Pipes

Click here to enlarge imagePig trackerPipeline Inspection Company's Spy® Pig Tracker is an electronic locating system that tracks the passage and pinpoints the location of pipeline pigs. The system uses strong, low frequency signals with a long signal life. The system consists of a cylindrical transmitter that travels with the pig, and a hand-held pickup wand and receiver unit that informs the operator of the pig's location.Pipeline Inspection Company, Ltd.Houston, TXTel: 713-681-5837Web: www.picltd.com

Click here to enlarge imagePipe couplingVictaulic offers the Depend-O-Lok® coupling system for new pipe joints and repair products for extending the life of existing pipelines. The coupling system features strength, long-term reliability, speed of installation and ease of maintenance. Victaulic also offers glass lined piping products, including fittings and valves, for use on glass lined pipe.Victaulic Co.Easton, PATel: 610-559-3300Web: www.victaulic.com

Click here to enlarge imagePipe, fittingsIPEX has developed Xirtec™ Systems, a line of pipe, fittings, flanges, strainers and valves. The Xirtec 140 (PVC) and 210 (CPVC) systems meet industry demands for a complete PVF package that is designed, produced and backed by a single manufacturer, eliminating the problems inherent in purchasing and installing piping system components manufactured by several different companies.IPEX Inc.Mississauga, OntarioTel: 905-403-0264Web: www.ipexinc.comPipe fusionMcElroy Manufacturing has added two new machines to its line of self-contained, self-propelled, all-terrain hydraulic fusion machines. The TracStar No. 28 will butt fuse pipe sizes from 2 in. IPS - 8 in. DIPS. The 28CU model adds saddle fusion capability up to an 8 in. branch on any size main. The TracStar No. 412 will butt fuse pipe sizes from 4 in. IPS - 12 in. DIPS. The rubber tracked unit is powered by a liquid cooled diesel engine. The carriage on both machines may be removed for in-ditch use.McElroy Manufacturing Inc.Tulsa, OKTel: 918-836-8611Web: www.mcelroymfg.com

Click here to enlarge imagePipe repair systemThe Stop It® Pipe Repair System, manufactured by Indumar Products, has been used to repair tens of thousands of leaks since 1986. The included Fix Stix™ epoxy is NSF certified for use on potable water. Pipes are wrapped with a water activated knitted fiberglass tape, and pre-coated with urethane that conforms around elbows, tees and other complex fittings where clamps will not work.Indumar Products Inc.Houston, TXTel: 800-523-7867Web: www.stopit.com

Click here to enlarge imageCasing spacersPipeline Seal & Insulator offers a new web page that features information on sizing, pricing, delivery and local distributors of Ranger II™ non-metallic casing spacers. The site features on-line sizing/pricing, 3-day standard shipping, secure (SSL) credit card payment, end seal sizing/ordering and literature file downloads.Pipeline Seal & Insulator Inc.Houston, TXTel: 713-747-6948Web: www.pipelineseal.com

Click here to enlarge imagePipeline inspectionPearpoint provides Approved, Labeled & Listed CCTV inspection equipment and custom-built inspection vehicles in a variety of configurations. A utility van is shown with a P494 Pan & Tilt Camera which features full 360° rotation, 1 lux capability and color digital processing. It can be used with various tractor configurations for inspections in pipes 6 in. and up.Pearpoint, Inc.Thousand Palms, CATel: 760-343-7350Web: www.pearpoint.com

Click here to enlarge imagePipe joint sealsMiller Pipeline Corp. offers Weko-Seal®, a trenchless system for internally renewing leaking joints in any pipe from 16 in. in diameter up through 216 in. diameter and larger. The seals are flexible EPDM rubber leak clamps that ensure a bottle-tight seal around the full inside circumference of the pipe joint area. Installed internally with up to 5000 feet between access points, they can be used in reinforced concrete pipe, cast iron, ductile iron, steel, cement lined or unlined pipe.Miller Pipeline Corp.Indianapolis, INTel: 317-293-0278Web: www.millerpipeline.com

Click here to enlarge imagePipe linerNational Liner is a premium cured-in-place pipe trenchless rehabilitation system designed to repair sanitary and stormwater pipelines ranging from 6 to 120 in. in diameter. Made of non-woven, needled polyester felt and saturated with a thermosetting resin, the liner is inserted into an upstream manhole and expanded with hydrostatic head of water to press the liner tightly against the interior of the host pipe. Once in place, the liner is heated to activate the resin system, causing the resin to cure, and form a new structural pipe within the host pipe.National Envirotech GroupHouston, TXTel: 800-547-1235Web: www.nationalliner.com

