High requirements for plastic pipes under pressure

The second international conference of the AMI (Applied Market Information) in Plastic Pressure Pipes (Pressure Plastic Pipe) will take place from 5 to 7 October this year in Cologne, Germany, bringing together leading experts in technology pipes.



HDPE pressure pipes have been used in Europe during décadas.Hay different kinds of materials, but the construction industry is very conservative and tests done should be very thoroughly before accepting the new product. For example, the company got Egeplast Werner Strumann bring to market a new high-pressure tube made of polyethylene and quality Univation Technologies has a new reactor bimodal HDPE PE 100.
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The construction of pipelines is becoming more complex to deliver the high performance needed for some applications.


The construction of pipelines is becoming more complex to deliver the high performance needed for some applications. The company Flemish Water Company (VMW) has a new network of 30,600-mile pipeline, which is testing a new pipe diameter pressure to find a suitable system. Radius Systems is a pipe coated to give it more strength.

The reinforced pipe is used primarily in the Middle East. There, Firat Plastik Kaucuk HDPE pipe has developed long-fiber reinforced. PVC can be molecular, aimed at giving a new line of pipes (Molecor has developed the production of large diameter pipes, high pressure applications). And Cincinnati Extrusion has completed energy-efficient system for producing long-diameter high-pressure pipe.

The chemical resistance is very important in some water pipes and plants. Bodycote Testing Group has been reviewing test methods for resistance to chlorine of different polyolefins. PVC has a natural chemical resistance, this means there is a great advantage to the plastic tubes of high pressure.

Besides the domestic supply of plastic pipe is being used in oilfields. Wellstream International uses this type of tubes to be placed under water.

The predictions of life are critical to the industry where failure ducts must be avoided. Kiwa Gas Technology has developed a quantitative model for physical aging of PVC in gas lines. Hessel Ingenieurtechnik has examined designs using PE 100-RC in the water and gas lines to calculate the minimum service life of 100 years.

What technological advances will have an impact on the market? What is the latest innovation for the industry of the ducts? The research is extensive. From new construction to rehabilitation of pipes, plastic pipes are making multiple advances in the world.