German plantmaker SMS Meer has announced that it has received an order from US-based California Steel Industries (CSI) for the delivery of a 24-inch high frequency (HF) tube welding line.
The line will be used to primarily produce up to 400,000 mt of line pipes according to API 5L. In addition to increased production capacity, the new line will enable CSI to expand its tube product range to 24 inch outside diameter. CSI currently offers HF tubes with outside diameters up to 16 inches.
On the new HF tube welding line, CSI will be able to produce tubes with diameters from 8 5/8" (219.1 mm) to 24" (609.6 mm). Wall thicknesses will range from 0.157" (4 mm) to 0.750" (19.1 mm), with pipe lengths from 20 ft. (6 m) to 80 ft. (24.4 m).
The 24-inch high frequency tube welding line will be brought into service in 2014.