Corrosion Resistant Alloys, LLC (CRA), a just-in-time manufacturer of high-quality corrosion resistant alloy tubulars, has announced the acquisition of mill manufacturing equipment from Schulz Xtruded Products (SXP), a Precision Castparts Corporation company. Sourced from SXP’s seamless pipe facility in Mississippi, the acquired assets include a cold pilger mill, a walking beam annealing furnace with water quench, an automated phased array UT unit, and tooling.
The newly acquired equipment will play an integral role in CRA’s ongoing development of its new mill campus in Brenham, Texas, where CRA is currently commissioning other advanced mill equipment. CRA also operates an existing, fully operational mill in Canton, Ohio. This acquisition represents a strategic step toward enhancing CRA’s ability to supply high-quality, larger outer diameter (OD), seamless alloy pipe efficiently and reliably. Within its portfolio, CRA now possesses the three major pilger mills in the Western Hemisphere capable of manufacturing 10.75″OD and will soon have the capability to finish up to 13.5″OD. Currently, CRA is the only API 5CRA-licensed mill in the USA.
