A collection of Press Releases from McElroy Manufacturing, Inc.
Tulsa, Okla. — The launch of McElroy’s In-Ditch 48 brings fusion capability to confined work settings using large-diameter pipe. The In-Ditch 48 features a top-loading heater and facer providing greater flexibility in tight spaces with minimal site excavation required. “With the popularity and success of our smaller In-Ditch fusion machines, we are excited to offer the In-Ditch 48 for large-diameter pipe,” said McElroy President Chip McElroy. “Our innovations are part of a continual effort to …
Tulsa, Okla. — McElroy has brought hydraulic capability to its Pipe Stand line for 4″ to 20″ (200mm-500mm) pipe to help align thermoplastic pipe more efficiently on butt fusion jobsites. The Hydraulically Adjustable Pipe Stand features hand-pumped hydraulic lifting which gives the operator the ability to adjust the height of the stand while the pipe is still supported on the stand. The hydraulic adjusting feature eliminates the need to remove the pipe from the stand …
TULSA, Okla. — McElroy is pleased to bring wireless capability to the DataLogger® 5 which gives pipe fusion operators the ability to upload data to the DataLogger Vault™ where it can be reviewed and analyzed in real-time from anywhere in the world. Fusion data can now be uploaded instantly from the field via Wi-Fi or cellular and reviewed and analyzed the same day. Fusion operators no longer have to physically connect the DataLogger to a …
RED DEER, Alberta — A new product by McElroy called the QuickCamp™ System was successfully tested recently at a jobsite in Canada, attracting area contractors and engineers who traveled there to get a firsthand look at the unique shelter and pipe-handling system at work. The QuickCamp – designed to protect the pipe fusion operator and fusion joints from outside conditions – became available just as Knibb Developments was beginning construction on a 10-kilometer wastewater pipeline …