TPT January 2020

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Advanced Fabricating Machinery....................................................42 Advanced Machine & Engineering | AMSAW..................................70 Buigstaal Tube Bending..................................................................32 Bültmann.........................................................................................44 Burgsmüller.....................................................................................39 Centravis...........................................................................................2 Combilift..........................................................................................10 Danieli Breda..................................................................................29 Danieli Group..................................................................................55 DieTronic Srl...................................................................................34 EFD Induction Group AS.................................................................34 Elestar Srl.......................................................................................32 EWM...............................................................................................32 FABTECH.......................................................................................12 Faccin SpA......................................................................................55 Fives...............................................................................................13 framag Industrieanlagenbau GmbH................................................68 Framo..............................................................................................51 Gebr Lennartz GmbH & Co KG......................................................65 Haven Manufacturing Corporation..................................................69 Hypertherm Europe BV...................................................................67 Innovative Engineered Solutions....................................................42 Linsinger.........................................................................................65 LK Metrology Ltd.............................................................................29 Magnetic Analysis Corp..................................................................25 MAPAL............................................................................................40 Messe Düsseldorf...........................................................................14

Messe Düsseldorf Moscow.............................................................14 Metalube...................................................................................14, 20 Nakata Manufacturing Co Ltd.........................................................23 NDC Technologies..........................................................................43 Norma.............................................................................................16 Omni-X............................................................................................51 Rafter Equipment Corporation........................................................40 Reika GmbH & Co KG....................................................................43 Ritmo SpA.......................................................................................31 Roland Electronic GmbH................................................................56 Roll-Kraft.....................................................................................6, 22 Schwarze-Robitec GmbH...........................................................6, 51 Severstal.........................................................................................13 Shijiazhuang Forever Machinery Co Ltd.........................................53 Sikora..............................................................................................36 Sofratest..........................................................................................31 Sonatest..........................................................................................35 Steel Dynamics, Inc........................................................................27 transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH..................................................8, 42 Tube 2020.......................................................................................18 Tube Southeast Asia.........................................................................8 TUBOTECH......................................................................................7 Uniflex.............................................................................................34 USM Srl...........................................................................................23 Violi Srl............................................................................................22 wire Southeast Asia..........................................................................8 Xiris.................................................................................................18

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Editor in chief

Rory McBride

CONT ENT S EDITORIAL INDEX ................................................................. 2 INDUSTRY NEWS ................................................................... 6 TECHNOLOGY NEWS ....................................................... 22 INTERVIEW: COPIER BEVEL MACHINES ................... 46 TUBE DÜSSELDORF 2020 ........................................... 48 TUBE BENDING, END FORMING & SWAGING ......... 50 GLOBAL MARKETPLACE ................................................ 58 SAW EXPO 2020 .............................................................. 62 CUTTING TECHNOLOGY, SAWING & SAW BLADES ... 64 中文综合 ...................................................................... 71 ADVERTISERS INDEX .................................................... 80

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ARTICLE: Digital X-ray measuring technology in the production of hoses and tubes by Dr Hilmar Bolte, research and development head of analysis, Sikora AG, Germany

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The January Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. I have just returned from FABTECH 2019 in Chicago and I was interested to see the high quality of speakers and panels offering the latest advice on a number of fascinating subjects. The aim of the

January/February 2020 Vol 33 No 1

Rory McBride – Editor in chief

talks is to help those attending gain knowledge of the latest practices and technology being used in the tube manufacturing industry. They explained how innovations in robotics and automation have now sparked a fourth industrial revolution. It was suggested that automation is the key to US manufacturers’ efforts in lowering the cost of production and offsetting increases in material costs. The panel explored how automation is changing the manufacturing landscape and covered the role of technology and the changing – but still vital – role of people in the future of engineering. Experts offered an optimistic perspective on the impact of robotics on human workers and the facts vs fiction of worker replacement. They discussed key challenges to implementing automation and developing a pipeline to help de-risk technology and implement it on the factory floor. Overall robots are likely to remove more tedious and dangerous tasks while still requiring the imagination and skill of experienced and skilled human workers. If you would like to submit editorial for the important forthcoming Tube Düsseldorf March issue you can contact me at: rory@intras.co.uk.

