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Content about Rafter Equipment Corp. - Page 2
Quick-change technology allows part-to-part mill changeover in 15 min.
- May 17, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Product Release
Rafter Equipment Corp. has introduced patented Mill-Flip® quick-change technology that allows tube producers to achieve part-to-part changeovers in 15 min. or less. The technology requires no special mill roll stands or roll tooling and no complicated mill drive connections or electrical...
Rafter completes tube mill for North American tube producer
- Nov 4, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Strongsville, Ohio-based Rafter Equipment Corp. has completed a new RT-2000S HFI tube mill for shipment to a North American aluminized carbon/stainless steel tube producer. The mill is designed to produce tubing from 0.500 in. OD by 0.038 in. wall minimum to 2.000 in. OD by 0.120 in. wall maximum....
Rafter ships seam orientation unit
- Jul 17, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Strongsville, Ohio-based Rafter Equipment Corp. has shipped an RT-5500 seam orientation unit to a North American tube producer. The equipment will be added to the customer's existing tube sizing mill for the purpose of positioning the weld seam before reshaping the tube into squares and rectangles....
Choosing a welding process for tubular profiles
- By Mark Prasek
- May 14, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Roll formers that want to branch out to welded profiles need to know about the main welding processes – GTAW, laser, and induction. This article compares and contrasts each process so roll formers can determine which is best for particular applications.
Rafter delivers three weld squeeze boxes to tubing producer
- Jan 29, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Strongsville, Ohio-based Rafter Equipment Corp. has delivered three RT-2500S HFI weld squeeze boxes for a North American mechanical tubing producer. The boxes are used for producing heavy wall thicknesses and high-yield-strength materials. The design follows the company's push-on-center weld...
Rafter ships weld squeeze box to mechanical tubing producer
- Dec 24, 2014
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Rafter Equipment Corp., Strongsville, Ohio, a manufacturer of tube mills, pipe mills, roll forming machines, and cutoff machines, has shipped an RT-2000 HFI weld squeeze box to a North American producer of mechanical tubing. The box is part of an upgrade to the customer's existing Yoder M-2 tube...
Rafter launches new website
- Oct 20, 2014
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Rafter Equipment Corp. has launched a new website design at www.rafterequipment.com. It offers more access to photographs of the company’s products and makes it easy for visitors to stay current with its regular new releases. The site also includes a mobile-friendly version. The company,...
Rafter ships pipe mill upgrade
- Jul 23, 2014
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Strongsville, Ohio-based Rafter Equipment Corp. has shipped an RT-5500 weld squeeze box for a North American OCTG pipe producer. The box is part of an upgrade to the customer's existing HFI pipe mill. It is sized for up to 7.00-in.-OD by 0.375-in.-wall HSLA steel pipe. The design includes...
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Rafter ships 24-in. weld box
- Apr 14, 2014
- Roll Forming
- News Release
Rafter Equipment Corp., a manufacturer of tube and pipe mills, roll forming machines, cutoff machines, and other related tube and pipe mill machinery in Strongsville, Ohio, has shipped a 24-in. weld squeeze box to a North American API pipe producer. The box is part of an upgrade to the customer's...
Rafter ships weld box
- Jun 20, 2013
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Rafter Equipment Corp., Strongsville, Ohio, has shipped an RT-7000 weld squeeze box for a North American API pipe producer. The box is part of an upgrade to the customer's existing HFI pipe mill. It is sized for up to 10.75-in.-OD by 0.50-in.-wall HSLA steel pipe. The design includes motorized...
Weld squeeze box handles HSLA steel pipe to 4.5 in. OD
- Apr 2, 2013
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Product Release
Rafter Equipment Corp. has completed an RT-4500 weld squeeze box for an API pipe producer. The box is sized for HSLA steel pipe up to 4.5 in. OD by 0.262 in. wall. The design includes push-on-center squeeze roll adjustments, high-capacity tapered roller bearings within the roll tools, and...
Rafter ships tube mill with entry equipment
- Feb 27, 2013
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Rafter Equipment Corp., Strongsville, Ohio, has shipped a new, custom-built RT-3000 tube mill to a U.S. automotive supplier for the production of 5-in.-OD, light-walled tubing. For quick-change capability, the mill is rafted and includes a spare raft set for offline tool changes. Also included is a...
Rafter Equipment appoints new staff
- Jan 24, 2013
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Rafter Equipment Corp., Strongsville, Ohio, has announced a number of new staff appointments. Daniel Whitehill, formerly vice president of engineering, has been named president. He has been with the company since 1994. Walter Krenz, formerly the president of the company, continues to provide sales...
Rafter announces partnership with HKS-Prozesstechnik
- Mar 21, 2011
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Rafter Equipment Corp., Strongsville, Ohio, has reached an agreement with HKS-Prozesstechnik GmbH to become the exclusive North American system integrator for its ThermoProfilScanner (TPS) nondestructive weld seam inspection system. The system uses a lens-free thermal imaging sensor to capture the...
Rafter Equipment now selling Takeco equipment
- Jan 12, 2010
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
Rafter Equipment Corp., Strongsville, Ohio, has formed a strategic alliance with Takeco Co. Ltd. of South Korea to sell and service Takeco's strip entry, flying saw cutoff, and tube packaging equipment to the North American market. Under the collaboration, Rafter has exclusive rights to North...
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