SRET Helped Chongqing Longchang Build a New Ø130 Line for High Strength Steel
/ Chongqing, China, 2016 December

These days, a increasing demand of high strength steel tube has been seen. The principal characteristics of tube and pipe in high strength steel, with respect to traditional steel grades, are elevated yield value and good toughness. With these properties, high strength steel tube can be used in a variety of tough applications.

To catch up the industrial trending, Sichuan Rongchang Steel Pipe Company was planning to add a new high-precision tube mill line to produce φ130 pipe in high strength steel. After a comparison study conducted to a number of tube mill manufacturers in China, they selected SRET Equipment for help with supplying the entire entry sections and flying cutoff machine. Some of key specifications of the new line to be expected are: high strength carbon steel with 3 – 7mm thickness and 180 – 420mm width, material coil of max. 8 tons and max. 2200mm OD, mill speed of 20 – 45m/min, pipe cut length of 4 – 12m, etc,.

The entire mill entry section SRET Equipment provided is composed of uncoiler, flattener, shear & end welder, and horizontal spiral accumulator. The type of flying cutoff machine offered by SRET Equipment is milling type orbital flying cutoff cold saw. The commissioning was completed and the new tube mill line was put into operation on Dec, 2016, as scheduled.

Customer values delivered thru SRET Equipment machines include:

  • High automation level and low manpower required, one-man operation for entire mill entry section
  • Eliminate the requirements for end facing process for a big cost saving, with burr-free cutting achieved by milling type orbital flying cutoff cold saw
  • High product quality that bring high competitiveness to the customer
  • Designed with compatibility preserved for future upgrading and production technology development
  • High throughput in producing high strength steel tube
  • Easy operation and maintenance
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TrustMach International Inc. (Canada) Has Opened
/ Burlington, Canada, 2016 December

For 3 decades, SRET Equipment has been the leading pipe & tube mill supplier to China’s domestic market. Within the recent years, SRET Equipment has gained more and more recognition by international customers, with its products being sold to over 30 countries across continents. It is now ready for SRET to take the next step: Expanding Internationally

With the goal of bridging the needs of customers worldwide with our best solutions and service, a new company, TrustMach International Inc. (Canada) was established in December of 2016, located in Burlington of Canada, half hour drive west of Toronto. TrustMach International will be responsible for enhancing the international business for SRET Equipment, with a extended offering from the single machine to a complete ERW pipe making plant, and from equipment upgrading to spare parts and post sale service. Our mission is to better serve our value international clients with better expertise and professionalism.

As a China-based tube mill manufacturer, working with the global channel partner network remains the fundamental role in our sales strategy for international market. TrustMach International will be focused on developing and partnering with the channels or agents to extend our solutions and service to end customers worldwide.

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SRET Equipment Shines at Tube China Shanghai 2016
/ Shanghai, China, 2016 September

China’s tube and pipe industry has developed rapidly over the past decade, so that the country now has become one of the world’s major players in the field of tube and pipe manufacturing, second only to the United States. Tube China is an international trade fair for the tube and pipe industry, which takes place every two years in Shanghai. It is one of the world’s largest trade fair for tube and pipe technologies, which has firmly established itself on the fair market as an offshoot of the Tube in Dusseldorf.

SRET Equipment took part in Tube China Shanghai 2016. At its spacious stand, SRET Equipment exhibited its full range of solutions from tube mill entry line, accumulator, flying cut off saw, to end finishing machines for ERW tube mill, with its latest technologies developed. At the fair, customers and visitors confirmed once again in discussions that SRET with its comprehensive industrial know-how and continuous innovation be regarded without doubt, as the China’s leading pipe & tube mill manufacturer.

SRET was founded in 1989 by 5 university senior professors, and since then it has always remained the technology pioneer of tube mill manufacturing industry. Its products have been operated in over 30 countries across continents.

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SRET Helped Sichuan Zhenhong Build a Tube Mill for 325 mm Pipe and 300 Square Tube
/ Sichuan, China, 2016 July

Located in Shifang city, Sichuan province, Sichuan Zhenhong Steelwork Company, a subsidiary under Foshan Zhenhong Group, is specialized in manufacturing steel tube and pipe. The company has 20 ERW tube production lines with annual productivity of 0.5 million tons.

