TPi October 2012

products & developments

Fabrication shop hoist for alignment and fit-up

Sumner Manufacturing’s Fab-Mate hoist

of lifting 6m (20ft) lengths of 25cm (10") pipe, the Fab-Mate weighs 93kg (206lb), and disassembles for easier transport. Sumner Manufacturing Co, Inc – USA customerservice@sumner.com www.sumner.com

Sumner Manufacturing’s Fab-Mate hoist for fabrication shops can position pipe, flanges or fittings up to 450kg (1,000lb) or 2.1m (7ft) in length. Together with Sumner’s Adjust-A-Fit and Adjust-A- Flange attachments, the Fab-Mate can align fittings and flanges to pipe with a single-speed winch that provides infinite positioning. The Fab-Mate moves loads vertically and horizontally at the same time, and can be moved around the shop easily on 20cm (8") casters. Its specially designed base allows the Fab-Mate to position loads ‘close to work’. Capable

Steel tube and pipe solutions

Perficon has been supplying customers worldwide for over six years, with the support of qualified manufacturers. The company’s three major product groups include hot- finished and cold-drawn/finished seamless carbon, alloy, stainless, nickel alloy and titanium pipe and tube; welded, welded and drawn or bead reduced carbon, alloy, stainless, nickel alloy and titanium pipe and tube; and seamless and forged pipe fittings. Available tube profiles include not only round but rectangular, U bends and others upon request. Perficon has been successful in supplying these products for use in areas such as oil and gas (OCTG tube, line pipe, umbilical, subsea control lines and chemical injection tubes); and nuclear and power (finned tube for MSR, heat exchanger tubes, tubes and pipes for power boilers). Perficon Steel GmbH – Germany info@perficon.com www.perficon.com

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October 2012 Tube Products International