Kingston Machine Tool has been providing oil country solutions to the energy sector for over 40 years. "One ongoing concern for petroleum industry professionals-especially relating to offshore extraction-is preventing threaded connection failures within the length of a drill string," said a company spokesperson. "Drilling in high-pressure and high-saturation environments leads to corrosion, thread fatigue and eventual (costly) failure within the connection itself. Fortunately, these connections can be improved by using a process called cold root rolling, wherein a thread-rolling tool is used to burnish the root of a previously cut thread. This deforms and condenses the metal itself, which increases its hardness and makes it more resistant to corrosion, cracks and other imperfections-essentially avoiding costly downtime and repairs in these hostile environments. Unfortunately, not every CNC machine is up to this task."
"Cold rolling the thread roots of drill pipe can put serious wear and tear on the ball screw of a lathe," said Kingston President Karen Lin. "You need a machine built to withstand these significant lateral forces." She noted that Kingston's CK model's heavily ribbed one-piece casting and 28" wide bedway allow for high loading capacity, extreme rigidity, vibration buffering and heavy cutting capability. "We designed our flatbed CK to thrive in environments where lighter-duty machines give up," she said.
"I would thread drill pipe on a Kingston CK or CK Chucker any day," said Product Specialist Darren Peltier of Champions Machine Tool Sales in Spring, TX. "Our customers are very happy about the CK's performance, especially the threading capabilities."
Peltier also noted that the CK performs thread root rolling and API re-threading in conjunction with FANUC's Arbitrary Speed Threading feature, which comes standard on the CK model. "When you switch to the thread-rolling tool, you have to roll the remaining thread root at a much slower RPM, closer to 25 RPM, without splitting the thread or losing the lead reference," he added.
Kingston's cold root rolling CK model is available in bore sizes of 7.1", 10.1", 12.5" and 14.7", swing distances of 34", 40" and 46", and lengths up to 200" C.C. It is available in configurations with V8 turret, H6 350 turret or no turret-with or without tailstock.
For more information contact:
Kingston Machine Tool Mfg, Inc.
5421 Business Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
714-894-1648
sales@kingstonmachine.com
www.kingstonmachine.com
SOUTHWEST
TX
Champions Machine Tool Sales
1151 E. Cypresswood
Spring, TX 77373
281-355-9220
support@championscnc.com
www.championscnc.com
Coastal Machinery Sales
Trinity, TX 75862
281-346-2210
coastal@coastalmachinetools.com
www.coastalmachinetools.com
Billor McDowell
6025 Commerce Drive, Suite 510
Irving, TX 75063
972-465-3608
info@billor.com
www.billor.com
OK
Timco Machine Tool, Inc.
1720 N Juniper Ave.
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
800-256-3322
j.austin@timco-mti.com
AR
Mauldin Machine Inc.
3024 Discovery Dr.
Jacksonville, AR 72076
(501) 835-5494
sales@mauldinmachine.com
www.mauldinmachine.com
SMF & Machine Tools, Inc.
14824 Rockbridge Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72206
501-897-1110
sales@smfmachinetools.com
www.smfmachinetools.com
LA
H & S Machine Tools LLC
125 Spinner Drive
Broussard, LA 70518
337-552-2385
scott.eddins@hsmachinetools.com
www.hsmachinetools.com
NM
Industrial Production Service Inc.
Hobbs, NM 88244
432-550-0449
ipsmts@yahoo.com
SOUTHEAST
AL
Cardinal Machinery
Warrior, AL 35180
256-461-8596
info@cardinalmachinery.com
www.cardinalmachinery.com
Turner Supply
401 N. 33rd St.
Birmingham, AL 35222
800-239-5250
sales@turnersupply.com
www.turnersupply.com
GA
Allison Machine Tools, LLC
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
770-634-8634
allisonmachinery@comcast.net
Cardinal Machinery
Canton, GA 30114
404-834-0438
info@cardinalmachinery.com
www.cardinalmachinery.com
MS, TN
Cardinal Machinery
7535 Appling Center Dr.
Memphis, TN 38133
800-264-8511
info@cardinalmachinery.com
www.cardinalmachinery.com
NC
Dominion Air & Machinery Co. - Greensboro
4201 Summit Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27405
336-375-1115
clemons@dominionair.com
www.dominionair.com
SC
Machine Tools Inc.
