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Special Piping Parts and Applications (3) |
Special Activities
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Reinforced Branch Connection With large pipe dimensions, it is customary, to form a TEE intersection by cutting a hole in the straight run (the header) and welding in the leg perpendicular (the branch), this is called a STUB-IN .. |
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Stub-in and Stub-on connections Stub-in and Stub-on connections are two essential techniques used in the pipeline industry to safely connect pipes together .. |
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Hot Tapping and Line Stopping Hot Taps or Hot Tapping is the ability to safely tie into a pressurized system, by drilling or cutting, while it is on stream and under pressure .. |
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Image presentation Hot Tapping and Line Stopping See the presentations with all the necessary step-by-step instructions .. |
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Cutter Sizes Hot Tapping Table with Cutter Sizes for Hot Tapping through Gate Valves .. |
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Pipeline and Equipment repair When a defect or anomaly is discovered in a pipeline that threatens the integrity of that pipeline, a repair must be made using techniques that restore the pipeline to the original design specification .. |
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Pipeline Pigging Pipeline Pigging refers to the practice of using devices or implements known as 'pigs' to perform various cleaning, clearing, maintenance, inspection, dimensioning, process and pipeline testing operations on new and existing pipelines .. |
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Catalyst handling Catalyst processing is the removal of old catalyst and loading of new catalyst into a reactor or processing unit in an oil refinery or chemical plant .. |
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Catspider™ The Catspider™ is the future of vessel servicing and maintenance. Designed and manufactured by Contract Resources' innovation team and deployed and operated by their experienced catalyst technicians .. |
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Hot Bolting Hot Bolting is the sequential removal, cleaning and replacement of bolts in a flanged joint, while the system is pressurized .. |
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Leak repair clamp With a repair clamp, a leak can be fixed without interrupting normal business operations. The methods are non-destructive, preserving equipment integrity and longevity .. |
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Pipe and Tube Bending Tube bending methods are mainly classified into two types - hot tube bending and cold tube bending .. |
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Pipe Line freezing Pipe line freezing is a temporary method of insulating piping systems in which a freeze plug is made in the piping system so that the contents do not have to be drained .. |
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Cold Cutting Cold cutting is a procedure for cutting material without using heat. With no sparks produced, the process is the safest method for cutting structures in hazardous environments .. |
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Oxygen cutting Oxygen cutting is a technology with a long tradition that is constantly being improved and developed, and is one of the most popular methods used for processing steel .. |
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Plasma Cutting Plasma cutting was developed at the end of the 1950s for cutting high-alloy steels and aluminum. It was designed to be used on all metals that, due to their chemical composition, could not be subjected to oxy-fuel cutting .. |
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Water Jet Cutting Waterjet cutting technology has been harnessing the power of water since the beginning of the 20th century: first for digging gravel and clay, then in the 1930s for mining ore and coal using a high-pressure waterjet .. |
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On Site Machining The most common on-site machining services are flange face machining, line boring, milling, drilling, and pipe cutting .. |
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Rope Access Rope access is the professional use of ropes to perform inspections, maintenance and other types of work .. |
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Special Equipment
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Marine Loading Arms Marine Loading Arms or Ship loading arms are used for loading and unloading sea and inland waterway vessels .. |
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