Category: Manufacturing

bytimothyharvard

Coatings for steel pipes can vary depending on how the pipes are used, their location, and the temperature that they operate in. External pipe coatings exist in the following types:

* Three Layer Polyethylene, which consists of a fusion bond epoxy or “FBE”* an adhesive layer* high density polyethylene (“HDPE”) or a polypropylene (“PP”) top layer

Multi-Layering

A coated steel pipe generally consists of multi-layer coatings. There can be up to seven layers which are made up of a 3 layer PP coated pipe with added layers of solid PP, PP foam, and an outer protective shield; ideal for underwater installation, which serves as a thermal protective insulation. There is a stand-alone or a dual layer FBE and an abrasion resistant overcoat (“ARO”), which is used mainly for landline installations.

FBE and PUF Coating

Polyurethane and expanded polyurethane (“PUF”) steel pipe coating is used in environments that requires a very high thermal insulation and for water lines, it can be used either as a stand-alone coating or in a partnership with an FBE and PUF primer layer application, as well as a top layer of PP or HDPE for increased steel pipe protection. Other coatings for landline steel pipes, includes asphalt enamels and bitumen coatings. A neoprene (polychloroprene) coating is good for riser pipes.

Coating for Pipe Transport

Internal coating for steel pipes also depends on how it will be used, more specifically, how it is transporting. Internal coated steel pipes are often coated with a liquid epoxy for corrosion protection, especially for pipes which transport fuels, water, oils, and other similar liquids that contain possible high corrosive contents. Internal coatings for steel pipes have an additional benefit, which includes its ability to improve the flow consistency and efficiency of the whole pipeline system.

Internal Coating

Other internally coated steel pipe materials are FBE coatings in combination of a phenolic primer to increase the coatings performance. This combination is great in high performance water and other corrosive liquid transport. In industries which have an internal cement mortar lined piping coating, it is popular with dangerous waste transportation and potable water distribution.

Coating Thickness

An epoxy is applied or layered in different thicknesses, especially when the pipeline’s environment is rough road crossings and water crossings. No matter how many coated layers on steel pipes are used, coating manufacturing is a multi-step procedure which involves cleaning, heating, grinding, applying, curing, quenching, inspecting, and labeling. Benefits in requesting coated pipes, both internal and external, is there are no sized pipes which cannot be addressed and no application that a coating cannot be used in.

Steel Pipe Coating Company

Kelly Pipe Co., LLC has been in business since 1898, supplying domestic and imported carbon steel pipe products throughout the country, as well as The United Kingdom, Colombia, Canada, and Mexico. Kelly Pipe supplies pipes in all sizes, weights, and grades of black and galvanized, as well as seamless and electric welded piping. In addition to their wide range of pipe product lines, they also offer a variety of value added services, like saw cutting, threading, roller grooving, blasting, and more. They carry line pipe and standard pipe, and specialize in major oil country tubular goods, to support the oil and gas industry customers on a global scale for all oil field tubular needs.

Submitted by: Anne Marie Baugh

Most specifically, Passion, Persistence, Pride, and Quality? Does your business represent all of these to the consumer? As a publicist, I have found that all of my successful clients have these four qualities in spades. They don’t just have these qualities, they improve on them daily to bring a dynamic sizzle to their business. The fact is that people like to do business with people who vibrate with electric acumen. It isn’t loud. It isn’t hypy. It doesn’t blare in your face. It’s a quiet confidence. It is something you *feel* from the individual, not something the individual tells you. This is success.

Ever hear the story about the keys? A person thinks he is successful when he has a pocket full of keys? Then as he really grows into success, he realizes that it isn’t a pocket full of keys, it’s one key that opens everything. You’re the key, one key with all the qualities to make your business work for you and it all starts with minding your P’s and Q’s.

Passion: Simply put if your not doing something that snaps you out of bed in the morning with a smile on your face and adventure in your heart, then you are in the wrong business and it’s time to make a change. Passion resonates in everything you do. Will you have it everyday? Nope. Can it be nurtured? Yep. If you are otherwise quite passionate about your business but find yourself in a bit of a slump, take a look at your life. A life out of balance will spin passion right smack to the bottom of the perverbial empty bucket. The fact is passion doesn’t survive on lack of sleep, lack of exercise, or lack eating. It doesn’t even do particularly well if your logged on 18 out 24 hours in every day. Don’t confuse passion with obsessive. Obsessive will kill passion. Passion lives hand in hand with balance. So if your attitude isn’t passionate, look at the rest of your life for answers. You nurture passion by taking care of yourself.

Persistence: This is the hardest one. The one that separates the winners from the quitters. Yes, sometimes there is a time to walk away and it’s the smart thing to do. So how do you know when that time is? It goes like this. Quiting isn’t a feeling. It’s a decision made in the logical part of your brain. This part is important so listen close. You have three parts to your brain. The left logical side. The right creative side. And the lymbic emotional side. When you fall into the lymbic emotional side you are not working in any constructive part of your brain. It is simply emotional and can not make sound decisions. Have you ever had a client that was so angry you couldn’t reason with him? That person is in the lymbic portion of their brain. Until they get back into the working part of their brain again, nothing can be resolved. The same holds true for you. We all have “those” days when nothing goes right and we wonder what they heck we are even doing in business. This is perfectly normal. However, successful people understand that when they feel this way, it is not the time to make any important decisions. That is persistence. Persistence is allowing the emotions to pass before making important decisions. Successful people learn to understand when their emotions are navigating and when their logical brain is back in gear. Dr. Carlsen of “Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff and It’s All Small Stuff” says “Be graceful in the downtimes and grateful in the up times.” I say, be persistent in your downtimes and make decisions in your up times!

Pride: Yes, pride. Not the kind “that cometh before a fall” as the scriptures tell us, but the kind that puts you into your work. Remember the days when it didn’t matter what your job was as long as you did it well? This was pride in workmanship. This was the time when your work was a direct reflection of you. Pride in our work is what makes our work worth having. So..have a little pride and put it back into your work!

Quality: Do I really need to say more? Quality is everything. It goes hand in hand with pride of workmanship. Strive for the best in quality and you will be remembered for it. Rick Beneteau is one of our publicity clients and when I think of him that is the first word that comes to mind. Rick spends hours painstakingly going over all his work to make sure it’s perfect for his audience. I’m the first to admit I’ve learned a great deal watching him work. He doesn’t just strive for a great finished product, he strives for a perfect finished product and it shows in every thing he does.

I have had the rare opportunity to work with clients that are the leaders in their industry. Every one has the P’s and Q ingrained in their everyday work life and it has spilled out in tremendous results. Results that teach us all that the P’s and Q’s are well worth minding and implementing.

About the Author: Anne Marie Baugh is a noted publicist and published author. She owns and operates Write-Promotion, an online marketing and publicity firm that work hands-on with businesses looking for promotional avenues to cyber-success! Visit today at:

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for a package that will fit your budget and propel your business to success.

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