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On the cover . . . Zumbach Electronic provides accurate, reliable, and comprehensive industrial gauging, process control, and quality/ production data acquisition technology. With its extensive process and industry knowledge, the company offers cost-effective solutions that help manufacturers achieve operational excellence. Zumbach instruments precisely measure diameter, ovality, wall thickness,

The international magazine for the tube & pipe industries

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concentricity, cross section, shape and capacitance. Zumbach also provides fault detection systems, inductive preheaters for metal conductors, spark testers for in-line testing of the dielectric, optical surface inspection systems, in-line profile monitoring systems, data acquisition and FFT analysis. Leading manufacturers around the world have integrated Zumbach systems into their processes to increase output, reduce material costs and downtime, improve safety, and control quality.

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can be operated without any additional safety fences. The machine also fea- tures a new space-saving design with its electrical technology integrated into the machine body itself. It can be easily moved around the production area if necessary. Schwarze-Robitec also presented its CNC 80 E TB MR at FABTECH, using the fully electric multi-radius tube bending machine to demonstrate the company’s widespread

SCHWARZE-ROBITEC showcased two special tube bending machines at FABTECH in Chicago in November. The German tube bending expert demonstrated the new CNC 25 E TB MR machine for small tube diameters and the larger CNC 80 E TB MR machine, which offers a number of technical refinements and new features. Schwarze-Robitec has developed a fully electric tube bending machine using new dimensions. The CNC 25 E TB MR is capable of rapidly bending tubes with diameters as small as 25mm thanks to its intelligent NxG control system. For each bending sequence, the system automatically checks the interaction between all axes, operates them simultaneously and prepares the next sequences. This reduces production time by 20 to 40 per cent depending on the component and the desired tube geometry – the more complex the sequence, the more time saved. The machine is available in both left and right bending versions as well as in a rotary variant, with the bending head capable of bending 180°. In addition, thanks to intelligent scanners and a slim machine bonnet, the CNC 25 E TB MR

In its compact new dimensions, the CNC 25 E TB MR machine bends tubes with small diameters particularly quickly

thanks to a tube cutter integrated into the bending tool. The result is a cleaner cut edge, an up to 90 per cent reduction in material waste, and even shorter turnover times. As with the CNC 25 E TB MR, the CNC 80 E TB MR also has a freely stored bend former. The bending table and bend former can be operated independently of each other, which gives the user considerably more freedom in the entire bending process.

expertise in the field of tube bending. This larger machine is also capable of short turnover times thanks to its NxG control system. The Quick-Tool-Unlock system additionally ensures faster set-up times, increased repeatability and enhanced process security, since opening and closing the tension bars with a consistent tightness only takes roughly 20 per cent of its original duration. Furthermore, the machine performs bending and final cutting of the tube components in one single process step

Schwarze-Robitec GmbH www.schwarze-robitec.com

Roll-Kraft announces new chief finance officer ROLL-KRAFT has appointed Jacqueline Kato as its new chief financial officer. Ms Kato will be responsible for operational activities, cost-cutting enable her to offer valuable insight into these areas for Roll-Kraft. Jacqueline Kato

She also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting degree from Kent State University in Ohio, USA, and is currently working towards her Master of Science in Accounting degree from Western Governor’s University.

measures, and oversight of the accounting departments at all Roll-Kraft- owned locations. She was previously the director of finance and administration at Concord Biosciences and has experience managing human resources, IT and purchasing departments, which will

Roll-Kraft www.roll-kraft.com

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D I ARY of Tube Events

2020

Stable investment climate at TUBOTECH in Brazil

13-16 January STEELFAB (Sharjah, UAE) International Exhibition 30 March – 3 April Tube Düsseldorf 2020 (Düsseldorf, Germany) International Exhibition 31 March – 3 April TOLexpo (Paris, France) International Exhibition 20-24 April MACH (Birmingham, UK) International Exhibition 11-13 June Guangzhou (Guangzhou, China) International Exhibition 16-18 June FABTECH Canada (Toronto, Canada) International Exhibition 17-20 June Korea Metal Week (Seoul, South Korea) International Exhibition 23-26 September Tube China (Shanghai, China) International Exhibition

