- #PIPELINE TOOLBOX REINFORCEMENT OF WELDED BRANCH CONNECTIONS MANUALS#
- #PIPELINE TOOLBOX REINFORCEMENT OF WELDED BRANCH CONNECTIONS INSTALL#
#PIPELINE TOOLBOX REINFORCEMENT OF WELDED BRANCH CONNECTIONS MANUALS#
Safety manuals and procedural outlines are available from the American Petroleum Institute (API), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and other organizations for welding on in-service pipelines for all sizes, flow rates, and locations. New, lightweight tapping machines are also available that allow a hot tap to be performed by a single operator, without additional blocking or bracing. Current technology allows for taps to be made on all types of pipelines, at all pressures, diameters, and compositions, even older pipes merging with new.
#PIPELINE TOOLBOX REINFORCEMENT OF WELDED BRANCH CONNECTIONS INSTALL#
Hot taps can be vertical, horizontal, or at any angle around the pipe as long as there is sufficient room to install the valve, fitting, and tapping machine. Purge oxygen, open the valve, and the new connection is put into service.