http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_TechCell.cfm The Tube and Pipe Fabrication tech cell is packed with specific links to help you find product information, suppliers, technical articles, case studies, seminars and conferences, as well as books, software, and videos on metal fabricating-related topics. en-us http://www.thefabricator.com/RSS/images/thefabricator_rss.gif http://www.thefabricator.com Copyright 2008 FMA Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. official publication date Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:36:42 AM CST Vicki Bell Laurie Harshbarger http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_News.cfm?NewsID=2006 Tube Russia 2008, an international tube and pipe trade fair, is scheduled to run May 27–30 at the ZAO Exhibition Center in Moscow. The event will be organized jointly by Messe Düsseldorf and ZAO Expocentr, with the support of the International Tube Association (ITA). Exhibit categories will include tube manufacturing machinery, raw materials, tubes and accessories, used machinery, process technology tools and auxiliaries, measuring and control technology, and test engineering. The ... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_News.cfm?NewsID=1999 The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit space than any previous FABTECH. Filling 461,627 sq. ft. of booth space, the show attracted nearly 31,000 visitors from more than 75 countries, a 27 percent increase over the 2005 show, also held in Chicago. The annual event showcases metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology. The show is cospons... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_News.cfm?NewsID=1994 The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Washington, D.C., and the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA), Lake Zurich, Ill., jointly published a steel pipe design manual titled Welded Steel Pipe Revised Edition 2007. The manual focuses on the design of steel pipe up to 240 in. dia. under internal or external pressure. It offers analysis on handling, installation, ring deflection, performance limits, soil mechanics, external loads, coatings, couplings, and ot... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_News.cfm?NewsID=1992 The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, has entered into an agreement with Trade Show Consulting (TSC) to purchase Weldmex, the largest welding tradeshow in Latin America. Under the terms of the agreement, the AWS maintains primary ownership of Weldmex and assumes the rights to organize, promote, produce, and manage Weldmex under the name AWS Weldmex. In addition, TSC provides support services in the annual show’s production, marketing, and management. The event attracts more tha... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_News.cfm?NewsID=1959 Eagle Precision Technologies Ltd., Brantford, Ont., a designer and manufacturer of tube bending and end forming products, recently supplied equipment for a nuclear application. The company provided a 5-in.-capacity, multiradius bender; a heavy-duty rotary swager; and all of the associated tooling for the manufacture of reactor feeder tubes for the refurbishment of a nuclear power plant. The bending application required compliance to less than 7 percent ovality and 12 percent wall thinning on ... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_News.cfm?NewsID=1947 Ohio Gratings Inc. (OGI), Canton, Ohio, has provided aluminum LiteBar grating for use as a sunscreen above each window of the Arundel Mills building in Baltimore. The 19SGLI4 2-1/2-in. by 3/16-in. grating used for this type of application is strong, lightweight, and cost-effective, according to the company. OGI offers architectural metal products, as well as decorative products available in aluminum, carbon, and stainless steel. From traditional industrial flooring to architectural applicatio... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_News.cfm?NewsID=1943 Magnatech, East Granby, Conn., has hired Scott Anthony as director of sales and marketing for the Western Hemisphere. Anthony has more than 20 years of senior-level sales and marketing experience with advanced motion control technology. Previously he worked for Gerber Scientific Inc., and most recently he was with Naiad Marine Inc., responsible for domestic and international sales, marketing, new-business development, and channel development. The company designs and manufactures equipment for... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_News.cfm?NewsID=1933 The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology, will return to McCormick Place in Chicago Nov. 11 to Nov. 14. Cosponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS), Miami; the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill.; and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Dearborn, Mich.; and supported by industry partner the Nati... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_News.cfm?NewsID=1927 Inc. Magazine named LAI Intl. Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., a provider of contract manufacturing services, to its inaugural list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The magazine ranks companies based on revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. LAI's revenue jumped more than 76 percent in the last three years, the company reports. Earlier this year it acquired Rich Technology Intl., a contract manufacturer in New England, creating a combined company of 240 employees and... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_News.cfm?NewsID=1917 Horn Machine Tools Inc. (HMT), Madera, Calif., has been appointed as the exclusive U.S. distributor for Chiao Sheng Machinery Co. Ltd. (CSM), Taiwan. HMT provides service and technical support for all CSM products, including its complete line of tube bending and fabricating equipment. HMT is a provider of tube bending machines, and CSM designs and manufactures CNC tube bending and fabricating machines. Read more