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IMT October/November 2010 1
Industry News
2
CAD/CAM
12
18
Valve World
23
Products &
Equipment
9
Protem
14
Messe Düsseldorf
20
Deepwater Horizon
26
Company News
31
Events
32
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Comment
Welcome to issue 13 of IMT Magazine, firstly I have to thank all those
readers who responded to our questions relating to what you would like
to see included editorially next year. These topics have been
incorporated into our plans and will commence with the January 2011
issue, it was also interesting to learn that many readers found the need
for a review of trade shows to be equally important to pre-show news. It
appears from the feedback, that all too often visitors to trade shows can
miss new developments or simply do not manage to get to an event.
Again, IMT has taken these comments on board and will include specific
reviews of key events within the editorial pages during 2011. Looking
forwards to 2011, I have pleasure in being able to inform you of a
specific series of editorials on safety from Oto Mills. These editorial
features will be included in every issue next year and are both
informative and very appropriate to today's industry, another area of
feedback highlighted specific areas of technology that readers felt
should be included in every issue. The 3 key industry areas as identified
by you the readers are Tube and pipe bending & end forming, Tube &
Pipe welding plus Mill machinery & Equipment developments including
roll forming lines.
As I prepare to visit Valve World in Düsseldorf (which will feature as a
review in the January issue), we will also take a look at Laser Cutting &
Profiling Technology, Coil & Strip Handling Technology plus Aerospace
Tube. And finally, as we enter the festive season may I wish all our
readers a happy and prosperous new year and may all of your tubes &
pipes be Metal.
Vince Maynard
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Tracto-Technik
Industry News
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Optimal cutting and
welding with only one
laser light cable: The
new 2in1 fibre makes
this possible in the TruLaser Cell
7040 laser system with disc laser.
Its inner fibre core has a
diameter of 100 µm, and an outer
ring core diameter of 400 or 600
µm. Double cladding provides the
beam of the disk laser with the
optimal focus diameter and ideal
depth of field for each
application. Trumpf unveiled this
new technology for the first time
at the recent Euroblech trade
show in Hanover.
Two different diameters
in one fibre
Cutting requires a higher quality
beam than component welding,
in which optimal results can be
achieved with a lesser beam
quality. To reduce the beam
quality, defocusing the laser
beam is not enough. That is why
when switching processing
methods the laser light cable has
to be replaced. The laser beam
only reaches the workpiece
within the necessary parameters,
if the diameter of the laser light
cable is suitable for the
respective application.
The new 2in1 fibre that
Trumpf has developed for the
TruLaser Cell 7040 with the
TruDisk disk laser has two
different, but concentric fibre
diameters housed in only one
laser light cable. When cutting,
the laser beam is coupled in the
inner fibre core with a diameter
of 100 µm; when welding it is
coupled to the outer diameter
(400 or 600 µm). The 2in1 fibre
ensures that the laser beam
reaches the workpiece at the
right depth of field and the right
focus diameter.
Users switching processing
methods in the TruLaser Cell
7040 with solid-state laser must
only replace the processing optic.
The system control unit in the
TruLaser Cell 7040 identifies,
whether the machine should weld
or cut and then automatically
couples the laser beam to either
the inner fibre core or the outer
diameter by means of a coreswitch.
The new fibre technology
provides users of the TruLaser
Cell 7040 with solid-state laser
with optimal processing results
and reduces downtimes.
One laser light cable –
two applications
2 in 1 fibre makes it possible for the TruLaser Cell 7040 fibre to weld and cut
– by simply changing the optic
With sales totaling € 1.34 billion and 7,800 employees (preliminary figures
for the 2009/10 fiscal year), the TRUMPF Group ranks among the leading
manufacturing companies worldwide. The three following business
divisions are combined under the umbrella of a holding company: Machine
Tools/Power Tools, Laser Technology/ Electronics and Medical
Technology. Its core business is machine tools for flexible sheet metal
processing for punching and forming, laser processing and bending. In the
field of industrial lasers and laser systems, the company is the
technological leader in the world market. With about 60 subsidiaries
and branch offices, the Group is represented in almost every European
country, in North and South America as well as in Asia. Production
locations can be found in Germany, Austria, China, Czech Republic,
France, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Switzerland and the USA.
More information on Trumpf GmbH & C0. KG
tel: +49 7156 303 31559 email: holger.kapp@de.trumpf.com
www.trumpf.com
Optimal cutting and welding with only one laser light cable: The new
2in1 fibre makes this possible in the TruLaser Cell 7040 laser system
with disk laser.
When cutting, the laser beam is
coupled in the inner fibre core of
the 2in1 fibre. That ensures that
the laser beam reaches the
workpiece at the right depth of
field and the right focus diameter
for cutting.
When welding, the laser beam is
coupled to the outer diameter of
the 2in1 fibre.
About TRUMPF
Industry News
www.internationalmetaltube.com
Unison launches an all-electric
tube bender with an integrated
cutter, providing automated
single-step manufacturing of
volume parts such as exhausts and tubing
or piping shapes. The new machine is
believed to be an industry first - bringing
the programmability and precision
advantages of all-servo-control to the
tubular parts manufacturing market.
The machine's all electric, servomotorcontrolled
architecture gives comprehensive
programmability throughout the entire part
fabrication cycle. The position and forces of
the tube bending dies can be precisely
controlled, as can the movement profile and
torque applied during the 'nick and shear'
cutting cycle - delivering the highest
accuracy and quality of shape fabrication and
end finish. Servomotor control also ensures
that cutting positions are extremely accurate
and repeatable from batch to batch - to
within +/- 0.1 mm (0.004 inch) - as tubing
remains under control of a high-resolution
digital motion architecture throughout the
operation. These benefits are in addition to
the well-known returns of low energy
consumption and quiet operation of allelectric
motion control architectures,
compared with traditional hydraulically
actuated machinery.
Reduced cutting time
After a bending operation, moving the tube to
the shear tool position and making the cut
takes typically 12-15 seconds. This compares
with perhaps 60 seconds - plus the need for
skilled labour - that would be required for
handling, loading, set-up and cut-off when
the same task is performed at a separate
station. In addition to these fundamental
throughput gains, Unison's new integrated
machine means that many
manufacturers will also be
able to produce multiple
parts from each length of
tubing, providing another
major boost to productivity.
"Integrated bend-andshear
answers the needs
of manufacturers of
volume parts such as
automobile exhausts and
tube and pipe component
shapes," says Unison's
Alan Pickering.
"Compared with
production processes
based on separate bend
and cut stages, we believe
the time and labour
savings will start
delivering a payback on an
investment after only a 
An industry first
from Unison
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 very short timescale - down to
as little as a few weeks for multishift
manufacturing companies."
Software-controlled
changeover
The new machine is called the
Breeze-Blade, and is capable of
bending and cutting tubing with
outside diameters of up to 76 mm
(3 inches). It comes with a
multistack (multiple on-machine
tooling) facility for softwarecontrolled
changeover between
parts batches, with the nick and
shear tooling loaded into one of
the tool positions.
Cut-off is performed in two
steps. The bent tube shape is
positioned automatically by the
machine's servomotor-driven
carriage, and a circular clamp
grips the tube directly adjacent to
the cutting position. The first tool
strikes the tube to create a nick
that penetrates around two
thirds of the way through the
tubing wall. The shear blade then
drives through the tubing - with
control over aspects such as
acceleration, speed, deceleration
and torque to suit the material
and the tubing shape. This
highly-controlled action ensures
a high quality dimple-free cut
with minimal burring. The clamp
has been specially designed to
ensure that cuts can be made
close to a bend - to within
approximately 6 cm (2.4 inches).
With the additional space
where the hydraulic power pack
used to be being under
utilised, Unison have come up
with the revolutionary concept of
an inbuilt Granite measuring
table and tooling drawers for
storing sets of tooling and
follows the tradition of Kanban –
where everything has its place
and it is obvious when
something is missing.
This space is available for
customers to specify what they
need and how they want it to look.
More information on Unison Ltd
t: +44( 0) 1723 582868
enquiries@unisonltd.com;
www.unisonltd.com
The largest manufacturing plant
in China dedicated to the
production of welded precision
tubes: Marcegaglia China spreads
over 714,000 square meters and
is located in Yangzhou (Guangling
Industrial Park) plus corporate
offices in Shanghai.