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WIRE South America and TUBOTECH welcomed 13,000 trade visitors to São Paulo, Brazil, as the fourth annual shows took place at the end of last year. The trade fairs, which took place from 1 to 3 October, hosted 95 per cent of visitors from Brazil and 5 per cent from regional neighbouring countries such as Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay, as well as a significant number from India, Canada and China. The organisers said: “The products exhibited at the two trade fairs are indispensable, especially in the fields of infrastructure, energy and automotive technology and agriculture. Trade visitors came primarily from the oil and gas sector, the automotive industry, the construction sector, metal construction and mining.” Technology highlights from the fields of metalworking and processing, welding technology, the wire and cable industry as well as trends and technologies from tube production, tube finishing, tube processing, tube accessories and tube trading were presented at the shows. 186 companies exhibited at both trade fairs: 106 companies from 15 countries presented themselves at wire South America 2019, while the parallel TUBOTECH trade fair for tubes attracted 80 exhibitors from 11 countries to present their innovative machinery, equipment and services.

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transfluid presents latest strong tube solutions for the agricultural sector

Stefanie Flaeper, managing director at transfluid, said: “The developments are very exciting and we are happy to continue to contribute to that. When we look at the tube processing for the manufacturing of agricultural machinery, we see two key types: heavy tubes and profiles, that are often used in the construction of frames, and on the other hand the large hydraulics systems.”

TRANSFLUID, a specialist in tube processing machines and systems, recently showcased its offering to the agricultural industry at Agritechnica, the world’s leading trade fair for agricultural technology, which took place in Hanover in November 2019. The company presented its solutions for tube processing for construction and hydraulics in agricultural engineering in line with the development and changes in the industry, where, over the years, production has gone from manual manufacturing to industrial production. What used to be processed with simple farm machinery is now often highly automated and has to be done rationally. This applies to all areas of agriculture, from tractors to combine harvesters and driverless machines for many different applications, but also for the accessories, like the small pieces of equipment used in agriculture.

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highly flexible CNC-controlled systems with short set-up time and able to bend clockwise and counterclockwise, like the t bend DB 630-CNC. These machines produce very fast processes and a higher output. “Our goal is to greatly simplify and optimise the production processes with our solutions. To do this, our machines will produce tubes that are completely ready for immediate use after bending,” added Ms Flaeper. “With our advanced software, even the very first tube is ready to be used in a manufacturing process. This way, transfluid offers tubes to the manufacturers of agrotechnical products, which are ready to be incorporated and produced in a way that is extremely close to the final manufacturing standards; they are necessary for a functioning and reliable hydraulics system.”

Hydraulics is often the method used in agricultural machinery to drive, lift and move. transfluid, which has been delivering its solutions to the agricultural sector for many years, offers a wide range of machines suitable for the processing of the tubes for this application, from a simple bending machine with mandrel, such as the t bend DB 642K – for mobile use and small numbers of tubes – to the

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transfluid www.transfluid.net Tube Southeast Asia marks successful event

branches of industry. wire and Tube Southeast Asia were supported by numerous parties from both industry and business, and both trade fairs will be held again concurrently in Bangkok from 22 to 24 September 2021.

different countries and 90 per cent of the exhibitors had also travelled from 30 different countries including Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and China – as well as from Germany and the UK. Visitors primarily came from Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Myanmar, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, also including visitor delegations from individual countries. They learned about the latest machinery, equipment and services related to these

WIRE and Tube Southeast Asia celebrated a successful show in at the end of 2019 as it welcomed people and companies from all over the world. The Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) was host to 400 companies and 9,000 trade visitors as well as eight country pavilions from Austria, Italy, the UK, Germany, the USA, China,TaiwanandSingapore, presenting a packed array of technological power. 43 per cent of visitors travelled from 59

wire Southeast Asia www.wire-southeastasia.com Tube Southeast Asia www.tube-southeastasia.com

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Combilift wins safety award for new tiller arm COMBILIFT, a global manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts, has won the industrial vehicles category of the latest British Industrial Truck Association Design4Safety Awards with its multi- position tiller arm. which always displays the position of the truck’s rear wheel. Martin McVicar, Combilift’s CEO and co-founder,

accepted the trophy from BITA secretary James Clark during last year’s Logistics awards, which took place in September. He said: “We are very proud to be the winner of such an important award as safety is a crucial issue in our industry. Following the

The multi-position tiller arm has been designed to allow operators to remain in the safest possible position when working in narrow aisles, reducing the risk of them being crushed or trapped between the truck and the racking. The tiller arm also incorporates a monitor

Combilift Design4Safety Award. (L to R) Fred MacAulay host, Martin McVicar, James Clark BITA secretary general

Originally designed for the Combi- WR reach stacker, the tiller arm is now incorporated on Combilift’s growing range of pedestrian models such as the multi-directional Combi-WR4, the Combi-CS counterbalance stacker and the Combi-PPT powered pallet truck.

