Pipelayer to excavator convertibility, with no loss of power/performance in either configuration thanks to perfectly matched hydraulics means they need never be idle. Their tipping capacities – 55 t (PL3005E) and 96 – 110 t (PL4809E, with additional counterweight) handle even the heaviest pipe with ease. Standard, auxiliary hydraulics can power hydraulic attachments, such as pipe facing machines and screening buckets. An Attachment Management System can store up to18 attachment pre-sets with hydraulic flow (standard) and pressure (optional) adjustments to match the attachment and the operator can even select which joystick controls the winch.

Safety features abound. A wide footprint and low centre of gravity give excellent stability. An on-board, state-of-the-art, Load Management System permanently monitors slope inclinations – fore/aft and lateral – boom angle, orientation and load up to a 35 degree slope, feeding an accurate calculation of the safe working load (85% of the tipping load) and the load on the hook to the in-cab monitor. The operator always knows what he can lift safely. External light bars mounted either side of the boom tip display green, amber or red, indicating the state of the load to other operators, ground personnel, but, especially, to the lowering-in foreman, who can instruct other operators to take up some of the load if necessary.

The long boom (with optional, 2 m extension), provides a higher hook height for better work positioning and benefits tie-in operations, unloading and stacking. The extension can be swung back if not required. A ROPS certified, hydraulically elevated cab improves visibility to the trench and laterally and both rear and side view cameras are fitted; the images viewable individually or together on the in-cab monitor.
On slopes, the upper structure swing and swing lock allow the boom to be positioned uphill and locked, keeping the load in front for safer load management and reducing wear on components.
No dismantling required for transportation; just 15-20 minutes to load on a truck, resulting in huge savings in transportation costs, with minimum production time lost.
Volvo pipelayers : Unique concept, unique features, unique opportunities.

Selmers, a privately owned company from The Netherlands, specialises in the manufacturing of plants and equipment for internal and external pipe cleaning, pipe coating and pipe handling. Established back in 1966, the company has grown into a renowned supplier of comprehensive pipe coating systems, especially of tailor made equipment for both onshore and offshore pipe coating and pipe handling facilities.

Due to its experience, expertise and all-in engineering skills, Selmers manages to stay a step ahead in providing new solutions and creating surplus value to its customers. Especially in the Middle East Selmers has very extensive experience in the world of pipe coating. A strong focus on customer needs enables Selmers to create relevant equipment for the pipe coating industry.

Selmers’ knowledge of pipe coating processes comes also to expression in services, trainings, and innovations. Our care does not stop after successful commissioning of a pipe coating plant. However, Selmers wants to take care during the complete lifetime of our supplied equipment. We Care! Besides spare parts, Selmers Global Services offers training programs, maintenance programs, 24/7 support, and QC equipment.

One of the latest developments is the Tape Application Unit, which can be used to protect pipe cutbacks with tape without physical contact of an employee required. This system is developed in order to increase the safety level of the pipe coating area and to achieve better results for cutback coating removal.

Product range
Plants and equipment for pipe coating:
– External multi-layer FBE, PE/PP
– Internal FBE, cement and liquid coatings
– Concrete weight coating
– Multi-layer insulation coating
– Internal & external blasting

In-process pipe handling systems:
– Wheel, endo and chain conveyors
– Pipe indexer units
– Rotation units

Offshore equipment:
– Spool base
– Multi-jointing fabrication lines
– Line-up modules
– Pipe elevators

Field systems:
– Field joint blasters
– Field joint coating
– Pipeline rehabilitation

QC equipment program
– Automatic peeling resistance
– Cathodic disbonding
– And others

Nozzles, flanged nozzles and self-reinforced nozzles. Tubesheets, special pieces with cladding, anchor flanges. Olets, spectacle blinds, orifice flanges, valve components & quick opening closures.

Through our associates, we supply: tubes for heat-exchangers, bi-metal tubes, pipes, bars, discs, rings and fittings in Copper and Nickel Alloys, Duplex, Superduplex and Titanium.

AS-Schneider is one of the world leading manufacturers of Instrumentation Valves, Manifolds, Accessories and Piping Products.

With an international network made up of our subsidiaries and partners in more than 20 countries, we ensure that our customers receive the engineering know-how from AS-Schneider worldwide.

Our customers benefit from suitable solutions which are distinguished by efficiency, longevity and technological progress – convince yourself!
 
