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Automated Pipe End Preparation and Pipe Line Up Equipment
Pipe Facing preparation machines eliminate the reliance of oxy/acetylene for bevel preparation. Whether using manual welding or automated welding, this is the optimum way to manufacture bevels on-site. It will replace slow end preparation methods currently used in Australia. Pipe size range restriction is from 6 inch up to 60 inch. Internal line up clamps are also useful for both manual welding and automated welding. Certain welding processes use the internal clamp to provide a copper backing ring behind the weld area to become a moulding for the internal root face. Pipe line up times are drastically reduced thus decreasing labour and time as compared to current line up methods used in Australia. Whichever process is chosen this is the optimum way to get the pipe together. Internal clamps are released after root and hot pass to allow the clamp to be moved to the next joint for preparation while the previous join is being completed. This also reduces move times and line up times. The pipe end preparation crew shall handle all operations of line up to allow the welding crew to gain maximum arc time.
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