TPT March 2017

Editor

Rory McBride

CONT ENT S

Features editor (USA) Dorothy Fabian

Editorial assistant

Christian Bradley

Production

Lisa Wright

Sales & marketing

Catherine Sayers English speaking sales catherine@intras.co.uk Giuliana Benedetto Vendite & Marketing (Italia)

EDITORIAL INDEX ........................................................... 2

giuliana@intras.co.uk Verkauf & Marketing (Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz) germansales@intras.co.uk Linda Li 中国大陆，台湾， 香港以及远东地区销售代表 linda@intras.co.uk

INDUSTRY NEWS ............................................................. 6

Advertising co-ordinators

Liz Hughes

TECHNOLOGY NEWS .................................................. 28

Andrea McIntosh

Subscriptions

Julie Case

Accounts manager

Julie Case

GLOBAL MARKETPLACE ........................................... 62

Publisher

Caroline Sullens

Founder

John C Hogg

All rights reserved – © Intras Ltd ISSN 0953-2366

INSPECTION, TESTING & QUALITY CONTROL ...............................................

Published by Intras Ltd 46 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, CV32 4HY, UK Tel: +44 1926 334137 • Fax: +44 1926 314755 Email: tpt@intras.co.uk • Website: www.read-tpt.com Intras USA Danbury Corporate Center, 107 Mill Plain Road, Danbury CT 06811, USA Tel: +1 203 794 0444 • Email: doug@intras.co.uk This publication and its full contents of layout, text, images, and graphics is copyright protected. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any other storage or retrieval system without the publisher’s written permission. The publisher, owners, agents, printers, editors and contributors cannot be held responsible for and hereby exclude all liability whatsoever for errors, omissions or the accuracy and claims printed or inferred in the editorial or advertisements published in this, previous or subsequent editions or for any damages, costs or losses caused thereby. Tube & Pipe Technology reserves the right to edit, reword and subedit all editorial submissions in accordance with editorial policy. Tube & Pipe Technology expressed graphically or by text is a registered name and style trademark of Intras Ltd, UK. All matters relating to this disclaimer are governed by the laws of England. USCopies only: Tube &Pipe Technology (ISSNNo: 0953- 2366, USPS No: 023-507) is published bi-monthly by INTRAS Ltd and distributed in the USA by Asendia USA, 17B S Middlesex Ave, Monroe NJ 08831. Periodicals postage paid at New Brunswick, NJ and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Tube&PipeTechnology ,17BSMiddlesexAve,Monroe NJ 08831.

70

中文综合 ................................................................. 82

ARTICLES: Measuring compliance – the weakness in your carbide saw By Willy Goellner and Christian Mayrhofer

86

..............................

X-ray weld inspection – High-tech meets heavy industry By Dipl.Ing Hajo Schulenburg, CEO VisiConsult X-ray Systems & Solutions GmbH

88

Tube & Pipe Technology magazine is available in print, online and CD-ROM. Go to www.read-tpt.com for more information.

.........................................

ADVERTISERS INDEX ................................................. 92

Whenyouhave finishedwith this magazineplease recycle it