FLTA Safety award we received for the Combi- PPT earlier in the year, this highlights the fact that our product range is designed with the utmost safety in mind – not just for operators but for all employees who work with or in the vicinity of forklifts and industrial vehicles.”

Combilift www.combilift.com

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FABTECH 2019 sees record attendance at Chicago event

John Catalano, SME senior director, FABTECH. “Every corner of the expanded show floor showcased incredible resources and the innovative technologies shaping our industry, and highlighted the abundant talent of our welders, fabricators, finishers and metal formers. We hope everyone that joined us gained the insights and tools they need to grow and transform their businesses.” FABTECH’s opening session, FABx Tech Talks, patterned after the popular TED Talks series, featured a lineup of visionary veterans who drew on their experiences to share stories of motivation and team building, providing insights for attendees to achieve business excellence. Education also continued to be a flagship offering at the show with over 175 education sessions led by industry thought leaders and subject matter

FABTECH 2019 saw record attendance in Chicago last year with a total of 48,278 attendees from 95 countries. The four-day event, which is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing trade show, was held at Chicago’s McCormick Place where three large exhibitition halls, full of more than 500 new products and 1,700 exhibitors, highlighted the emerging trends and technologies influencing the future of manufacturing. For the first time, FABTECH expanded into the Lakeside Center with early access to give attendees a jump start on the first day of the show. “With this year’s economic challenges and all the technology innovations impacting the industry, there has never been a more important time to gather the community in one place for inspiration, peer-to-peer networking, education and business development,” said

experts covering the latest trends and best practices. The schedule featured 120+ new sessions and 14 technology tracks, including sessions focused on 3D/additive manufacturing, automation, smart manufacturing, welding fabrication, cutting, lasers, workforce development and business management strategies. The Smart Manufacturing Hub featured daily presentations focused on advanced manufacturing technologies including automation, IoT and 3D printing. The new Robotics and Industrial Automation Technology Pavilion showcased tech- nologies that are rapidly changing the way the industry conducts business. 

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Severstal orders world-class slab reheating furnaces from Fives Group

around €20 million per year,” said Vadim Germanov, chief executive officer, Severstal Russian Steel Division.

Fives subsidiary that developed the furnace. The two Stein Digit@l Furnaces will be able to reheat a wide range of products within a charging temperature mix from half cold 20°C to half hot 500°C, according to the hot rolling mill requirements at Severstal. “New reheating furnaces will ensure

INTERNATIONAL industrial engineering group Fives has received an order from Russian steelmaker Severstal for two new high-capacity walking beam slab reheating furnaces. The new Stein Digit@l Furnaces ® , which each have a production capacity of up to 440 tons per hour, will replace two of the four existing furnaces serving the hot strip mill 2000 of the rolling plant No 2 as part of the major reconstruction at the Cherepovets Steel Mill in northwestern Russia. “One of unique features of the furnace is the use of AdvanTek ®  side firing burners with digital control. This creates so-called ‘micro zones’, each 2.8m long, which enable the furnace temperature to be controlled in a very precise manner, guaranteeing high heating efficiency,” said tech- nology expert Dieudonné Hounliasso, sales engineer at Fives Stein, the

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Severstal www.severstal.com

homogeneous heat- ing of slabs which is imperative to pro- duce high value- added products. In addition we will be able to reduce gas consumption and increase the capacity of the hot strip mill 2000 by 140,000 tons per year, which will bring a financial benefit of

