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3-LAYER Coating of Pipes
3-LAYER Coating of Pipes
3-LAYER Coating of Pipes
TECHNOLOGY
3-LAYER
POLYETHYLENE
COATING SYSTEMS
PRD CO., INC. .1321 W.WINTON AVE. HAYWARD CA . 94545 USA PH (510) 782 7242 . FAX (510) 887 5639
http://www.prdcompany.com e-mail:prdsales@prdcompany.com
3-LAYER POLYETHYLENE COATING SYSTEMS
CONTENTS
A- COATING LAYERS
B- TECHNICAL DATA OF THE PIPES
C- COATING CAPACITY
D- SYSTEM COMPONENTS
E- COATING PROCESS
F- PROCESS PARAMETERS
G- PROCESS
H- TYPES OF WRAPPING
I- CAPACITIES OF THE MACHINES AND EQUIPMENTS
J- INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
K- REPAIR
PE COATING PROCESS
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Pipe Manufacturing
Systems
INTRODUCTION :
Pacific Roller Die Co. Inc. supplies complete plants for polyethylene coating of pipes.
PRD’s technology provides pipe manufactures the best solution for their specific needs.
PRD gives service to their customers from layout design to operation.
3-LAYER PE COATING :
3-Layer PE Coating provides high quality protection of steel line-pipes to be used for
transportation of natural gas, oil and water.
3-Layer PE Coating has great influence on the service life of pipeline.
A-COATING LAYERS
C-COATING CAPACITY
250 m2 / hour ( optionally 400 m2 / hour )
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Optional Units
1- Gas-Fired Flame Heating Furnace for pipe heating to the temperature of 220 degree C
2- Chromate Application for surface treatment prior to coating process after blast cleaning
3- Phosphate Treatment Unit
4- Vacuum Cleaning and Magnetic Plate Unit
5- Primary Inspection Station
6- Solvent Cleaning Unit
7- Inspection Station after blast cleaning process
8- Final Inspection Station
D-SYSTEM COMPONENTS
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Pipe Manufacturing
Systems
E-COATING PROCESS
VISUAL INSPECTION
PREHEATING
ABRASIVE BLAST
VISUAL INPECTION
SURFACE TREATMENT
HEATING
COOLING
HOLIDAY DETECTION
STORAGE
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F-PROCESS PARAMETERS
4- Surface Treatment
5- Coating Thickness :
- preheating unit
- blast cleaning cabinet
- chromate application
- heating coil or flame heating furnace
- epoxy spray booth
- water cooling tunnel
7- Water Cooling
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G-PROCESS
Initially, pipe ends are covered by protectors to prevent the damage of pipe bevels from blasting and then
the pipe is taken to cleaning line conveyors. The pipe is transferred to gas-heated burners in a spiral
movement on conveyors in order to remove the surface moisture. Then the pipe is fed to blasting unit. Steel
grit and/or shot is used in blasting unit. The surface of pipe is cleaned. After blasting, the pipe surface is
visually inspected. The pipe having acceptable surface condition is transferred to process line conveyors by
rolling on pipe racks between cleaning line conveyors and process line conveyors.
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Pipe Manufacturing
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H-TYPES OF WRAPPING
1- Adhesive and PE films to be applied on the bottom of the pipe.
Adhesive and PE extruders are located on floor and on the same side of the pipe.
2- Adhesive and PE films to be applied on the top of the pipe
Adhesive and PE extruders are located on the same side of the pipe on a platform.
The level of platform is adjustable according to the diameter of the pipe to be coated.
3- Adhesive film to be applied on the top of pipe and PE film to be applied on the bottom of the pipe.
PE extruder is located on the floor and adhesive extruder is located at a lifting platform
on the other side of the pipe.
The level of lifting platform is adjustable according to the diameter of pipe to be coated
Grit / Shot rate ( toward the pipe surface ) : 200 -500 Kg / min at a velocity of 80 m / sec.
Machine rate : 35 -75 kW / turbine
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4- Extruders
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J-INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
The tests and inspections written below are carried out for assuring the quality of the
coating.
1- Surface Inspection
2- Thickness Test
3- Temperature Check
4- Holiday Inspection
K-REPAIR
There are two main repair methods in case the coating is damaged during the transportation
and storage of the coated pipe and also during the pipe line construction.
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SHOT BLAST LINE
COATING PLANT
GENERAL VIEW
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COATING LINE
COATING PLANT
GENERAL VIEW
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