Automatic Pipeline Welding Equipment
The automatic choice
Pipeline Technique is one of the world's leading pipeline and riser welding and construction companies, specialising in the provision of automatic welding services. They are an international group providing solutions for the most demanding welding challenges and capitalise on their expertise and knowledge to safely and reliably deliver projects virtually anywhere in the world.
Pipeline Technique are a fully integrated welding service provider offering the complete package onshore and offshore, catering for projects of all sizes. Preliminary workscope can include welding research and development, welding engineering, weld procedure development and qualification, fatigue testing, AUT system verification and welder training and qualification. For the construction phase, they can mobilise a mix of highly experienced management, supervisory and hands-on field construction personnel along with the most appropriate and reliable range of equipment for the job. The optimum mix of procedures, personnel and equipment allows them to perform the site work safely, efficiently and to the highest quality.
Capabilities
- Welding R&D, engineering, procedure development & qualification for any diameter, material grade and wall thickness using any automatic, semi-automatic or manual welding process in any welding postions
- Steel Catenary Riser fabrication onshore and offshore. achieving the most stringent AUT acceptance criteria for the worlds deepest, largest diameter and heaviest wall thickness risers eg. 24" OD, 1.575" (4mm) wall thickness and in 9,133' (2,740m) water depths
- Total site fabrication and construction solutions from weld procedures, bevelling, line-up and welding equipment and provision of the full onsite welding and construction crew, through provision of plant, NDE, FJC & QC services, inspection and project management to sourcing, supply and management of the work site.
- Double, Quad, Hex joint fabrication, collar welding, pipe handling, end dimensioning, sorting, matching and counterboring, load in/out, coating system integrity, logistics management
- Narrow gap automatic welding of ultra heavy wall pipe, tubulars and pressure vessels up to 140mm wall thickness with high toughness, sour service corrosion and low hardness requirements
- Automatic welding of superduplex tubes, clad pipe and other exotics using one welding method throughout e.g. PGMAW or a combination of methods e.g. automatic STT or PGTAW root, automatic PGMAW, GSFCAW or SAW fill and cap
- Tendon welding, mechanical connector welding, weld bead and cap machine profiling, fabrication of fatigue critical elements and components, handling of 240' (73m) tendons, tendon top and bottom connector welding, no root defect AUT criteria
- World leaders in J-lay / 2G narrow gap welding using single and dual torch automatic welding systems
- Reeled Steel Catenary Risers, reeled flowlines and reeled pipe-in-pipe systems fabrication, spoolbase management, provision of RT, AUT, FJC, pipespooling and ancillary services
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