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Fives has installed an OTO 606HQ tube mill at Productos Especializados de Acero (PEASA) in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The mill produces cold-drawn tubes from high-yield material for applications in the automotive industry. The machine can process round tubes with high yield strength (up to 900 MPa)...
Delta Steel Technologies has received an order from carbon steel supplier Steel and Pipe Supply, Manhattan, Kan., for a stretch leveler. The 1/2- by 96-in. machine will produce a variety of panel flat products, including hot-rolled, hot-rolled pickled and oiled, and cold-rolled steel. The...
Held with strict hygiene protocols, the 2020 staging of Tube China, International Tube & Pipe Trade Fair, ran successfully in Shanghai, Sept 23-26. At the event, 221 exhibitors showcased their products and technologies on 193,750 sq. ft. of exhibit space to 36,552 trade visitors. Because of...
T.D. Williamson (TDW), Tulsa, Okla., has announced that Chairman Emeritus Richard B. “Dick” Williamson has received the International Pipeline Conference (IPC) Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognizes a “person or group that has demonstrated through their work and actions that the...
Lerman Enterprises, South Bend, Ind., has announced the purchase of Welded Tubes Inc. (WTI), Orwell, Ohio, a producer of high-volume, small-diameter, tight-tolerance tubing for the automotive industry. WTI joins Lerman Enterprises’ Lock Joint Tube Co. (LJT), a manufacturer of mechanical and...
Among the various industrial segments reeling from the COVID-19 crisis, oil and gas is one of the hardest-hit. For tube and pipe fabricators in the oil and gas supply chain, now is a good time to prepare for the price rebound that will come eventually.
Wallingford, Conn.-based Ametek Specialty Metal Products has appointed Dylan Nestor as its new manufacturing manager for strip. He brings to the position experience in process engineering, continuous improvement, and operations leadership. In his previous role, Nestor was responsible for the...
The wire & Tube 2020 tradeshows, sponsored by Messe Düsseldorf, will take place Dec. 7-11 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. Dr. Gunther Voswinckel, president of the International Tube Association (ITA), supports the staging of wire & Tube 2020: “We welcome this decision and look...
Schoeller Werk, a manufacturer of longitudinally welded stainless steel tubes, has added an automatic sawing center at its facility in Hellenthal, Germany. The system is rated to the requirements of the automotive industry and includes an integrated tube end machining system. The system is used to...
The National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors (NASPD) will host its 2020 Steel Pipe Basic Education and OCTG Specialty Courses at DistributionNow’s Satsuma Business Center in Houston, Oct. 26-28. Live-streaming will be available for the same price as each in-person course. The NASPD will do...
Zekelman Industries, which includes the operating divisions of Atlas Tube, Picoma, Sharon Tube, Wheatland Tube, Western Tube, and Z Modular, has launched a national advertising campaign advocating for increasing the level of manufacturing in the U.S. The campaign, called “Life Reinforced,” aims...
T&H Lemont, Countryside, Ill., a provider of tube mill and roll forming equipment and tooling, has announced the retirement of Marty Byrne, effective Sept. 4, 2020. Byrne began his career in the tube and pipe industry in 1978 with Tesgo Inc. as a sales representative. He then moved to Roll Kraft in...
Most companies that make components for tube, pipe, and conduit applications are content to buy raw material from others, but when suppliers disappear one by one, drastic measures can be necessary. One such fabricator, Specialty Conduit & Mfg. Co., took the plunge and invested in a mill to become its own raw materials supplier.
Bechem Lubrication Technology has introduced a line of specialty lubricants for tube and pipe manufacturers. Core products include engineered greases designed to help reduce the effect of coolant contamination in mill bearings. The lubricants are suitable for use in ERW, seamless, and pilger mill...
The Offshore Pipeline Construction Industry: Activity Modeling and Cost Estimation in the United States Gulf of Mexico by Mark Kaiser presents the technical concepts and economic calculations for offshore pipeline engineers. The book covers flow assurance, development strategies on pipeline...
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.
Follow the link below to find a TPA member supplier near you.