto plant at MPTM began its production of welded pipes in June 2007. The company employs approximately 150 people and annually produces 18,000 tons of welded pipes and 10,000 tons of welded cold drawn steel pipes. It ships 20 million cut pipes anually. MPTM is strengthening its production, sales, and research systems for high quality pipe for camshafts and stabilisers that mainly contribute to the North American automotive industry. Linked to the recent tightening of environmental regulations, the need for the weight reduction of automobiles is arising all over the world. The demand for important parts using original pipes that meet this need is expanding year by year. Kusakabe Electric & Machinery Co Ltd – Japan Email: sales@kusakabe.com Website: www.kusakabe.com

enables reliable annealing of the welded part, which prevents it from cracking in the accumulator. (2) Forming mill: a high rigidity pipe mill that can handle tensile strength up to 900 MPa and enables the production of high-quality pipes for important parts using boron steel. The improvement of the mill’s reliability and the enhancement of the reproducibility can reduce material cost and overall manufacturing cost. (3) Quick change system: the quick- change system, with stand change carriage, enables stand change in only ten minutes, ensuring maximum production time. (4) Modular sizing stand: a heavy gauge modular sizing stand consisting of three rolls, resulting in space saving, quick roll exchange and the production of high-quality pipes with high OD cor- rection accuracy and high productivity. (5) Press cut-off: double-cut press cut-off enables accurate and high-speed synchronous cutting by servo control. It has a program that can cope with various press cutting speeds and, therefore, the upper blade life can be extended by reducing the pressing speed when cutting high-tensile steel pipes or thick- walled pipes. Furthermore, the blades

KUSAKABE Electric & Machinery Co Ltd has supplied a complete pipe mill for a factory expansion being undertaken by Mannesmann Precision Tubes Mexico, SA de CV (MPTM). The main objective of the new plant is to manufacture steel pipes for automo- biles, and important related parts, that could not be easily procured in Mexico, such as automotive stabilisers using bo- ron steel. The maximum diameter pipe is 76.2mm (3"), the maximum thick- ness is 8mm and the maximum tensile strength is 900 MPa. Kusakabe first introduced a pipe mill to Mannesmann at the Hamm plant in Germany in 2000 and the mill was highly regarded for its long-term reliability. It therefore made sense for the equivalent mill to be fitted at the plant in Mexico. The new pipe mill that was recently introduced to MPTM can be used with materials such as 26MnB5, 34MnB5 and HSLA700, and can manufacture steel pipes for automobiles and important parts such as camshafts and stabilisers. Its main features are: (1) Annealer: a strip joint burner using natural gas is equipped and the burning time management run by timer control

The plant will make tubes for the automobile market

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Michael Strand appointed as vice president of tooling sales at T&H Lemont

cables, flexible tubular products, high- strength welded and roll-formed shapes and large diameter API pipe. In addition to complete production systems, the company provides a variety of components and services to the tube, pipe and roll-forming industries. Services include tube and pipe roll design and manufacturing, mill alignment and operational consulting. Components offered by T&H Lemont include welders, cut-offs, entry equip- ment, accumulators, pre-punch, post- punch, seam orientation stands, weld boxes, edge conditioners, bead scarfing systems, straightening systems, single point adjustment systems, dedimplers, blades, jaws and roll shafts.

MICHAEL Strand has been promoted to vice president of tooling sales at T&H Lemont. Mr Strand has worked in the tube and pipe industry for more than 31 years, focusing on sales of machinery, tooling and service for pipe, tube and steel mill customers. He is a detail-oriented and quality- driven individual with experience in multiple areas of machine and tool manufacturing and sales. He also has a track record in customer service and has built a network of manufacturing professionals who trust him to deal with every detail of their requirements. John Hillis, T&H president, said: “Michael’s years of experience and industry knowledge have made him a key employee at T&H Lemont. We view his promotion as a sign of our

Michael Strand (above)

commitment to being the leading company in our industry, now and in the future.” T&H Lemont provides technologies to produce products such as stainless steel hypodermic needles, communication

T&H Lemont Inc – USA Email: sales@thlemont.com Website: www.thlemont.com

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Pipe Blasting

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Selmers makes the pipe industry future proof

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Lower losses from efficient SiC transistors WHEREAS some silicon carbide transistors can be less short circuit resilient, EFD Induction uses a type that is just as rugged as IGBTs, but provides higher efficiency and uses less energy. “After extensive research and testing of several silicon carbide transistors, we are confident that our choice is efficient and resilient,” said global sales director of tube and pipe, Peter Runeborg. Mr Runeborg, pointing out that this also makes the welders more eco-friendly. The design of the EFD Induction Weldac with SiC inverter modules always indicates the total efficiency from the mains supply to the welding coil terminal. For a set for one-turn coil with standard busbar, the efficiency has been measured to be 92.4 per cent. “During testing of the transistors, the inverter efficiency was actually measured at 99.3 per cent at full output current,” said Mr Runeborg.

