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BLM GROUP USA now offers an optional 10-kW fiber laser source with its LS5 and LC5 flat sheet laser cutters.
Bending a square tube with a long, gentle arc is a matter of rolling, which isn’t a big deal, but rolling a tube to the accuracy required for military program can be. Alert Tubing Fabricators, Loves Park, Ill., invested in a CNC machine to make these parts with precision.
Bender-rollers have seen a spike in the demand for curved metal in recent years. The elliptical tube structure surrounding the CTA train tracks at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) stop near downtown Chicago is a perfect example. But even though Chicago Metal Rolled Products made it look easy, curving metal doesn’t come without its complications. Managing distortion tops the list, according to American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).
A return to simple refrigerants is under way, with carbon dioxide being marketed as R744. Of course, in commercial buildings the HVAC systems are anything but simple, using smart technologies to anticipate energy needs and thereby running more efficiently than in the days of simple thermostats.
Because of the effects and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Messe Düsseldorf India has decided to reschedule the combined staging of the wire India, Tube India, METEC India, and India Essen Cutting & Welding trade fairs.
Rather than build a project or a system piece by piece on the jobsite, some manufacturers offer prefabricated alternatives. Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical joining and flow control technologies, uses a vertically integrated strategy, assisted by the latest digital concepts, to enhance efficiencies at all stages of piping system design, fabrication, and field installation.
Crippa S.p.A has introduced the 150LE CNC tube bender, part of its Linear bending machine series.
Some challenging bending applications can result in marring the tube’s surface. The tooling is metal, the tubing is metal, and in some cases abrasions or scratches are unavoidable. Many such applications are candidates for a tough, durable plastic tooling alternative.
Beading, expanding, flanging, flaring, grooving, knurling, reducing—all of these can be carried out on tube ends, which illustrates the versatility of end formers. Even among beads, several unique and distinctive styles are used commonly in industry.
Career pipeline welder turned CWI Keith Armentrout offers his take on the shutdown of the Keystone XL.
Morgan Industrial Technology offers the Magnatech QX800 weld head for fusion welding. The orbital weld head comes in the same sizes as the previous 800 series but has new features including quick-exchange collets, a 30% weight reduction, switch panel, and enhanced weld head cooling. The collets can...
Welding end prep tools and saws for cutting and beveling tube and pipe are available for same-day rental anywhere in the U.S. from Esco Tool, Holliston, Mass. The rental program includes MILLHOG ID-clamping welding end prep tools for beveling tube and pipe from 1 to 48 in. dia., the COHOG...
The new TubeInspect P16.2 HRC and TubeInspect P8.2 HRC systems from Accurex Measurement provide fast, fully optical measurement of tubes and tubular assemblies. With their speed and hands-off measurement, the machines support both manually fed CNC bending and fully automated operations. The...
Exhibitor registration for Tube Düsseldorf 2022, International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, is now open at www.tube.de/2330. The deadline for reserving exhibit space is June 30, 2021. The event will be held May 9-13, 2022, at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. The show will again feature a...
Baton Rouge, La.-based industrial construction firm Turner Industries has selected the Port of Iberia in New Iberia, La., for its sixth permanent Louisiana site and 13th site companywide. In addition to its headquarters and the new facility in Louisiana, the company has locations in Port Allen,...
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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.