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Los-Angeles based metal service center Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Merfish United.
To get tube or pipe from a mill line to a bundler, a conventional method is to lift the workpieces with forks and drop them, which is a forceful, noisy process. In redesigning this process, Fives developed Robopack, a pick-and-place system that uses a robot’s chief capabilities to provide a dexterous, deliberate handling and bundling process.
Normalizing small-diameter pipe often is a matter of heat-treating the entire cross-section, but for one specific application, this is particularly wasteful. The tube, in this case, runs nearly seven miles, so great care goes into the design of each piece of equipment on the normalizing line to ensure it doesn't generate any scrap.
Nakata Mfg. Co. Ltd. has received orders for two 24-in. orbital die forming (ODF) tube production lines, to be delivered in 2021 and 2022 to two of its customers in Asia.
ProSite is the digital logistics system from GF Piping Systems.
Reuters has reported that the first deepwater gas field fully operated by a Chinese company, Lingshui 17-2, has started production.
Mocap has introduced the OP series outside-pull tapered plugs.
Messe Düsseldorf has announced that planning for wire and Tube 2022, which will be held in Düsseldorf from May 9-13, 2022, will begin on June 30, 2021, which also is the registration deadline for interested companies.
Messe Düsseldorf’s recent in-person staging of Neftegaz, a trade fair for the Russian oil and gas industry, attracted 449 exhibitors from 23 countries despite the global impact of the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to a hygiene concept that focused on participant safety.
Faccin has developed an electrowelded three-roll plate rolling machine that includes variable-axis configuration, antideflection systems for the top roll and bottom rolls, and an automatic pipe ejection system.
Lincoln Electric has released the HELIX M627 orbital weld head, designed for small tube and pipe GTAW.
Because of the effects and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Messe Düsseldorf India has decided to reschedule the combined staging of the wire India, Tube India, METEC India, and India Essen Cutting & Welding trade fairs.
National Tube Supply, a supplier of standard and customized bar and tubular products in University Park, Ill., has appointed Chad Cilley as territory manager. Cilley has more than 15 years of commercial experience in metals, steel, and mechanical tubing, including experience in business development...
Lacerations are a risk when handling tube and pipe fresh off a mill. Taylor-Winfield used a conventional concept, an automated chamfering system, and upgraded it to use a robot as a foundation and outfitted it with some of the latest sensor technology. The outcome is a versatile and robust system that serves as a platform for chamfering and other operations.
Germany-based metal tube manufacturer Voestalpine Rotec has notified the state of Indiana that it’s shutting down its plant in Lafayette and laying off 70 employees, according to www.insideindianabusiness.com. The company says permanent layoffs, caused by pandemic-related restricting and...
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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.