EFD Induction offers a comprehensive range of solutions for the tube and pipe industry. The Weldac high-output, solid- state welders provide efficient welding of stainless steel, aluminium, low-carbon steel and high-strength steel. The easy-to-operate, short-circuit- proof welders come with a five-year warranty on the inverter modules and driver cards. EFD Induction has installed thousands of heating solutions for a wide range of industrial applications, bringing the benefits of induction technology to many manufacturing and service companies.

EFD Induction first introduced silicon carbide transistor technology in 2014 and has now begun using the SiC inverters in its solid-state tube welders. SiC inverters have proven to work efficiently in high-frequency welders. Currently, there are more than 40 EFD Induction units with SiC inverter technology in operation in Asia, Europe and North America, with power sizes ranging from 25 kW up to 1,850 kW/ 300 kHz. “The main reason for changing to SiC transistors in power supplies is improved efficiency, which means lower power losses during operation,” said

EFD Induction Email: eni@efdgroup.net Website: www.efd-induction.com

Peter Runeborg of EFD

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CHINA PROFESSIONAL MANUFACTURER OF PIPE/TUBE MILL ERW20-ERW720

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Quality management software tool commended FIVES’ real-time steel quality control solution has been commended at a French-Russian Industry of the Future forum. rolled products, considering the quality required by our clients. The system has a very high potential, and we plan to introduce it into other production shops of the plant,” said Alexander Shevelyov, CEO of Severstal.

The forum, which was held in Moscow, was jointly organised by French Alliance Industrie du Futur; the technological centre of the French-Russian Chamber of Commerce Nauka Innov; the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; Russian Ministry of Industry; the Embassy of France to Russia, with support from MEDEF International; and Fives. Fives was represented by a strong delegation, headed by Frédéric Sanchez, Fives’ chairman and CEO, who is also chairman of MEDEF International. During the one-day event, represen- tatives of businesses and ministries, academics and technical experts shared their vision of the industry of the future, as well as technological and industrial cooperation. A major focus was placed on the potential of the digital economy,

Peter Mishnev, technical development and quality director of Severstal’s Russian steel division, added: “The system allowed us to significantly reduce non-conforming products. The quantity of slabs requiring scarfing was also decreased. The financial benefit totalled €1.7mn.” “Eyeron TM , a breakthrough digital ap- plication for steel quality management, was implemented at the Cherepovets plant thanks to the spirit of partnership between the teams,” said Mr Sanchez during the ceremony. The award was presented by Oleg Bocharov, Deputy Minister of industry and trade of the Russian Federation.

technologies, additive technologies, automation, robotics, big data and IoT. The system, Eyeron TM , was success- fully implemented in the steel shop, the hot rolling mill 2000 and the plate rolling shop N2 of Severstal, a Russian steel- maker, in 2018. It enables the shops to automatically manage more than 20,000 rules to make a decision on product quality. “This is the first intellectual system to automatically certify product quality in the metallurgical industry of the Russian Federation and it’s the first system in the world which not only makes the decision on certification, but also offers possibilities to rework slabs and

Fives Group – France Website: www.fivesgroup.com

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All the machinery that Copier Bevelmachines manufactures are for the pipe fabrication or the pipe end working market. Go to our website www.bevelmachines.com and www.endworking.com to get more information about our machinery.

COPIER B.V. Bedrijvenstraat 13 4283 JJ Giessen, The Netherlands

Phone: +31 (0)183 44 13 13 Fax: +31 (0)183 44 80 28

E-mail: sales@copierbv.com Internet: www.endworking.com

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Roll-Kraft appoints technical specialist

ROLL-KRAFT has appoint- ment Frank Lowery to the position of senior techni- cal performance specialist, responsible for leading the roll form service and try-out departments. He will also work with the engineering department on the upfront development and design of roll form tooling. Mr Lowery will oversee customer requests to test their rolls at Roll-Kraft after manufacturing, but before shipment, helping ensure

