TPT May 2011

T echnology U pdate

In-field tensile tester

Casting of Cu-DHP tube UPCAST ® – the upward continuous casting technology company – is best known for the production of Cu-OF rod used within the wire and cable industry. Now this proven method has been applied to the casting of Cu-DHP tube in the form of UPCAST ® - SGTube, producing thin-walled cast tubes suitable for direct drawing to sanitary and ACR tubing. Cast tubes come in heavy coils straight from the casting line with a fine grain structure lending itself to excellent drawing performance. The first production plant was commissioned in November 2010 and is now in full scale operation. UPCAST ® -SGTube combines the advantages of baseline UPCAST ® technology – low investment and production costs and near-net-shape casting – with a specialised cooler-die design and casting stroke form. Upcast Oy – Finland Website: www.upcast.com

THE new McElroy in-field tensile tester gives contractors and pipeliners the ability to quickly and accurately test high-density polyethylene (HDPE) butt fusion joints in the field. In the past, quality assurance testing of butt fusion joints required cutting part of a completed joint out of a pipeline and sending that test sample to an off- site laboratory. The results of the testing

would then take hours or days to return. Another popular testing method, the bend- back test, requires specialised tooling and procedures to be performed safely on thicker pipes. With the In-Field Tensile Tester, a hand- pump system safely tests coupons from pipes sized 2" IPS (63mm) and larger. The In-Field Tensile Tester also incorporates a template that is attached to the pipe to create a coupon through the use of a drill and reciprocating saw. The coupon is then inserted into the hand-pump tensile test unit, which performs a destructive test to qualitatively pass or fail the joint. “The In-Field Tensile Tester is an exciting new product that is generating some buzz because there’s nothing like it on the market,” commented Chip McElroy, president of McElroy. The device is patent pending, but is available now through McElroy’s distribution network. McElroy – USA

The In-Field Tensile Tester features a hand- pump testing unit to safely and quickly test fusion joints on a job site

Email: fusion@mcelroy.com Website: www.mcelroy.com

Our product lines: Forming machines of butt-weld pipe fitting. Beveling machines for pipe fittings. Pipe end beveling machine for Prefabricated pipe plant. Pipe fittings for fire protection, petro-chemical &pulp industry, etc. Auto threading m/c for socket &nipple. Transfer machine & special purpose m/e.

NIPPLE

SUS & A234

SOCKET

HAN SUM ENTERPRISE CO.LTD. Factory: No.17, Shyr Jian St., Ert Chen, Kuan-Tien Ind. Zone Tainan-Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel:886-6-6986411~2 Fax:886-6-6983830

Website:http://www.hansum.com.tw E-mail:bevlform@ms23.hinet.net

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