Click here to enlarge imageInspection systemsEverest VIT offers inspection systems, including a modular crawler and portable video inspection system. The company's Rovver crawlers have a modular design. The camera, control unit, cable reel, and lighting are interchangeable on all three models, enabling a quick change from a 4-in. diameter to a 30-in. pipe in minutes with the same tool. The crawlers give the user full directional viewing in a horizontal pipe or line with their pan-and-tilt or forward-viewing color video cameras. Both cameras have remote adjustable focus. The company's QuickView™ portable video inspection system is designed for inspection of large tanks and vessels, manholes, septic tanks, sewer and storm water lines.Everest VITFlanders, NJTel: 888-332-3848Web: www.everestvit.comPVC pipe linerUltraliner PVC Alloy Pipeliner has unique properties with sufficient material stiffness to provide full independent structural integrity when installed in 4-24 in. pipelines. The tight-fitting liner has high impact strength, a high degree of dimensional stability, exceptional abrasion and chemical resistance, and the ability to relieve high levels of stress without structurally compromising the material. Through its "blow molding" installation process, the liner will conform to the shape of existing pipelines, including size transitions, bends, offset joints, dips, protruding taps, and other irregularities.Ultraliner, Inc.Oxford, ALTel: 256-831-5515Web: www.Ultraliner.com

Click here to enlarge imageRestrained sleeveThe new Series RS3800 Restrained Sleeve from EBAA Iron is an economical alternative to the harnessing of unrestrained repair type couplings. It provides pull-out resistance up to its rated pressure, and can be used on ductile iron, steel and PVC (AWWA C-900 and ASTM 2241) pipe in sizes from 3 in. through 12 in., with up to 5 degrees deflection.EBAA Iron Sales, Inc.Eastland, TXTel: 254-6291731Pipe productsU.S. Pipe and Foundry Co. offers ductile iron pipe and fittings, 4 in. - 64 in.; R/S valves, 3 in. - 36 in.; gate valves, 4 in. - 60 in.; and restrained joint products. The company also offers Protecto 401 ceramic epoxy lined pipe and fittings for force mains and gravity sewers. This lining has been in use for over 20 years without a reported failure and is highly resistant to abrasion.U.S. Pipe and Foundry Co.Birmingham, ALTel: 205-254-7442Web: www.uspipe.com

Click here to enlarge imageHDPE pipeNorth American Pipe Corp. has begun promoting Ameriflow Color Code™ polyethylene pipe. The new pipe is made from pressure-rated PE 3408 resin and a patented dye that gives it a consistent color throughout the wall of the pipe. Available colors include blue, red, lavender, green and gray. The pipe is available in a broad range of diameters in both IPS and DIP sizes.North American Pipe Corp.Houston, TXTel: 713-840-7473Tapping sleeveThe Model 3490MJ High Pressure Tapping Sleeve from PowerSeal features a mechanical joint outlet which allows the use of mechanical joint resilient wedge valves when tapping a high pressure line. This eliminates the need to use special tapping valves. Installation can be completed using a standard wrench. Product features include heavy gauge stainless steel construction, drop in bolts, full circle mat gaskets, mechanical and hydrostatic sealing branch gaskets, and five retaining rings to prevent extrusion and cold flow.PowerSeal Pipeline Prod. Corp.Wichita Falls, TXTel: 940-767-5566

Click here to enlarge imageInflatable pipe plugsLansas Manufactures a selection of inflatable pipe/test plugs. Products include the multi-size domehead and flow-thru plugs. These plugs incorporate specially blended natural rubber compounds as well as multiple layers of nylon tire cord reinforcement. The designs allow for greater size ranges and the largest multi-size plug available: 60 in. - 96 in. The plugs can be equipped with standard bypasses up to 8 in. NPT.Lansas Mfg.Lodi, CATel: 800-452-4902Web: www.lansas.comPipe coatingPlascoat's electrostatically applied thermoplastic coating complies with the applicable requirements for UL Classification in accordance with ANSI/NSF Standard 61. The coating, PPA571ES, is used for corrosion protection on water pipelines. The coating can be applied using conventional thermoset systems without modifications and specialists and water companies can expect typical savings of up to 30 percent over the use of conventional industry coating materials. The coating is self adhering and does not require a primer — a fact that contributes to the cost savings. Lower material density is another area of cost reduction.Plascoat Corp.Cleveland, OHTel: 216-520-1272

