TPT January 2023

T E CHNOLOG Y

Tritan 560 pipe positioning machine THE Tritan™ 560 assists in pipe positioning, allowing for more flexibility and increased productivity. With the same rugged, dual rubber tracks found on McElroy TracStar ® machines, the Tritan offers all-terrain mobility to easily travel across a variety of terrains and can be driven directly to and from the pipe itself. By building off the legacy and design of multiple McElroy ® units, the Tritan minimises the amount of time spent between fusions while also letting the machine work in tight areas. The Tritan 560 was designed with operator safety in mind. All functions are wirelessly controlled with the DataLogger ® , McElroy’s ruggedised touchscreen tablet that also captures the most important information related to fusion operations in real time. No second remote is needed – all controls have been integrated into the DataLogger tablet, allowing a single operator to control all parts of the pipe loading and fusion process. Rather than being tethered to the machine, operators can instead position themselves where they have good visibility and can safely manipulate the machine. The Tritan lets operators connect the DataLogger via a tether when necessary, allowing for operation in environments where wireless signals are restricted or unavailable. The Tritan 560 offers a bottom-loading carriage that eliminates the need to lift pipe overhead and into the machine for standard

fusions. Operators can load pipe quickly and safely in a variety of configurations. The boom arms can raise, extend and curl the carriage over a range of motion. This gives operators the ability to precisely adjust the carriage without having to move the vehicle itself. In addition, the Tritan offers a removable carriage that can operate in a 2+2 or 3+1 configuration, in both a top-loading or bottom-loading setup for maximum flexibility in the field. In confined spaces or in-ditch applications, the carriage can be loaded directly onto the pipe from above, minimising the amount of excavation required under the pipe. And using the DataLogger to wirelessly control Tritan allows operators to carry out the fusion process from the safest possible position.

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