The brand new production unit
will host a pre-opening ceremony
on December 3rd, 2010. The
official opening ceremony is
scheduled on April 19th, 2011.
“This investment has been
planned less than three years
ago” explains Antonio
Marcegaglia – CEO of the group,
“it was eventually decided two and
half years ago, then construction
started just about one and half
year ago: everything proceeded
very straightforwardly with
contained costs, very professional
subcontractors including Chinese
companies and maximum support
from the Government”.
“So, just three years have
passed since we first started
thinking seriously about the
project”, Antonio Marcegaglia
continues, “and today we are
starting production inside a very
huge sized building, actually the
largest building ever fabricated in a
single step by Marcegaglia. We do
have larger plants within the group,
yet they have been built in
subsequent phases through the
years”, concludes Antonio
Marcegaglia.
The Yanghzou area is currently
in its first development phase,
including 153,000 square meters of
covered production area equipped
with European manufacturing
systems, plus 4,200 square meters
dedicated to office buildings. At
steady state, the complex will
employ about 500 people.
The total amount of the
investment is estimated in 150
million euros and it is part of
Marcegaglia ongoing
internationalisation plan.
Production has started in
September 2010 with an
estimated output, in the first step,
of 300'000 tons/year of high-end
steel products including:
• heavy wall, high tolerance
ERW tubes for precision
mechanical applications;
• cold-drawn (DOM) tubes for
applications in automotive,
hydraulic and mechanical
sectors;
• stainless steel tubes for
sectors such as automotive,
process and decoration;
• refrigeration tubes and
components (condensers) for the
refrigeration industry.
Marcegaglia China - Yangzhou
Plant pre-opening ceremony
Industry News
Oto makes a rugged stand
The model Oto 40616 brings us one step closer to our objective - to provide the most comprehensive
tube production line ever. Crammed with innovative concepts in both its drive and quick re-tooling
system, this rugged new addition really packs a punch!
The stand, with relevant
accessories, involves the
assembly and adjustment
of 4 rollers, comprising of
two driving ones with horizontal
axles and two idle ones with
vertical axles.
The maximum diameter of the
tube that can be produced will be
406 mm (16”) and squares and
rectangular by-products with
maximum thickness of 16 mm.
The stand and the whole driving
line, has been designed with
particular attention to the
ruggedness of the whole assembly.
Specifically in relation to the range
of diameters and thicknesses
produced, as well as the reliability
that a system of this size requires.
The whole re-tooling concept is
devised to minimize production
changeover times and manual
operator intervention. Therefore,
even though the basic principles
are still the same, we have
automated the re-tooling and
adjustment operations, again
focusing on simplicity.
Consequently re-tooling is
completely automatic, as is for the
working position set-up of the
new tools.
All adjustments to the roller
positions are servo assisted, and
can be reproduced automatically
when the same production lot reoccurs.
In addition, these
positions can be modified and
saved by the operator quite simply
from the console.
The quick changeover concept is
based on the option to extract and
replace the roller unit on the
relevant mandrels and the supports
set in one single kit. This can then
be moved to extract the assembly
from the top. Disengagement of the
Cardan shaft completely frees the
mandrels that can consequently be
removed with relevant mountings
and side boxes.
This option of removing from the
top is due to the fact that the stands
can be opened at the top part with
automatic cycle to let the roller
support kit through, after slinging it
and hooking it to the gantry crane
controlled by the operator.
The motorized axles are
connected to the reduction gear by
Cardan joints and couplings and
thanks to a sliding coupling
system, they engage and disengage
with the help of a pair of “grippers”
which are driven automatically.
The whole roller positioning
cycle for extraction can be
performed automatically, making
it simple for the operator who
hooks the upper supports and
extracts the kit all in one go. After
the kit in use has been extracted,
the operator may hook the new
set of rollers to put it in the stand,
again all in one operation.
The standard machine is
supplied with double series of
horizontal motorized mandrels and
relevant bearing supports. Plus, a
double series of side idle roller
holder boxes so that there is
always one kit working, and one
offline ready for the roller
changeover.
The customer can order a
number of roller holder kits, and
will be able to leave them
equipped with the same rollers
and save re-tooling time offline. A
hydraulic device will be supplied
offline making it easier to
disassemble and assemble the
rollers on the motorized axles.
allowing
As for servo adjustments, each
stand with 4 rollers will be served
by 4 motors and corresponding
absolute encoders, respectively for
adjusting the upper rollers, lower
rollers and the two side rollers
independently. The horizontal
rollers are driven by a motor, two
speed reduction gear units for
each mandrel, thus offering
maximum flexibility in terms of
adjustment and management of
the roller machining.
More information on Oto Mills at:
Tel: +39 (0) 522 481211
Fax: +39 (0) 522 964188
otoinfo@otomills.com
www.otomills.com
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From May 23 – 26, the
fair will be held in the
Krasnaya Presnya
Expo-Centre -
Moscow, and will run in
parallel with Tube Russia and
Wire Russia. After the deep
slump in 2009, the Russian
economy is on course for
recovery. In the 2nd quarter of
2010, the gross domestic rose
by a bullish 5.2%. Growth of
this order is expected for the
rest of 2010 and is anticipated
to continue at this level in the
following three years. In
addition to the still dominant
raw material sector, the
growth will be sustained by
rising industrial production
and increasing employment.
This dynamic market
environment will offer
outstanding chances for
Western welding technology,
as there is a great need for
modernisation in all industrial
sectors. The fair will be
showcasing the latest
products, processes and
thinking. And, at the same
time, will provide a platform
for establishing and creating
new business contacts.
The fair programme will be
supplemented by a front
running fourth conference
entitled “Welding – a look into
the future”. Jointly organised
by Russian fair partner NAKS,
and the German trade
association DVS, it will prove to
be a thought provoking forum
by industry experts on new
developments and market
trends.
This successful exhibition
formula is now well established
in both China and India.
More information on Russia
Essen Welding & Cutting
www.schweissenschweissen.
com
Welding
opportunities
in Russia
For the fourth time, suppliers from the fields of
joining, cutting and coating will present their
products and services to the trade at Russia
Essen Welding & Cutting.
www.internationalmetaltube.com IMT October/November 2010 7
Industry News
“TRUMPF GmbH is
anticipating growth
in sales of more
than 20 percent in
this fiscal year. The company has
put the crisis behind it”. This was
the upbeat message from the
president and chairwoman of the
managing board, Dr. Nicola
Leibinger-Kammüller, at the
annual press conference of the
machine tools and laser
specialist.
This optimism is based on the
rising number of orders received
since spring. "Compared to the
corresponding months from last
year, we see double digit
increases – and we see no sign
that this won't continue in the
coming months," said Nicola
Leibinger-Kammüller.
In the previous fiscal year, still
plagued by the worldwide
economic crisis, TRUMPF's sales
had dropped by approximately 19
percent to 1.34 billion Euros. This
meant the company experienced a
loss before taxes, of 59 million
Euros. But, since spring, the order
books of the Ditzingen based
high-tech company have
mushroomed, as Nicola
Leibinger-Kammüller explains:
"In some markets, we are even
approaching the sales volumes of
the record years before the crisis.
We therefore anticipate a clear
double digit gain in the new fiscal
year 2010/2011. Our objective: We
want to make up as much as
possible of what we lost during
the crisis years."
‘in particular, the strength
of the Asian market’
The strength of the Asian markets
is ensuring that all of the
company sales curves are on the
rise, and will continue to profit,
especially in the booming markets
in China. The company will
therefore further expand its
Chinese production site. "We have
had a presence in Asia for years,"
said the head of TRUMPF. "With
all of our experience, we can
participate in the momentum of
the Far East – and that also
strengthens our position at
home."
The company also has positive
news for its German sites. Thanks
to the state of their healthy order
book, they has been able to put an
end to short-time work at most
sites since July; the company has
come through the crisis in
Germany without any businessdictated
lay-offs. But most
importantly, the company will put
an end to the previously applicable
wage cuts as of January 2011. As
during the crisis, the employees at
the company’s main German sites
declared their readiness to accept
cuts in work hours along with
corresponding wage cuts. In
return, the company stated that it
would guarantee employment
until 2011 and has resulted in no
wage cuts and the payment of a
Christmas bonus previously put
on hold
"We are grateful to our
employees, for helping us to keep
our costs under control during
difficult times. Now that things
are on the upswing, our people
should be able to share in the
improved situation."
