Automatic welding systems gain world-wide acceptance
Journal Article
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· Pipe Line Ind.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6168493
Five automatic welding systems are currently available for commercial use, marketed by three US companies - CRC Automatic Welding Co., H.C. Price Co., and Diametrics Inc. - as well as by Belgium's S.A. Arcos Co. (the Orbimatic welding device) and France's Societe Serimer. The pioneer and leader of the field, CRC has served on 52 projects since 1969, including the 56-in. Orenburg line in the USSR. In comparison, the other systems have seen only limited activity. The Orbimatic welder has been used in the Netherlands and other Western European countries on projects with up to 42-in.-diameter pipe. The H.C. Price welder proved successful in North Sea construction and last year in Mexico's Troncal Sistema Nacional de Gas. The Diametrics welder relies on the electric flash-butt system used on large-diameter projects in the USSR. The most recent entry into the commerical market, France's Serimer completed field testing last year. Four other welders have recently been announced but are not yet commercially available.
- OSTI ID:
- 6168493
- Journal Information:
- Pipe Line Ind.; (United States), Journal Name: Pipe Line Ind.; (United States) Vol. 50; ISSN PLINA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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