Frank Lowery

first-time performance upon delivery to their facility. He will also welcome customers who come to Roll-Kraft to observe their rolls in full production, walking them through each stage of the operation, a process which will give confidence to the customer as they prepare to eventually manufacture products at their own plant. It will be his responsibility to respond to calls for in-house assistance by analysing the need and, if necessary, arranging for an immediate trip to their facility. This ability to provide service at critical times aims to help reassure customers of a commitment to their success, which is a major part of Roll- Kraft’s core business principles. Roll-Kraft is a producer of custom-designed roll tooling for the tube and pipe and roll forming industries. The company has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, USA, and maintains other facilities in Illinois, Texas and Canada. BE Group cer tified SSAB has appointed BE Group, which serves customers in the engineering and construction sectors, as an SSAB Laser ® Certified Partner. BE Group is a long-standing partner of SSAB in trading hot-rolled plate, strip and tubular products. Its membership of the SSAB Laser product sales network means customers in Finland and the Baltics can be more certain of steel availability and fast deliveries. SSAB Laser has been specially developed for laser cutting and cold forming, aiming to improve general productivity, output and end-product quality. SSAB Laser also has guaranteed flatness, both before and after laser cutting. Roll-Kraft – USA Fax: +1 440 205 3110 Website: www.roll-kraft.com

Higher efficiency and less energy consumption with SiC inverter modules EFD Induction has always been at the forefront in developing the latest in solid-state technology. After first introducing the SiC transistor technology in 2014, we have now introduced high-efficiency, rugged SiC inverters to our Weldac systems. • More uptime, higher throughput and lower costs • Lower losses, less energy consumption, less cooling • Developed for both induction and contact welding • Short-circuit-proof, safe and reliable operation • Wide electronic automatic matching range • Small footprint, fast installation, easy to retrofit • Single cabinet up to 1100 kW • Frequency range selection • 12-pulse diode rectifier for even lower harmonic distortion • 5-year warranty on inverter modules and driver cards

PUTTING THE SMARTER HEAT TO SMARTER USE

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SSAB AB – Sweden Email: info@ssab.com Website: www.ssab.com

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New Sikora sales manager for inspection, sor ting and analysis systems appointed

inspection and control technology for demanding industries. In the plastics division, the company offers systems for optical online sorting as well as automatic laboratory testing and analysis of plastic material. Contamination, such as black specks, discolorations and metal particles, are reliably detected, analysed and sorted out. This leads to high material quality, optimised reproducible processes, the supply of clean raw material and the reduction of reclamation costs. The systems are developed and made at Sikora’s headquarters in Bremen, Germany. From Bremen, and with the support of 14 international offices and more than 30 regional representa- tives, Sikora provides customers with innovative product solutions and service.

enhancement for the production and processing of plastics. “Mr Groß has extensive knowledge, especially in the field of pellets sorting, and possesses the necessary skills for this role at Sikora,” explained Mr Lieder. For more than four decades, Sikora has been a manufacturer and global supplier of innovative measuring,

HILGER Groß has been appointed business development and area sales manager at Sikora AG. In this new role he will be in charge of the plastics business unit at the company. Mr Groß, an experienced manager, will be responsible for the worldwide sale of Sikora’s inspection, sorting and analysis systems for plastic pellets. “We are happy to win an outstanding sales expert in Hilger Groß, who has worked in the plastics market for decades,” said Holger Lieder, sales director at Sikora. “With his experience in compounding and inspection of plastic material, he will spread the benefits of our systems and further develop the plastics area of Sikora,” said Mr Lieder. Mr Groß has previously worked in managing positions in sales and as QM auditor. His focus has been on quality, process optimisation and efficiency

Sikora AG – Germany Website: www.sikora.net

Hilger Groß

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The Test Of Time

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Tube Düsseldorf: bigger and better than ever in 2020 INTERESTED companies have been invited to register as exhibitors for the leading global trade fairs wire 2020 and Tube 2020, which are being held from 30 March to 3 April 2020 at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre in Germany. In 2020 the trade show will bring together some 2,600 exhibitors, filling net space of 115,000m 2 in 15 halls. For the first time the new multi-purpose Hall 1, which holds up to 10,000 people, will offer Tube exhibitors new presentation options. More space means potential for more growth: exhibitors can book bigger, more versatile and digitally equipped exhibition stands to present themselves and their product portfolio to potential customers. In addition, finished products will be featured for the first time in the ranges of wire 2020. Fasteners and springs will be on display in Halls 16 and 17. The entire process chain of the tube industry will be presented at Tube 2020 in Halls 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.0 and 7a. The extensive ranges include machinery and equipment for tube manufacturing, tube treatment and processing, tubes and accessories, second-hand machinery, process engineering tools, measuring, control, automation and inspection technology. These are complemented by tube and pipeline trading, OCTG technology and profiles, machines and plastic tubes. Tube manufacturers and distributors are located in Halls 1, 3 and 4. Following on from these halls are the tube processors in Halls 5, 6 and 7a. In Hall 7.0 tube machinery and products from China can be located. The trade fair duo wire and Tube expects in excess of 70,000 visitors from some 130 countries in 2020. Over the past 30 years wire and Tube Düsseldorf have developed into the leading trade fairs in their industries, and there are now also eleven international satellite events revolving around the themes of wire, cable and tubes. These satellite events in Russia, Brazil, China, Thailand, India and the USA form part of the portfolio of the Metals & Flow Technologies trade fairs organised by Messe Düsseldorf.