Click here to enlarge imageCasing spacersAPS Casing Spacers center water and sewer pipes in casings, are virtually corrosion proof and provide insulating protection from a possible electrical shorting between the carrier pipe and casing. No special tools are needed, no grease is used and they are easily bolted on by a single worker. The spacers eliminate the need to fill the casing annulus with sand, which can be labor intensive. The company's casing insulators are used to support and electrically insulate a pipeline from a casing pipe through which it must pass and are used in river crossings, canal crossings and bridge crossings as well as highway and railroad crossings.Advance Products & Syst., Inc.Lafayette, LATel: 337-233-6116Web: www.advprod.com

Click here to enlarge imagePipeline servicesSevern Trent Services performs specialized water distribution and sewer collection system analysis, specialty pipeline and structure rehabilitation and line stopping through its Severn Trent Pipeline Services group. The group specializes in the collection and analysis of information about the efficiency of existing water and sewer systems. Services include infiltration/inflow analysis, manhole inspection, smoke testing, flow monitoring, "C" factor testing, master meter tests, water audits, hydraulic modeling, line stopping, line tapping, valve insertion, and valve exercising.Severn Trent Services, Inc.Dallas, TX

Click here to enlarge imageWatertight HDPE pipeHancor has introduced a new development in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe, it's new Blue Seal™, a multicomposite joining system. Made of a unique combination of three different materials, the system is watertight and third party certified to meet 10.8 psi water and vacuum testing requirements. It consists of an integral bell and spigot system that uses expanding structural polyurethane foam technology for gasket support.Hancor, Inc.Findlay, OHTel: 888-367-7473Website: www.hancor.comExpansion jointsProco Products offers a line of Concentric and Eccentric reducing rubber expansion joints. The line of reducers, often called a "Taper," serve as transition elements. They combine the basic shape and dimension of a metal reducer and the movement-sound reduction-vibration absorbing features of a flexible element into one single unit, lowering costs. A free catalog is available.Proco ProductsStockton, CATel: 800-344-3246Web: www.procoproducts.com

Click here to enlarge imageSqueeze-off toolsReed's PE Squeeze-Off Tools are designed for stopping flow in PE pipe sized 1/2 in. up to 8 in. Beneficial features include an affixed bottom bar which swings open to fit over any place on the pipe; some aluminum parts for light weight; a sliding bar handle for working in tight places; and fine pitch thread for controlled squeeze and effort. The new PES8M model fits 3 in. to 8 in. pipe with 13 Pipe/SDR stops. The tool is designed to be easy to use in line and there are no loose parts.Reed Manufacturing CompanyErie, PATel: 800-666-3691Web: www.reedmfgco.comStructural linersChemtron's 100 percent solid epoxies offer high strength, chemical and abrasion resistance, and a 50-year design life based on ASTM F1216. The company's family of engineered, ultra-high-build epoxy liners allows weakened structures such as manholes, pipelines (including potable water), and other structures to be reconstructed quickly and permanently. The products are available for spray or trowel applications to allow the owner, engineer, or contractor the flexibility of designing and installing a structural cured-in-place liner, or a thinner protective lining suitable for the harsh environments of sanitary or industrial wastewater systems.ChemtronDublin, CATel: 800-767-3746Web: www.chemtron.comService saddlesThe Model 3815 and 3816 Single Strap Service Saddles from A.Y. McDonald are designed for use on service line connections to ductile iron, asbestos-cement or cast iron water mains. Their pressure capabilities equal, but do not exceed, the working pressure rating of the pipe, up to 200 PSIG. Materials of construction include the body of 85-5-5-5 cast brass per ASTM B62, the strap of silicon bronze, and the nuts with enlarged washer bearing surface of 85-5-5-5 cast brass per ASTM B62.A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.Dubuque, IATel: 800-292-2737Web: www.aymcdonald.com

