TPi March 2014

products & developments

ERW casing pipes Interpipe has begun production of ERW casing pipes in accordance with API 5CT standard.

Interpipe NMPP is also currently beginning to master ERW casing pipes with an outside diameter of 6 5 / 8 ". Once accomplished, Interpipe will certify the product according to API 5CT standard. Interpipe’s products are marketed in more than 80 countries around the world through a network of sales offices located in key markets of the CIS, the Middle East, North America and Europe. In 2012 the company’s mills produced more than 1.1 million tons of pipe and wheel products.

Chief commercial officer Fadi Hraibi said, “The development of new products is key to success in the harsh conditions of today’s market. Mastering ERW casing pipes, as well as the start of steel billet sales, enables us to extend Interpipe’s product portfolio to meet real market needs.” “For example, ERW casing pipes according to API 5CT are mostly requested in the North American market; as such Interpipe is looking forward to supplying ERW OCTG pipes to our existing and potential customers in the USA and Canada.”

Interpipe NMPP successfully passed the certification audit and has been given the license to use the API monogram for its ERW OCTG product with diameter from 8 5 / 8 " to 20" (H40, J55 steel grades, pipe estimated weight from 24lb/ft to 94lb/ft). ERWcasing pipes produced at Interpipe NMPP meet standard requirements and are applicable for the exploration and operation of oil and gas wells.

Interpipe – Ukraine sales.eu@interpipe.biz www.interpipe.biz

Smooth and flexible spiral hoses Masterflex SE has launched its new Master-PUR Performance spiral hose. Inspired by the idea of creating a spiral hose to meet all of its customers’ most urgent requirements in one product, Master-PUR Performance offers a totally smooth surface for improved transport flow, greater durability and reliability, even when transporting heavy bulk solids under extreme conditions, and flexibility. Master-PUR Performance is the only spiral hose to combine all of these otherwise contradictory features. The advantages of Master-PUR Performance are especially evident when transporting industrial goods.

or steel pipes for transporting this type of media.

Master-PUR Performance is designed to offer an alternative. Its totally smooth and cavity-free inner surface provides improved flow conditions with virtually no flow-loss. As there are no edges or pores on the inside of the hose to cause residue build-up, there is no media loss, and energy consumption and costs are cut. The optimised construction design of the hose profile provides the hose with greater flexibility. This allows Master- PUR Performance to be used and installed in even the smallest of spaces. Due to the nature of the special materials used, Master-PUR Performance features greater abrasion resistance, increasing its replacement intervals and reducing maintenance costs. It features improved pressure and vacuum resistance, as well as microbe-resistance and anti- static qualities. It fulfils all requirements of the standards TRBS 2153 and Directive 94/9/EG (ATEX 95) for the avoidance of ignition hazards resulting from electrostatic charges. The new hose is available immediately in sizes from DN 38 to DN 152.

Heavily abrasive bulk solids and dusts, such as plastic granules (with a high GRP ratio), quartz, stones, glass or ceramic fragments, place enormous demands on hose durability, meaning that maintenance intervals are usually frequent. For this reason, users tend to rely on heavier, inflexible rubber hoses

The company claims that as a result of extensive research and development in the construction design, materials and manufacturing processes applied,

Master-PUR Performance has a totally smooth inner surface

Masterflex SE – Germany info@masterflex.de www.masterflex.de

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