TPi May 2017

business & market news

Barnshaws extends structural expertise to aluminium louvres

Offering short lead times and adaptability to client requirements, Barnshaws can ensure that any project can benefit from modern and specialised solutions. Established in 1969, Barnshaws supplies market sectors such as construction, power generation, mining, transport and general manufacturing with shaped beams, tubes, plate and other profile section materials. Barnshaw Section Benders Ltd – UK

Barnshaws claims to have the largest specialist aluminium bending machine currently in the UK. Its facility can cater for one-off sections to orders of thousands, enabled by an expert aluminium engineering team and large machine capacity. To ensure that the internal profile of the extruded section is consistent, Barnshaws uses a specialist technique that is a closely guarded company secret, allowing consistent profiles to be attained almost regardless of the required radii.

Aluminium louvres have become a mainstay of modern architecture, ensuring that excessive sunlight does not adversely affect the interior environment of a structure. However, as architectural design has become more freeform, increased demand has been placed on louvres to seamlessly integrate with these new aesthetics. As a result, increased intricacies have seen the advent of bending aluminium louvre profiles, a demanding process that is familiar to Barnshaws Section Benders.

info@barnshaws.com www.barnshaws.com

Asahi/America welcomes new business development manager

territory. Asahi/America specialises in providing solutions for fluid handling systems, individualised to meet customer needs. The company manufactures corrosion-resistant thermoplastic fluid handling products, including valves, actuators, pipe and fittings. The company also maintains an extensive custom fabrication department, and provides on-site consultation, supervision and training where required.

Thermoplastic fluid flow technology specialist Asahi/America, Inc has promoted Rodney Van to industrial

business development manager for the eastern and central regions. Mr Van will lead the company’s sales efforts of industrial single wall and double wall piping systems for chemical service. Mr Van has been with Asahi/America for 27 years in various roles, most recently as district sales manager in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. He has a deep technical knowledge of the company’s products and has successfully managed large piping installations in his previous sales

Asahi/America, Inc – USA asahi@asahi-america.com www.asahi-america.com

Rodney Van

Stainless steel growth anticipated Global stainless steel demand is expected to increase up to 15 per cent in five years from 37.4mn tons in 2015 to 43.2mn tons in 2020, industry analysts say. annealing and pickling line (CAPL) with a production capacity of 500,000 tons per year will produce 200, 300 and 400 series stainless steel products intended for different applications: construction, machinery, automotive, household appliances, medical equipment, chemical containers, high-speed rail and aviation. The line is scheduled to be put into operation before the end of 2017. Fives Foshan Chengde Stainless Steel Co, based in China, recently contracted Fives for project management of its new stainless steel line. The new cold

is responsible for project management as well as design and supply of an annealing furnace and terminal equipment. The equipment will be manufactured by a Fives subsidiary in Shanghai, China.

Fives Group – France www.fivesgroup.com

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