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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...
JMC Rollmasters Div. of Johnston Mfg. Co. Inc. has updated its Advanced Strip Width Calculator™ for tube and pipe producers. The free online calculator considers the effects of thinning caused by bending deformation, girth reduction in the fin passes, and the appropriate weld allowances to...
St. Louis-based Bull Moose Tube Co., a manufacturer of steel pipe and tube, has announced ASTM Intl.’s numeric designation for new standards for steel structural tubes. The ASTM A1112-18 standard covers cold-formed-welded, high-strength carbon steel, as well as low-alloy steel hollow structural...
New York-based Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP is notifying investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against steel pipe products manufacturer and supplier Tenaris S.A. and certain of its officers and directors, related to alleged violations of federal securities laws. The lawsuit...
Hammond, Ind.-based Specialty Steel Works Inc. (SSWI), a manufacturer and processor of value-added steel products including cold finish steel bars (CFSB) and cold-drawn seamless tubes, has announced leadership changes. The company has appointed Ron Kostyo as general manager of the Niagara LaSalle -...
T&H Lemont, Countryside, Ill., a custom manufacturer of tube and pipe mills and roll tooling for the tube, pipe, and roll forming industries, has shipped a new 700/9.5 horizontal strip accumulator to an API pipe customer in the southwestern U.S. This unit is designed to accommodate 3- to...
Fine Tubes, a Plymouth, U.K.-based manufacturer of high-precision tubing, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. The company supplies stainless steel, nickel alloy, and titanium tubes for critical applications in the aerospace, medical, oil and gas, and energy industries. Founded in Surbiton in...
Cross-roll piercing often is a two-stage process, depending on the raw material, the piercer mill’s capabilities, and the final product dimensions. However, computer simulation can provide process enhancements that enable a one-pass procedure, reducing machine time and increasing productivity.
Collegeville, Pa.-based Superior Tube Co., a unit of Ametek Specialty Metal Products and manufacturer of small-diameter tubing in stainless steel, nickel, titanium, and zirconium alloys, has announced several key staff appointments. William (Bill) Scilingo, plant manager, has more than 25 years of...
Vinton Steel LLC of Vinton, Texas, has signed a contract with Primetals Technologies for an upgrade of its bar mill. The upgrade will enable Vinton to reduce delays, increase productivity, improve bundle quality, and handle bar up to 80 ft. long. Startup is expected in early 2020. The project...
Tata Steel, a producer of welded tube, has installed a 750-kW Weldac from Norway-based EFD Induction on a 6-in. stretch-reducing mill at its Corby, U.K., plant. This unit was installed on a mill that produces mother tube hollow fed directly to a stretch-reducing process. Typical welded diameters...
EHE Consumables, a subsidiary of Norway-based EFD Induction Group, has been awarded ISO 9001 certification.
The company is a manufacturer of impeders and induction coils supplying the tube and pipe industry.
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.