http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_TechCell.cfm The Tube and Pipe Production 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 11:36:44 AM CST Vicki Bell Laurie Harshbarger http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_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/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_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/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_News.cfm?NewsID=1951 Roll-Kraft hosted nearly 100 tube and pipe and roll forming manufacturers during its two-day training sessions at the company’s headquarters in Mentor, Ohio. The event was conducted by Robert A. Sladky, the company's vice president of tube mill engineering; Chuck Summerhill, vice president of U.S. operations; and Bret Molnar, roll design engineer. Attendees traveled from surrounding states and Canada to learn manufacturing-improvement techniques. Each seminar was followed by a plant to... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_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/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_News.cfm?NewsID=1919 Villacero, Monterrey, Mexico, has formed a global business venture, Villacero Commercial Intl. (VCI), to focus on North American and international expansion opportunities. The venture represents a major investment by the company in its marketing efforts, Villacero reports. Based in Houston, VCI is responsible for the performance and sales activities of a core of market-oriented companies and business partners. Businesses owned by the VCI conglomerate include Tex-Tube, S&P Steel Products, ... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_News.cfm?NewsID=1895 The Columbus, Ind., plant of AK Tube LLC, an AK Steel subsidiary, has received the Safety Award of Merit from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill. The award recognizes companies that provide a safe work environment for employees. The plant's 2006 illness and injury incidence rate was 1.48, compared to the tube and pipe industry average of 8.3. Last year the plant was approved for participation as a "star" site in the Indiana Dept. of Labor&#... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_News.cfm?NewsID=1894 The Berg Steel Pipe Corp., Panama City, Fla., has chosen Mobile, Ala., as the site of the company's planned $75 million pipe manufacturing facility. The plant is expected to create about 100 jobs. Manufacturing large-diameter pipes for the oil and gas industry, the facility will have a pipe fabrication building and a coating building. The plant could begin operating by late 2008. Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_News.cfm?NewsID=1877 Plymouth Tube Co., Warrenville, Ill., has announced that an agreement has been achieved for the acquisition of Trent Tube from Crucible Materials Corp. effective August 11, 2007. The purchase includes the Trentweld Plant, East Troy, Wis., and the Trent Processing Plant, Chicago. Previously, Plymouth Tube acquired the Cold Work Anneal plant, East Troy, Wis., from Crucible in 2005. The Trentweld Plant produces 1/8-in. to 4-in. diameter welded and welded and drawn stainless steel tubing, inclu... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_News.cfm?NewsID=1868 The parallel staging of Metallurgy-Litmash, Tube Russia, and Aluminium/Non-Ferrous 2007 offered 52,500 sq. ft. of exhibit space—50 percent more than last year—to 300 exhibitors from 26 countries. The event had exhibitors from Austria, China, Germany, and Italy, as well as 13,500 visitors from the Russian Federation. Messe Düsseldorf, its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf Moscow, and partner Metallexpo organized the event, which is an international platform for the foun... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeProduction/TubePipeProduction_News.cfm?NewsID=1854 Veridiam, San Diego, has acquired Allied Swiss Screw Products, Oceanside, Calif. Veridiam is a provider of EDM services; milled and turned components; welded and drawn tubing; metal and tubular components; and assemblies. The company's products and services are used in aerospace, nuclear power, medical, and industrial applications. Allied Swiss provides custom-fabricated, precision machined products for dental implants, abutments, prosthetics, and surgical components.... Read more