New Articles Cut-Off Tube and Pipe production issues Testing, Measuring and Inspecting Orbital Welding Tube & Pipe Hydroforming Robotics & tube handling Tube Swaging and endforming Tube Bending Tube Branching, Collaring and Flanging Tube Threading Tube beveling and chamfering Tube brazing New Articles Bjørnar Grande, John Kåre Langelid, Olav Wærstad, EFD Induction - Maximizing uptime in high-frequency tube and pipe welding Bananas Design Ltd - Apple Apps as marketing tool booming Metallisation, UK - Protecting ERW seams from corrosion Dennis Reynolds, Bytewise Measurement Systems - On-Line Measurement for Roll Formed Tubes and Profiles John Reinlund, KWH Pipe - Polyethylene Pipes Replace Concrete In Power Station's Cooling Water Intake Hendrik Loebbe - The effect of frequency in welding thick-walled HFI pipes A. J. Schenk , Intercon Enterprises Inc. - WHY PURGE ? Purging for Pipe/Tube Welds - On Corrosion-Resistant Metals J Venczel, Magnetic Analysis Corp - Performance Improvement of Rotary Ultrasonic Testers Sekar C K, TUBE PRODUCTS OF INDIA - Effect of Heat treatment method in minimizing the residual stress level in Cold Drawn Welded Tubes (CDW/DOM) John Inge Asperheim and Leif Markegård, EFD Induction a.s - Optimization of seam annealing process with the help of 2D simulations Charles P. Howes - Arc Spray Systems for Tube Mill Galvanizing Flávio Braga, Virtual Tubes and Pipes Consulting - Virtual ERW - A Computer Graphical Evaluation of Heat Affected Zone to ERW Steel Tubes and Pipes D.I. Fritz Nerat and D.I. Jörg Papak, Körner Chemieanlagenbau GmbH - New developments in tube pretreatment plants Brad Jeffery, Contributing Writer, IRMCO - Advanced lubricant technology for high-strength steel Torsten Holm, Sören Wiberg, Thomas Mahlo, Rolf Andersson, Linde Gas - Furnace Atmospheres for Tube Annealing John Inge Asperheim, Bjørnar Grande, EFD Induction - Factors Influencing Heavy Wall Tube Welding Mike Wilson, Managing Director, Meta Vision Systems Ltd - Advamces in Automated Welding E. Ceretti, C. Giardini, A. Attanasio, F. Brisotto - FEM Analysis of Rotary Tube Piercing Process T-DRILL - Linear Motor technology for chipless tube cut-off Greg Miller, Tubular Solutions - Tube Forming Processes A Comprehensive Guide Roy Page, Turner Machine Company - Rolls for tube straightening machines Mark B. Palynchuk, Western Instruments Inc. - Calibration Standards for High Performance Tubes & Pipes Tube and Pipe production issues Albert Sedlmaier , data M - Computer Aided Design for Rollforming Shaped Tube Dr. Rainer Hergemoeller , Schumag AG - Modern Production Methods for High Volume Copper Tube Manufacturing Dave Plester, Datapaq Ltd - Advances in temperature profiling equipment for the tube & pipe industries Pro-Fusion Technologies, Inc. - Arc welding on a stainless steel tube mill General Info - How Copper Tube is Manufactured Ian D. Harris, EWI - Tube Welding John Inge Asperheim, Bjørnar Grande, ELVA Induksjon a.s - Temperature Evaluation of Weld Vee Geometry and Performance F. Davydov, Delta-service - Advanced technology of making electric welded tubes equivalent by their quality to seamless tubes Charles Thrift, TI Group Automotive Systems - Double benefits CO-Tube Peter Chifo, Jr, Superior Technologies - Galvanizing and Coating of Tubular Products and Shapes Emmedi - Selecting the Right H.F. Generator Richard A Harris, Lincoln Electric - Custom Weld Metal for Arctic Pipeline Ph.D, Baicheng Wen, Roll-Kraft Inc - Eliminating surface marking on Welded Tube and Pipe Dr. Bruno E. Buluschek, SWISSCAB SA - Manufacture of Laser Welded Composite Tubes Mannesmann Demag - Continuous Production Line for Welded Copper Tubes Keith Barraclough, Doltec Ltd. - Improved Mill Drive System John Powell, Inductoheat - High speed ACR copper tube inline induction annealing