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Made in Germany
op-Performance-V12.indd 1 10.02.2009 13:21:34
Cost comparison
at the touch of
a button
THE new Web Calculator provides
transparency when selecting procedures for
laying plastic pipelines. For the first time a
program reveals which of two procedures is
the most cost-effective and, like a compass,
indicates the right direction for economic pipe
installation. This tool has been developed by
egeplast and provides those responsible for
projects with a quick overview with detailed
comparison of costs.
Installation lengths, diameters and
installation depths are entered on the start
page. Then the SDR for specific pipes can
be stipulated, as can delivery forms and
delivery lengths. The Web Calculator then
calculates which of the two procedures under
consideration is more efficient with respect
to the costs it has previously estimated for
the construction site. The user is also able
to see in the clearly structured overview
where the cost advantages of the respective
procedures lie. The calculated projects can
be saved and called up again at any time for
further processing. It is possible to compare
seven procedures with each other using the
Web Calculator: open trench installation with
and without sand bed, horizontal directional
drilling, milling and ploughing procedures,
pipe bursting and relining.
The Web Calculator can be used free of
charge by anybody at 24.
com or at with immediate
effect. Those interested simply need to
register on the start page. They will be
cleared to use the Basic Version and can
begin with their desired calculations.
It also costs nothing to register for the
Premium Version, which also gives users
the opportunity to vary parameters such as
unit prices when taking local and regional
influencing factors into consideration.
Doris Pannwitz from the Web Calculator
project team at egeplast helped to develop
the program: “We can see that the Web
Calculator is a real aid to decision making for
everyone involved in a project.”
egeplast Werner Strumann GmbH & Co
KG – Germany
Fax: +49 25759 710110
Email:
Website:
The egeplast Web Calculator shows which of two installation procedures is more cost effective