Tag: pipes
Simulator simplifies control system retrofit
When Honeywell UK won a contract to retrofit an existing control system on a General Electric LM2500 gas turbine, it required a simulation package that had the power and flexibility to model the nonlinearities of a turbine.
New steel grade in Tubacex
For seamless pipes and tubes, a 6 Moly steel grade has been incorporated to the production programme of TTI-Tubacex Tubos Inoxidables SA.
Speeding up purge process
To speed up the purge process prior to welding for large pipes and tanks, Huntingdon Fusion Techniques has designed and developed a range of Quick Purge Systems.
Stainless valves and fittings
NeRo (Oldbury, UK) has published a 130-page catalogue showing a wide range of stainless steel valves, tubes, pipes and fittings.
Joint venture for Löwe & Jaegers
Röhren- und Stahllager Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG (Rösta) and Löwe & Jaegers GmbH have announced plans to merge their distribution and associated machining activities in the German steel pipe and tube industry with effect from 1 April 2003.
UK source for pipes
The production facilities for the manufacture of specialist formed and welded pipes previously supplied by Bentham International have been taken over by the Angle Ring Co. Ltd (Tipton, UK).
Carbon-to-austenitic welding manual
The American Welding Society has published five new Standard Welding Procedure Specifications (SWPSs) for Gas Tungsten and Shielded Metal Arc Welding of Carbon Steel to Austenitic Stainless Steel.
Velan and McJunkin team together
Velan Inc. and McJunkin Corporation, North America's leading distributor of industrial pipe, valves and fittings have established a distribution arrangement for cast carbon, stainless and alloy steel gate, globe and check valves across the United States, with the exception of the Gulf Coast.
Titanium used on Statfjord platforms
Statoil is to use titanium in the replacement of 40 separate fire protection systems on its three platforms, Statfjord A, B and C, over a period of 2–3 years.
Tubacex granted PED approval
Tubacex Tubos Inoxidables SA, Acería de Alava SA and Tubacex Taylor Accesorios SA, the Spanish manufacturers belonging to the Tubacex Group, have been granted by TÜV Süddeutschland the approval Certificate for their Quality Assurance System, in accordance with the new PED 97/23/EC.
