INDUSTRY NEWS New hardbound catalog tells Weldbend story
CHICAGO— A labor of love three years in the making, Weldbend Corporation’s new 186-page hardbound catalog is far more than a listing of products the company offers. The first section provides an overview of Weldbend’s facilities and explains its meticulous manufacturing process for making weld fittings and flanges. A plant tour section describes Weldbend’s one-of-a-kind, fully automatic elbow press that makes 8", 10" and 12” elbows by heating blanks to red-hot forging temperatures and running them over mandrels and forming dies to produce perfectly formed elbows. The catalog offers examples of the
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high-quality weld flanges and fittings Weldbend produces on state-of-the- art equipment such as a cold-tee press that turns out seamless tees made with high-quality, U.S.-made pipe. Each tee receives magnetic- particle testing according to the
ASTM A-234 standard. All products are checked for dimensions and tolerances by dedicated quality control employees. Products meet all applicable ASTM and ASME standards. The catalog describes Weldbend’s “On Hand” inventory policy that was designed with the distributor in mind. The company stocks weld fittings and flanges from 1
/2" elbows
to 60" flanges for immediate shipping. Weldbend packages all fittings in
special reinforced cardboard cartons for easy storage and identification as well as for protection of the products to ensure quality delivery. Besides comprehensive listings of
all Weldbend’s products, the catalog offers the following: a technical-data section of bevel details; buttweld pressure-temperature ratings; flow resistance for fittings; stress intensification factors; thermal
expansion; dimensions of welding ends; steel-pipe dimensions; dimensional tolerances for flanges; gasket surface finishes; standard flange facings; ring-type joint facing dimensions; weld-end preparations; thread-standard practices; useful formulas; a method for calculating flange-bolt lengths; pressure- temperature ratings for flanges; conversion charts; test-report identification; bolt-torque specifications; tightening sequences and material safety data. Visit
www.weldbend.com.
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PHILADELPHIA — At the closing banquet of the ASPE convention and exposition in Philadelphia, outgoing president Julius A. Ballanco, P.E. presented the prestigious Peter E. Warshaw Service Award to Anthony J. Wasch Jr., vice president of marketing for Delany Products of Charlottesville, Va. This award is given to an individual who is nominated and receives a unanimous vote for dedication, unflagging spirit and outstanding support and service contributions on behalf of the society and the engineering profession.
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