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Free Download – Failed Weld Guide on Why Electrofusion Welds Can Fail and How to Avoid EF Failure
http://www.caldertech.com/Caldertech_Avoiding_Weld_Failure.pdf
Asahi Publishes Engineering Design Guide for PP-RCT Pipes
https://www.asahi-america.com/images/x-assets/Baenninger/Catalog_Asahitec_Engineering_Design_Guide_2018.pdf
Not a Drop to Drink: Plastic Pipes Leaching Chemicals Into Drinking Water
https://www.fondriest.com/news/not-drop-drink-plastic-pipes-leaching-chemicals-drinking-water.htm
Characterization of Leachable Chemical Substances from Common Drinking Water Plastic Piping Materials
https://esemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Pizzurro-et-al_2018_Piping-Review-White-Paper.pdf
Accelerated Ageing of Polyethylene Pipe Grades in Aqueous Chlorine Dioxide at Constant Concentration
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141391018302994
HDPE Pipeline Saves Hundreds of Flange Connections
https://www.agru.at/en/news/latest-news/article/hdpe-pipeline-saves-hundreds-of-flange-connections/
New HDPE Piping Tender
https://tenders.nsw.gov.au/?event=public.rft.show&RFTUUID=8D3DFFE1-E5F7-AD4C-F382FF7E3AA89213
Poly Welding Specialists – Company Profile
https://www.polyweldingspecialists.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PWS-Profile-Poly-Welding-Specialists.pdf
South Australia Offers Polyethylene Welding Course
https://www.tafesa.edu.au/xml/course/sc/sc_T559826577.aspx
New Flex Restraints for PP-RCT Pipes
https://www.nupiamericas.com/new-flex-restraints-for-niron-pp-rct-pipes.html
Understanding Plastic Pipe Failure
ExcelPlas provides failure diagnosis and root cause identification for a range of plastic pipes and fittings. Our broad understanding of product failure underpins our assessment of the pipe design, and is backed by years of industry and commercial experience held by our team. If additional analytical support is required, our in-house physical testing and chemical analysis laboratories are available to provide greater insight on material performance of polymer pipes.
http://www.excelplas.com/
ePIPE Team Awarded Multiple U.S. Patents For In-Place Protection Of Polymer Pipes
https://www.wateronline.com/doc/epipe-team-awarded-multiple-u-s-patents-for-in-place-protection-of-non-metallic-pipes-0001
Tips for Working With Polybutylene (PB) Plumbing Pipe – PB Will Eventually Fail
https://www.thespruce.com/polybutylene-pipe-2718633
Iplex Pipelines Seeking Quality Assurance Inspector at their manufacturing site in Elizabeth
https://www.recruit.net/job/quality-assurance_elizabeth-ar_jobs/CE21365DB36204D0
ExcelPlas – the Australian Pipes & Fittings Testing Laboratory
- Accredited to ISO 17025 by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) Australia, and is Australia’s largest laboratory dedicated for the testing of plastic pipes and fittings to various Standards which include Australian, European and International Standards.
- The staff employed at the laboratory have a combined experience of more than 85 years within the plastics industry specifically with manufacturing, quality control and the research and development of plastic piping systems including HDPE, PEX, PP-R, PVC, U-PVC, M-PVC, O-PVC, ABS, GRP, GRE and PB.
- Services provided include conformance testing, compliance testing, batch release testing, root cause analysis for field failures and non-destructive testing of samples.
- http://www.excelplas.com/
ExcelPlas Lab Specialising in HDPE Pipe Condition Monitoring, Failure Analysis and Testing
In the event of a HDPE buttweld or electrofusion weld failing during initial testing, or in service, we can conduct investigations to assist in identifying the root cause of the failure.
This service also extends to the premature failure of the pipe or fitting itself.
http://www.excelplas.com/plastic-pipes
ExcelPlas Pipe Testing is a Leader in the Field of Polyethylene (PE) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Testing
ExcelPlas is accredited with the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) for butt weld tests, bend and tensile tests, peel decohesion tests on electro fusion sockets and failure mode determination
http://www.polypipetesting.com.au/butt-fusion-welds/
New UHMWPE Pipe for Tailing Offers Greater Than 4X the Abrasion Resistance of PE100 (Australia wide)
http://slurrypipes.com.au/
ExcelPlas Poly Pipe Weld Inspection Lists Top 7 Causes of Weld Failure:
• Lack of scraping
• Inaccurate scraping
• Contamination from dirt, water, oil or clays
• Lack of Paralell-ness of fusion faces
• Misalignment of surfaces
• Time, temperature and pressure deviations
• Not adhering to cool times
We have extensive experience in inspection of poly pipe welds for assuring welded joint quality. Direct Poly Pipe Inspection ensures that operators are following the proven welding procedure; this reduces the occurrences of operational errors which lead to defects such as inclusions, lack of fusion (LoF), porosity and misalignment.
More information, contact [email protected]
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