Pipe and Tube Nashville Optimizing Operations Through Continuous Improvements

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1 Pipe and Tube Nashville 2012 Optimizing Operations Through Continuous Improvements Nashville, Tennessee, USA June 2012 ISBN:

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2 Printed from e-media with permission by: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY Some format issues inherent in the e-media version may also appear in this print version. Copyright (2012) by the International Tube Association All rights reserved. Printed by Curran Associates, Inc. (2012) For permission requests, please contact the International Tube Association at the address below. International Tube Association 46 Holly Walk Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 4HY UK Phone: Fax: Additional copies of this publication are available from: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY USA Phone: Fax: Web:

3 Pipe & Tube Nashville Program Agenda and Room Locations Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Exhibits/Food/Networking Events Symphony II/III 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Tabletop Exhibits 7:30-8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by Graebener-Reika 9:55-10:10 a.m. Morning Break Sponsored by Excel Industrial Electronics Noon-1 p.m. Group Lunch 3-3:15 p.m. Afternoon Break Sponsored by George A Mitchell Company 5-7 p.m. Networking Reception Sponsored by Superior Tube Company, Inc. Sessions, Keynote, and Special Presentations Symphony I (Main Session Room) AV Sponsored by Schuler, Inc. 8:15-8:30 a.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks 8:30-9:25 a.m. Keynote Presentation Dr. Chris Kuehl, FMA Economist & founder, Armada Corporate Intelligence 9:30-9:55 a.m. Hands Free Entry Systems for Tube & Pipe Mills for the 21 st Century Len Steinmeyer, Royalton Industries 10:10-10:35 a.m. Competitive ERW Lines for Quality Products Frank Lagac, SMS Meer 10:40-11:05 a.m. Optimizing Vintage, Niche Technology to Produce Today s Specialty Tubes John Reinhart and Chiranjib Murkherjee, Superior Tube Company, Inc. 11:10 a.m.-noon Video Presentation Thermatool Corporation 1-1:55 p.m. Disaster Preparedness Case Study Independence Tube Corporation 2-2:25 p.m. Welding Emissions and the Facility Emissions Inventory a Caveat Darryl/Stephanie Hitch, Hitch Environmental LLC 2:30-2:55 p.m. The Path to a Better HF Weld Lesley Frame, Thermatool Corporation 3:15-3:40 p.m. Tube Weld Process Monitoring Using Lasers Cornelius Sawatzky, Xiris Automation, Inc. 3:45-4:30 p.m. Video Presentation Plymouth Tube and The Cold Drawing of Stainless and Carbon Steel Tubing presented by TPA Sessions Carmichael/McTyeire (Second Session Room runs concurrent with main room sessions) AV Sponsored by Magnetic Analysis Corporation 9:30-9:55 a.m. Early Warning Defect Detection System Andrew Houghton, Promet Consulting, LTD. 10:10-10:35 a.m. New Ultrasonic Testing Technique for Testing Tube Ends Joseph Baldauff, Magnetic Analysis Corporation

4 10:40-11:05 a.m. Evaluating Product Integrity with Eddy Current Dan DeVries, Criterion NDT 2-2:25 p.m. In-Line Seam Heat Treatment Technology John Inge Asperheim, EFD Induction a.s. 2:30-2:55 p.m. Plasma Annealing of Thin-Wall and Small Diameter Tubes Efficient and High Speed Alternative to Traditional Radiance Annealing Igor Rogelj, Plasmait GmbH 3:15-3:40 p.m. Improvements in Safety, Energy, Production, and Service Life for Roller Hearth Furnaces for Annealing of Steel and Copper Tubing Wynn Kearns, CMI Industry Americas, Inc. Thursday, June 28, 2012 Exhibits/Food Events Symphony II/III 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tabletop Exhibits 8-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by American Metal Market 10:15-10:30 a.m. Morning Break Sponsored by H & H Tubes 12:30-1:30 p.m. Group Networking Lunch 1:30-2:00 p.m. Afternoon Break (to be near each roundtable room) Sponsored by Excel Industrial Electronics Sessions and Overviews Symphony I (Main Session Room) AV Sponsored by Pearl Equipment Company 8:30-9:15 a.m. Preston Pipe Market Overview Eric Lundin, The Tube & Pipe Journal 9:20-9:45 a.m. How Tube Laser Processing is Improving the Modern Tube Fabrication Process Jeff Arendas, BLM Group USA 9:50-10:15 a.m. Advancements in ID Ring Saw Cutting Technology Rich Marando, Graebener-Reika, Inc. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Market Overview Anti-Dumping Measures and Implications Kimberly Leppold, Metal Bulletin 11:35 a.m.-noon Kit Production through Programmable Logic Marc Allman, AMS Controls, Inc. 12:05-12:30 p.m. Measuring Tube Length and Speed Using Non-Contact Laser Based Encoder Systems Felix Rominski, Polytec, Inc. 2:45-3 p.m. Conference Wrap-up and Closing Sessions Carmichael/McTyeire (Second Session Room runs concurrent with main room sessions) 9:20-9:45 a.m. Evaluation of a Novel Lubricant Technology for Use on the Cold Drawing of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Tubing Ike Tripp, Etna Products, Inc.

5 9:50-10:15 a.m. Selecting Lubricants for Bending and End Forming Tube & Pipe Joe Hough, Tower Oil & Technology Company 11:35 a.m.-noon Cost Behavior Tool or Stumbling Block Monty Kuxhaus, MK Services, LTD. 12:05-12:30 p.m. Cold Drawing Processes for Tubing, Strategies and Constraints Laurence Shaheen, Consultant 1:30-2:45 p.m. Producing Roundtable Facilitators: Brian Kopack, Formtek Metal Forming, Inc. and John Bell, Lochinvar Corporation Additional Participants: Joe Olson, Roll Machining Technologies and Solutions and Dan Ventura, Ventura and Associates Sessions Kirkland/Calhoon 1:30-2:45 p.m. Fabricating Roundtable Facilitator: Jeff Arendas, BLM Group USA Session Neely 1:30-2:45 p.m. Seamless Roundtable Facilitators: John Reinhart, Superior Tube Company, Inc., Don Foreman, H & H Tube, and Gary Pashia, Pipe & Tube Nashville Committee Chair Session Sarratt/Kissam 1:30-2:45 p.m. Disaster Preparedness Roundtable Facilitator: John Anton, Independence Tube Corporation

October 10-12, 2012 Sheraton Madison Hotel Madison, Wisconsin

Making Waves! Our 10-Year Event 2012 WAFSCM 10th Annual Conference October 10-12, 2012 Sheraton Madison Hotel Madison, Wisconsin General Information Fall conference registration includes 2013 membership