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As the market shifts to larger diameter HDPE pipe and applications, applications are demanding greater wall thickness. While having the right tools for these heavy-duty tools is essential, heavy-wall HDPE pipe fusion does come with challenges. However, with the combination of the right McElroy tools and employing best practices, the process can be made much easier. Being a leader in the fusing of HDPE pipe, McElroy understands the challenges involved in heavy wall fusion. Last year, it shared a video dedicated to illustrating Heavy Wall Fusion Best Practices. The lengthy video is nearly an hour long and goes in-depth on...

What’s the biggest job you’ve ever worked on? Depending on how long you’ve been working with pipe, you may know that the sizes of pipe can sometimes be unbelievably large, requiring heavy-duty machinery to manage it safely and efficiently. When you need something hugely robust, the McElroy talon is here to save the day.The Talon™ 2000, the largest McElroy system to date, offers a pioneering, novel way to fuse large-diameter thermoplastic pipes that are rapidly in demand to replace aging infrastructures and expand flexibility for a range of modern applications.The Talon 2000 is a vehicle with self-propelling capabilities and the...

If you aren’t subscribed to McElroy’s YouTube page, you’re potentially missing out on a host of useful and informative videos all centered around showcasing how its tools help to improve operations on virtually any job site. For example, one of the most recent videos uploaded by McElroy talks about how its powerful DataLogger® and the McElroy Vault™ feature can be used in pipe fusion operations. The video is an hour long and it goes into detail on challenges and how the DataLogger addresses these challenges while boosting productivity. McElroy recently debuted a new and improved version of the DataLogger. One...

Why is McElroy among the most trusted names in fusion equipment? It performs the job with greater speed and minimal cooling time. Let's dive just a bit into their operation while providing a fundamental look into the machines as they undertake big roles. McElroy mechanisms with hydraulic jaws are adept at clamping tightly over the tubing at once. Standard machines often allow the individual tightening of each clamp, which means a more productive and efficient fusion experience. The facer motion is hydraulically operated close to the jaws, meaning that lowering and raising is just a matter of seconds. In standard...

If you are on the McElroy Parts website, you already have a clear understanding of the welding process for pipe fusion. Let's explain the procedure a bit more if you've only just begun to delve into this, to get a clearer picture of how the McElroy machines work.For welding processes that use melting as part of the mixture of materials with related melting points and composition, fusion welding can be thought of as the umbrella or general term. Heat fusion joining is also a broad umbrella word for pipes and pipe fittings that includes various processes and techniques such as...