McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. has recently enhanced the fusion machine that revolutionized large diameter pipe fusion. The new TracStar 900 is now available with options. In 1997 McElroy unveiled the world’s first self-contained, self-propelled, all-terrain hydraulic fusion machine — the TracStar 500. The TracStar 900 soon followed and the mobility of the track system, removable jaw assembly and elimination of a third party generator are features that fusion technicians loved. As polyethylene gains acceptance in water, …
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Original TracStar Fusion Machine Improved
McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. (MMI) has recently redesigned and improved the fusion machine that revolutionized the industry of polyethylene pipe fusion. The new TracStar 500 Series II Fusion Machine adds strength and versatility to the original TracStar 500. In 1997 MMI unveiled the world’s first self-contained, self-propelled, all-terrain hydraulic fusion machine — the TracStar 500. The mobility of the track system, removable jaw assembly and elimination of a third party generator are features the operators of …
Read MoreHDPE Solves Earthquake Damage Problem In Washington State
Olympia, WA, is not the ideal setting for a major construction project. The city is located on the shores of South Puget Sound, with the rugged Olympic Mountains rising in the distance across Capital Lake and the dome of Washington State’s capitol soaring above the town. However, when an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck Olympia and the greater Puget Sound on Feb. 28, 2001, a good portion of the city quickly became a …
Read MoreMining Operation Uses HDPE to Shortcut Tailings Cleanup
Kellogg, ID — In the late 1800’s men started tunneling into the mountains around Kellogg, Idaho with little more than a pickaxe and shovel searching for the precious metals that have inspired songs and mass migration. Over a hundred and twenty years later, the many miles of tunnels have become a Federal Superfund site that faces a multi-million dollar cleanup effort. The Bunker Hill Superfund site is considered by the EPA to be one of …
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