Jason Lawrence, Director of product development at McElroy, goes over the various improvements to the TracStar Series 2 line of machines.
Read MoreMachine spotlight with Jason Lawrence, Director of product development
Underground / Construction
Items related to the polyethylene products.
McElroy releases the Acrobat™ 315
The new McElroy Acrobat 315 is helping meet the demand for larger polypropylene pipe fusion capability up to 315mm (12”) while offering low- and high-force options for polyethylene pipe. The compact, lightweight machine caters to the HVAC, plumbing and mechanical industry as well as the underground/construction world. It functions as easily indoors in tight work spaces as it does outdoors in the smallest trenches. “We’re excited to offer a design with such broad appeal and …
Read MoreMassive water pipeline being built in West Texas public-private partnership
Thousands if not millions of barrels of water are needed every day for shale oil and gas extraction. Securing and delivering such mass quantities of water to frack sites efficiently is always an ongoing challenge, and that challenge isn’t going away any time soon.
Read MoreMcElroy hot tap, testing tools now available in metric sizes
McElroy’s Hot Tap Tool and Test Cap lines — available for years in Imperial sizes — have recently been expanded to meet the international fused piping industry’s metric needs. The Hot Tap Tools make it possible to add new service connections to live water or gas mains while keeping existing services up and running. In response to customer feedback, they are now available for 63mm to 160mm polyethylene branch lines up to DR11. The Hot …
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