TPT July 2019

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Finishing equipment chosen for seamless

pipe production A RUSSIAN tube producer has chosen Fives to supply a range of finishing equipment to process seamless tubes. Fives will design and supply two Bronx six-roll cold pipe straighteners; a Bronx ten-roll hot pipe straightener; Taylor-Wilson end facers; two Taylor- Wilson double head hydrotesters; and two Taylor-Wilson double head drifters. The equipment will be designed to process more than 500,000 tons per year of high-quality seamless tubular products of 73 to 273mm in diameter, mainly designated to oil and gas applications according to international API and Russian GOST standards. The start-up of production is scheduled for 2021.

Seamless pipe must be resistant to the pressure and loads required for extraction of oils and gas resources under extreme weather conditions. Bronx straighteners are designed to sustain the loads associated with the straightening of thick and thin wall, welded or seam-

A Bronx straightener

double head to maximise plant produc- tion. It features heavy-duty design for long life and low maintenance with fully automatic operation.

less plain or upset tubes and pipes at high speeds, in either hot or cold con- ditions. In the last 15 years, over 40 heavy-duty straightening machines that meet API and GOST standards have been installed in Russia, China, Europe and the Americas. The Taylor- Wilson hydrotester is equipped with a

Fives – France Fax: +33 1 4523 7571 Website: www.fivesgroup.com

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