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Metalube focuses on customer service with new operations appointment

meant that we are able to offer our customers unparalleled service. As a company we pride ourselves on the personal approach and being able to deliver operational excellence and great customer service is a high priority. “Lewis has all the attributes to take this new role, and the company, to great heights. I am delighted to welcome him to the Metalube family.” Mr Cornish has previously worked in management and creative roles across the UK and internationally, most recently as an art gallery manager. Metalube, which is part of the Bishopdale Group, exports 95 per cent of its production to more than 90 countries worldwide and has offices in a 44 per cent share in the sales made by Messe Düsseldorf Group abroad. Werner M Dornscheidt, president and CEO of Messe Düsseldorf, said: “We have a strong position on the Russian market today. This is our reward for being the first foreign trade fair company to go to Russia and for also staying loyal to this market in tough times. We stand for reliability and stability – standing by our customers and our Russian partners.” Speaking about its establishment 40 years ago, Mr Dornscheidt added: “It was adventurous, to say the least, to organise a trade fair in the then Soviet Union. I have been a part of this since 1977 and have seen quite a lot over the years. In the early years when the Cold

METALUBE, a UK-based manufacturer of specialist industrial lubricants, has announced the appointment of Lewis Cornish as commercial coordinator to help lead its customer service operations. As part of the company’s plan to focus on customer care, Mr Cornish will ensure that Metalube customers enjoy a seamless process in sourcing and procuring across the three brands. Working alongside Lauren Wolstencroft, head of marketing and commercial administration, he will aim to implement new initiatives to enhance the company’s relationships with customers globally. Ms Wolstencroft said: “Adding Lewis to the team has MESSE Düsseldorf has celebrated the 40 th anniversary of its Moscow subsidiary, Messe Düsseldorf Moscow. The trade fair company, which opened on the 15 October 1979, today employs 49 members of staff and organises 14 trade fairs and trade fair participations in Moscow, Novokuznetsk, Kazan, Ufa and Yekaterinburg. Russia is theMesse Düsseldorf group’s largest foreign market and in 2019 the company looked after more than 2,000 exhibitors, which was over 100 more than the previous year. The company also welcomed more than 190,000 visi- tors, over a ten per cent increase from the year before, and generated a reve- nue of €31.2mn in 2018, accounting for

Manchester, Dubai, Mumbai, São Paulo and Shanghai.

Metalube www.metalube.co.uk Messe Düsseldorf Moscow anniversary

War was still being waged between the superpowers, bureaucratic and political obstacles had to be overcome. The registration of the Düsseldorf office in as ‘little’ as three months was considered sensationally fast back in 1979.” As an active and acknowledged member of the Russian exhibition industry, in 2010 Messe Düsseldorf Moscow was the first foreign company to become a member of the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs followed by the Convention Bureau Russia in 2018. The activities of Messe Düsseldorf in Moscow also formed the basis for Düsseldorf twinning with Moscow in 1992. With a view to strengthening the business relations between the two countries Messe Düsseldorf established the Russia Centre of Expertise in the North Rhine-Westphalian capital in 2001 in cooperation with the City of Düsseldorf and the local Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and that same year the Düsseldorf trade fair company co- organised the first “Düsseldorf Business Days” in Moscow.

Messe Düsseldorf www.messe-duesseldorf.com Messe Düsseldorf Moscow www.messe-duesseldorf.ru

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Employees from around the world get involved in Norma help day

The staff were happy to lend a hand on a number of projects

In Serbia, Norma employees renovated a city playground and planted trees; employees in Qingdao, China, and Japan, removed rubbish from roads and by the sea; and at the Norma Group site in Malaysia, the participants assisted in a soup kitchen for needy people.

“Norma help day is an integral part of our corporate responsibility activities. Many of our employees are taking advantage of the opportunity to make a positive contribution in the communities surrounding our sites,” said Dr Michael Schneider, member of Norma Group’s management board. “On our annual Norma help day, we put our corporate responsibility into practice by supporting social projects and facilities.”

NORMA Group, a specialist in engineered joining technology, held its annual Norma help day for the fifth time toward the end of last year. The event took place at Norma’s sites all over the world, including the company’s headquarters in Maintal, Germany, where employees supported the Albert Schweitzer Kinderdorf eV in Hanau by painting, cleaning up and doing yard work.