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Celebration week for 100-year anniversary CARL Cloos Schweisstechnik GmbH recently celebrated its 100-year anni- versary with a week of festivities. In total around 5,000 guests visited the different events at the Cloos premises in Haiger, Germany, during the celebration week. For 100 years, Cloos has been a pioneer in welding technology. On 6 May 1919, the engineer Carl Cloos founded the company, whose headquarters have been in Haiger in Siegen-Weidenau since 1924. of manual and automated welding with Cloos. Practical demonstrations of welding processes, sensor and software solutions rounded off the welding symposiums. On the Thursday, there was a sales meeting of the company’s national and international subsidiaries and representations. Cloos has 13 subsidiaries and more than 50 sales and service centres all over the world.

On the final evening, Cloos invited employees to a festive evening event where they celebrated until early in the morning. The Open Day for the Cloos employees with their families and friends rounded the celebration off on Saturday. More than 2,000 visitors took the opportunity to gather information about the technologies and the production runs of the German welding specialist at the open day. Carl Cloos Schweisstechnik GmbH – Germany Website: www.cloos.de

the opening session at the company premises in Haiger. On Tuesday and Wednesday the Welding Symposiums for German and international customers took place. In the morning, a lively symposium programme with historical reviews and glimpses into the future was enjoyed by participants. The speech ‘Digital Transformation’ by Professor Dr Klemens Skibicki informed the participants about how best to successfully meet the step into the digital age. Customers were also offered practical insights into the world

“During the celebration we presented the visitors more than 30 new products,” said Cloos managing director Sieghard Thomas. “We are proud to belong to the two per cent of German companies which are more than 100 years old. With our motivated, well-trained employees and innovative technologies we have the best conditions for the next 100 years.” Cloos opened the celebration week with an official reception. More than 150 top-ranking representatives frompolitics, business and associations took part in

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Inductotherm Group welcomes customers from around the world at Thermprocess/GIFA ITL Industries signs Czech expor t order ITL INDUSTRIES Ltd, an Indian manufacturer of tubemills and associated equipment, has secured an export order for two vertical accumulators from a Czech Republic-based manufacturer. The accumulators are designed to accumulate HR/CR strips, which are then fed to the tube mill for tube and pipe manufacturing. The ITL vertical accumulator occupies less floor space than the standard horizontal ones that are available. The vertical accumulators can accommodate strip width up to 320mm, with maximum 3.5mm thickness. They are also equipped with servo drives and servo motors and are synchronised with the tube mill speed. ITL Industries Ltd – India Website: www.itl.co.in

Inductotherm Group displayed 11 pieces of equipment, including the Inductotherm 175 kW VIP ® power supply with iSense™ data visualisation system demonstration, 750 kW VIP ® power supply with IoT capabilities and a Tilt-Pour™ furnace. Also on display was a Thermatool ® HCT (HazControl Technology) welder, Consarc ® 20 kg clamshell vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnace, InductoScan ® platinum induction scanner, InductoForge ® modular billet heater, Merlin™ field joint heating and coating system, and Statipower ® IFP™ (independent frequency and power) induction power supply. “Our customers love to ‘kick the tyres’ so to speak, so it’s always important to them to see our equipment ‘live’, open the doors and talk through our advanced technologies,” added Mr Doyon. “But we also provided 22 touchscreens loaded with more than 500 pieces of content so we could do a deeper dive into the technologies and advancements we provide and discuss how we align with our customers’ industry advancements.” “We want our customers to experience our equipment in a whole new light, so we created some advanced digital experiences,” said Bernard Raffner, group vice-president and president of

