Pipe maintenance and construction work in nuclear and fossil power plants, pipelines, oil platforms, petrochemical plants and refineries as well as shipbuilding pharmaceutical, food, beverage and other high purity piping applications are often presented with the challenge of cutting and preparing installed pipes without ingress of contamination into the pipe bore. Conventional methods depositing material onto the internal surface of the pipe result in expensive system strip or flushing operations to prevent damage to valves and pumps.

Yarl Hydracentre are able to offer a solution to this challenge allowing process pipes to be cut using a technology which displaces the pipe wall material and ultimately severing the work piece. The solution employs a portable cutting machine which clamps around the pipe and drives a cutting head around the circumference of the pipe. Modular tooling is mounted on the cutting head providing conventional radial parting tools, chipless cutting and weld preparation of the cut pipe. Axial modules can be applied to the machine to remove the weld from socket fittings allowing their dis-assembly.

The split frame design allows the machines to be mounted onto complete pipe assemblies. 12 standard models are available to cut, bevel and counter bore pipe from 50mm - 1200mm outside diameter.

Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) cutting utilises a sharp edge wheel that orbits around a work piece while inward pressure is applied to displace material and ultimately sever the work piece. FME is used for applications where chip debris cannot be tolerated. This technology is used in hot cells, high purity settings, and for decommissioning of chemical agents and munitions.

For further information on pipe cutting solutions or to purchase or hire this technology contact:

Barrow 01229 845 560

Workington 01900 734 730

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