TPi July 2008

developments products &

Superior Technologies Europe has launched a range of fast and permanent repair kits for pipes and hoses. The AquaFix ® Quick Wrap product is a high specification kit containing a resin impregnated tape and epoxy putty. It will operate in a temperature range from -68°C to +480°C and withstand pressures up to 20 bar. A repair can be carried out in minutes, and the resin impregnated wrap will totally cure in 30 minutes. The kits are available in five standard sizes for pipe diameters up to 20", and also in custom sizes for special applications. Quick Wrap can be used for rectifying various problems, including leaks, corrosion prevention, insulation, encapsulation and strengthening of all types of pipes and hoses. Quick wrap and patch repair kits

The new products from Superior Technologies can repair pipes in minutes S S

be opened and the patch applied to the leak. It sets in only 5 minutes, enabling the supply to be switched back on immediately.

hoses. It will work on metals, plastics, composites and concrete.

The patch comes supplied in a pre- measured pouch which also contains the resin glue and catalyst. The mixture can then be blended without opening the container, avoiding any mess or mistakes. After mixing, the pouch can

Superior Technologies Europe Ltd – UK

sales@st-europe.co.uk www.st-europe.co.uk

Also available is Quick Patch, which will instantly repair all kinds of pipes and

Automatic high-speed pipe pack palletising Sica, Italy, has developed a new system in response to the need to extend automation to the cumulative palletising of pipe packs arriving in-line from multipack palletising units that package pallets separated by plastic saddles.

The Multipallet 3000 consists of one or two conveyors for positioning pipe packs at the picking station; double storage for separator boards; a load bearing frame for floor mounting, providing a single portal for the pack picking and handling device; a pack and separator board picking and handling device; and one or more pallet accumulator trolleys. The Cartesian picking and handling manipulator performs two functions: it picks incoming packs from the positioning conveyors from the Sica Multipack packing machines, rotates them if necessary, and places them on trolleys in predetermined layouts; and it picks separator boards from dedicated magazines and places them between layers to increase the stack’s stability.

Sica’s Multipack 3000 S S

Multipallet handles and palletises the packs produced by the Multipack, gradually forming standard dimension pallet loads of maximum length 3,280mm, on trolleys that are specially designed by Sica. The system has been developed for installation in lines producing pipes between 32 and 160mm in diameter and from 500 to 3,000mm in length. The system is able to process packs varying in width between a minimum of 290mm and a maximum of 620mm, with a maximum height of 430mm.

Sica SpA – Italy info@sica-italy.com • www.sica-italy.com

The Multipallet 3000 can form pallet loads of up to S S 3,280mm in length

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July 2008 Tube Products International