[Building and testing of Pickard Line-up Boom]. Final progress report
The Packard Line-up Boom is a device for controlling the placing together of the ends of two sections of pipe for clamping and welding. Consistently better weld quality is possible because the optimum weld space is achieved and held constant throughout every stringer bead, regardless of the welding method. With the use of the Pickard Line-Up Boom, there will be a minimum of pipe movement while the stringer bead is being run. Since the welder can rely on conditions being the same throughout the weld, he can regulate the weld to eliminate backwelding almost entirely. During the grant period and with the assistance of DOE grant funds, Pickard Line-up Boom Associates (PLUBA) successfully completed Task 1, construction of the Packard Boom. PLUBA contracted with Sawyer Manufacturing Company (1031 North Columbia Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma) to construct the new boom. After completion of the new boom by Sawyer, the boom was successfully tested by PLUBA, thereafter PLUBA attempted to obtain lease agreements with pipeline contractors (Tasks 2 and 3). Toward the end of the project period, PLUBA entered into a license/marketing agreement with Sabre International with. the objective of first securing contracts outside of the United States. Once this is achieved and the Packard Boom is used successfully in the field, it is believed that pipeline contractors may be more willing to use the Packard Boom in the United States.
- Research Organization:
- Pickard Line-Up Room Associates, Tulsa, OK (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG01-90CE15476
- OSTI ID:
- 10162736
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CE/15476-T1; ON: DE93016362
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: [1992]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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