Released on: August 3, 2008, 11:53 pm

Press Release Author: Deborah Shearer

Industry: Industrial

Press Release Summary: In an effort to minimize labor costs related to removing the
ID-scarf from the inside of the tube, LJT implemented recently ID-notching mandrels
for all tube sizes.

Press Release Body: Chattanooga, TN and South Bend, IN , August 04, 2008 -- Lock
Joint Tube, a privately-owned member of the Lerman Enterprise network of related
industry companies, manufactures mechanical and structural grade steel tubing in two
South Bend, Indiana plants as well as in their Chattanooga, Tennessee plant. Lock
Joint Tube services fabricators as well as original equipment manufacturers with
different sized and shaped steel tubing used in such diverse industries as
automotive, office furniture, health care, exercise and display fixtures, to name a
few.

For many years, LJT has been using Saar-Hartmetall ID- and OD-scarfing equipment at
all of their plants.

In an effort to minimize labor costs related to removing the ID-scarf from the
inside of the tube, LJT implemented recently ID-notching mandrels for all tube
sizes. The specially designed carbide roll notches the weld seam. When the
ID-cutting ring tool removes the weld seam the scarf breaks it into small chips
allowing an effortless removal of the scarf at the tube blow-out washing station.
Michael Donnelly, VP Engineering & Facilities, estimates that the implementation of
the new equipment will \"significantly\" enhance the operator safety in his plants
while at the same time produce considerable cost savings.

For more information on Saar-Hartmetall's tube and pipe scarfing tools and
educational information of similar industrial applications please visit our website
www.shmusa.com/scarfing.html
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Contact Details: Press Contact:
Deborah Shearer
Saar-Hartmetall Usa LLC
1009 Mary Laidley Drive
Covington, KY 41017
(859) 331-8770
contact@shmusa.com
http://www.shmusa.com