TPT March 2018

16-20 April 2018

Latest technological innovations THE French company Numalliance will participate at Tube in Düsseldorf, Germany. The core business of Numalliance is to design and realise productivity solutions for the forming of wire, tube and flat stock.

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companies and expertise: robotics; tube bending (thanks to the acquisition of Silfax, a well-known company in the tube bending world); and tube end- forming (with the acquisition of EMS). The company has more than 285 employees, five production sites in France, and eight sales and technical service subsidiaries worldwide. One- third of the workforce is dedicated to engineering. Thanks to this organisation and its continuous development, Numalliance provides innovative and flexible solutions.

Numalliance’s machines and auto- mated cells are all made in France. They can be standard or customised and are used in sectors such as automotive, aeronautics, point of purchase, furniture design and agriculture. Numalliance is the result of the merger of three historical entities: Macsoft, Latour and Satime. The strength of the group is mainly based on its expertise in hybridisation of mechanics and servo- driven technology. Numalliance’s strategy is based on the integration of complementary

Numalliance – France Website: www.numalliance.com

Automated pipe-spool fabrication shops from 3R 3R SOLUTIONS specialises in the planning and implementation of automated pipe-spool fabrication shops with full software integration. layouts, 3R solutions can help spool fabricators increase their productivity. The software can import spool drawings directly from the 3D model, and can be used to plan and track the entire fabrication process from storage to final assembly, while automated By combining machines from leading manufacturers with a sophisticated software suite and customised shop

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transport systems are used to move pipes quickly and safely to their final destinations.

3R solutions – Germany Website: www.3-r.de

Comprehensive solutions BRANDT provides manufacturers with a one-stop shop of comprehensive tube and pipe equipment solutions, from scoping and design through to manufacturing, installation and final testing. The company’s on-site design and engineering team has decades of experience configuring equipment within customer facilities to maximise space usage, suit the needs of their process and meet targeted production rates.

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weights, lengths and stencils match the specification requires. Hydrotesters are accurate and able to keep pace with the production line without sacrificing the quality of the test; and the drifters are designed for the line speed, and ensure that the ID of the pipe is correct. Brandt has been working with steel mills for decades: retrofitting, repairing and designing equipment for this difficult environment. The company builds and repairs ladles, ladle cars, cylinders, hoist drums, lifting devices, safety systems, and many types of handling equipment. The company has been involved in repairs and refurbishing for more than 80 years.

roll stations are designed for any tube and pipe application and are applicable to a wide range of pipe sizes and styles: ERW, seamless and spiral. Creating the tools to move, position, count and layer pipe according to spec is a company speciality. Automated and controlled from a touchscreen operator station, Brandt bundlers build the programmed configuration, fully containing the sides to maintain the shape until strapping is completed. A lateral transfer system then stages the bundles onto an unloading table for final transfer. Brandt’s complete range of finishing equipment, from thread tables and coupling installers to WMMS and pin protectors, allows users to deliver documented, high-precision finished products. WMMS units ensure that pipe

Whether for a new facility or an existing line setup, the Brandt team understands the need for efficient, reliable material handling, and offers a wide range of equipment in customisable layouts. The products are easily integrated to move pipe from process to process. Pipe V-roll conveyors, drag chains, walking beams, heat-treat and cooling tables and turning

Brandt Engineered Products – Canada Website: www.brandt.ca

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