Further information on Trumpf
GmbH
www.trumpf.com.
Coming up ‘trumpfs’ in the
next fiscal year
"If the world’s economy continues to be spared from further external
shocks such as a currency crisis or bursting credit or real estate
bubbles, then I’ll be convinced: The time of gloomy sales figures is
behind us!"
’
‘ In some markets, we
are even approaching
the sales volumes of
the record years
before the crisis. We
therefore anticipate a
clear double digit gain
in the new fiscal year
2010/2011
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Products & Equipment
According to Peter
Runeborg of EFD
Induction, the first two
quarters of 2010 saw
orders come in from around the
globe. “We’ve had sudden uptakes
in demand before, but, what
distinguishes this recovery is the
high proportion of retrofits.
Approximately 50% of the orders
are from customers wanting to
replace vacuum tube welders with
our solid-state Weldacs.”
The shift to Weldacs is driven,
says Runeborg, by the tube and
pipe industry’s tough competitive
climate. “To thrive in this industry,
producers must maximize
throughput, while simultaneously
minimizing power consumption
and scrap. the Weldac’s proven
reliability— based on rugged IGBT
transistors—and a constant power
factor of 0.95 at all power levels,
mean our customers can boost
output while cutting costs.”
The Weldac also features
electronic matching, which helps
ensure maximum welding speed
for the entire product range. “The
system,” explains Runeborg,
“automatically matches to the
optimum setting when a new
workpiece size is introduced,
when there is a change in mill
set-up, or when a differently sized
coil is fitted.” Weldac’s compact
footprint and easy integration are
other factors behind the increase
in retrofitting orders. “Weldacs up
to 600 kW are housed in a single
cabinet,” says Runeborg. “This
feature makes retrofitting quick
and easy. In fact, retrofitting a
single cabinet Weldac system
typically takes less than a
weekend. The benefits are
minimized downtime and
installation costs.”
EFD Induction has to date
installed thousands of heating
solutions for a vast range of
industrial applications—bringing
the benefits of induction
technology to many of the world’s
leading manufacturing and
service companies. EFD Induction
has manufacturing plants,
workshops and service centers in
the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Corporate headquarters are in
Skien, Norway.
More information on EFD
Induction
tel: +47 3550 6021
jil@efdgroup.net
www.efd-induction.com
A global uptake in solid
state welders
Industrial induction specialist EFD Induction, reports strong global demand for its ‘Weldac’induction
welding systems.
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Products & Equipment
About Piab
Established in 1951, Piab designs innovative vacuum solutions that improve the energy-efficiency,
productivity, and working environments of vacuum users around the world. As a reliable partner to
many of the world’s largest manufacturers, Piab develops and manufactures a complete line of
vacuum pumps, vacuum accessories, vacuum conveyors and suction cups for a variety of automated
material handling and factory automation processes. Piab utilizes COAX®, a completely new
dimension in vacuum technology, in many of its original products and solutions. COAX® cartridges
are smaller, more energy efficient and more reliable than conventional ejectors, and can be
integrated directly into machinery. This allows for the design of a flexible, modular vacuum system.
Piab is a worldwide organization with subsidiaries and distributors in more than 50 countries. Its
headquarters are in Sweden.
More information about Piab
www.piab.com
10 IMT October/November 2010 www.internationalmetaltube.com
piINLINE™ - is Piab’s new
range of inline vacuum
ejectors based on
COAX® technology.
These products are well-suited
for automated suction cup
handling of metal and plastic
products, and for pick-and-place
operations in the robotics
industry, where the models’ deep
final vacuum of 95 % is a major
benefit.
“These industries often have
to deal with items that are
difficult to handle. With our
ejectors, they can be gripped
with small vacuum and suction
cups instead of using other
techniques, such as pneumatic
grippers, which are much more
expensive,” says Jan Schieche,
Global Product Manager Pump &
Accessories, Piab.
The smallest model, the
Micro, uses on average 50 % less
energy than comparable
products, which means
significantly less energy
consumption and lower carbon
emissions. Sound levels are also
lower, which creates a better
working environment.
piINLINE™ comes in three
sizes: Midi, Mini and Micro. Each
size is available with a choice of
three options to enable optimized
performance and capacity for the
specific application. The product
range is designed so that endusers
in factories can easily
replace single-stage inline
ejectors.
Under normal use, the
medium model in the piINLINE™
range, the Mini, will pay for itself
after just three months, thanks
to its low energy costs, while the
payback time for other models
should be less than six months.
“piINLINE™ can be likened to
the new energy-efficient light
bulbs: a vacuum ejector that has
greater power while using less
energy,” added Jan Schieche.
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Products & Equipment
www.internationalmetaltube.com IMT October/November 2010 11
Another three-roll
variable axis has been
sold in the Arab
Emirates, capable of
rolling 3000mm wide by 135mm
thick plate (10’ x 5 3/8”). This
one will assist the owner in
building off-shore platform
components, where the
combination of thick plate, small
diameters and high strength
steel requires heavy-duty rolling
power.
The superior characteristics of
the DAVI variable-axis plate roll
make the machine ideal for this
application. As the only machine
in the industry with three
powerful hydraulic motors, our
customers can take advantage of
the full power distributed evenly
to the three rolls. This unique
and solid geometry allows very
thick steel plates to be rolled into
small diameters, easily and
quickly; resulting in a high rate of
productivity which characterizes
the DAVI machines.
Thanks to its design, our
customers are now able to
manufacture foundations for offshore
wind towers as well,
another field that requires very
specific performances.
More information on Davi
Promau Group
tel; +39 0547 319611
fax: +39 0547 317850
Davi-sales@davi.com
www.davi.com
Large capacity plate roll sold
into the UAE
Bevelling on the Edge –
whatever the angle…
Exhibited at the recent EUROBLECH 2010 for the first time, was the new & innovative EDGE 46 high
Speed plate beveling machine.
In addition to their extensive
range of pipework fabrication
equipment, PIPE Ltd also supply a
comprehensive range of Portable
plate beveling machines. The
Challenge series of
machines offer selffeeding
machine
finished weld preparations with
varying bevels from 22.5 to 55°; on
plate thicknesses of up to 50mm,
at speeds of up to 3 meters per
minute!!
The Edge 46 is the
latest technology in
portable plate edge
bevelling. The Edge
46 is the most
powerful portable
plate edge beveller
in the world market,
capable of bevelling
plate thicknesses of up
to 60mm with a
maximum bevel width of
an incredible 46mm - at
any angle, on any
material! Now for
the first time
large machined
bevels can be
produced on plate by a portable
machine!!
Mirror finish weld ready
bevels are achieved with
minimum effort in the quickest
possible times. There is no need
to re-grind or dress the bevel
and no dust or fumes from
plasma or flame cutting, saving
time and money in additional
processes. Also, due to the high
speed bevel head, there is no
thermal distortion.
The Edge 46 has a unique
design; special benefits and
features include the variable angle
bevel head from 15º thru 60º. This
high speed, tipped insert, bevel
head is powered by two 2.2KW 3
phase motors.
The Edge 46 self feeding
system is also powered and
driven by an additional 2 motors
which drive the automatic
feeding system from the
underside of the plate, this is
ideal for large sheets of plate.
The automatic feed rate is
infinitely adjustable in speed from
0 to 2.2 meters per minute.
The Edge 46 is portable and
easily maneuvered on its 4 castor
wheels, eliminating the need to
use a crane or lifting device. For
ease of set-up the Edge 46 is
adjustable in height. All materials
of plate can be machined,
including Aluminum, Carbon
steel, Stainless steel, Duplex and
Super Duplex.
For even bigger bevels PIPE
Ltd now has a new solution………
For more information on Pipe Ltd,
T +44 (0)1869 324424
sales@pipe-ltd.com
CAD/CAM
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Profiles have become
increasingly important
for industry as a whole
over the past few years -
the complexities of production and
handling of profiles are still work in
progress. Architectural and design
offices, engineers and engine
manufacturers are working on
many different variations of
innovative profile techniques, and
consequently, solutions for process
optimized bending tests are hard
won. But, when it comes to the
issue of quality control
measurements, many people are
beating a path to the innovative
door of TeZetCAD, who specialise
how to measure not only freeform
bent round tubes, but also
freeform bent profiles.