Albert Sedlmaier, data M Software + Engineering - Computer Aided Process Simulation and Quality Control for Design and manufacture of High Quality Tube Mill Rolls Dr. Paul Scott, Thermatool Corp. - The Effects of Frequency in High Frequency Welding George Heisler, Seco/Warvick Corp. - Annealing and Finishing Hot and Cold rolled Carbon, Stainless Steel, and Copper Tubing Mark Costello, Kent Corporation - Joining coils together increases productivity, while reducing scrap, tooling damage and safety hazards on progressive die and roll form lines Mr. Theodore Morin and Dr. Paul Scott, Thermatool Corp. - Modern Methods of High Frequency Welding Used to Produce Consistent Quality Christopher "Kip" Cole & Stacy Reese, Kipco International - Increasing welding speeds of St.Steel tubular products by using multicathode welding Jean-Claude Prouheze & Didier Bonjean, Vallourec - Saving Weight With More Steel Tube Components Cut-off Jim Dalton, Bardons & Oliver, Inc - Continuous, automatic processing of heavy-wall round tubing Peter Sohler, Kinkelder BV - Tremendous resources for cost cutting in tube sawing Iwao Nakata, Fusatsugu Abe, Hiroyoshi Kato: Nakata Mfg Co. Ltd. - Fine and Productive Tube & Pipe Cutting by Tip Saw System William Holyoak, T-DRILL - Basic Tube cut-to-length methods Testing, Measuring and Inspecting Mike Badeen, Phillips Petroleum Borger Refinery - Tell Tale Holes (TTH) John Venczel, Magnetic Analysis Corporation - Ultrasonic testing of tubes and bars by computer based instrumentation Richard D. Roberts, Quest Integrated - Laser Profilometry For Tube Inspection Joseph E. Pascente, Lixi Inc - New portable pipe wall thickness measuring techniques Mr. Hartmut Kümmel, Institut Dr. Förster, - Nondestructive Testing of Nonferrous Tubes - In Particular Copper Tubes Mr. Terrance Banach, Magnetic Analysis Corp. - Ultrasonic Inspection of Small Diameter Welded Tube - Truths and Consequences Orbital Welding John G. Emmerson, Magnatech - Pipeline Industry Looks to New Processes for Mechanized Weld Quality Barbara K. Henon, Ph.D. and Angel Brond, Arc Machines, Inc. - Latest Developments in Welding Specifications for Sanitary Process Piping Pro-Fusion Technologies, Inc. - Fundamentals of Orbital Tube Welding Axxair - Orbital cutting and welding made easy Barbara Henon, Arc Machines, Inc. - Orbital Welding of Stainless Steel Tubing for Biopharmaceutical, Food and Dairy Applications Mr. Ian Farmer, Welding and Metal Fabrication Magazine, - Narrowing the gap with hot wire orbital TIG Tube & Pipe Hydroforming Richard A. Marando, Parish Division of Dana Corp. - Tubular Hydroforming: The Enabling Technology Robotics & tube handling Gerry Lemay, JCD International Robotics Corp - Robotic Pipe and Tube Handling System Tube Swaging and endforming Frank Müller, HMP - The advantages of rotary swaging Tube Bending Greg Miller, Tubular Solutions, Inc. - Tube Bending Primer BLM-Adige (UK) Ltd - Tube Bending, Form and Fabrication Alex Slouka Jr, Omni-X - Tube Bending Guide Tadao Kato, Nissin Precision - Highly Improved Function and Productivity for Tube Bending by CNC Bender Peter Chapman, Addison Tube Forming Ltd. - State of the art CNC tube bending Antonio Crippa, Crippa SpA - News for Automotive Air-conditioning tube bending Mr. Bernd Jeskolka, IDEAL-Werk. - Flash Butt Welder for Shearing, Centering and Deburring Tube Branching, Collaring and Flanging T-DRILL - Pipe Collaring and Flanging William H. Holyoak, T-Drill Industries, Inc - Small Diameter Tube Branching Tube Threading Paul Znidar, PMC Industries - Tube and pipe threading advancements for standard and premium joints Tube beveling and chamfering William Sandford, Tri Tool Inc. - Preparing Tube Ends for High-Purity Welding Bill Atkinson, Tri Tool Inc. - Automatic Tube Welding for High Purity Systems