Strongsville, Ohio, USA, July 22, 2019 – Rafter Equipment Corporation announced today it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Saar-Hartmetall USA LLC for the distribution of HFI/HFC weld upset bead trimming (scarfing) inserts and cutting rings. Saar’s high-quality, German-made inserts offer significantly longer life over competitive inserts. This life, in turn, provides more uptime for tube producers. The agreement is consistent with the company’s desire to add high-quality consumable products as part of the Total Mill Solutions offerings.
Saar-Hartmetall USA LLC (Covington, Kentucky, USA) offers a complete line of superior, longer-lasting OD and ID scarfing tools for tube and pipe manufacturing. These high-performance tools offer German engineering at its finest – and will help reduce scarfing downtime and optimize tube and pipe production.