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Hydrostatic pipe machine to test beyond the standard API grades

Fives has installed a hydrostatic pipe tester at the Vallourec plant in Düsseldorf-Rath, Germany.

Pipe testing machines at tube plants are designed to help reduce delays on the finishing floor during the testing phase. The test hold time is varied to suit the specific standard to which the pipe is being tested.

The hydrostatic pipe tester at the Vallourec plant can test beyond the standard API grades, with the capability to test up to premium Cr13 pipes at more than 18,130 PSI. It has a maximum diameter of 16 in., a heavy wall thickness up to 1.97 in., and an end load of 2,010,620 lbs.