TPi September 2016

business & market news

Sinarsky launches new type of boiler tube Sinarsky Pipe Plant, a TMK subsidiary, has launched production of a new type of boiler tube, commissioned by Krasny Kotelshchik Taganrog Boiler- Making Works, one of Russia’s largest manufacturers of power engineering equipment. contract in a tender process that involved 12 Russian and foreign boiler tube producers. The new production is based at Sinarsky Pipe Plant’s tube drawing shop No 2, and uses billets produced by Seversky Tube Works, which is also part of TMK. TMK’s competitive edge in the global market,” said Vyecheslav Popkov, managing director of Sinarsky Pipe Plant.

“The expansion of cooperation with Krasny Kotelshchik Works through the thermal power plant project in Vietnam will reinforce our position as a reliable supplier of cold-drawn boiler tube.” TMK manufactures and supplies steel pipe for the oil and gas industry, operating more than 30 production sites in the USA, Russia, Canada, Romania, Oman and Kazakhstan, and two R&D centres in Russia and the USA.

The representatives attended the acceptance tests of finished products at the plant. In April/ May, the plant supplied the first batch of 250 tonnes of tubular products to the customer; shipment of the second batch was scheduled for June. “The successful fulfilment of a challenging order and our ASME certificates demonstrate the high level of our advanced production capabilities and are yet another confirmation of customer’s

The 31.75mm cold-drawn tube with 6.1mm walls, produced to ASME SA- 210/SA-210M international standard, will be used in the manufacture of equipment for the Long Phu 1 thermal power project in Vietnam. Krasny Kotelshchik Works is involved in the construction of the 1,200 MW thermal power project as part of Power Machines, a Saint Petersburg-based power engineering company.

TMK – Russia tmk@tmk-group.com www.tmk-group.com

Sinarsky Pipe Plant won the supply

Trelleborg receives Argentinian IRAM certification for pipe seals

meet ever-growing customer demand, in terms of both capacity and quality.”

Alan Guzowski, managing director of Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation in the USA, commented, “With increasing demand for high performance sealing solutions among pipe manufacturers across South America, Argentina has become strategically very important to our business. “Our new distribution site in Buenos Aires, coupled with the award of IRAM certification, are key to the expansion and broadening of our presence in the region, and ensures that we are best placed to

Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation has received certification for its Power- Lock, Sewer-Lock above 450mm and Anger-Lock systems, by the Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación (IRAM). Recognised as a mark of quality and a strict requirement for a range of products in Argentina, IRAM certification was awarded following stringent product testing and a comprehensive audit of the company’s warehouse facilities in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The F-601 Power-Lock integrated seal for plastic pressure pipes features a pipe socket that is formed over the seal during manufacture, resulting in up to a 50 per cent reduction in joint tolerance. The seal’s jointing force requirements are very low, reducing the risk of seal displacement. The F-605 Sewer-Lock for sewer applications uses an inexpensive single component mandrel. As a result, the adjustment, cleaning and repair costs associated with collapsible segment mandrels are reduced. Pipe diameter changes are also simpler and quicker. The F-576 Anger-Lock locked in system is designed for PVC pressure pipes and fittings with an Anger bell design. Designed for potable water applications, the F-576 seal is a composite combined lip and compression sealing system that is installed inside the socket after the bell has been formed, eliminating the risk of seal displacement during pipe transportation and joint assembly.

Trelleborg’s Anger-Lock Seal for PVC-O pipes has received IRAM certification

Trelleborg Pipe Seals – Sweden www.trelleborg.com

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