B&H Tool Tapped for
Brazilian Oil Industry Contract

September, 2008.  B&H Tool has been chosen as the supplier
of crossheads, in-line dies, and related tooling for MFX do Brasil,
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. 

MFX is Brazil’s leading producer of high-pressure and high-resistance
thermoplastic hose for marine, industrial and consumer applications.  
B&H will provide crossheads for one of the company’s umbilical
extrusion lines.  “Umbilicals” are complex hose and cable assemblies
that provide electrical and hydraulic power to control and operate
sub-sea installations from offshore oil and gas platforms.  As many
as 12 control hoses can be contained in a single umbilical.  These
hoses are extruded from high-strength nylon or polyethylene,
and range in diameter from 3/8” to 2.5”. 

MFX do Brasil commands 30% of Brazil’s market for umbilicals. 
Brazil’s oil production in 2007 was 2,277,000 barrels per day. 
(source: EIA) 

B&H Tool is a worldwide supplier of precision
extrusion tooling for cable, tubing, hose, pipe and
profiles.  The company specializes in working
collaboratively with customers in the development
of tooling solutions to solve specific issues related
to process speed, set-up time, or conservation
of raw materials.