McElroy Debuts Wired DataLogger®

TULSA, Okla. — The new Wired DataLogger® from McElroy records and documents key parameters of the pipe fusion process, while offering two important changes from previous models. A McElroy DataLogger is a cost-effective device that is used to verify that the proper fusion procedures have been followed prior to installation. The device consists of a rugged, handheld computer for recording and navigating the data and a data-collection unit that records heater temperature and fusion pressure …

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McElroy Joins Several Social Networks

McElroy, the pipe fusion experts, recently announced three new venues for getting more information regarding thermoplastic pipe fusion and fusion machines. A customer-centric company, McElroy believes adding pages and profiles on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will keep end users better informed about fusion products and the pipeline industry. Adding the social networks allows the customer to have another venue to reach McElroy with suggestions, compliments, concerns and problems. McElroy strives to make all information and …

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McElroy Introduces New DynaMc® Auto Models

Milton Keynes, UK — Two McElroy DynaMc® Auto models are now available for fusing high-density polyethylene pipes sized from 63mm up to 340mm. The DynaMc Auto 250 and 412 are McElroy’s newest fusion machines that operate within automated parameters set forth by UK gas industry specification PL2-3 and UK water industry specification 4-32-08. McElroy, which recently opened a new technical centre in Milton Keynes, designed the low interfacial pressure DynaMc Auto machines to be extremely …

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Butt Fusion — The “Leak Free” Answer

The natural gas industry adopted polyethylene pipe over 30 years ago and it is still the material of choice for distribution systems across the US and Canada . It has proven to be the long-term answer to the decaying infrastructure problem because of its 50-100 year life, non-corrosion characteristics, ease of installation, low life cycle cost and economical leak-free butt fusion joints. Now the potable water industry, with it’s failing infrastructure, is growing in its …

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