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Companies
7th International
Trade Fair for
Tubes & Pipes, Valves,
Pumps, Fittings and
Components
1–3 October 2013
Imigrantes
Exhibition Centre
São Paulo, Brazil
Held in conjunction with:
Supported by:
In co-operation with:
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Postfach 101006 _ 40001 Düsseldorf _ Germany
Mrs Claudia Wiechert
Tel. +49/211/4560-7700 _ Fax +49/211/4560-7740
Unprecedented levels of
welding control
New Technology from Thermatool
Thermatool Corporation has recently introduced a new gen-
eration of HF tube & pipe welding system which incorporates
an intuitive user interface called HAZControl™ Technology
(HCT™) – designed to deliver precise, independent control of
weld power and frequency on each and every mill run.
To meet the stringent demand of customers, tube and pipe
manufacturers have worked to more efficiently manufacture
products per customer requirements without a compromise
on quality.
Thermatool has introduced HAZControl™ Technology to sim-
plify the complex relationships between key HF welding var-
iables. First, the HCT™ interface enables a user to decide
upon the optimal weld parameters that define their product.
It then uses predictive algorithms to calculate and plot how
power, frequency, vee length, and mill speed influence the
weld. If any of the defined key variables change, HAZCon-
trol™ Technology guides the operator back towards the ap-
proved HAZ width and geometry according to the producer’s
requirements.
Thermatool’s HAZControl™ Technology guides operators, by
a simple visual display of the target HF weld parameters,
to control output frequency in real time. This intelligent
software was designed to significantly reduce costly set up
time and scrap by giving the operator the ability to control
frequency in 1kHz increments while maintaining frequency
stability of ±1%. The resulting precision ensures repeatable
HAZ characteristics across an entire product range regardless
of operators, mill speeds, or product. Thermatool’s intuitive
HCT™ control panel software allows the operator to save the
desired weld parameters of the optimal weld per product and
quickly recall the production recipe for repeatability.
For over 50 years Thermatool has been the leading devel-
oper of HF welding equipment for the global tube and pipe
industry. From API pipe production to engineered structural
sections, Thermatool’s
innovations consistently
push the limits on de-
sign and implementation
of HF welded products.
Inductotherm
Heating & Welding Limited
Thermatool House, Crockford
Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire,
RG24 8NA, UK
Tel.: +44 1256 335533
Fax: +44 1256 467224
