Tag: welding

Technip-Coflexip wins Kristin contract

Technip-Coflexip, through its Norwegian affiliate Technip Offshore Norge AS, has been awarded by Statoil an EPCI (engineering, procurement, construction, installation) contract for the installation of the infield flowlines, umbilicals and subsea structures at the Kristin field.

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).

Axium invests in orbital

Axium Process (UK), the manufacturer of bespoke high-purity stainless steel fittings and systems for the process industry, has introduced its Orbimatic Orbital Welding System.

Stainless sculpture steals the show

The British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA) and some of its members have assisted in the creation ofa stainless steel sculpture which is now scheduled for a permanent siting on Salford Quays opposite the Lowry Gallery, Salford, UK.

Free orbital welding training

Orbimatic GMBH is offering an orbital welding course to anybody who has an interest in Orbital Welding in the UK.

Welding joint venture to be formed in China

The Kobe Steel Group, Matsushita Industrial Equipment Co. Ltd and China's Tangshan Kaiyuan Electric Co. Ltd. are to establish a joint venture in China to manufacture and market welding materials.

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.

Stolt wins Nigeria contract

Stolt Offshore SA has won a contract from ExxonMobil’s Nigeria subsidiary for the flowlines and risers on the Erha field offshore Nigeria in a water depth of 1200 metres.

Padana Tubes goes global

The general Manager of Padana Tubi SpA Inox Division (Guastalla, northern Italy), mr Simone Sartini, has announced that the company plans to increase production by 40%, with annual turnover to reach USD 500 million by 2004.

Supermartensitic Stainless Steels 2002

Given the attention supermartensitic stainless steels have attracted in the past five years, it was not surprising that Supermartensitic Stainless Steels 2002, the second conference solely dedicated to supermartensitics, was well visited.