Patents Assigned to Madeco Mills S.A.
  • Publication number: 20140220370
    Abstract: In the tube manufacturing industry, five general methodologies for manufacturing tubes are known at this time. The first is under an extrusion of molten metal by means of a press. The second is by means of a rotary lamination system known as “Piercing” or “Mannesmann”. The third is the welded pre-tube that is obtained from a laminated strip. The fourth, known as the “Cast & Roll” system, whereby a pre-tube, obtained directly from the melting, is laminated by a triple roller system. Finally, the innovative manner whereby a continuous vertical casting manufactures pre-tubes continuously, directly from the melt. The four first systems are widely used in the industry to manufacture what is known as a “pre-tube” that usually has a diameter of 60 mm or higher, which we shall name “old pre-tube”. Different processes are applied to that old pre-tube to bring it to smaller diameters and thicknesses finally required by the market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Madeco Mills S.A.
    Inventors: Eduardo Andrés Morel Rodríguez, Eduardo Alfonso Valdebenito López, Marco Antonio Carrasco Gálvez