TPT September 2024

The September Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. We have features on cutting technology, sawing & saw blades and tube welding machines & technology. The Industry 360 column (page 54) looks at the growing semiconductor market and the role that

September 2024 Vol 37 No 5

Rory McBride – Editor

thousands of miles of tubes play in their production. We also have a fascinating interview (page 56) with Santiago Urbina Castilleja of Orbia Polymer Solutions (Alphagary) as he explains its latest innovative tube products and gives his insights into the global market. Next issue we have features on tube mills & rollforming lines and tube bending, end forming & swaging. The Tube Products INTERNATIONAL section focus will be on steel & stainless steel pipes and fittings, valves, flanges & connectors. TPT November is being distributed at both Tube India 2024 and STEELFAB 2025, which are two important trade events in regions with huge ongoing infrastructure projects and development. There is, therefore, growing demand for tube and pipes products and the machinery and technology required to manufacture them. The editorial deadline for the November issue is 27 September. Please send any articles or news to me at: rory@intras.co.uk if you would like to connect with both our extensive global readership and the decision makers and visitors to the international trade fairs in India and the UAE. I hope that you enjoy the magazine.

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The international magazine for the tube & pipe industries

On the cover . . . Randolph Tool Co Inc offers high quality tube cut off blades and die jaws, manufactured to exact specifications to best suit the production needs of its customers. The blades are manufactured by experienced craftsmen using the best manufacturing procedures and have a reputation for exceeding expectations. Randolph Tool, which was established in 1968, deals direct to reduce customer costs.

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You can fax a drawing of the blades, dies, jaws or repair parts for your tube mills that you require. You will then receive a quote and will find that the pricing is competitive, with a fast turnaround time. When you receive the blades they will be flat within 0.002 and the surface of the blade will be extremely smooth, which will help the blade last longer. Randolph Tool also offers services such as resharpening of used blades and die jaws as well as precision machining, and uses only top-grade tool steel to produce the best industrial knives and die jaws in the business. Visit www.randolphtoolco.com or email info@randolphtool.com for more information.

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