TPi July 2010

developments products &

ERWmechanical steel tubes

can manufacture tube without secondary straightening at 12mm OD and 2.5mm wall thickness in any weldable grade up to 800 MPa tensile strength. Tubular Steel currently supplies automotive, healthcare, lawn and garden, fitness, furniture and other industries. The company’s well-trained employees are able to work with tube fabricators on solutions to their process challenges.

pipe industry’s growing transition to efficient UV coating technology represents a major commitment to eco- friendly, sustainable manufacturing. We have been actively listening to, and formulating for, the specific needs of producers in this region.” The advantages of UVaCorr products, which are now certified for use in the Venjakob ® Ven Spray Pipe system, include instant cure for high-speed processing; 100% solid coatings for higher applied coverage and no VOCs; better salt spray resistance for enhanced performance; and smaller equipment footprint with reduced energy requirements. The UVaCorr product line also boasts the backing of global UV-curable materials (DOM) steel tubes and 30,000 tons of cold drawn special shape/large diameter steel tubes. The tubes can be widely used in power plant boilers, heat exchangers, automobile components, mechanical structures, bearing machining, ship- building, bridge construction, petroleum exploration, transportation and other related fields. Jiangsu Huacheng Industry Pipe Making Corporation – China beststeel@gmail.com www.hc-pipe.com Tubular Steel Inc to offer tight tolerances, whether the tube is round, square, rectangle, or one of the company’s unique shapes. Tubular Steel’s extensive R&D efforts allow it to process ultra high strength and dual phase materials to help customers achieve their goals in reducing the weight of their products. Small diameter, heavy wall tube is a speciality. The company

Tubular Steel Inc is a precision ERW mechanical steel tube producer with two locations in Toronto, Canada. The company is able to roll mild steels, high strength low alloy, ultra high strength low alloy, and dual phase materials with outside diameters from 8 to 76.2mm, and gauges from 0.7 to 3mm.

Tubular Steel Inc – Canada tsi@tubularsteel.ca www.tubularsteel.ca

Tube mills designed with the company’s tube fabricating customers in mind allow

Steel tubes from China

UV-curable coatings company DSM Desotech is expanding its offering of UV-curable corrosion-preventative coatings to the tube and pipe industry in Europe. The UVaCorr ® product line, which has been widely used for the past 15 years throughout North America, includes both clear and coloured coatings designed for the protection of steel tube and pipe, particularly during storage and transport to end-use destinations. “DSM has more than 40 years of expertise in UV-curable materials and a passionforseeingthishigh-performance, green technology extended to markets that could benefit from it most,” said Jim Reitz, innovation director, DSM Desotech. “The European tube and Huacheng mainly specialises in the manufacture and marketing of precision cold drawn/ rolled seamless, cold drawn welded, electrical resistance welded and special shape steel tubes to EN, ASTM, ASME, DIN, BS, JIS, GB and other standards. The size range is 6 to 114.3mm OD, 0.8 to 15mm wall thickness, with a maximum length of 24m. Huacheng has five mills with a total capacity of 60,000 tons of cold drawn/ rolled seamless steel tubes, 50,000 tons of electrical resistance welded steel tubes, 30,000 tons of cold drawn welded Corporation

Huacheng specialises in the manufacture of precision steel tubes

Expanded range of UVaCorr instant-cure, corrosion-preventative coatings

leader DSM. “Leveraging our proven product portfolio, strong customer base and extensive UV application experience, DSM also provides global R&D resources, market channels and manufacturing facilities – which includes DSM Desotech’s production facility in Hoek van Holland, the Netherlands,” commented Paul Jellema, UVaCorr business development manager Europe. “We’re dedicated to delivering a strong partnership to the growing European tube and pipe market.”

DSM Desotech – USA info.desotech@dsm.com www.dsmdesotech.com

DSM Desotech BV – The Netherlands info.desotech-europe@dsm.com www.dsmdesotech.com

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