Profiles are more versatile than
tubes, and hence, they provide
more opportunities and challenges
on various applications. And as
such, they require more
operational rigidity when it comes
to intricate machining and design
projects, as opposed to the more
traditional round tube.
Not only can additional
functions can be integrated into a
profile, such as supporting
surfaces or screw-on parts,
sealing or joining functions, or
locating surfaces as form
closures. But also design
functions, which allow more
individual or eccentric shapes than
in a round tube - the 3D
transformation acts as an
additional challenge. This
challenge is apparently more
attention grabbing than it would be
with the same transformation of a
three dimensional bent tube. The
possibilities and applications are
so diverse, that the follow up of
their transition into production is
hard to imagine. Advanced
engineering teams in the
automotive, aviation, aeronautics
and nautical industries, are
working together with different
national and international
universities, and R & D companies,
in order to maximise the
smoothest bending production
techniques.
The three dimensional
transformation of freeform bent
profiles is much more complex
than that of tubes. A tube has a
round cross-section, it may get a
light ovality because of the
deformation, but in the end, the
centre-line stays the same. On the
other hand, non-circular profiles
are as different and complex as
the applications for which they
were designed. They may be
symmetric or asymmetric, may
have only one chamber (square,
rectangle, hexagon) or multiple
chambers. The deformation of the
profile outlines and the crosssections
of asymmetric chambers
may change rather than those of a
round tube.
As individual as a work of
art or piece of sculpture
When you view a three
dimensional square profile with
one chamber, it seems that the
three dimensional deformation is
Measuring 3D bent profiles
’
‘ A tube that has a round
cross-section, may get a
light ovality because of
the deformation, but in
the end, the centre-line
stays the same
measured 3D Profile centreline of a 3D profile
3D profile position on the screen for documentation
far more interesting and
demanding, almost like a work
of art, or piece of sculpture,
rather than its counterpart, the
humble three dimensional free
form bent round tube. The
bender technology highlights
new developments all of which
are incorporated into the
measuring technique. TeZetCAD,
the international market leader
in tube software, where you
would expect, ahead of the
complex, time consuming and
cost intensive development.
Regardless of one chamber
profiles or multiple chamber
profiles, of symmetric square
profiles or asymmetric profiles,
composed of perhaps unknown
and fantastic geometric shapes,
TeZetCAD can measure,
compare, correct and document
them. The profiles are shown on
the screen in their original
shape.
In TeZetCAD, freeform bent
profiles are measured tacitly –
and not with a laser as is the
case with freeform bent tubes. If
the application has long profiles
and they ‘loose their way’ with
the tactile probe on the material,
the operator can either return,
or just start a replay
measurement of the lost path,
without interruption to the
complete measurement process.
The data documentation is
similarly guaranteed, as the
tube documentation in xyz coordinates
and bending data,
radii and overall length. A
bender correction is possible,
but is dependent on the bender.
The screen display of the
measured part is selectable
between "volume", "centreline",
"xyz coordinates" or
"profile lines".
TeZetCAD – tube specialised
software is always ahead of the
game. When the industry is still
in the research and development
phase, the new module is
already integrated into the
software. TeZetCAD - "state of
the art".
More information on Tezet
Technik Ag
t: +41 5624 93760
leistritz@tezet.com
www.tezet.tezet.com
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Protem
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The story will take us from
the initial design and
production concepts
developed in the garage
at home - to the global
manufacturing supplier and
distributor network associated
with the name Protem today. The
company started life in 1980, and
is now located in Etoile sur Rhone
15 km south of Valence in the
Rhone Valley.
The company’s principal
activities are primarily focused in
the nuclear, oil and gas
engineering industries, with the
manufacture of a wide range of
portable machining welding and
surfacing machines. In addition,
Protem also has multiple
applications for its equipment in
shipyards, conventional and
nuclear power stations, the
chemical and petrochemical
industries, plus the aerospace,
food industry, clean rooms,
pharmaceutical industries and
many more.
The company has four distinct
areas/departments of activity:
Standard machines; Special
Machines; Oil and Gas; Nuclear.
From its inception in 1980 - the
company’s founder had identified
the urgent need for an
automated process to bevel
boiler tubes was essential in
order to achieve a quality weld.
The design and subsequent
development and construction of
the very first machine was,
believe it or not, created in his
garage at home. Initially this very
first machine was for personal
use and dedicated to boiler
tubes. Having developed the
machine and used it at various
sites, it soon became apparent
that he had developed a unique
product that was not only of
robust construction, yet was also
compact enough to be used in
the confined spaces normally
associated with boilers.
From these humble
beginnings, the company quickly
developed, eventually taking over
most of the available space at
home and hence - Pro Technical
Mechanicals was born. Things
then took another step forward,
when the company started to
receive specific requests for
machines that could, for
example, cope with larger
diameters and specific areas
such as nuclear engineering.
Today, customer requirements
are something that continues to
drive Protem forwards, and the
Having recently been told that Protem celebrates its 30th birthday this year, I decided to find out more
about the company, and to discover exactly how Protem has developed into a major industry player
since their humble beginnings in 1980. So I travelled out to Protem to explore in depth, exactly what it
is that they have to offer today’s metal tube and pipe specialists.
Protem celebrate
30th birthday
’
‘ The design and
subsequent
development and
construction of the very
first machine was,
believe it or not, created
in his garage at home
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ability to solve very complex
problems is key to their success.
From its base at Etoile sur Rhone,
Protem is also ideally situated to
service the French nuclear
industry,
Some of the strong points of
PROTEM are its flexibility, its
speed of reaction and the
adaptability to meet customer
demands. Its leading advantage
is in anticipating the needs of its
customers, defining those needs
and then providing solutions.
The management of Protem
actively supports controlled
growth with a view to sustainable
development. Thus the company
maintains its knowledge base
while preserving its core activity
and its flexibility.
With some 30 years
experience in the design of
portable machining and welding
machines, it is not uncommon to
see the Protem brand in hostile
environments, such as irradiated
areas or extreme temperatures.
What did come across from the
interview was the importance of
quality, this combined with
continuous product
innovation, keeps Protem at the
cutting edge in its field.
Nuclear plants for
electricity production in
France
Protem was officially accredited in
1991 by EDF UTO, and can also
boast AFAQ ISO 9001 (June 1993)
and has obtained its renewal each
year to date, ISO 9001 version
2008, Certification CEFRI E and
Certification CAEAR D3.2 fields
and D4.2.
Created initially to develop
portable bevelling machines,
PROTEM quickly extended its
product range to include tube
cutting and bevelling machines,
plus tube squaring machines and
surfacing equipment. From these
standard machines came specific
industry developments, a
complete range aimed to meet the
increasing demand of the oil and
gas sector.
These machines for example
make it possible to carry out the
preparation & welding via
chamfering at high speed on
tubes of diameter 160 to 2500mm,
the machines are installed on the
’
It’s bus‘iness success
abroad results from the
ability to adapt to the
various needs
expressed by its
customers in each
geographical area
Protem
tube by means of internal
clamping shafts.
When it comes to the nuclear
industry, Protem goes all way
back to 1980. They have been
active in the construction and
maintenance of various types of
nuclear plants around the world.
One such example of the projects
carried out by PROTEM, was to
assist in the dismantling of the
reactor vessel at KNK Karlsruhe
Germany, by designing and
building a machine that could
work remotely, and where cutting
had to be dry to guarantee a
temperature lower than 50°C,
(due to the presence of sodium
residues).
In 2006, Protem completed the
acquisition of Serco, this not only
added to the range of products
and equipment available, but at
the same time, complemented the
existing range. Serco flange facing
equipment was also recognised as
being both a quality product and
extremely reliable.
Key dates:
1975: Development of first pipe
beveller.
1980: Creation of the company
1987: Creation of the German
subsidiary company
2002: Obtaining the contract of
dismantling of engine KNK in
Germany
2003: Obtaining the assistance and
supply agreement for the factory of
gas diffusion for uranium
enrichment
2005: Creation of a European
grouping of competences bonds
with the major players in the
nuclear industries
2005: Study of the market for the
development of a carrier of MIG
welding
2006: Collaboration with the C.E.A
research and the development of
cutting processes for the
dismantling and cleansing of
nuclear plants in France
2006: The acquisition of Serco
When asked about the future, it was
pointed out to me that Protem owes
its success to number of factors.
