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The recent staging of wire and Tube Southeast Asia 2019 in Bangkok included 376 exhibitors from 29 countries presenting wire, cable, tube, and pipe manufacturing machinery to a record 9,184 visitors from 59 nations. This marks a 10 percent increase in visitor participation compared to the 2017...
When General Stamping & Metalworks Inc., South Bend, Ind., realized that it was missing out on bids for assemblies with bent tubular components, the company decided to augment its stamping and sheet metal fabrication capabilities with a new tube bender, a 10-axis, all-electric machine capable of rotary draw and roll bending material up to 6 in. dia.
High Purity Systems, a manufacturer of mechanical piping systems, has announced plans for a 30,000-sq.-ft. expansion to its facility in Manassas, Va. The $8.5 million project is expected to create 105 jobs. The company serves the aerospace, microelectronics, biopharmaceutical, and food and...
O’Neal Industries, a metals manufacturer based in Birmingham, Ala., has acquired G & L Manufacturing, which has facilities in Cookeville, Tenn., and Denver. G & L produces small-diameter, thin-wall tubing with proprietary forming and seam welding technology, using stainless steel, titanium,...
Howell Metal Co., New Market, Va., has announced plans to invest $8 million in expanding its production facility. The manufacturer of copper tubing and line sets for residential and commercial construction markets will create 102 jobs to handle the increased production capabilities. Howell Metal is...
HFT Pipestoppers aluminum plugs are designed for plugging or sealing pipes carrying fluids. They are available up to 36 in. and can accommodate temperatures up to 482 degrees F. The heavy-duty plugs are manufactured with a low-friction washer to ease tightening of the ring nut that expands a...
Epic Piping, based in Baton Rouge, La., has announced plans to build a 40,000-sq.-ft. facility in Lake Providence, La., for the production of pipe support materials. The $2 million plant will include custom milling and fitting shops and on-site structural welding. It is expected to create 50 direct...
Austria-based Benteler Group has announced it will divest its Benteler Distribution division, a distribution partner for steel tubes and associated services with about 1,600 employees, to the Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group. This will allow the Group to increase its focus on its Automotive...
Atkore International Group Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Rocky Mountain Colby Pipe Co., a PVC conduit and duct products provider sold under the Cor-Tek brand name. Rocky Mountain Colby Pipe, Pendleton, Ore., will continue operating at its current location. The company offers a...
Looking at some of the aspects of U.S. culture that make it conducive to opening and running small businesses, including manufacturing and metal fabrication, which collectively form the foundation of the American economy.
A triple amputation is among the worst ways to learn hard lessons about working safely in any metal fabrication or manufacturing facility. If anything good can come from this situation, it’s prevention.
Essentra has released a pipe and flange protection buyers guide for the oil, gas, and utilities industries. The guide, which includes raised-face and full-face flange protection, pipe plugs, and pipe caps, highlights the features, materials, and specifications of standard ex-stock and custom...
Cleveland-based FD Machinery recently received an order for a new high-frequency ERW tube mill to be installed at a tube production facility in the Great Lakes region in Q1 2020. The complete tube mill line will be equipped with a coil cart, an inline coating system, an automated bundler, and the...
An ironworker is a jack-of-all-trades machine, good for punching, piercing, notching, forming, bending, and shearing of angle, channel, bar, rod, tube, and pipe. A custom-made machine for tube applications can carry out these processes, using automatic loading and unloading, for making accurate parts in short cycle times.
Many involved in tube and pipe use the material’s hardness as a proxy or shorthand for the material’s other mechanical properties. While hardness correlates well to the material’s tensile strength, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
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.