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Tube and wire events set to be bigger than ever INTERNATIONAL trade fairs wire 2020 and Tube 2020 have expanded their exhibition space as they look set to be bigger than ever before. second-hand machinery,

equipment for wire manufacturing and wire processing, process engineering tools and auxiliaries, materials, fibre optic technologies, special wires and cable as well as innovations from the area of measuring, control and automation technology. The trade fair duo wire and Tube expect in excess of 70,000 visitors from some 130 countries in 2020.

process engineering tools, auxiliaries, measuring and control equipment as well as test engineering. These are complemented by tube trade, tube bending and tube sawing equipment, OCTG technology, pipelines, profiles, machinery and plastic tubes. In addition to Tube 2020, the world’s largest trade fair for the wire and cable industry will also be taking place and will be presented in Halls 9 to 12 and 14 to 17 and showcasing machinery and

The two events for the wire, cable and tube industries will open their doors at the Düsseldorf exhibition centre from 30 March to 3 April 2020 and will attract more than 2,500 enterprises from all over the world. Registration figures show an increase in attendance from Turkey, India and Taiwan, already exceeding the final exhibitor numbers of 2018. As well as this, strong participation from the traditional exhibitor regions Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Central and Eastern Europe points to new record exhibitor figures for next year. “With the new multi-purpose Hall 1 we offer our exhibitors the latest in terms of technical facilities and ultimate convenience,” said Daniel Ryfisch, deputy director of metals and flow technologies at Messe Düsseldorf. Tube 2020 will take place in exhibition halls 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.0 and 7a and will present the complete process chain in the tube industry. Visitors will find everything from machinery and equipment for tube manufacturing, forming and processing, to raw materials, tubes and accessories,

Tube 2020 www.tube.de

Xiris Celebrates its 30-year anniversary XIRIS Automation, a developer of machine vision camera systems and image inspection software, has celebrated its 30 th anniversary. cameras are used to acquire images of manufactured goods and send them to computers for processing in order to monitor, recognise or detect quality defects in manufactured goods.

goods, meaning that the company had a tough few years until the technology slowly gained acceptance. It first became successful in the automotive and semiconductor industries and was eventually embraced in applications across all forms of manufacturing and materials processing. Over the years, Xiris has developed inspection systems for the automotive, semiconductor, electronics, pharma- ceutical, steel, plastics, compact disc and printing industries and has supplied almost 2,000 systems to more than 30 countries around the world. Xiris now focuses on supplying progressive fabricators with camera systems for inspection and monitoring welding processes.

The company, which makes ‘machines that can see’, was founded in 1989 by Cameron Serles and was initially set up to commercialise the budding technology of machine vision, where

According to Xiris, thirty years ago most manufacturers were highly sceptical of using cameras to measure the size or shape of their manufactured

Xiris www.xiris.com

Xiris held a celebration to mark the anniversary

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Metalube India repor ts steady growth LUBRICANT manufacturer Metalube has reported steady growth since opening its India office in in Mumbai in 2011 with an average yearly growth of nearly 18 per cent since 2014.

Focusing primarily on wire and cable manufacturers along with the power transmission and distribution industry, Metalube India employs nine full-time staff at its office in Mumbai, but also works closely with distribution partners throughout India. Amit Gupte, general manager at Metalube India, said: “It has been a privilege to be a part of Metalube India’s success. The company has a high quality and service-driven ethos and it is encouraging to receive positive feedback from our customers who confirm that our products are outperforming competitors and giving them significant cost savings.” The company works with a range of customers in the cable industry such as Finolex, Panasonic Life Solutions (formerly Anchor Electricals), Polycab,

The succesful Metalube India team

Wires, GK Winding Wires, Sterling India and Chandra Electricals.

RR Kables, Universal Cables, Malhotra Cables, Motherson Sumi Electric Wires, and Gupta Power Infrastructures. Within the enamelled wire industry, customers include Precision Wires, Ram Ratna

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BAEKCHUN PRECISION CO., LTD. 252, beoman-ro, Sosa-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. E-mail: sales@bcpre.com Homepage: www.bcpre.com Tel: +82 31 313 7151~3 Fax: +82 31 313 2305

Since 1978

Tube mill & finishing line producing API 4” to 24” O.D x 20t pipes, developed with advanced technology and verified through continuous R&D based on extensive field experience accumulated over 40 years in the tube mill & finishing line.