The recognition of the
‘Protem know-how’ by major
industrial contractors and the
French government. This is
reflected by the selection of
Protem in the development of a
welding machine, for the
production of the sections of the
hull of nuclear submarines (MIG
Narrow Gap).
Another factor is the
significant presence Protem have
on a global scale thanks to its
distributor network, It’s business
success abroad results from the
ability to adapt to the various
needs expressed by its customers
in each geographical area.
To end the interview, I asked
how would you sum up what
Protem is all about, and below is
the reply.
Protem is a dynamic company
that is export orientated and
driven. Our strategy is to
constantly maintain the quality
expected from us while always
looking for ways to extend our
product range. We always listen
to our clients as they are using
our equipment on a daily basis,
and this ensures we develop even
better products for the future.
This type of personal relationship
with the customer is also enjoyed
by our representatives in more
than 25 countries.
Protem can clearly
demonstrate its knowledge and
technical know how, and at the
same time, designing equipment
that is totally customer specific -
we remain one of the leaders
worldwide in the production and
supply of pipe end preparation
equipment.
Cherbourg
Gravelines
Penly
chooz
Amiens
Reims
Cattenom
Strasbourg
Fessenheim
Belleville
St Laurent Dampière
Tours
Chinon Bourges
Civaux
Blayais
Bordeaux
Golfech
REP 900 MW
REP 1300 MW
REP 1450 MW
Réacteur Neutrons Rapide
En construction
Toulouse
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Arcadis
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The international design,
consulting, engineering
and management
services company
Arcadis, announced, that it will be
sending a group of experts to Haiti
to support UN-HABITAT in the
reconstruction effort following
January 2010 earthquake.
A sanitation expert had already
arrived in Port-au-Prince in late
September to participate in an
international sanitation mission.
This trip follows Arcadis’ five
person reconnaissance mission
earlier in the month, which
included urban planners,
architects and experts in potable
water along with representatives
from UN-Habitat. A third mission
with Arcadis experts in flood
protection management and civil
engineering is planned in
November. In addition, an
architect/urban planner will be
stationed in Haiti to support the
local UN-Habitat team
These missions are part of the
Arcadis Shelter program, a
partnership programme with UNHabitat,
aimed at improving the
quality of life in rapidly developing
cities around the world. Through
Shelter, Arcadis commits its staff
members and expertise to
supporting UN-Habitat initiatives,
including establishing a
programme for sustainably
rebuilding cities in Haiti.
“We’re proud to have the
opportunity to collaborate with
UN-Habitat. Our skill sets match
with the needs of UN-Habitat in
Haiti, allowing us to provide the
type of expertise to support the
reconstruction effort” said Harrie
Noy, CEO of Arcadis
Arcadis’ staff assists with
rebuilding in Haiti
Help by engineers of all shades to bring sanitation and flood protection to the people of Haiti
UN-Habitat, the UN Programme for Human Settlements, and Arcadis,
have launched a partnership aimed at a common goal: to improve the
quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world. Under this
partnership programme, Arcadis commits its employees, expertise and
skills to help bring the UN-Habitat agenda forward. The programme is
supported by the Lovinklaan Foundation which is a major shareholder
in Arcadis with particular interest in supporting the development of
Arcadis employees.
Shelter-the basic protection against the elements or just a safe
place-is something we all need to survive. But, in many parts of the
world, a growing number of people are not able to fulfill this essential
human need. That’s why we have given our initiative the name ’Shelter’
creating a platform to make our partnership visible and tangible.
More information on Arcadis
tel: +31 26 3778 292
fax: +31 26 4438 381
www.arcadis.com
About Shelter
TRACTO-TECHNIK
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Precise optical tube measuring
within the blink of an eye
Technical data TUBOSCAN S 60 TUBOSCAN S 100 TUBOSCAN S 200
Measuring range (LxWxH) 540 x 420 x 200 mm 1000 x 800 x 400 mm 2000 x 800 x 400 mm
Measurable tubes / pipes Ø > 2 mm Ø > 2 mm Ø > 2 mm
Camera technique 1 x CCD, 1280 x 1024 px 1 x CCD, 1280 x 1024 px 3 x CCD, 1280 x 1024 px
Software TeZetCAD TeZetCAD TeZetCAD
Dimensions (LxWxH) 860 x 740 x 1950 mm 1420 x 1280 x 2160 mm 2420 x 1310 x 2160 mm
Operating voltage 230 V, 50 Hz 230 V, 50 Hz 230 V, 50 Hz
At Euroblech exhibition in
Hanover Tracto-Technik
has presented the
TUBOSCAN S, a highly
innovative optical tube
measuring system for precise
measuring of geometric tube
data within a matter of seconds.
The measuring system
operates under photogrammetric
procedure. The tube under
measurement is applied to a
light transmissive surface and
consecutively illuminated by
several LED's, which are
installed at defined positions of
the measuring cell. The shadow
images following from this are
taken by a high-resolution CCD
camera and evaluated by the well
known TeZetCAD tube software.
In this way the complete 3D
model of the tube is generated in
short time.
TUBOSCAN S allows for
measuring of tubes and wires as
well as bending figures with
formed ends. In addition to tube
bends with standard radii the
device also manages to measure
and document free-form bends.
The measuring system is well
suited for quality assurance as well
as for correction of tube bending
data. It is available with different
measuring ranges. Customerspecific
requirements can also be
con-sidered for the layout.
The Tracto-Technik product
range covers all-electric and
electro-hydraulic CNC tube
bending machines, semiautomatic
tube benders, tube
end working machines,
assembling devices for hydraulic
tubing, tube measuring systems
and software solutions for
efficient piping. ‘All from one
source’ is the motto.
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Technology
Hunold-Rump-Str. 76-80
D-57368 Lennestadt
Tel.: +49 (0) 2725 / 9540-0
Fax: +49 (0) 2725 / 9540-33
tubomat@tracto-technik.de
pipebending.tracto-technik.com
The new optical tube measuring system TUBOSCAN S200 from
Tracto-Technik.
The new optical tube measuring system TUBOSCAN S60 from
Tracto-Technik.
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In combination with the well-known TeZetCAD tube software, the new TUBOSCAN S offers a variety of measuring possibilities.
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However, not all valve
stories adhere to the
mundane, and indeed,
some experience real
adventure. They are often
installed in tricky situations that
are extremely demanding, by
engineers and technicians, who
have been sent forth to all four
corners of the globe.
Schroeber Valves can tell a
tale or two. They design and
engineer, pump protection
valves, automatic recirculation
valves, control valves and
throttles and have sales offices
around the globe. “The products
are almost always manufactured
to special designs, and can
sometimes be as large as room,
or weigh as much as an elephant”
explains Axel Mucher, CEO of
Schroeder Valves. Not only are
the valves special, but so are the
environments where they are
installed. They, for instance,
equip snow cannons with their
valve and fittings in many ski
resorts, Often working at over
3000 metres altitude and at
extreme temperatures, can
severely test the mettle of even
the most determined engineer.
Two abominable snowmen
“One job we’ll certainly never
forget” Mucher recalls. He had
travelled to the Austrian town of
Tauplitz with a colleague to
repair a defective valve bypass.
The weather had conspired to
make sure the job would be
Valves control a multitude of processes. From the humble household washing machine to a
highly complex and sophisticated industrial plant, they beaver away as a matter of course, and
almost invariably they remain, unseen and unsung.
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unforgettable, as a heavy
snowfall and blizzard, albeit
making for stunning scenery,
also rang loud alarm bells for
the intrepid engineers. The car
fitted with snow chains only just
made it halfway to the
installation, and so the
customer decided to despatch a
snowcat to bring them up to
2800 metres. What a great idea,
until they noticed to their horror
the snow cats cab was already
occupied by two burly men. “So
we had no other choice than to
sit on the bonnet” says Mucher.
Sitting outside at minus 10ºC,
the snow cat drove them the
remaining one and a half
kilometres through a blizzard to
their assignment. On arrival,
Mucher and his colleague
resembled two abominable
snowmen, “And that’s exactly
how we felt, but, all’s well that
ends well, and the sick patient -
the bypass, is now fit, well and
doing what valves do best -
operating efficiently in hostile
environments”.
The Tasmanian devil is no
match for Indiana Jones
Frank Loffler, a mechanic
working for VAG-Armaturen, had
to travel 18,000 km to the wild
outback of Tasmania. Far away
from civilization, the resolute
Loffler had to struggle along a
mountain, across rocky terrain
and through dense vegetation to
install a shut-off valve into a
historical wooden water conduit
at the dam.
