The Global Pipeline

The world’s most demandingengineering challenges in the powergeneration market are realizedthrough innovative pipe products andsolutions that only an expert can deliver.

For more than 50 years, Victaulic hascrossed continents bringing the world’smost advanced piping products to criticalpower projects, from coal-, gas-fired andhydroelectric power plants to renewableenergy sources.

“At Victaulic, we’ve always looked atpiping differently. What began as simply afaster, easier and more economical way ofjoining pipe has evolved into a whole newapproach to solving piping problems,” saysAlfred Chua, Victaulic’s Power Manager forSoutheast Asia.

“Wherever piping solutions are needed,people turn to Victaulic. Why? BecauseVictaulic has set the global standard forpiping efficiency, engineering expertiseand performance reliability. And not onlyfor routine projects, but also for the mostdemanding projects in the world,” he adds.

The Victaulic name evolved as a globalindustry leader because of a singularinnovation: the grooved pipe joining system.Installed in hundreds of power generationfacilities around the world, the method hasemerged as a cost-efficient and time-savingpipe joining process for major infrastructureprojects around the world.

The mechanical grooved joint is comprisedof four elements: grooved pipe ends, anelastomer gasket, coupling housings and nutsand bolts. The pipe groove is made by coldforming or machining a groove into the endof a pipe. A gasket is then stretched over thetwo ends of the pipe creating an initial seal,and the key sections of the coupling housingsengage the groove on the pipe ends. The boltsand nuts are tightened with a socket wrenchor impact wrench, pulling the housingstogether, metal to metal, compressing thegasket a precisely controlled amount. In theinstalled state, the coupling housings encasethe gasket and engage the groove around thecircumference of the pipe to create a leaktightseal in a self-restrained pipe joint.

“By eliminating all of the hazards of onsitewelding, grooved mechanical joiningis inherently safer than welding, especiallyin areas such as trenches, crawl spaces andtunnels,” Chua says.

In addition to offering a safer pipejoining method, Victaulic has integratedan environmentally friendly installation
procedure into the system amid a growingconsciousness for green building.

“Grooved mechanical joining leads to bettermaintenance which ultimately leads to betterplant efficiency. With a union at every joint,grooved products offer ease and speed ofroutine system maintenance. Grooved joining
also eliminates the emission of hazardousweld pollutants because of the flamelessinstallation requirements,” says Chua.

The Victaulic grooved piping methodaccommodates most piping materials,including standard wall and extra-heavycarbon steel, Sch. 10S and standard wallstainless steel and PVC, as well as GRP/FRPand HDPE.

Victaulic couplings and grooved end fittings,valves and accessories are available in sizes thatcomply with different international standards:British Standards (BS), Deutsches InstitutFur Normung e.V. (DIN), Japanese IndustrialStandards (JIS), Australia Standards (AS), andChina Standards (GB) specifications.

From its headquarters in Easton,Pennsylvania, United States, the company hasexpanded its reach around the world withsome 3,000 employees in manufacturingand distribution facilities and sales engineers’offices in key cities. In Asia Pacific, thecompany is headquartered in Shanghai,China and has regional presence throughoffices and distribution centers in Australia &New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia,Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, Korea,Taiwan, and India.

Amid its well-established global presence,Victaulic continues to extend its reach both interms of distribution and manufacturing. Thefirm is building a new foundry in Chihuahua,Mexico and a new manufacturing facility inthe northeastern Chinese city of Dalian.

Key to Victaulic’s global growth and clientfollowing is a collaborative relationship withclients, a partnership that results in tailormade,cost-efficient solutions.“Victaulicoffers comprehensive project support services,custom tailored to the unique requirementsof each individual project to our clients,”Chua says.

Victaulic offers regular product seminars anddemonstrations, on-site installation training,technical support in product selection,software solutions and specification rewrites,as well as planning solutions that lower jobsitematerial handling and risk.

Victaulic also provides design advicethat factor in seismic movement,thermalexpansion or contraction, and piping systemnoise and vibration. “Victaulic is dedicatednot only to providing best-in-class productsand services, but also to bringing solutions tothe customer—no matter where in the worldthe customer or project is located,” Chuasays.

VICTAULIC

Alfred Chua- Power Manager SEA
Unit 06-10, 3A/F, A Mansion, No. 291 Fumin
Road Shanghai, China 200031
T: +86 21 6170 1222 F:+86 21 6170 1221
www.victaulic.com