the long products division. “There was a queue for our virtual reality experience of welding technologies, as well as our extended reality ‘virtual tours’ of a bar line, vacuum atomiser and forge shop. Our customers loved our digital representations of welding lines, bar heaters, strip heaters, forging lines and melt shops.” “We love greeting and meeting our customers and potential customers from around the world and can’t wait for 2023,” concluded Mr Doyon. Inductotherm Group offers advanced technology for the engineering, manu- facturing and service of thermal pro- cessing equipment used in the melting, heating, heat treating, forging, galvanis- ing, coating, cutting and welding of met- als. Bringing together 40 companies with 38 manufacturing facilities located in 21 countries, Inductotherm Group de- livers products throughout the world. Customers rely on Inductotherm, Inductoheat, Thermatool, Radyne, Consarc, Banyard and other brands in the Inductotherm Group to provide equipment and services. Inductotherm Group – USA Email: sales@inductotherm.com Website: www.inductothermgroup.com

INDUCTOTHERM Group said it was delighted with the response to its prod- ucts and the networking opportunities at the recent Thermprocess/GIFA show in Düsseldorf, Germany. “We’ve been attending the GIFA and Thermprocess shows for decades and it has always been a great opportunity for us to meet with our customers from around the world. No matter how much the world digitises, there’s nothing more important than establishing and maintaining personal relationships with our customers and partners,” said Gary Doyon, CEO of Inductotherm Group. Messe Düsseldorf welcomed more than 72,500 visitors from 118 countries including China, India, Turkey and Russia to the international show specifically for the thermal processing industry. “At the event we had 70 product managers from 21 countries, speaking more than 30 languages to support our international visitors at Thermprocess/GIFA 2019,” noted Satyen Prabhu, group vice-president of Inductotherm Group. “Our team met with more than 1,000 customers – all day long there were handshakes and smiles, discussions about technology advances, conversations about future projects and business deals.” More than 1,000 customers visited the stand

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Linsinger to celebrate 80 th anniversary LINSINGER, the Austrian family- owned sawing and milling machine manufacturer, is celebrating its 80 th anniversary. The company is based in Steyrermuehl in north-west Austria and has evolved from a one-man business to a global player in sawing and milling technology.

Linsinger’s origins reach back 80 years. Dr Linsinger laid the foundations for the company in Vienna, relocating to Steyrermuehl in 1959. Dr Linsinger purchased HW Adler in Vienna and thus laid the foundation for the company today. Adler manufactured small electrical machines, switchgears and electrical accessories. The development of the company was quite varied after the second World War bombing in Vienna and the total devastation of the firm’s building. After relocation to Steyrermuehl the company was renamed Linsinger. Since setting up in Steyrermuehl, Linsinger has been a major local employer and currently has more than The better way to deburr tubing Go from this to this with Chamfer Master Tool Circular Form Face Tool After Before The Original U.S. Pat. #3.402.624

Linsinger has evolved into a global player in sawing and milling technology

400 employees. One of the essential milestones for the sawing and milling division was the takeover of Wagner Saws in 1996. Wagner was the world’s largest manufacturer of sawing machines and brought great value to Linsinger. The takeover of Wagner granted Linsinger access to a large market. In 2004 the multicut tube cut-off machine MC4 was developed and advanced to be used either stationary or mobile. Just one year later the first Linsinger RFM pipe bevelling machine was delivered. The current success this year of 28 sawing machines, multicut tube cut- off machines and plate edge milling machines on order originates from the wide product range of the Linsinger portfolio. Additionally, the seamless tube and large tube sectors were able to increase their sales continuously over recent years. In order to handle the large number of orders, Linsinger is extending its factory floor space by 5,000m 2 . This new production space will be officially inaugurated in combination with the 80 th anniversary in October this year.

Linsinger is not only investing in its current technologies and production plants, but also in a large research and development department and further strategic fields, explained sales director Michael Steinkogler. “Along with our technical concepts we are able to offer excellent after- sales service worldwide. Additionally, Linsinger offers saw blades exclusively for every machine. Hence our customers are prevented from production downtime due to our saw blades being in stock at all times.” Linsinger Maschinenbau GmbH – Austria Fax: +43 7613 8840 951 Email: maschinenbau@linsinger.com Website: www.linsinger.com

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Record-breaking deliveries RMTS has announced record-breaking deliveries of its RMTS Weld Box during quarter one of 2019.

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RMTS president Rick Olson said: “As we continue to spread education to the operators with our on-site training and free 30-day trials, the demand for the units has never been greater.” The RMTS weld box features a two minute change over with no overlap and significant reduction in weld splitting. The

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