How towing heads reduce downtime on mining sites

Versatile, simple and reliable, towing heads — which enable a piece of poly pipe to be pulled by attaching to its end — are a must-have device on a mining site. While they have traditionally been used to undertake directional drilling for trenchless pipelaying, there are many other uses for towing heads, including coil pipe …

Back to basics: Putting backing rings to the test

Henry Ford, famous American industrialist, innovator, and business magnate once said: “quality means doing it right when no one is looking”. These words, which remain as relevant as ever, are the driving force for Advanced Piping Systems’ new inspection, verification, and testing process. Developed by our Quality Control Officer, David Evans, who has more than …

HDPE provides long-term solution for high pressure sewer system

With extensive experience supplying complete pressure pipe systems for commercial plumbing projects across Australia and internationally, Advanced Piping Systems is now expanding its offer further to support the long-term capability of the high-pressure sewage market. Recently, our team supported a commercial plumbing company in the New South Wales Central Tablelands to install a high-pressure sewer …

Maxi Stubs: Delivering maximum benefit for PE pipe projects

If you’re undertaking a HDPE pipe system upgrade or refurbishment, Maxi Stubs are an essential fitting to include on your project’s spec sheet. That’s because this one handy fitting — comprising a hybrid stub flange and backing ring — offers two unique solutions. Not only do Maxi Stubs allow you to upsize your pipe work, …

Talking shop: a pipefitter’s guide to torque settings

Pipefitters, we need to talk about torque. Not the type of torque that determines how powerful your ute is (that’s a conversation for another day!) But torque settings in relation to HDPE pipe. Specifically, how tightly you need to do your bolts up on flanged joints to achieve even pressure on all bolts and avoid …

Quick guide: Poly Buttwelding Parameter Calculator (Single Low Pressure)

Buttwelding is the most common type of welding process used to join High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes and fittings. The process involves the joining of two plain ends together, using high temperatures and extreme pressure. HDPE buttwelding requires complicated formulas to work out the correct Heating and Pressure parameters. Each of these differ for every size …

High-pressure green wall puts Advanced Piping Systems to the test

Across Australian cities, you might have noticed a ‘growing’ number of green walls – sometimes called living walls, vertical gardens, or plant walls – sprouting on the exterior of high-rise buildings. Offering a range of benefits for both a building and its occupants alike, intricate irrigation systems are required to keep these green walls flourishing. …

Why it’s important to specify the correct SDR for your HDPE project

Specify the wrong Standard Dimensional Ratio (SDR) in your poly pipe system, and you could be up for “20 to 30 years of heartache and pain.” It might sound dramatic, but according to Director of Advanced Piping Systems, Caleb Craig, “time and time again we witness the long-lasting consequences of poorly selected SDRs on mine …

The APS temperature rating tool

Take the guesswork out of identifying the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure of a PE pipe with Advanced Piping Systems’ temperature rating tool. Whether you need to choose an appropriate class of pipe for above-ground piping in hot subtropical climates, or undertake dewatering at a deep Super Pit with consistently warm bore water, the APS temperature …

The APS Flange Finder Tool

Welding neck, slip-on, socket-weld, stub-end…with so many types of flanges and tables used in poly piping, knowing which flange is best for your project can be a challenging task. That’s where Advanced Piping Systems’ flange finder tool comes in.   Our flange finder tool can sort through approximately 500,000 possible flange combinations from across the globe, …

The rise of prefabrication

Advanced Piping Systems are leaders in pipe prefabrication in Australia. Here’s why we’ve seen a significant rise in demand over the past 30 years.