Way back in 1914, the Lyell
Mining and Railway Company
had built a dam for the power
station at the foot of Lake
Margret near Queenstown, to
serve it’s 2,000 inhabitants. A 3
km long wooden water conduit
was built to supply a mine with
electricity and water. Nearly
ninety years later the entire
construction was shut down in
order that the wooden conduit,
which had become porous, could
be renovated.
The gallant Frank Loffler
wasn’t the only one who had to
contend with the hard trek to the
dam, what about the 3.5 ton
valve? There was no road, so a
helicopter was the only solution.
One problem, the valve weighing
3.5 tons was far too heavy for the
helicopter to lift – so the
dismantling process began. Body,
valve disc and lift cylinder were to
be transported in three separate
flights, and to add insult to injury,
there was no crane or power
supply on site to put the whole lot
together again.
Undeterred, Mr Loffler despite
bad weather, no power and many
delayed flights, had to work
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heavyweight valve.
It was precision work under
extreme conditions, but the
engineer took it all in his stride.
“that was an assignment with an
adventure as a bonus” said Frank
enthusiastically “ Just call me
Indy in future!”
Valves steal the headlines
and make the news
A subsidiary of Petronas, the
Malaysian oil and gas giant, had
ordered a number of 36” ball
valves from Schuck Armaturen for
the world’s largest liquid natural
gas terminal. The valves had to be
able to withstand 118 bars of
pressure, and due to short delivery
schedules, the bodies were cast in
India and then flown back to
Germany for assembly. And then,
despite their weight of 19.5 tons,
the valves were flown as air freight
from Frankfurt to Malaysia.
For the first time ever, a Boeing
747 landed at the small airport of
Bintalu in the state of Sarawak, a
town with a population of 50,000 as
a plane this size had never made it
before. Reporters and TV crews
flocked to record the event, the
flash bulbs exploded, the red carpet
was rolled out, and the valves made
their majestic entrance as well as
any A list celebrity!
Essential for the city’s
survival
On the other hand, valves can be a
matter of life or death, as recently
witnessed by the inhabitants of
Prague’s Old Town. Eight years
ago, the Czech Republic suffered
the greatest natural disaster in its
history. The waters of the flooded
Moldau River swept into Prague’s
sewage system, the old town was
flooded – with fatal consequences.
Seventeen people died, 40,000 had
to be evacuated, half of the city’s
subways were submerged and
many animals drowned in the zoo.
In order to prevent the disaster
from happening again, Prague’s
sewage system was re-designed
with the help of VAG-Armaturen.
Parallel slide gate valves and a
backflow trap with a nominal
diameter of DN 600 are installed
right next to the Moldau. “In the
case of a flood, the flood water is
kept from surging back into the
town’s sewage system” explains
Joachim Reichart of VAG. This not
only keeps the citizens safe, but
also keeps the subterranean
pumping chamber from damage.
In addition to the automatic
backflow flap, VAG also installed a
slide gate valve. The security
measure makes it possible to
close the pipes if the backflow flap
doesn’t function properly. VAG
developed this solution in
collaboration with Prague’s water
company and is essential for the
city’s survival.
The world is not enough
Space holds no terrors nor barriers
for the humble valve. 56 speciallymade
valves by Stohr, with nominal
diameters ranging from DN15 to
DN200 were built into the South
Korean carrier rocket Naro 1. The
valves ensure the rocket is fuelled
with liquid gases before lift-off, and
as such, are a vital part of the 30
metre tall and 141 ton rocket’s
launch procedure. To ensure the
highly complex fuelling process is
faultless, the valves have to
function precisely as liquid oxygen
with a temperature of -196 C has
to flow into their tanks in a matter
of seconds.
Due to security reasons, fuelling
on the Naro Space Centre’s launch
pad can only take place as part of
the launch process, which thanks
to Stohr went smoothly. However,
the mission was not a success, as
the satellite was destroyed. An
independent commission
declared that the nose cone was
defective, and the rocket didn’t
make it into orbit.
Life is never dull for
an engineer
Valves may well live dangerously,
but the engineers themselves can
also come under fire, and not only
from senior management! Two
engineers from Schroeder Valves
found themselves ambushed whilst
en route for Calcutta to a steel plant
in Raigarh - the journey was
supposed to take 16 hours, but as
things turned out, this was not to be.
Halfway to their destination the
train passed through Bhalulata
Station in the state of Orissa. “We
were rudely woken by an
explosion followed by a deafening
noise”, one of the engineers
recalls. “Chaos suddenly broke
out, people panicked and there
was general mayhem, there was
smoke and confusion all around”
It transpired that 50 Maoist rebels
had blown up the tracks, as well
as part of the of the train station
and had taken a number of
railroad staff as hostages.
“Luckily, things went well for
us” said one of the engineers
“Nonetheless, it was far from
being a pleasant experience”. The
train was marooned in the middle
of the jungle for an entire day, and
the men were able to explore the
immediate area until the army
surrounded the train and ordered
the passengers inside for their
safety. They reckoned even after
all the excitement they had that
day, that by far the most danger
they faced, was in fact, from the
food and drink served on the
train…..who says the life of an
engineer is boring….
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the small airport of
Bintalu in the state of
Sarawak, a town with a
population of 50,000, as
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With the Valve World
Expo and the Valve
World Conference,
Messe Düsseldorf
will host the most important trade
fair for valve technology. The
outstanding development of the fair
has pushed the Maastricht location
to its spatial limits. In order to
ensure further growth of this key
technological sector and to promote
its global significance, the move
was a logical step for the Dutch
event hosts KCI Publishing B.V.
from Zutphen, the Netherlands.
The decision for the new location
was based on all the parameters of
new trade fair and communication
policies, which come together in a
convincing combination at the
Düsseldorf location. Messe
Düsseldorf, as the host location
for numerous technological global
trade fairs, boasts excellent
organisation, the corresponding
spatial and technical capacities, as
well as extensive experience on the
global stage. Messe Düsseldorf
offers particular expertise in the
area of metallurgic trade fairs and
for the organisation of congresses
and specialist conferences. The
Valve World Expo + Conference will
benefit from the joining of these
forces in a growth-oriented way.
Industry at the heart
of the event
The Valve World Expo has become
the leading world trade fair for
valves and valve accessories in a
relatively short space of time. In
virtually all industries, valves are
developed, produced and
assembled through complex
production or process technologies.
Trade visitors from the areas of
shipbuilding, engine and vehicle
manufacturing, the chemical
industry, the energy sector, marine
and offshore industry, the food
industry, and machine and plant
construction all call on the rapid
developments in valve technology
that are presented in detail at the
Valve World Expo. Furthermore,
material and operating engineers,
quality inspectors, valve suppliers
and dealers as well as suppliers in
the areas of casting, forging,
industrial springs and seals use
the Valve World Trade Fair and
Conference in order to fi nd out
about the products and services
available on the global market
and to discuss the latest
technological trends.
Valve World Expo &
Conference: Rapid
development with a new drive
The Valve World Exhibition, one of
the fastest-growing trade fairs is
moving to Düsseldorf. The
development in the last few years
demonstrates just how important
this specialist technical area is.
The last event in 2006 attracted
430 exhibiting companies from 34
countries and around 9000 specialist
visitors from Europe, Asia and North
and South America. Around 400
experts took part in the congress.
The next Valve World Expo – being
held for the last time in Maastricht
from 04 to 06 November 2008 –
has been sold out for a long time
and will once again significantly
surpass the figures from 2006.
Technological subject
matter in the best of
environments
With its move, the Valve World Expo
2010 sets out in a new direction. The
environment for this is ideal. The
product family of the metallurgic
trade fairs in Düsseldorf offer the best
foundation for further growth. As the
location of 40 global, technological
trade fairs, Messe Düsseldorf has
concentrated on the arrangement,
organisation and further development
of sector highlights. Technical
innovations have their best platform in
Düsseldorf. With subsidiaries and
agencies abroad in 105 countries,
Messe Düsseldorf supports exhibitors
and visitors in the global competition.
Global growth for a technical trade fair
Valve World Expo 2010
Düsseldorf: Hub, hotspot and highlight
in the centre of Europe
Welcome to a city which
combines cosmopolitan ambience
and economic strengths with a
great infrastructure and all this
in an incomparable atmosphere.
