TPT July 2016

The July Issue Welcome to the latest Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. This issue we have a feature on tube mills & roll forming and two technical articles. The first is on the ‘effect and prevention of vibration in carbide sawing ’ by Willy Goellner from Advanced Machine &

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Engineering/AMSAW and the second looks at how ‘ tube mill productivity and line speed are equally important for the market competitiveness of a tube plant ’ by Guowu Gao from FD Machinery. I have just returned from the Lamiera Show in Bologna, Italy. It was my first time at this event and I was really impressed by the quality of the show and its organisation as well as by the charming city itself. Italy’s economy has suffered as much as any of the traditional engineering giants in Europe in recent years. The European tube industry needs a strong Italy. I attended several seminars and spoke to a number of engineering associations who said that this matter was now being treated as a top priority. From what I heard I am optimistic that this is the case. The forthcoming September issue will be distributed at FABTECH, Tube India and EuroBlech. We also have features on bending, end forming & swaging, heat & surface treatments & furnaces, and developments in finishing, end finishing & super finishing. The advertising deadline is 18 July. I hope you enjoy the magazine.

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On the cover . . . Since 1985 Universal Tube & Rollform has been committed to being the number one supplier of used tube, pipe and rollform machinery in the world. Its presence in this industry has always been strong and honourable, working with companies locally and all over the world, it says.

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Effect and prevention of vibration in carbide sawing by Willy Goellner, chairman and founder – Advanced Machine & Engineering/AMSAW Tube mill productivity and line speed are equally important for the market competitiveness of a tube plant By Guowu Gao, chief engineer at FD Machinery 78 76

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Its president, Ralph Girkins, has over 35 years of experience in the tube and pipe industry. The company takes pride in its knowledge and ability to mix and match various machinery to fit customer needs. New, used or reconditioned, it can help put it all together to balance clients’ budgets and increase the value of customer spending. It has one of the largest selections of used tube and pipe mills in the world. Utilising over 125,000 square feet of warehouse space, it also stocks rollformers, cut to length, slitting lines and more. It has the resources and expertise to satisfy companies’ machinery needs.