The Smartest Way to Speed Up Your Upgrade from Steel to Poly Pipe

Using your existing maintenance program, combined with a plan of what you want to achieve, is the simplest place to start. By speaking to a supplier like us, you can achieve your vision over time, without sacrificing either your budget or your management’s goodwill. ###Take a few minutes to think forwards There isn’t any trick …

How Drought Popped This Pipeline’s Joints

Are you thinking about replacing your existing pipeline with polyethylene? Well, here’s a story that you’ll find useful.  It’s a true story. It will show you why maintenance surprises don’t always come from the places you expect. From GRP to Polyethylene, but not because it was planned. In 2018-19, as Australia found herself in the …

What’s the Big Deal About the Quality of Your Fittings

Ever Wondered About the Quality of Your Fittings? The quality of your fittings isn’t something you’ll be thinking about when you’re fixing a breakdown: Your concern is just to get the job done, get the flow back up and going again. It’s only when it comes to maintenance that you can afford to consider quality. …

Poly Welding Training & Accreditation

As Australia’s specialist supplier of PE fittings and piping systems, we recognise the importance of quality and training. At Advanced Piping Systems we offer comprehensive training courses to promote greater industry knowledge, training and best practises for optimum outcomes in the use of PE pipe & fittings throughout the industry. Poly Welding Training & Accreditation …

Perfect Scraping Every Time Gives You Peace of Mind for Your Poly Weld

To guarantee a successful electrofusion joint, we want to make sure you have the right tools for your poly weld. Attention to preparation of the jointing surface is vital to ensure the pipe and fitting is clean and free from contamination. Our Advanced Pipe Scrapers will effectively help prepare the poly pipe and fittings by …

Hybrid Tees – Obtaining the Impossible

Advanced Piping Systems’ range of Hybrid Tees now offers the flexibility and versatility required to complete even the most complex of projects. The ability to have PE at 1600mm fully rated, customised and made-to-order has our custom range of equal and reducing Hybrid Tees reaching new heights. 110 – 1600mm range Fully pressure rated up …

4 Steps for Systematic Electrofusion Welding

Shape it, Scrape it, Clamp it, Cool it. Electrofusion welding is a precise process critical in ensuring durable, leak-proof connections in HDPE piping systems. Whether you’re working on pipelines for water distribution, mining, or chemical processing, following a systematic approach is essential. Electrofusion welding offers long-lasting, reliable joints that withstand high pressures and demanding conditions …

Need for High Pressure Fittings

We recently noticed the increased need for high pressure fittings, required for projects where higher safety margins were being enforced. Our customers were telling us that higher pressure rated PE pipes and fittings were needed where instances of pressure spikes (eg, shutting off valves) or higher temperatures were occurring. So…..we quickly increased our high pressure …

Avoid Expensive Shutdowns as Flood Waters Rise

With a maintenance shutdown due to severe corrosion of a steel inbound water pipe and a short lead time, things took a turn for the worst. Torrential rain was forecast to fall, surrounding the town cutting off access to the mine. The call was put in to the custom fabrication team at Advanced Piping who …

Precision Engineered Forged Reducing Tees

Forged reducing tees for high performance applications reliable piping components are critical for efficient operations in industries like mining, civil engineering, and water infrastructure. Forged reducing tees are essential in complex piping systems, ensuring smooth flow transitions while maintaining structural integrity under high pressure. At Advanced Piping Systems, we specialize in manufacturing custom forged reducing …