TPT July 2019

The July Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. In this issue we have a feature on advances in measuring & marking

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Rory McBride – Editor in chief

technology. We also have an article from Kasto Maschinenbau GmbH looking at how Industry 4.0 is helping to improve sawing and storage efficiency in the industry.

I have just returned from the Made in Steel 2019 trade show in Milan, Italy, and as usual it offered a fascinating insight into the latest developments in the steel tube industry. The main theme was sustainability and innovation, and a number of the speakers offered interesting observations. The president and CEO of Made in Steel, Emanuele Morandi, summed up the optimistic mood well: “Steel is the sustainable material par excellence, recyclable and reusable almost indefinitely. It can be further improved and innovated, and it can lead innovation. Steel can be one of the tools to combat ecological damage provided that entrepreneurs work together to develop the steels of the future.” The editorial deadline for the forthcoming September issue is 8 July and we will have two features: tube mills & roll forming lines, and inspection, testing & quality control. It is also an important show issue and is being distributed at FABTECH 2019 in the USA, EMO in Germany, TUBOTECH 2019 in Brazil and Tube Southeast Asia in Thailand. The advertising deadline for the September issue is 24 July. Send editorial or enquiries to: rory@intras.co.uk

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The international magazine for the tube & pipe industries

On the cover . . . Creating the ‘technology of the future’ is the primary aspiration of Sikora. Starting with measuring devices for the industrial production of wires and cables, it has been tirelessly developing its technologies for more than 40 years in areas such as hose, tubes and sheets. Sikora is a leading company in the

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InnovativeNDT technologies for inline quality control ofmetal tubes, slabs, and flat productswith these benefits: MANYMEASURING TECHNOLOGIESAREGOOD. OURSWILL INSPIRE YOU...

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Precise diametermeasurement independent of product surface quality Insensitive to dust, steam and heat Recording ofmeasuring values over 360° of the tube‘s circumference Data logging, visualization ofmeasuring values, display of trends and statistics Application for hot and coldmeasurement Precisemeasurement of the plastic coating of steel tubes

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SIKORA is amanufacturer and global supplier of innovative measuring, control, inspection, analysis and sorting technol- ogies made in Germany. The systems are used to ensure quality and optimize processes in wire, cable, tube, metal and plastic pipe, sheet as well as optical fiber and plastic industries.

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design of measuring and control technology, as well as inspection, analysis and sorting systems. It aims to set the highest standards for quality assurance, process optimisation and cost savings. More than 250 employees are based at the family-run business, which has its headquarters in Bremen, Germany. Its many local representatives and international offices also help to ensure quality assurance and efficiency globally. Sikora’s experts continuously research and develop revolutionary innovations, seeking the most economical production processes possible.

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