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Hydraulically adjustable stand
for medium-diameter pipe
MCELROY has brought hydraulic
capability to its Pipe Stand line for 200 to
500mm pipe, to help align thermoplastic
pipe more efficiently on butt fusion
jobsites.
The hydraulically adjustable Pipe
Stand features hand-pumped hydraulic
lifting, which gives the operator the
ability to adjust the height of the stand
while the pipe is still supported on the
stand.
The hydraulic adjusting feature
eliminates the need to remove the pipe
from the stand so that the chain and
height can be adjusted by hand.
As with McElroy’s other line of pipe
handling tools, this further reduces the
demand for extra equipment needed to
manoeuvre and hold pipe in place, which
saves time and boosts productivity.
“Designing products to better serve the
needs of our customers has always
been the driving force behind McElroy,”
said president and chief executive
officer Chip McElroy.
“We’re excited to offer this new
innovation which will help streamline
fusion operations involving long lines
of pipe.”
The Pipe Stands are tough and
durable, with the ability to support
2,750lb of pipe. They feature soft
rollers to protect the pipe and reduce
scratching.
McElroy Pipe Stands for 200 to
500mm pipe can be upgraded so that
they are hydraulically adjustable, by
purchasing a cylinder kit and a hand-
pump kit.
Each hand pump can operate on
up to five pipe stands by hooking and
unhooking to the pipe stand cylinder.
They are compact, lightweight and
easily portable.
McElroy – USA
Fax: +1 918 831 9256
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In Chelyabinsk in the Southern Urals,
SMS Meer set up a large-diameter pipe
mill that offers product quality down to
the last detail. As the complete plant was
engineered and built by SMS Meer, all the
components and interfaces function per-
fectly together. A particular characteristic is
the extremely high degree of automation,
with no less than 47 machining stations in
the production process. Furthermore, the
plant is one of the cleanest of its type. The
customer, ChTPZ Group, speaks of “white
metallurgy“ – and chose the colour of the
workers‘ clothing to match.
Quality unites – a fact that our customers
and we discover time and again with
every new project. Together we develop
solutions that give our partners the com-
petitive edge in their business. Thanks to
this good cooperation, SMS Meer is a
leading international company in heavy
machinery and plant engineering.
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McElroy’s hydraulically
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