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Shambaugh & Sons has begun construction on an 84,000-sq.-ft. fabrication facility in Kingman, Ariz., to house its Progressive Pipe Fabricators division.
Scheduled for opening in fall 2021, the plant will fabricate and deliver more than 20,000 sprinkler pipes per week.
Xiris Automation Inc. has released a new version of its WI-2000 weld inspection system for tube and pipe manufacturing that incorporates a Class 2 laser. This laser is not a skin or materials burn hazard, nor does it harm the human eye, so installation of the system no longer requires a laser...
The publishing team that produces the monthly "Preston Pipe & Tube Report" has scheduled its 2021 OCTG & Line Pipe Forecasting Summit for Oct. 12. Exploring the state of the oil and gas industry recovery over the next three years, the conference will examine some of the big shifts likely to have an...
Nucor Corp. has announced plans to build a tube mill in the Midwest. The $164 million tube mill, expected to be in operation in two years, will have the capacity to produce about 250,000 tons of hollow structural section tubing, mechanical steel tubing, and galvanized solar torque tube. Nucor's...
Most durable goods manufacturing sectors improved in December 2020 compared to the month earlier, but remained below December 2019 levels. Overall the economic recovery continues on a path that projects a return to prepandemic output levels by midyear, although employment is expected to lag.
Many innovations have updated steel pipe over the decades, and a recent development by a Silicon Valley firm stands to transform it. Tri-D Dynamics embeds integrated circuits, RFID tags, and even power transmission lines into the walls of pipe for downhole applications, and other applications are potentially unlimited.
Some sectors of the economy are hot and some are not. Many industries are doing well, the unemployment rate is improving, and housing sales activity from November 2020 to November 2021 increased 25%. However, several other indicators are cause for concern about the recovery. Improvements are likely to follow two developments in late December: vaccine approval and the federal spending plan.
Welded steel tubing provider Bull Moose Tube Co., a Caparo Bull Moose subsidiary, has announced the completion of major capital investment projects at its two largest tubular facilities in Elkhart, Ind., and Trenton, Ga. The multimillion-dollar investments include upgrades to the drive and...
Caparo Bull Moose Inc., a Chesterfield, Mo.-based manufacturer, has created two new senior management positions for its tubular products subsidiary, Bull Moose Tube. Ross A. Erickson has joined the company as sales director - distribution and John W. Phillipp has been named sales director - OEM....
Canada-based Russel Metals Inc., a distributor of tube, pipe, and other metal products, has entered into an agreement to acquire Sanborn Tube Sales of Wisconsin Inc., a metals service center with a heavy emphasis in value-added processing. The Sanborn operation, based in Pewaukee, Wis., is situated...
Profile Precision Extrusions, a provider of small, complex aluminum extrusions and extruded aluminum tubing, has moved into a 100,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility. Located in Phoenix, the new building is more than twice the size of the company’s former facility. The manufacturer plans to make...
BGS Group held its 2020 Transportation Oil and Gas Congress as a two-day online event, Nov. 16-17. It included more than 400 participants involved in oil and gas; pipeline operation; and engineering, procurement, and construction. BGS Group created the online platform to give congress participants...
It seems that nearly every industrial machine has automated options these days, and tube and pipe mills are no exception. Michigan-based Dundee Products recently invested in such a mill that uses tooling that automatically changes to new positions when changing to a new product size.
Tube producers need the weld seam straight up at the 12 o’clock position, but in some cases, after it’s welded they need it move it to some other location along the tube’s circumference. Many use a pair of football-shaped rolls installed in place of the first sizing pass, but another option is to use a seam orientation stand, a unit built specifically for this purpose.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Messe Düsseldorf has canceled the wire and Tube trade fairs scheduled for December 2020.
The next editions of these two international trade fairs for the wire, cable, and tube industries will be held in their traditional cycle in 2022.
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscriptionIn this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
The Tube and Pipe Association focuses on the unique needs of tube and pipe producing and fabricating professionals.
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