 
 
 

But the workflow inside a pipe-shop needs to be carefully planned and controlled, because it is vulnerable to a lot of factors that can affect output and productivity. Some of these factors, such as supply-chain management are external to actual fabrication, others, such as bottlenecks caused by badly planned logistics inside the shop are not.

Different shops have different requirements, so it is important to know the type of spools to be fabricated, as well as the materials and dimensions. That is why simply looking at each machine or process as a closed system can lead to significant problems, as transport ways may be too long, or capacities may not match. Non-standard fabrication requirements cannot be met with a standardized solution.

The company 3R solutions from Germany is an expert in the field of pipe-shop automation and optimization. With more than 40 years of experience in planning and implementing pipeshop projects all over the world, they have the expertise to help customers from diverse fields to identify the best way to build and operate their specific shop.

One of the keys to 3R’s philosophy is a streamlined and optimized flow of material. Instead of using overhead cranes and manual transport, 3R’s pipe shops include automated transport systems, using roller and plate-belt conveyors as well as buffer tables. This way costly idle times and doublehandling are avoided, and all machines and operators can work continuously, without having to wait for material to be delivered to their stations. On the machine side 3R solutions work with many renowned machine manufacturers, and are therefore able to select the best possible machines for each task. These machines are integrated into the transport system and highly automated, so the operator generally only has to supervise the processes, interacting only if necessary and in minor ways.

Another key component of 3R’s process is the internally developed software suite, which can organie and control the entire process flow. In addition it is used to involve warehousing and engineering departments, instead of only looking at the fabrication process itself. Thus it is possible to streamline the preparation of drawings and data, the transfer of information to the machines, and the real-time tracking of fabrication processes. Ideally a supervisor or production engineer will at all times be able to access up-to-date status information for any spool currently in his workshop.

It is by combining this use of software with smart and streamlined workflow processes, that customers of 3R solutions have managed to achieve significant savings and favorable returns on investment over the past years.

BUTTING is one of the leading processors of stainless steels. Its products include:
•Corrosion resistant pipes
•Clad pipes
•Special pipes and components ready for installation
•Spools and welded components
•Vessels, tanks and columns
•Assemblies

BUTTING’s core competences are in forming and welding techniques and in materials engineering. BUTTING products meet the highest quality standards. Customers all over the world are using the products of this family-owned company. The variety of services can be seen in the structure pipes for the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa / Dubai, or the fuel lines for the Ariane launch vehicle as well as over 1 900 km of clad pipes for various offshore projects.

The BUTTING Group achieved an annual turnover of EUR 450 million in 2016. Its headquarters is located in Germany, with further sites in Brazil, China and Canada. More than 1 700 people are employed worldwide. They process 80 000 t of stainless steel and clad materials each year.

The group is employing about 300 persons and it consists of:
– FIRST PLAST and EDIL PLAST: they are manufacturing the full range in 10 production sites, certified ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. They also take care about the distribution on the Italian market and in more than 60 foreign countries;
– FIRST FRANCE: it is the branch distributing on the French market;
– PLASTICOS FIRST IBERICA: it is the branch distributing on the Spanish market;
– FIRST LIFE: it is the branch distributing on the Romanian market.

The mission of the group is to produce top quality and long standing items suitable for all the different climatic conditions and to offer customers, the widest range with the best service.

Because of that, First Corporation can rely on an internal laboratory where, each day, different tests are carried out to comply with severe international standards.

For instance, PVC gutters are tested about resistance and elasticity as required by EN607, grates and covers are tested about the loading capacity as required by EN1433, roofing sheets are tested about colour stability, hailstone resistance, fire, dynamic and static loading capacity, etc.

Continuous investment in R&D has allowed creating special patented solution as the following:
– PRATIKO drainage channels offer modular solutions not wasting any material: you can cut any 10cm getting new male-female connection!
– Special type of well boxes, in a conic shape, thus saving space and increasing the number of pieces p/pallet by putting them one into the other;
– COVER LIFE is a special kind of roofing sheets made of a unique compound whose main features can be summarize as follows:
a) strength: some models can bear up to 600 kg/ square meter with purlin at 1,2 m!
b) U.V. resistance;
c) resistance to chemical agents:
d) fire resistance;
e) low thermal expansion (mm 0,042 p m/°C).

Made in Italy and 50 year experience allow FIRST CORPORATION to be an international oriented company and the right partner to offer complete solutions for any building application.

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