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May 2015 Tube Products International 17
business & market news
Sawyer improves ratchet clamp
Sawyer Manufacturing Company has
redesigned its Ratchet Clamp with a
lower profile to allow better access to
the butt join, helping welders effectively
and quickly align and weld pipe. The
ratchet mechanism has also been
improved with a built-in handle and
enclosed threads to protect against
dirt and weld spatter, all while retaining
the true double ratchet feature that
allows for quicker closure on the pipe to
increase speed and performance.
The Ratchet Clamp is built with a
focus on speed and accuracy. The ten-
ton ratchet can deliver precision and
rugged durability with ease. The clamp
is designed with an open bridgework
to allow full 360° welding, ensuring a
quality weld. The machined headrings
are precision-bored for consistent and
accurate fit up. The Ratchet Clamp’s
new yellow colour provides high visibility
and improved safety.
“There are a lot of clamps out there,” said
Dave Hembree, Sawyer Manufacturing
vice president. “I believe our customers
will be pleasantly surprised by the small
but important changes we made with
this clamp.”
Sawyer Mfg Co has been manufacturing
and designing welding and pipeline
equipment since 1948. Equipment is
designed, engineered and manufactured
in the company’s new facility in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, USA. Sawyer equipment
is used in the construction and
maintenance of pipeline, waste water
and sewer lines, marine and offshore
applications, gathering and distribution
systems, and other welding and pipeline
applications.
Sawyer Mfg Co – USA
For more information call
01527 578686 or visit our website
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Universal
squaring
turk’s head
OLIMPIA 80 Tube Mills has
engineered and put into operation
a universal squaring turk’s head
in a tube mill installed in Spain.
The main capacity of the installed
machine is from 20x20 (30x10)
mm to 70x70 (100x40) mm, in a
thickness range from 0.8 to 4mm.
The complete tube mill can
produce tubes with special steel
quality, up to TS 1,400 MPa.
With this system the tube mill
will produce the full tube range
(square and rectangular shapes)
without changing a single roll in
the sizing turk’s head stands.
Olimpia 80 Srl – Italy