For almost 60 years now,
Düsseldorf has been valued very
highly worldwide as a trade fair
city. The city has a wide-spread
offer of hotel, gastronomy and
shopping at its disposal – and not only the famous Altstadt (Old
City) invites trade fair and congress visitors to a wonderful and
relaxing stay.The airport, in very close proximity to the trade fair,
as well as a dense road network see to it that there is good
accessibility and an optimal connection in all directions.
Düsseldorf, as a business loca-tion, reaches around 30 million
people in a radius of 150 kilometres.
General
Information
Event Title
Valve World Expo
7th Biennial Valve World
Conference & Exhibition
Halls
Düsseldorf, Exhibition Centre
Halls 3 - 4
CCD.Süd
Date
30.11. - 02.12.2010
Opening hours
Daily from 9.30am to 6.00pm
Entrance Tickets
1-day ticket (online): EUR 19,-
1-day ticket (on site): EUR 25,-
Season ticket (online): EUR 35,-
Season ticket (on site): EUR 40,-
Main product groups
Valves
Valve-related products
Seals and Sealing Materials
Valve-related piping products
Engineering
Associations and Publishing
Houses
Staging Cycle
Biennial
Organiser
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Stockumer Kirchstrasse 61/
Messeplatz
D-40474 Düsseldorf
Postal address:
Postfach 10 10 06
D-40001 Düsseldorf
Tel: +49 (0)211 / 45 60 01
InfoTel: +49 (0)211 / 45 60-900
Fax: +49 (0)211 / 45 60-668
www.messe-duesseldorf.de/
Organiser Congress
KCI Publishing B.V.
Jacob Damsingel 17
NL-7201 AN Zutphen
the Netherlands
Tel: + 31 575 585 270
Fax: + 31 575 511 099
www.valve-world.net/
To discuss inclusion in the
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Deep Water Horizon
26 IMT October/November 2010 www.internationalmetaltube.com
On 20th April 2010 - a
new era dawned for the
oil industry when the
oil platform
“Deepwater Horizon” went up in
flames. Given its dramatic
impact, the call for significant
change within the industry has
been intense, Valve makers are
equally affected in the offshore
supplier sector - for it was the
blowout preventer (BOP) that
malfunctioned during the fatal
blowout on the “Deepwater
Horizon”, This was the only
protection valve securing against
an uncontrolled outflow on an oil
platform. However, BOP makers,
do not have to hang their heads in
shame, or walk on the other side
of the street weighed down by
guilt. As the catastrophe, quite
rightly, has put an end to the era
which prioritised price as the
main expedient. The
manufacturers who have the
integrity to offer high-quality
BOPs will now have great
opportunities to tender their
products to the oil industry..
Quality, not insecurity
In future, the reliability of
protection valves in extraction
and drilling will be the main
factor, and not only in the oil
business. The outcome of the
tragedy on US shores, has
determined that the necessity of
such valves is painfully obvious.
According to experts, a total of
780 million litres of crude oil
leaked into the Gulf of Mexico in
the three months until the well
was sealed. This had profound
effects on the environment, and
as a consequence, thousands of
animals perished. Nine days after
the explosion, the slick was
washed onto the shores of
Louisiana. Fishing in the region
was temporarily forbidden by the
US government, and the tourism
industry has suffered financially.
President Barack Obama stated
“this oil spill is the worst
environmental disaster America
has ever faced.“
‘Nature’s ability to
heal mans mistakes is
truly remarkable’
Meanwhile, the ocean has started
recovering – nature’s ability to
heal itself is making itself shown,
and it will probably prove to be
the greatest aid in containing the
spill. Experts believe nearly half
The catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico: what it means for the oil industry and how
it impacts on the valve industry
Counting the cost –
a classic case of integrity
versus expediency
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of the crude oil spilled has
evaporated, or has been dissolved
into microscopic droplets which
are broken down by saltwater
bacteria. A ‘mere’ quarter of the
oil is still floating on the surface of
the ocean, or is being deposited
on the coast and beach as lumps
of sludge and tar. Yet the
combination of nature’s abilities
and humanity‘s efforts in the fight
against the spill will not save the
oil industry from changes which
will effect numerous sectors.
The disaster also had a
profound effect on Tony Hayward,
who had to step down from
playing crisis manager and resign
his position as CEO of the
company. Hayward sees extensive
damage for the sector’s public
image and consequently new
offshore drilling and exploration
projects can only commence
when, and if, this trust has been
won back again. Valve makers will
also profit from the oil industry’s
return to business.
BP has to set itself up
financially to meet the costs of
oil spill, which could be as high
as 32 billion dollars. As a
consequence, BP witnessed a
huge loss of 17 billion dollars in
its second quarter, as the oil
corporation had to put twenty
billion dollars aside for a
compensation fund, and a further
three billion dollars were used to
pay for costs currently incurred.
In the end, the disaster could
grow to be a crisis for the entire
sector, as the requirements and
barriers for exploration will be
set higher than before. It is likely
that the state will intervene and
safety requirements for all deep
sea exploration will be made far
stricter in general. “I would like
to be certain that EU's standards
are set at the highest possible
level, in order to maintain the
most stringent regime in the
world“, stated EU energy
commissioner Günther Oettinger
recently. He demanded a
moratorium for deep sea
exploration and extraction in
Europe, that is until the
European Commission had
finalised its study concerning the
security of oil exploration. On the
other hand, the US government
has announced far more
extensive and protracted
approval procedures for the
future. Higher security
requirements and rising
insurance costs increase the
costs of oil production. Tom
Moskitis of the American Gas
Association stated it would
become more difficult to produce
oil in new regions. These
developments will have an
impact on the valve and fittings
industry.
Protests against
deepwater drilling
An opposition against deepwater
drilling has already organised
itself. Activists of the
environmental protection group
Greenpeace stopped test drills in
the Arctic, off of the coast of
Greenland, these being
undertaken by an oil platform
belonging to Scottish company
Cairn. Greenpeace speaker
Jurrien Westerhof declared,
“there was no experience to draw
from in regards to drilling
platforms in the Arctic Circle”.
“The catastrophe in the Gulf has
shown us problems we never
would have imagined“, said
Eyvind Vesselbo, Spokesman on
the Environment of the ruling
Danish right-wing/ liberal party
Venstre. An oil spill off the coast
of Greenland would be even more
catastrophic due to the extreme
climatic conditions. There would
be no way to stop oil from
spilling into the ocean, if an
accident were to occur at the
well, due to the thick arctic ice
separating an oil platform from
the well.
Test drills in Norway are also
becoming less likely in the
aftermath of the BP catastrophe.
Norway‘s minister for oil and
energy Terje Riis-Johansen,
believes it would be a mistake to
carry out planned test drills near
the Lofoten islands in the north of
Norway. One merely has to keep
the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
in mind. “It would be fatal to
ignore it. “
An incentive for the valve
and fittings industry
A certain amount of scepticism
has been doing the rounds in the
supplier sectors since the
disaster, including the valve
industry. “Many projects are
being delayed“, says Hauke
Schlegel, head of the German
engineering federation VDMA
working group for shipbuilding
and offshore suppliers. Schlegel
however doesn’t want to paint a
bleak picture. The events “won’t
test the oil sectors limits“, 
’
‘ The combination of
nature’s abilities and
humanity‘s efforts in the
fight against the spill
will not save the oil
industry from changes
which will effect
numerous sectors
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casualty of the oil spill
Deep Water Horizon
 and he doesn’t believe the
disaster will have a Chernobyl
effect on the oil industry.
However, technical
advancements have to be made.
“We need even more high tech for
such plants, this could be an
incentive, especially for the valve
industry.“
This is especially the case for
safeguards against blowouts,
which will be a greater challenge
than ever before for valve
makers. The so-called BOP was
supposed to keep the Deepwater
Horizon safe from a blowout – yet
it neither automatically secured
the well during the blowout, nor
could it be activated later on. A
critical failure, as the BOP is the
only safeguard against an oil
spill, making it the single most
essential piece of equipment
should disaster strike. In this
case, the blowout preventer on
the ill-fated oil platform in the
Gulf of Mexico became an
ineffective hulk with a weight of
300 tons and a height of 15
metres.
