PT&P enews Feb 2001

February 2001

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PT&P Technical Bulletins:
Corrosion Protection, Pressure-balanced Expansion Joints, FEA analysis and more.

	PT&P Aids in the Creation of the "Chemical Island"
	Tips on Corrosion Protection
	Consider 4 methods of protecting carbon steel pipe supports from corrosion.....
	PT&P's Diverse Product Testing
	Piping Technology & Products, Inc. is a recognized leader in a variety of manufactured products and has extensive experience with many types of product testing.
	Topics Covered on Our Discussion Forum
	Come and join our discussion on..........
	Sneak Preview: New Pipingtech.com
	We are re-vamping our website to better serve you. Sneak a peek!

PT&P Aids in the Creation of the "Chemical Island"

Piping Technology & Products, Inc. supplied more than 3,000 cold shoes, 400 slide plates and numerous more spring hangers, constants and fabricated pipe supports for the construction of a refinery plant on Jurong Island, Singapore. U.S. Bellows, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PT&P, also supplied many of the expansion joints used in the creation of this refinery.
Jurong Island is a man-made island consisting of four petroleum refineries, 30 petrochemical firms, and many more industrial firms to support its existence.
For more information about this project, please refer to our Online Press Release or contact us at webmaster@pipingtech.com

Tips on Corrosion Protection

There are four methods of protecting carbon steel pipe support components from corrosion; painting, zinc coatings, hot dip galvanizing, and combinations of these. Painting has an advantage when appearance and choice of color are important. Modern painting systems may be appropriate protection in certain environments. Paint provides a barrier protection to a metal surface. The ability of zinc to provide cathodic protection for carbon steel in addition to barrier protection is a fundamental advantage. In most cases the reduction in life-cycle costs justifies the small additional cost of galvanizing. Indeed painting and galvanizing together can provide a synergistic benefit which may be justified in some cases. For more information on corrosion, refer to http://www.pipingtech.com/technical/tech1/corrosion_protection_1.htm

PT&P's Diverse Product Testing

Piping Technology & Products, Inc. is a recognized leader in pipe supports, pre-insulated pipe supports, miscellaneous fabrication and expansion joints and has extensive experience with several different types of product testing. This includes :

Load Testing : The objective of the load test is to determine the maximum load for pipe supports and other products. Load tests are done on an assortment of pipe supports.

Snubber Testing : The objective of the snubber cycle test is to (1) display the normal wear and tear for a snubber over an extended period of time, and (2) display the resistance to an abrupt disturbance.

Burst Testing : The objective of the burst test is to determine the ultimate pressure resistance. Primarily conducted on bellows.

For further information, please contact us at info@pipingtech.com.

Topics Covered in Our Discussion Forum

Join our discussion forum and obtain a variety of information on the manufacturing and engineering industry. There is general discussion about Piping Technology & Products and its wholly owned subsidiaries, U.S. Bellows, Inc. and Sweco Fab, Inc, including company and products news and information. Here you can have your questions about PT&P Pipe Supports and ASME/Misc Fabricated products answered. Looking for specific information on Expansion Joints? Post your questions at our discussion forum and let our experienced engineers help you.

Upcoming Changes to Our Website

Along with the new year, Piping Technology & Products, Inc. bring intentions of better serving our customers. We have redesigned and improved the navigational scheme of the site to make it more user-friendly and informative. There are also some new additions, such as our:

Product testing page
Products page with photographs
Instrument Supports Catalog
PT&P Online Store (coming soon!)

We hope that you will find it simpler and more intuitive to find what you are looking for, and move through our many pages.

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