Traditional methods of pipe repair are effective, but costly and difficult to facilitate. Hot work often necessitates a halt in production, the shut down of process equipment and the establishment of a safe welding environment. Not to mention the expense involved in bringing in a team of highly-trained specialists.
Key Benefits
- Increases site safety by avoiding hotwork
- Reduces downtime compared with welding operation
- Reduces maintenance costs by eliminating requirement for welding personnel and equipment
- No specialist installation tools required – standard bolting
- Integrated test port eliminates requirement for additional tooling
- External lock and seal assembly avoids flow restriction and swaging of parent pipe
- Qualified and DNV type-approved for installation on titanium pipework.
- Wide range of pipe materials including carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex, super duplex and CuNi.
Cold work solutions like mechanical pipe connectors are more cost-effective and significantly reduce the duration of maintenance projects, making them a popular choice for pipe repairs, tie ins and the capping of redundant pipe work.
Case Study - 18" Connectors For Norwegian Oil Terminal
STATS Group supplied two 18" mechanical connectors for a pipe replacement project – enabling essential maintenance to be carried out while the plant was operating.
Webinar - Maximising Shutdown Efficiency
Learn how the execution of maintenance activities can be safely conducted by removing the requirement for welding and the associated risks of hot work.
Onshore and Topsides
Mechanical Pipe Connectors for Titanium Pipelines
A Safer, Faster Alternative to Welding.
Titanium pipelines offer superior corrosion resistance, but when it comes to repairs or modifications, welding is expensive, time-consuming, and risky. STATS Mechanical Connectors provide a cold-work solution - delivering fast, permanent, and leak-free connections without the need for welding or hot work.
Connectors For Titanium Pipelines
- Dual Fire-Safe Graphite Seals: Ensures a 100% leak-free, permanent connection.
- Simple Installation: Slide over bare pipe end, activated with standard bolting, no specialist tools.
- Routine Maintenance/Inspection: Optional double block and bleed valve fitted to seal verification port for periodic integrity checks.
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1" to 12" Type Approved
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#150 & #300 Pressure Ratings
2" #600 Connector
STATS mechanical connectors are DNV type approved for the use on titanium pipelines, offering the energy industry a safe and efficient alternative to welding.
The Connectors cover a size range from 0.75” to 60” with various pressure ratings and are available in connector, coupling and end-cap configurations.
Unlike existing alternatives that are limited in size range or lack proper testing capabilities, these connectors provide a reliable, permanent connection with an integrated test port - enabling a leak test to be performed once the connector is fully installed – negating the need for additional joint testers.
End Cap for capping plain-end pipework
Flanged outlet for connecting plain-end pipe to a pre-flanged termination
Coupling for connecting plain-end pipe to plain-end pipe
