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McElroy Parts is helping students with the cost of education through the Panny McElroy Distributor Scholarship program. Every year, we award up to $10,000 in scholarship funds to those continuing their education. Both trade schools and four-year colleges count towards qualification. McElroy employees and their dependents, as well as employees of McElroy Fusion Parts distributors, may apply.  The vocational scholarship provides financial assistance for students pursuing a degree or certificates from accredited technical, vocational, or trade schools across the world. Applicants must be recent high school graduates or may be members of the workforce.  Selection criteria for the vocational scholarship...

McElroy Parts has a wide selection of socket machines, a form of polypropylene machine. We currently have three socket fusion kits available for purchase. This type of McElroy fusion part can help install fittings for pipe diameters ranging in sizes from 16mm to 125 mm. These tools socket fuse polypropylene pipes and fittings.  Kits are great for both heathers and socket adapters, allowing you the parts you need to flawlessly perform socket fusion jobs. All McElroy socket tools are up to ISO 15874, DIN 16962, and DIN 8077 pipes and fittings specifications standards.  The PP 120V 20-63MM SKT FUS KIT...

Better record-keeping and a growing amount of accountability are increasing drastically for those who build and manage vital pipeline infrastructures. New standards have been put into place to ensure the accurate and efficient collection of data from plastic pipe fusions. Through McElroy Parts' DataLogger®, achieving these requirements is simple and quick. It offers the ability to retain the most valuable information on fusion operation and allows for improved traceability and quality assurance that pipelines were fused how they were designed to and can be relied upon.  Through the DataLogger®, one of McElroy Fusion Parts' most highly sought after products, you...

McElroy Parts is an industry leader when it comes to McElroy fusion parts training and other machinery equipment training. Our training is both advanced and comprehensive, designed to heighten job site productivity. By focusing on essentials, such as the proper safety procedures while operating machinery, our training is structured, so individuals will get hands-on training with the same machines, they will use on the job site. Individuals will receive the critical skills to ensure safety, knowledge, and efficiency on every job site. Each McElroy instructor has years of experience when it comes to pipelining job sites and look forward to...

Fusions can be simple or complex depending on the part and the job. No matter the length or difficulty of the project, operators should always practice safety and be aware of all guidelines. Operator safety and the safety of others on the job site, are dependent on operator attention and care. Fusion machines should only be operated after each operator has taken the time to carefully read the manual and instructions, along with safety guidelines, or taken classes where needed. Aside from a basic level of caution, there are a few additional ways to increase job site safety.  Choose a...