Click here to enlarge imageInspection systemRidge Tool Co. recently introduced its SeeSnake™ compact video pipe inspection system. The lightweight system allows users to view inside drain lines and other types of piping. It consists of a black and white camera with a unique lighting system that, along with a push-rod assembly, navigates through 1 1/2 in. to 4 in. lines with up to 100 ft. of push cable. The small, 1.2 in. camera head features 24 infrared LEDs.Ridge Tool Co.Elyria, OHTel: 800-769-7743Web: www.ridgid.comFiberglass-reinforced pipeFibercast offers a line of fiberglass-reinforced piping and fittings that resist corrosion. The company's pipe features centrifugally cast, filament wound, compression molded and hand lay-up construction. In addition, the company also offers unique glass fiber and reinforcement orientation, as well as specially formulated resin systems.Fibercast Co.Sand Springs, OKTel: 800-331-4406Web: www.fibercast.com

Click here to enlarge imageLeak detectorFisher Research Laboratory has released two new utility locators. It's XLT-30 is an acoustical leak detector with electronic signal processing and a new control panel with LCD and keypad. The M-97 is a new locator specifically designed for finding buried or paved-over valves, boxes or vaults. It offers auto tune circuitry, push button tuning, a waterproof search coil and an adjustable lower stem, which allows the unit to fit into a compact carrying case.Fisher Research LaboratoryLos Banos, CATel: 209-826-3292Web: www.fisherlab.comPipe wrenchesThe Pro Line of heavy duty cast pipe wrenches from Christy's® is available in 10, 14 18, 24 and 36 in. sizes. In addition, the company offers 10 in. and 14 in. offset pipe wrenches. The wrenches have a monoblock cast iron handle. The lower jaw is properly seated to prevent load on the pin while the upper jaw is forged and dual heat-treated. The company also offers a wall mount/pegboard display rack for visibility. The rack contains 15 wrenches and includes eight hooks for mounting.T. Christy EnterprisesAnaheim, CATel: 714-507-3300Contaminant sealThe Charna-Cap™ Contamination Seal is designed to prevent contamination of the interior of water mains and appurtenances. The caps fit both ends of a pipe, and are available in sizes from 4 in. to 60 in. and more. Custom shapes are available. The caps reduce the amount of water wasted flushing pipes, and reduce the frequency of sanitary testing. Caps and plugs are available for ductile or cast iron, PVC, steel, concrete, etc.Charna Corp.New York, NYTel: 877-759-3624

Click here to enlarge imagePipe inspection softwareCUES, a manufacturer of pipeline inspection equipment, has introduced the DataCAP 4.0® data acquisition software package, the natural follow-on enhancement to its DataCAP 3.0®. Capable of running under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or WindowsNT 4.0 operating systems, the software records live digital audio/video in MPEG 1 format during the inspection, linking each saved observation. Later during inspection analysis, the precise audio/video frame of an observation can be recalled instantly by the click of a mouse button. The digital audio/video and the inspection database can be recorded directly to a removable hard drive or DVD-RAM disk and then transferred to CD for storage. Second generation copies of the inspection complete with audio/video will evidence no degradation from the original owing to the nature of the digital recording.CUESOrlando, FLTel: 800-327-7791Web: www.cuesinc.com

Click here to enlarge imageGirth weld coatingIndustrial Environmental Coatings Corp. offers Enviroline® 124, a 100% solids, fast curing epoxy patch kit and girth weld coating for plastic pipe repair. The coating dries tack free in only 10-12 minutes. The company also offers a slower-drying version that cures to tack free in 1 1/2 hours. The coatings are applied in a single, thick-film coat that has good chemical and temperature resistance.Ind. Env. Coatings Corp.Pompano Beach, FLTel: 800-449-6525

Click here to enlarge imageDrill tapsWheeler-Rex's combined drill taps are designed to produce a quality thread and insure a pressure tight fit. They feature high-speed steel construction, 6-flute thread cutting design and fast cutting drill point. The drip taps are available for 3/4 in. and 1 in. CC thread and 3/4 in. and 2 in. CC PVC. All can be resharpened.Wheeler-Rex Pipe ToolsAshtabula, OHTel: 800-321-7950Web: www.wheelerrex.com

Click here to enlarge imageTapping machineIPSCO, now part of the Flowserve Corp., has developed a lightweight hot/wet tapping and line stopping system. The company's FloStopII system uses cylindrical rubber sealing elements or pivoting line stop heads. Line stops can be performed on 4 in. to 12 in. lines with pressures up to 250 psi. The system is available with air or hydraulic drives. Fittings in 4, 6 and 8 in. are stainless steel; 10 and 12 in. fittings are carbon steel.FlowserveDowners Grove, ILTel: 800-874-7464Web: www.hottaps.com