TPi March 2020

Business & market news

Xiris appoints Australian representative Weld Australia has announced that Xiris Automation has appointed it as its exclusive distributor of Xiris Weld Camera products for Australia.

continuous improvement of technical knowledge.” Weld Australia represents the welding profession in Australia and among its various activities, it recommends and provide equipment to its members to help them develop their welding capabilities. Xiris Automation Inc specialises in developing optical equipment used for process and quality control across a number of specialty industries. Xiris www.xiris.com Weld Australia www.weldaustralia.com.au

The Xiris XVC weld cameras are used to monitor live welding processes to detect process and quality issues in welding and Weld Australia will also provide turnkey sales and after sales service and training. In entering into this relationship with Weld Australia, David Garrard, sales director of APAC for Xiris Automation explained: “We are excited to work with an excellent partner who has many years of experience in the welding industry at all levels in Australia, combining training and certification

Weld Australia distribution deal

experience with extensive welding equipment knowledge. They share our values of a high level of commitment to ensuring customer satisfaction and

MAB-PPI HDPE pipe repair guide now available

users, contractors, code officials, and others for use in the repair of HDPE pressure water piping systems. It includes repairs using electrofusion, fusion and also mechanical systems. Two quick-reference charts delineate the alternatives that can be considered to fix various types of leaks. The document is available free of charge on the PPI’s website.

The Municipal Advisory Board (MAB) and the Plastics Pipe Institute Inc (PPI) has together published a document on Basic HDPE Repair Options. The MAB-4 details the various methods and steps for repairing a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipeline in the field. The MAB-4 Basic HDPE Repair Options is intended as a guide for engineers,

Plastics Pipe Institute Inc www.plasticpipe.org

Asahi/America expands BIM and CAD library files

Asahi/America, Inc, a thermoplastic fluid flow technologies company, has expanded its building information modeling (BIM) library on its website. The library now contains CAD files for the company’s Air-Pro ® compressed air piping, Asahitec ™ PP-RCT commercial HVAC and plumbing piping, Proline ® single wall industrial piping, Purad ® ultra high purity PVDF piping systems, in addition to its manual valves.

Engineers, estimators, and designers can download CAD files through the company’s online catalog and the interface supports 32 formats. BIM software platforms include Revit ® MEP, AutoCAD ® MEP, and CADmep ™ . Supported CAD software platforms include AugtoCAD ® , Pro/ENGINEER ® , Catia ® , SolidWorks ®, and Solid Edge ® . Asahi/America www.asahi-america.com

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