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A new hydraulic cylindrical grinder is on its way to Roll-Kraft. Mentor, OH. (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Roll-Kraft has again expanded its production equipment list to include a new hydraulic cylindrical grinder. The machine will be installed at the corporate headquarters in Mentor, OH. within the coming weeks. It will be used to perform several grinding functions leading to the final much-sought-after smooth finish to roll tooling manufactured by Roll-Kraft, and supplied to the tube & pipe...
HOUSTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MRC Global Inc. (NYSE:MRC) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Dan H. Brown, Inc., D/B/A Flow Control Products (Flow Control). Founded in Odessa, Texas in 1981, Flow Control is a leading provider of pneumatic, electric and electro-hydraulic valve automation packages and related field support to the Permian Basin energy industry, including production facilities, pipelines, and plant operations....
Chromalox has announced that they will offer a new digital heat trace controller for use with constant wattage, mineral insulated or self-regulating heat trace cables. The model ITC Series intelliTRACE® brand controller is designed for line or ambient sensing heat trace applications in hazardous (Class I, Division 2) or non-hazardous areas in industrial settings such as chemical processing, oil and gas exploration, and petrochemical processing. Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) May 31, 2013...
The Ken Thompson Pipe Group (KTI, Inc.) tested the performance of its Flowtite FRP pipe in front of a group of engineers, contractors and owners to prove its superior performance in pressure applications such as water transport. The pipe withstood pressure to 1375 psi, up to nine times its operating pressure. Rialto, CA (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 The KTI Pipe Group proved a point in dramatic fashion to a large group of industry professionals: that Flowtite Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) offers...
Seminar was Well-attended by U.S. and Canadian Tube and Pipe Companies (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Roll-Kraft recently conducted a regional tube and pipe training seminar in Ontario, Canada. The program had outstanding attendance from over a dozen tube and pipe mill companies throughout Canada and from the United States. The itinerary included new tube and pipe training techniques for 2013 which covered key areas of: Mill Integrity and Alignment Roll Design...
CADavenue.com will be adding a new stand-alone piping software package to its CAD software line. The full featured product is an AutoCAD® alternative with a series of piping modules integrated within the program's menu bar. Bend, OR (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 CADavenue announced today that a new piping program will be available by mid- summer 2013. The low cost AutoCAD® alternative called AViCAD Piping is being designed for both small piping contractors and large fabrication...
Mike Leathers brings 20 years of experience in the heavy construction industry, most recently as President of Hanson Engineered Products. Leathers responsibilities will include building awareness of the company’s Flowtite Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) pipe in North America, as a superior solution for pressure applications such as water transport. Rialto, CA (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 The Ken Thompson Pipe Group (KTI, Inc.) has announced the appointment of Mike Leathers to the position of...
In April of 2013, Industrial Valve reduced installation time from fourteen to six hours on pressure seals ranging from 900 to 4,500 pounds using the VSG Pro, a high-density graphite bonnet seal from EGC Enterprises. Chardon, OH (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 Typically, a power plant shuts down a couple of times a year to allow safety and maintenance items to be performed. In the case of Georgia Power, a Southern Power facility located in Carrollton, 25 bonnet seals had to be replaced and...
The Ken Thompson Pipe Group (KTI, Inc.) tested the performance of its Flowtite® FRP pipe in front of a group of engineers, contractors and owners to prove its superior performance in pressure applications such as water transport. The pipe withstood pressure to 1375 psi, up to nine times its operating pressure. RIALTO, CA (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 The KTI Pipe Group proved a point in dramatic fashion to a large group of industry professionals: that Flowtite® Fiber Reinforced Plastic...
New State Requirements for Yellow Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing HARRISBURG, Pa., May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lt. Governor Jim Cawley and State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann today announced the start of a new safety awareness program for yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing. The yellow flexible metal tubing is used to supply natural gas or propane to appliances and there has been an upgrade to installation requirements due to the risk of fire from a potential arc when...
