TPi May 2014

business & market news

Updated Stauff catalogue The revised, and in some areas significantly expanded, general product catalogue is now available from Stauff, the Germany-based fluid technology specialist.

In addition to the German language version, printed English and French versions of the Stauff One general product catalogue are available. For on-screen viewing, the company provides a CD-ROM with PDF files in all three languages. Users of mobile devices can visit www.stauff.com/one, where suitably presented versions of the catalogue can be viewed. Walter Stauffenberg GmbH & Co KG was founded in the 1950s in Werdohl, in the German province of North Rhine-Westphalia, and was initially a contract turning shop. The company operates under the trade name Stauff, developing, producing and marketing fluid technology components for use in plant construction and mechanical engineering.

In a total of 682 pages, the ‘Stauff One’ – initially released in spring 2011 – provides all relevant general, ordering and technical information about the company’s wide range of fluid technology products for mechanical and plant engineering and maintenance, consisting of industrial pipework components, test equipment and hydraulic accessories from own development and manufacturing. In addition to several new series of filter housings for hydraulic applications, the most relevant new products added to this edition of the catalogue include various Diagtronics innovations, such as the practical PPC-04-plus range of handheld hydraulic testers with new sensors, and the LPM-II particle monitor for in-line installation. In order to meet growing market require- ments, Stauff has also added further designs and sizes of SAE flanges and high-pressure ball valves for regulating, throttling and shutting off fluid media in industrial and mobile hydraulics.

The Stauff One product catalogue provides general, ordering and technical information

Walter Stauffenberg GmbH & Co KG – Germany

sales@stauff.com www.stauff.com

Pipe and tube conference The Tube & Pipe Association, International (TPA), USA, and the International Tube Association (ITA), Germany, are to host their fifth conference devoted to updating seamless and welded tubular product technology and processes, scheduled for 16-18 September 2014 in Houston, Texas, USA. ‘Pipe & Tube Houston 2014 – Developing Technology for Enhanced Profitability’ will showcase innovative and engaging sessions that push the boundaries of tube and pipe technology across multiple industries, such as OCTG, medical and automotive, and will feature tube and pipe related services and enabling

technologies such as lubrication, degreasing, NDT, quality assurance and metallurgical services from both developers and end users. An exclusive tour of Boomerang Tube in Liberty, Texas, will also be offered.

Pipe & Tube Houston – USA www.pipetubeconf.com

McElroy gains new distributor in Africa McElroy has announced the addition of a new distributor that will sell and service its range of fusion machines in Northern Africa. Soudure Plastique of Casablanca, Morocco, is an established company specialising in polyethylene pipe equipment and electro-fusion machines used in the gas and water industry. distributors all over the world who want to offer the best and most reliable equipment in thermoplastic pipe fusion,” said Chip McElroy, president and CEO. “We are excited to play a crucial role in the fusible pipe movement in this new market.” McElroy – USA fusion@mcelroy.com www.mcelroy.com

Plastique in the North will make it more convenient to equip contractors and pipeline owners throughout the continent with advanced fusion equipment.

McElroy has had a presence in South Africa for many years through its Rho- Tech distributor. The addition of Soudure

Soudure Plastique – Morocco www.soudureboutabout.com

“Our products continue to attract

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