On a jetty at an island ferry terminal, a sewerage and waste pump-out line runs out over some of the clearest water you’ll ever see. The pipe is HDPE. The flanges are 316 stainless. Someone clearly thought hard about durability, and then bolted a standard epoxy-coated cast-iron valve into the middle of it. Look closely, …
Pipe material selection is one of the easiest calls to get wrong, because the cheapest option almost always looks like the smartest one on the day the purchase order is signed. The saving is right there in the quote. The cost of getting it wrong is somewhere in the future, buried in a maintenance budget …
Can You Glue HDPE Pipe Like PVC? The Honest Answer A question came through on one of our LinkedIn posts recently from a water-treatment professional who works hands-on with piping every day. It was an honest one, and a good one: are there street fittings and solvent glue for HDPE, the same way there are …
The Importance of Trained PE Pipe Installers Polyethylene (PE) is widely regarded as one of the most durable and reliable piping materials on the market. They are engineered to last over 100 years, handle extreme pressures, and provide leak-proof performance. They are the backbone of modern Australian infrastructure. But here’s the thing. PE pipe is …
Municipal Water Piping Systems: An Engineer’s Guide to Material Selection Municipal water piping systems are the backbone of our urban infrastructure, ensuring that potable water is delivered efficiently to Australian households and businesses. For civil engineers and project managers, selecting the right piping material is no longer just about pressure ratings; it’s about Total Cost …
Want to learn how to maximise efficiency in your next project? We’re excited to showcase the very first video of our Debottlenecking short video series. At Advanced Piping, we offer over 35 years of expertise in fittings-intensive plant-type pipework and HDPE. Maximising efficiency is the key to seamless operations when working in industrial fluid plants. …
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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 …
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. The APS Flange Finder Tool Our flange finder tool can sort through approximately 500,000 possible flange …
It’s physics 101: materials expand when heated and contract when cooled. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes are not immune to this phenomenon. HDPE pipes expand and contract when the pipe temperature changes from the installation condition to the operating condition. When a pipe expands, it can generate enormous force and stress in the system, but, if …