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Rafter Equipment Corp., Strongsville, Ohio, has launched a new website featuring its tube mill and roll forming products and services. The company now offers proactive maintenance and training; mill alignment services; and a variety of consumables such as anticorrosion coatings, weld upset bead...
Tenaris S.A., a supplier of steel tubes and related services, has completed its acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars Inc. from PAO TMK. The parties have entered into a six-year master distribution agreement whereby Tenaris is the exclusive distributor of TMK’s OCTG and line pipe products in the U.S. and...
Nondestructive testing providers Magnetic Analysis Corp. (MAC®), Sensor Networks (SNI), and Zetec have joined forces to offer the ZMS program, a single alternative for bar and tube producers needing to service and upgrade their phased array systems such as ROWA and BIS for detecting flaws, wall...
Samuel Associated Tube Group, a manufacturer of small-diameter, ERW and fabricated carbon steel tubing, has announced plans to build a 284,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Birmingham, Ala. The $29 million expansion is expected to create 50 jobs, and the facility will be operational before...
The Research and Development Tax Credit saves U.S. businesses $10 billion every year and has helped manufacturers and suppliers across the country, including many in the automotive industry supply chain, to reinvest in their businesses. Those companies who use innovative approaches to design, test, and produce likely qualify for government-provided tax incentives that can help their business take the next step toward success.
Canton, Ohio-based TimkenSteel Corp., a provider of tailored steel products including large alloy steel bars and seamless mechanical tubing, as well as supply chain and steel services, has announced plans to close its Material Services facility in Houston in Q1 2020. The 100,000-sq.-ft. operation...
Shawnee Tubing Industries LLC, Shawnee, Okla., a manufacturer of smooth and finned copper tubing, has retained Equity Partners HG to seek a buyer for the business. Founded in 1974 as Wolverine Tube Shawnee, the company produces copper tubing for industrial and construction use. The business was...
Many tube fabricators use a different programming platform for each machine, which leads to some specific inefficiencies. Connecting two or more processes together using Industry 4.0 technology platforms provides a seamless operation in programming, fabricating, and process validation.
Known for many years for its fast cutting ability, fiber laser technology has been making progress in welding applications also. This low-maintenance technology is well-suited to making seam welds for tube and pipe production.
The recent staging of wire and Tube Southeast Asia 2019 in Bangkok included 376 exhibitors from 29 countries presenting wire, cable, tube, and pipe manufacturing machinery to a record 9,184 visitors from 59 nations. This marks a 10 percent increase in visitor participation compared to the 2017...
When General Stamping & Metalworks Inc., South Bend, Ind., realized that it was missing out on bids for assemblies with bent tubular components, the company decided to augment its stamping and sheet metal fabrication capabilities with a new tube bender, a 10-axis, all-electric machine capable of rotary draw and roll bending material up to 6 in. dia.
High Purity Systems, a manufacturer of mechanical piping systems, has announced plans for a 30,000-sq.-ft. expansion to its facility in Manassas, Va. The $8.5 million project is expected to create 105 jobs. The company serves the aerospace, microelectronics, biopharmaceutical, and food and...
O’Neal Industries, a metals manufacturer based in Birmingham, Ala., has acquired G & L Manufacturing, which has facilities in Cookeville, Tenn., and Denver. G & L produces small-diameter, thin-wall tubing with proprietary forming and seam welding technology, using stainless steel, titanium,...
Howell Metal Co., New Market, Va., has announced plans to invest $8 million in expanding its production facility. The manufacturer of copper tubing and line sets for residential and commercial construction markets will create 102 jobs to handle the increased production capabilities. Howell Metal is...
HFT Pipestoppers aluminum plugs are designed for plugging or sealing pipes carrying fluids. They are available up to 36 in. and can accommodate temperatures up to 482 degrees F. The heavy-duty plugs are manufactured with a low-friction washer to ease tightening of the ring nut that expands a...
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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.