July 2016, Vol. 71 No. 7
New Products
McElroy Fintube Machine Leaves Lasting Impression, Makes Russian Debut
McElroy’s Extruded fintube machine recently outdid prior performances, demonstrating its ability to offer significant savings to fintube manufacturers due to its capacity to produce quality fintubes using less raw material than before.
The cost efficiency offering from the company’s Extruded fintube machine was a major player in the long list of reasons Borkhimmash, a leading supplier of industrial equipment in Russia and Eastern Europe, chose to add a Model B Extruded Machine to its equipment lineup for the production of heat exchanger equipment used throughout the gas, oil and petrochemical industries. It is the first McElroy machine of its kind in Russia.
Prior to Borkhimmash’s selection of the Model B Extruded Machine, the company requested testing using aluminum material sourced from Russia with a 0.17-inch wall thickness. While McElroy’s disc technology makes it possible to use thinner material while still producing a quality product, the machine had yet to be tested running material thinner than 0.18 inches. When put to the test at McElroy’s Tulsa, OK, headquarters, the results did not disappoint.
“It was enlightening to see our machines so easily stretch the limits of what even we thought they could do,” said Carlos Alfonzo, global sales manager for McElroy.
With the use of the Model B Extruded Machine, Borkhimmash will increase its fintube product line and customer base. In addition, fintube lengths will be extended from 39.37 feet to up to 59.06 feet.
In May, McElroy continued with its strong involvement in the process, sending technical service representatives to Borkhimmash’s plant in Borisoglebsk, Russia, to install and commission the 111-foot extruded machine, as well as providing operator and machine maintenance training to the company’s employees. 918-836-8611, www.mcelroy.com.
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