TPT March 2012

T echnology N ews

Cleaning tubes WITH the system Compri Tube-Clean, users can clean new and used tubes for the construction and maintenance of various plants (hydraulic, pneumatic, measuring, air conditioning) and purchased new pipes, which, if not perfectly carried out, can cause serious damage to machinery such as pumps and valves, for which it is necessary to take action under warranty and at own expense. The system can remove residues such as soot, welding residues, oil, condensate, processing waste and so on. The system consists of a gun with different nozzles, which shoots special projectiles for cleaning tubes, pipes and hoses inside. Patented material projectiles and structure clean the pipes with a diameter from 2 to 300mm for unlimited lengths (even 5-10km). The main advantages are: rapid and extremely economic system; results beyond the techniques of compressed air, flushing or brush; it can be used to perform preventative maintenance; it can be used on pipes with bends (even at 90°), fittings, T-shaped items, ball valves, diameter change; and it is able to remove grease, oil, disinfect with extreme effectiveness while saving much liquid product.

Compri Tube-Clean

Quality monitoring for tube welding via

problems. And all this for a cleaning process that could be carried out with little expense and would take only a few minutes. Bison is the automatic version of the internal tube cleaning system and is ideal for those who need to clean a large number of tubes per day or at very high speed. In fact, thanks to the automatic loading of projectiles, it allows cleaning of up to one tube per second. The shot can be carried out manually by an operator, but Bison can also be fully integrated into an assembly line or in an automatic production line. It does not require connection to the mains – its operation is completely by air. Alka Srl – Italy Website: www.alka-srl.com

Alka says it is a shame to invest money in the best technical solutions, in the best machines, in the best materials in order to have high quality products if the reliability is reduced to clean a pipe that, if not performing at the highest level, could possibly cause

Thermography

for example HF- welding ThermoProfilScanner detects cold weld :

Large pipe bending JESSE Engineering has delivered a large radius rotary draw pipe bender to a customer in British Columbia. Primarily to be used in the manufacture of coated pipe elbows for the oil and gas industry, the bender was furnished with capability for up to 10" IPS bends at 20 times diameter. The rotary draw bending process was selected to provide better bend quality, faster throughput and more well defined tangent points than the press bending or roll bending processes. The cold bending process also preserves the integrity of the anti-corrosion coating of the pipes. Pipe bends planned include 6", 8" and 10" IPS at 15D and 20D. All forming dies feature springback compensation to ensure accurate bend radii within 1%. Jesse Engineering Co – USA Fax: +1 253 922 2536 Email: machinery.info@jesseengineering.com Website: www.jesseengineering.com

www.hks-prozesstechnik.de phone +49 (0)345 68309-0 Tube Düsseldorf Halle 6 / D26

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