Pipes And Tubes

Pipes and tubes, may be obtained from sheets, billets or bars by various processes, but the process of manufacture of pipes and tubes does not end there. To achieve fully the purpose for which the pipes and tubes are manufactured, it is necessary to manufacture smaller pieces of pipes and tubes and also to manufacture them in such a shape that they may be able to conduct liquid and gases, passing them through and across angles, turnings, corners and curves or regulating their flow in the manner required. Smaller piece of pipes and tubes differently shaped are manufactured for this purpose, Bharat Forge and Press Industries v. C.C.E., AIR 1990 SC 616: (1990) 1 SCC 532.