Greer, SC 29650
864-288-4255
machinetools@mindspring.com
www.machinetoolsinc.com
VA
Dominion Air & Machinery Co. - Roanoke
1401 Coulter Dr. NW
Roanoke, VA 24012
540-366-2000
clemons@dominionair.com
www.dominionair.com
Dominion Air & Machinery Co. - Richmond
2404 Charles City Rd.
Henrico, VA 23231
804-222-4427
clemons@dominionair.com
www.dominionair.com
NORTHEAST
NY
A.W. Miller Technical Sales
661 Seneca St.
East Aurora, NY 14052
716-652-8282
bmiller@awmiller.com
www.awmiller.com
PA
A.W. Miller Technical Sales
3 Tara Dr.
Harmony, PA 16037
724-453-1690
tmccarty@awmiller.com
www.awmiller.com
Exact Machine Tool Sales
2580 West Philadelphia Street
York PA, 17404
717-848-6155
sales@myexact.com
www.exactmachinetoolsales.com
WV
Blue Ridge Machinery & Tools
2905 Putnam Ave.
Hurricane, WV 25526
800-872-6500
blueridgemachine@worldnet.att.net
www.blueridgemachinery.com
MIDWEST
IL
Quality Machinery Systems
27475 Ferry Rd.
Warrenville, IL 60555
630-717-2860
matt@qualitymachinerysystems.com
www.qualitymachinerysystems.com
IA
SMT Company
15250 S. Keeler St.
Olathe, KS 66062
913-764-2788
steve@smtco.biz
www.smtco.biz
Smith Machinery
1287 W Ave.
Ames, IA 50014
800-237-6330
smc@smithmachinery.com
www.smithmachinery.com
KS
SMT Company
15250 S. Keeler St.
Olathe, KS 66062
913-764-2788
steve@smtco.biz
www.smtco.biz
KY
Kentech Machinery
5801 Fern Valley Rd.
Louisville, KY 40228
502-966-8242
cam@kentechmachinery.com
www.kentechmachinery.com
MI
Spartan Machinery, Inc.
24100 Marmon Ave.
Warren, MI 48089
586-758-1700
sales@spartanmachineryinc.com
www.spartanmachineryinc.com
MO
Municipal Machinery
2465 Rock Island Blvd.
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
800-467-6036
info@municipaltool.com
www.municipaltool.com
OH
Numerequip, Inc.
4810 Briar Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44135
800-362-6881
dangibbons@numerequip.com
www.numerequip.com
Worldwide Machine Tool, LLC
9000 Cotter St.
Lewis Center, OH 43035
614-255-9000
bill@worldwidemachinetool.com
www.worldwidemachinetool.com
WI
Alternative Machine Tool
300 Venture Drive
Dousman, WI 53118
262-965-3655
scott@alternativemachinetool.com
www.alternativemachinetool.com
WEST
CA
Emrick Machinery Sales
2626 East Jensen Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706
800-288-1202
info@emrickmachinery.com
www.emrickmachinery.com
The Tool Company, Inc.
13239 Rosecrans Ave.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
562-623-9089
sales@machinetools4sale.com
www.machinetools4sale.com
CO
Foothills Machinery Sales
6855 W. 116th Ave.
Broomfield, CO 80020
303-466-3777
sales@foothillsmachinery.com
www.foothillsmachinery.com
UT, WY
Machinery Consultants Inc.
1390 W 200 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
801-531-9500
billw@machineryconsultants.com
www.machineryconsultants.com