To extend its product portfolio, the company, in 2015, was planning to add a new ERW tube mill line for 325mm pipe and 300mm square tube. After a comprehensive study to many tube mill manufacturers in China, they made a final decision to ask SRET Equipment for help to supply the entire entry line section and flying cutoff machine for the new line setup. Some of key specifications to be expected on the new line include: mill speed of 10 – 25 m/min, steel material of 3 – 12 mm thickness and 600 – 1200 mm width, coil to be handled with Max. 2200 mm OD, tube cut length of 6 – 15 m, etc.

The entire mill entry section SRET Equipment provided is composed of uncoiler, flattener, shear & end welder, and horizontal spiral accumulator. The type of flying cutoff machine offered by SRET Equipment is milling type orbital flying cutoff cold saw. The new tube mill line commissioning and start up was completed on time by SRET Equipment technician on July, 2016.

Customer values delivered thru SRET Equipment machines include:

  • High automation level and low manpower required, one-man operation for entire mill entry section
  • Eliminate the requirements for end facing process for a big cost saving, with burr-free cutting achieved by milling type orbital flying cutoff cold saw
  • High product quality that bring high competitiveness to the customer
  • Designed with compatibility preserved for future upgrading and production technology development
  • High throughput
  • Easy operation and maintenance
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Hebei Huayang’s Ø273 Tube Mill Retrofitting Completed by SRET
/ Hebei, China, 2016 May

Located in Cangzhou city in Hebei province, Hebei Huayang Steel Pipe Company Ltd. is one of largest ERW pipe and tube manufacturers in Northern China. Its tube products are sold across the world, from Southeast Asia, Middle East, to Europe and beyond, in a variety of applications like oil and gas, water, and power industry. The company has earned a good reputation in both domestic and international markets.

To improve its productivity and cut the operation cost for a better market competitiveness, the company wants to retrofit its aging production line of Ø 273mm. Their goal for retrofitting this existing line is to be able to work at mill speed of 15 – 30 m/min, to process the strip of 4 – 14mm thickness and 650 – 900mm width, to handle the material coil of Max. 2000mm OD and 15 tons, and cut the pipe at length of 5.8 – 18m. Once again, Hebei Huayang Steel Pipe came to SRET Equipment for help with designing and manufacturing the tube mill machines to retrofit.

SRET Equipment provided a entire entry line section consisting of uncoiler, flattener, shear & end welder, and horizontal spiral accumulator, plus a milling type orbital flying cut off cold saw. The machines were shipped to the customer in April, 2016, and a smooth commissioning was completed within less than 20 days, meeting all the customer’s expectation.

Customer values delivered thru retrofit to the customer include:

  • Increased automation level and reduced manpower required, number of operators needed for entry line down to 1 from previous 4
  • Eliminate the requirements for end facing process for a big cost saving, with burr-free cutting achieved by milling type orbital flying cutoff cold saw
  • Short lead time and commissioning time ensure a minimum financial impact of existing line stoppage
  • Easy operation and maintenance
  • Able to produce the tube and pipe with high grade and high hardness
  • Increased productivity

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SRET Equipment Shows Up at Tube Dusseldorf 2016
/ Dusseldorf, Germany, 2016 April

When it comes to business, there’s no better place in the world than an exhibition. Tube Dusseldorf is the world’s biggest and most important forum of the industry’s experts. The figures of the event speak for themselves: 1,278 international exhibitors presented current trends in the industry and tomorrow’s technologies to approximately 69,500 professional visitors from around the world.

Once again, SRET Equipment participated at this No. 1 exhibition of tube industry, with its highly motivated management team and technical experts to address a multitude of customer issues. Within 4 exciting days, SRET Equipment spent a plenty of time with the visitors from across the world, on discussing and answering a significant amount of inquiries, some of which are concrete for seeking solutions regarding current project from single machine upgrading up to a new tube & pipe mill set up.

Tube Dusseldorf has provided SRET Equipment with a incredible chance to learn the latest technologies of the industry, while exhibiting our most updated product portfolio Meanwhile, it is also a great place for us to catch up with many of our channel partners for a tightened business partnership development. After all, nothing can replace face-to-face discussion. We would like to thank all our customers for your great interest in our successful products.

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