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In-pipe manipulators for ferritic
and austenitic pipes
IBASS in-pipe manipulators can
be used for grinding, inspecting,
welding, retrieving or suctioning,
condition-based maintenance, exami-
nation or sanitation work of pipes, in
applications such as nuclear or coal-
fired power plants, refineries, oil rigs and
offshore drilling platforms.
Ibass can also support customers in
the assembly of pipe systems for which
they provide flawless welding seams.
While the customers install and weld the
pipes, Ibass grinds them from inside in
the assembly procedure, ensuring that
the welding seams are flawless.
The company inspects and treats
austenitic and ferritic steel pipes with
inside diameters of approximately 40
to 1,000mm. Options are practically
only limited by the number of bends in
the pipe system. Their radiuses should
be greater than the 1.2-fold of the pipe
diameter (which is very narrow and
unusual). From six or seven bends or
more, the frictional resistance of the
pipes becomes too great and the effort
considerable.
With straight pipe systems, diameters
of less than 65mm are also possible.
There are hardly any limits with regard to
the pipe length: 200m can be navigated
without any problems. With lengths
beyond that it is a matter of the drive,
the technology and also the price.
Ibass in-pipe maintenance
manipulators consist of a driving unit,
the required working unit and a camera.
They are operated electrically and
pneumatically and pull the cables along
behind them.
The benefit of this modular design
is that the individual parts are inserted
separately into the system through
pipeline internal components such
as fittings, and they can then be
reassembled in the fitting, for example.
This allows almost all types of pipe
systems to be navigable. In new
installations all closure welds can be
dealt with.
The range of working units
includes inspection cameras, grinding
attachments, grippers and welding
apparatus. Inspection units include
visual inspection units, eddy current
testing units, dye penetration units and
ultrasonic flaw detectors.
Ibass GmbH & Co KG – Germany
Fax: +49 821 3497164
Email:
Website:
T +31 321 38 66 77 | F +31 321 31 41 65 |
• AUTOMATIC PIPE
WELDING SYSTEMS AND
RELATED EQUIPMENT
• FROM 6MM AND UP
• INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
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FLUOR DANIEL SADA, USA
CCIC, QATAR
SUEDROHRBAU, SAUDI ARABIA
STORK MEC, BELGIUM
NACAP ASIA PACIFIC, THAILAND
EXXON MOBIL, USA
OILSERV, NIGERIA
GENERAL ELECTRIC, USA
TEKFEN INSAAT, TURKEY
MONTER STROJARSKE MONTAZE, CROATIA
GALFAR E&C, OMAN
ARAMCO SERVICES, SAUDI ARABIA
CANADOIL ASIA, THAILAND
VAM, MCE GROUP, AUSTRIA
OAO LUKOIL, RUSSIA
LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD, INDIA
NIS-NAFTAGAS, SERBIA
PETROJET, EGYPT
KEVIEPSZER KFT., HUNGARY
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Ibass constructs in-pipe manipulators for
steel pipes of 40 to 1,000mm diameter