Tube Mills and Pipe Mills Selection Guide

2026-01-23

What do you need to pay attention to when choosing pipe making machine?

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Scope

When choosing pipe making machine, the most important thing to pay attention to is the scope of pipe making, including the thickness of pipe, diameter, etc

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Techniques

Tube mill or pipe mill employ two unique methods to form seamless and welded structures from a wide range of materials, including iron and non-ferrous metals. Factories are classified according to volume, technology or the nature of materials. For example:

ERW (electric resistance welding)
Plasma Welding
Laser Welding
TIG (tungsten inert gasses) Welding


Monitoring and inspection equipment are crucial to quality assurance. Typical devices include eddy current or ultrasonic monitoring systems, flux leakage detectors, and optical or laser sensors. Integration of the equipment drives improved automation and control of the processes.


Applications

Tube mills or pipe mills serve an array of industries and applications, including:

Electrical or Gas transmission
Liquid transportation
Oil and gas drilling
Irrigation
Structural tubing
Petrochemical pipe
Medical
Hydroform tubing
Mechanical tubing
Exhaust pipes 


Materials

After choosing the use of the pipeline, you can choose the appropriate material according to the use of the pipeline. Tube mills and pipe mills rely on steel as their primary raw material. Pipes are made out of many types of materials. It is up to the engineering company to determine the materials to be used in the process piping system. Materials are selected based on fluid, pressure, temperature and cost. Most pipelines used by industrial sectors such as oil and gas fall into the following categories:

Carbon Steel Pipes
Stainless Steel Pipes
Alloy Steel Pipes
Galvanized Iron Pipes


Other materials present in the steel alloy may include:

Aluminum
Manganese
Titanium
Tungsten


Standards 

Gas & Oil SPEC 2B— Specifications for the fabrication of steel pipe
DNV-OSS-313— Pipe mill qualifications
DIN EN 13675— Safety of tube forming and pipe milling equipment


Mold material standard:

Cr12 Mov
Hrc 50-52
SKD11
SKD61
AmpCo 25
H3 D2


Executive standard:

ASTMA-312 Seamless, Welded & Heavily Cold worked Austenitic SS Pipes
ASTMA-249 Welded Austenitic steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat Exchanger & Condenser Tubes
ASTMA-688 Welded Feed water heater 'U'Tubes
ASTM A53 is a carbon steel alloy, used as structural steel or for low-pressure plumbing. 


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