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24 Tube Products International May 2014
products & developments
Shelter and pipe-handling system
Pipeline projects can be delayed
significantly or completely shut down
due to severe weather. McElroy’s new
QuickCamp system aims to overcome
these obstacles.
The QuickCamp system allows
operators to butt fuse polyethylene pipe
from 8" IPS to 36" OD (225 to 900mm)
day or night, within a lit, insulated and
climate-controlled enclosure when
conditions are either too wet, windy, hot
or cold to fuse pipe outdoors. A single
operator can load and align pipe by
remote control from inside the shelter
with the MegaMc ® PolyHorse®, allowing
for increased productivity even in bad
weather. The heated and air-conditioned
QuickCamp Shelter protects the fusion
joint from the elements and keeps the
operator comfortable and focused on
the work at hand.
The QuickCamp also makes it easier
to fuse in accordance with ASTM
standards, which require special
provisions when butt fusing in sub-zero
weather, and is an improvement over
common provisions such as tents, hot
air devices and heating blankets.
The QuickCamp Shelter is a 20 x 8ft
container that folds out into a 21ft 8" x
24ft 7" shelter housing a hydraulically
powered 1236/900 or 824/630 fusion
carriage.
It can be set up easily and quickly by
two people, and there is enough extra
space inside for an office, break room
or storage of extra gear. It also includes
electrical outlets to power personal
equipment.
The fusion carriage can be moved by
up to 18" so that the pipe ends can
be adjusted for proper face-off when
pulling pipe through the shelter. It can
also slide out of the shelter for in-ditch
use or fusing stub ends and fittings.
The QuickCamp system includes the
QuickCamp Shelter housing a 1236/900
or 824/630 fusion carriage, MegaMc
PolyHorse, MegaMc rollers and
pipe stands. The shelter can also be
purchased separately.
McElroy Manufacturing, Inc – USA
McElroy’s QuickCamp system
Benefits and uses of Inconel Alloy 625
Rarely does an alloy become a
standard material of construction in a
wide variety of industrial applications.
Inconel Alloy 625 is, however, such an
alloy. Jan Ward, CEO of nickel alloy
specialist Corrotherm, explains its form
and uses.
Ever since its introduction to the
market in the early 1960s, Inconel Alloy
625 has proven to be a valuable and
versatile material that is able to solve a
wide variety of design and application
problems.
The alloy has the ability to resist low
temperature aggressive corrosion
environments, as well as hostile
high temperature environments, and
performs with a high level of strength
that has enabled it to be specified
frequently in a cross section of
industries.
The original goal for the application
of Inconel Alloy 625 was for main
steam-line piping. Since then, it has
been used extensively in a variety
of industries, including aerospace,
chemical processing, marine and pulp
and paper.
As an indication of its versatility, slight
modifications in composition and mill
practice have dramatically increased
the fatigue life of thin sheet, thereby
increasing the design capabilities
in critical turbine components. The
weldability of the alloy, and its ability to
be joined to other alloys with different
compositions, has also led to the use
of Inconel Alloy 625 filler metals for
welding dissimilar materials.
The latest developments have led to
Inconel Alloy 625 being used as weld
overlaid or co-extruded product for
superheater tubing and is playing a
major role in the worldwide growth of
municipal waste-to-energy and bio fuel
production.
Corrotherm International has an
extensive range of material supply
that includes over 110 nickel alloy
grades, together with the complete
range of Duplex and Super Duplex,
copper nickel and titanium. The
company is able to supply a wide
range of product forms, which enables
it to supply complete packages of
pipe, fittings, flanges, plates, bars
and welding consumables. It can also
accommodate small quantities and
one-off items made to order in any
product form or alloy.
Corrotherm International – UK