Equipped with the
newest BOP
The BOP placed right above
Deepwater Horizon’s well was
supposed to shut off the 48
centimetre thick feed pipe with its
hydraulic rams in three stages.
According to manufacturers in
general, the newest generation of
BOP’s are supposed to withstand
3500 atmosphere of pressure in
depths of up to 4600 metres and
temperatures of 260° celsius. Yet,
whatever the circumstances, it
remains a fact that the Deepwater
Horizon was supposed to have
been equipped with the latest
blowout preventer.
Should a blowout occur, two
ram preventers encircling the
drill pipe are activated, making
sure the pipe is sealed. Another
fail-safe, the annular, is
supposed to do the same. This
valve pushes a rubber ring
surrounding the pipe vertically
together, sealing the openhole.
Should this fail, then the shear
rams are supposed to cut
through the drill string, crimping
the well and sealing it off.
Alas, none of Deepwater
Horizon’s blowout prevention
systems functioned. BP’s former
CEO Tony Hayward declared his
company must “use this incident
as a case study to avoid a similar
failure in the future”. The future of
deepwater oil exploration and
production will depend on this.
Particularly since voices are being
heard claiming that the BOP in the
Gulf of Mexico wasn’t the only one
to fail in recent years. According to
Senator Maria Cantwell, there
were 117 known cases of
malfunctioning blowout
preventers in the late 1990’s. A
report of the US Minerals
Management service has
documented a number of reoccurring
defects.
The valve industry has to react,
28 IMT October/November 2010 www.internationalmetaltube.com
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‘ The valve industry has
to react, and critically,
has to work hard on
improving the blowout
preventers it
manufactures
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and critically, has to work hard on
improving the blowout preventers
it manufactures. For it would be
detrimental to business, should
the amount of deep-sea drillings
collapse due to the uncertainties
of an eventual blowout. It would,
however, be the case if blowout
preventers were to operate
flawlessly, as this would create
the safety and security so
important to future deep-sea
exploration. Whatever the case
may be, the challenge to build
BOPs that can withstand
adverse conditions deep under
the sea is huge.
Valves not only play a major
role in preventing a blowout, but
are also a central piece of
hardware elsewhere – in industrygrade
vacuumers for example,
which suck the oil slick from the
ocean surface. “This could create
a market“, assumes Hauke
Schlegel of the VDMA’s working
group for shipbuilding and
offshore suppliers. It could
happen that future laws will
require such equipment to be
held available, for instance near
the coast.
A Hollywood star caught the oil
industry’s attention, and he
actually made the transition into a
real-life hero! After highly
successful test runs, BP ordered
32 centrifugal oil-water separators
from Kevin Costner’s company
Ocean Therapy Solutions, which
are able to clean 800.000 litres of
water a day. The centrifuges suck
in sea water and oil and separate
them from each other. Over 99
percent of the oil is separated
from the sea water, which flows
back into the ocean. The oil itself
is stored and can be re-used.
Emerging markets such as
China and India are cranking up
demand, whilst Western Europe
needs increasingly more energy.
Experts foresee demand
increasing from the current
107.000 TWh to 160.500 TWh per
year. By 2060, demand will double
to approximately 320.000.
Oil, however, is in decline.
Other forms of energy, such as
natural gas and renewable energy,
are becoming increasingly
important. Germany’s Federal
Institute for Geosciences and
Natural Resources claims half of
the world’s exploitable oil will
have been all but used up in the
next ten to 15 years. “We already
are in the middle of the Peak Oil
phase“, claims Hans-Jochen
Luhmann of the German
Wuppertal Institute for Climate,
Environment and Energy. Other
experts believe the Rubicon will
be crossed in 2020.
Oil addiction nursed in the
deep sea
The search for oil is becoming
increasingly difficult as the supply
of black gold dwindles. Experts
claim around one quarter of
known reserves is supposed to lay
waiting under the sea bed. Most of
the treasure is believed to be
found in the southern Atlantic,
between Brazil, Angola and the
Gulf of Mexico. “Our addiction to
oil is leading us towards the deep
sea“, declares Catalin Teodoriu of
the Institute of Petroleum
Engineering located at the
Clausthal University of
Technology, Germany. “We can
only discover new fields where no
one has ever looked before,
deeper down in the ocean, in the
Arctic and Antarctic.“ As a
consequence, deep-sea drills, like
the one in the Gulf of Mexico, will
increase in number, despite being
increasingly complicated and
more expensive. Yet relentlessly,
the rising price of oil makes the
entire technical effort worthwhile.
The black gold fever may however
cool down, if the technology for
deep-sea exploration and
extraction is not developed
further, and the oil industry
cannot allow another disaster
like the one in the Gulf of Mexico
to happen.
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Mr Steno
Marcegaglia,
chairman of the
group, together with
many leading lights in the Polish
industrial, economic, political
and social sectors, recently
inaugurated a brand new tube
manufacturing plant in
Kluczbork, Poland.
This substantial 100 million
euros investment, which forms
part of the Marcegaglia Group’s
worldwide expansion portfolio, is
an integral element of the
group’s global strategy. Together
with new plants in Russia and
China, plus the upgrades of
other plants, the group intends
to consolidate its leadership in
the tube sector.
The plant will specialize in the
production of carbon steel
precision tubes for
automotive, structural
and high pressure
applications, with an
anticipated yearly output
of 300,000 tons.
Marcegaglia
Kluczbork will serve as
the main logistics hub
for their products in
Northern and Eastern
Europe. It consists of
6 tubing mills
dedicated to welded
precision tubes
production (carbon
grades only –
diameter 12
mm/168,3 mm and
thickness 0,5/8 mm) from hot
rolled, cold rolled, pickled and
galvanized steel.
Kluczbork also hosts 2
slitting lines for coil
manufacturing (width
300/1650mm – thickness
0,3/6mm – weight 36 tons max)
with a maximun cutting speed of
380 m/min (thickness = 1.5) and
strip width from 20 to 1500mm.
The plant in Kluczbork has
been added to another plant in
Poland (Praszka) where they have
located the production of
insulating panels, condensers
and heat exchangers.
Marcegaglia doubles up in Poland
After more than 40 years
in Mount Vernon, New
York, Magnetic Analysis
Corporation, a leading
manufacturer of sophisticated
test systems for metal
manufacturers worldwide is
relocating to Elmsford.
The new HQ will occupy 47000
square feet for its research,
engineering and manufacturing
operations with 26000 square
feet designated to production and
assembly. “The new facility will
provide an 80% increase in space
greatly expanding our ability to
manufacture and assemble large
inspection systems, and
demonstrate them for
customers” notes company
President Joseph Vitulli. “This
move is critical to our strategy of
offering the highest quality test
equipment for inspecting tube,
bar, wire and other metal
components throughout the
world”.
Founded in Long Island City,
New York, in 1928 to develop
non-destructive test equipment,
Magnetic Analysis developed the
first US system using
electromagnetism to detect flaws
in steel products without
destroying or damaging the
products under test. In 1934, the
company introduced the first
non-destructive tester to detect
cracks in steel bars.
From strength to strength
Since then, they have grown from
strength to strength to become a
major source of non-destructive
metals testing systems
throughout the world.
Test technologies now include
eddy current, ultrasonic and flux
treatment. These permit
accurate detection of defects and
conditions in a range of
conditions including heavy wall
tube for energy transmission, bar
and tube for automotive
applications, steel plate and
others. Additional inspection
components such as conveyors,
feed systems and automated
controls are also offered by the
company. Through its network of
experienced representatives,
MAC inspection systems and
technical services are also
provided in companies around
the globe
More information on Magnetic
Analysis Corporation
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On the move after
40 years on the Mount
The Marcegaglia company:
facts and figures
Marcegaglia is the leading industrial group worldwide in the steel
processing sector. With a yearly output of 5.3 million tons, and is
anticipated to grow up to 7,3 million tons in 2012 when the current
investment plans are completed. The group has operations worldwide
with 7,000 employees and 50 manufacturing plants covering 6 million
sq.m. Where every day 5,500 kilometres of carbon and stainless steel
products are manufactured serving more than 12,000 customers.
Founded in 1959 and fully owned by the Marcegaglia family, the
group is headquartered in Gazoldo degli Ippoliti, Mantova, and is
organized into 7 business areas: steel, building, home products,
engineering, energy, tourism, services.
More information on the Marcegaglia Group
www.marcegaglia.com