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Union Partners, a holding company of metals and logistics companies based in Oak Brook, Ill., has acquired National Metalwares LP (NMLP), a manufacturer, fabricator, and finisher of steel tubing and tubular products. Based in Aurora, Ill., NMLP also manufactures such products as residential,...
Sand Springs, Okla.-based Webco Industries Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of carbon steel, stainless steel, and other metal tubular products, has appointed David E. Boyer as president. Boyer, who has been with the company for 34 years, succeeds Dana Weber, who has held the position since 1995...
American SpiralWeld Pipe Co. LLC has awarded SMS group an order to supply a spiral pipe production line at its new plant in Paris, Texas. The equipment includes a coil preparation stand and a spiral pipe machine with SAW. The line is scheduled to start producing in 2020. It will process material...
Big River Steel (BRS) has commissioned SMS group with the expansion of its steel plant in Osceola, Ark. Since commissioning of the new mill in 2017, Big River Steel has been producing tube-grade sheet for pipeline construction, silicon steels for a variety of energy and electric motor applications,...
Strongsville, Ohio-based Rafter Equipment Corp. has announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Allied PhotoChemical, Macomb, Mich., to promote and sell UV and water-based curable coatings to the pipe, tube, and roll forming markets. The UV-cured coatings can be applied and fully...
SituationThe Troxel Co. has been producing high-frequency welded specialty tubing for more than 50 years. More than just surviving in challenging markets—including automotive—and difficult market conditions, it thrives under such circumstances, claiming to have the lowest conversion costs in...
Induction welding power supply builders have long used a key component, the metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET), based on silicon. An alternative, a MOSFET based on silicon carbide, is making inroads into this market, with the potential to usher in substantial efficiency and reliability improvements.
Fives has received an order from SSAB Europe, a producer of steel strip, plate, and tube products, for the design, production, and supply of two complete OTO tube mill lines for its Hämeenlinna facility in Finland. The lines will be designed to process high-grade carbon steel to produce tubes from...
Epic Piping, an industrial pipe systems manufacturer in Baton Rouge, La., has announced it is investing up to $40 million to expand its manufacturing facilities and administrative offices to increase production capacity amid growing customer demand for specialized pipe spool products in the U.S....
Bull Moose® Tube, a manufacturer of steel pipe and tube based in St. Louis, has announced a change in leadership of its sales team. The company has hired Jeff Strobach as vice president of sales and Eric Hickert as director of sales and distribution. Strobach, who joined the company in 2018, is...
Liberty, Texas-based Boomerang Tube LLC, an oil country tubular goods (OCTG) producer, has named Gordon Mishler as vice president of supply chain and logistics and Tarek Alzien as vice president of operations. They have 30 years of experience in operations, supply chain, manufacturing, engineering,...
After high school graduation and a few years at a technical school, or maybe four years at a university, you’re done, right? Racking up 14 to 16 years in classrooms, full-time, should be more than enough for a career, shouldn’t it? How much education does the modern world really need from you?...
Liberty, Texas-based Boomerang Tube LLC, an oil country tubular goods (OCTG) producer, has named Paul DeWeese as CEO. DeWeese brings 20 years of experience to the company. He previously served as CEO for Epic Industrial Solutions LLC, Southwest Oilfield Products Inc., and Socotherm S.p.A. Before...
Industrial engineering group Fives will supply a customized Bronx hot pipe straightener to Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., a subsidiary of China Baowu Steel Group, for its seamless mill in Shanghai. The six-roll machine is designed to straighten high-yield and thick-walled seamless tube and pipe...
The t form UMR forming machine from transfluid has been re-engineered for use on both seamless tubes and tubes with longitudinal welding seams. It shapes tubes in either a rolling or rotational process. The bead rolling machine uses a rolling process for forming the extremity of the tube, with...
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The Tube and Pipe Association focuses on the unique needs of tube and pipe producing and fabricating professionals.
Follow the link below to find a TPA member supplier near you.