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We provide API, high-strength and high-end tube mill line and an advanced finishing line alongside the latest technology on a turnkey basis. · Tube Mill Line capability of Manufacturing up to 24” · 6-Roll, 7-Roll, and 10-Roll Straightening Line · Max. 2-Head Automatic End Facing & Bevelling M/C · Max. 5-Head, 700bar Hydrostatic Tester · Automatic and Semi-automatic Bundling M/C · Related Equipment and Facilities to Comply with API Standards

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Violi Srl introduces its latest development in high-tech tube straightening

VIOLI Srl is an Italy-based company that specialises in the design and production of industrial machinery for the tube and wire industries. It now also offers a high-tech solution in tube and wire straightening. The VM/MRTV machine is designed to straighten and automatically cut wires made of metals such as aluminium, copper, brass, steel, silver and gold to the desired length and without stopping the advancement of the wire during the cutting operation. Violi says that this is possible due to technologically advanced solutions and high quality components, which ensure excellent results and high productivity. The machine is composed of a coil holding system, a central dragging group, a rotating straightening group and a cutting group. There is also the wire-straightening machine with fly cutting system model VM/MRTVS-C, which is designed to straighten and cut to length – through a cutting system with circular saw blade or shears – metal wires with several diameters without stopping the advancement during the cutting operation. This machine is composed

The VM/MRTV machine

and cutting, has been engaged in the designing and production of equipment for the cold working of wires, tubes, rods and metal profiles for more than 20 years.

of a coil holding system, a central dragging and straightening group, a cutting group through shears and a holder for the collection of cut pieces. The company, which now offers an extensive range of products and lines typically used in the processes of drawing, winding, straightening

Violi Srl www.violimacchine.it Roll-Kraft installs new CNC machine

to be cut more precisely and more efficiently. Roll-Kraft manufactures new roll tooling and reconditions worn tooling for companies that produce tube and pipe and various roll formed shapes. It is a parallel facility to the Roll-Kraft headquarters plant in Ohio, USA.

ROLL-KRAFT has announced the purchase and installation of a new CNC machine at its location in Ontario, Canada. The new CNC machine has improved features that will aid in the production process, performing both roughing and finishing operations on the rolls, and increasing the turning capacity from 24" to 27". With the addition of this newer technology, it is expected to allow rolls

Roll-Kraft www.roll-kraft.com

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Innovative tube forming technology NAKATAManufacturing Co is a company that specialises in providing pipe manufacturing equipment from the initial design process to the point of start-up. It has extensive technical knowledge and many years of experience in developing tube machinery. Its latest development will be the next generation of pipe making machine – Orbital Die Forming.

ODF makes use of multiple die blocks, which are connected together and move in a circumferential direction along the pipe travelling axis three- dimensionally on an endless track. Thanks to the continuous constraint on the edge of the strip by the ODF die blocks, both heavy gauge and extra- thin pipes can be formed without any slippage between die surface and forming materials. With a compact configuration of mill line there is no need to change any forming die before fin-pass at the maximum OD range 3:1. With less forming strain during the process than roll forming – and higher productivity – ODF is the next generation of pipe mill, breaking the limits of previous roll forming methods. With continual research on roll common-use technology, Nakata Manufacturing Co Ltd has also created another highly flexible forming mill named Rollbox. This is a one-roll-set- for-multiple-shaping-pipe-size mill, used to reshape round pipe to square/ rectangular pipe.

The orbital die forming machine from Nakata

SH stand configuration, and it requires 80 per cent less time for roll change. Rollbox is able to improve quality and productivity and at the same time reduce manufacturing costs, according to Nakata Manufacturing.

Rollbox consists of multiple horizontal and vertical alternatively arranged two- roll forming stands. Each of the stands is equipped with a pair of special profile designed rolls. By applying less strain on the corner portion, approximately two per cent less narrow a width strip will be required for the same shapes and sizes compared to the ordinary

Nakata Manufacturing Co Ltd www.nakata-mfg.com USM introduces new welded tube products

scientific approach but also based on the company’s own experience working with tube manufacturing groups for over thirty years. USM also aims to educate end-users and share knowledge for mutual benefit.

ITALIAN distributor USM has introduced a new range of products to cover all phases of the production of welded steel tubes. Optimising both impeder and inductor sizes, the company is promising guaranteed results, fewer line stops, less tube scrap, less power consumption and a higher welding speed. The products have been developed by USM with a

USM Srl www.usm.it

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