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INCREASED SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY BUTT FUSING HDPE PIPE

INCREASED SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY BUTT FUSING HDPE PIPE. Jim Craig, P.E. Industry Relations Manager McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. DISCUSSION POINTS. Existing HDPE pipe job site set-up Improved HDPE pipe job site set-up Advantages of improved system Productivity advantages Cost advantages

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INCREASED SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY BUTT FUSING HDPE PIPE

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  1. INCREASED SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY BUTT FUSING HDPE PIPE Jim Craig, P.E. Industry Relations Manager McElroy Manufacturing, Inc.

  2. DISCUSSION POINTS • Existing HDPE pipe job site set-up • Improved HDPE pipe job site set-up • Advantages of improved system Productivity advantages Cost advantages Safety considerations and advantages • Conclusions

  3. Existing HDPE Pipe Job Site Set-up

  4. Improved HDPE Pipe Job Site Set-up

  5. ADVANTAGES OF IMPROVED PIPE HANDLING SYSTEM • Low cost and easy to set-up • Reduces contamination and damage to pipe • Improved productivity • Reduces job cost by eliminating equipment and personnel on job • Improves safety for the operator and the fusion equipment

  6. Handling System Productivity Analysis Existing Improved 4-8” IPS 24-48 40-70 10-18” IPS 12-24 20-34 20-24” IPS 10-16 18-20 Estimated Joints per 10 Hour Day

  7. Cost Analysis Comparison Project 100 joints of 12” IPS DR 11 pipe Compare both systems on total cost to install the pipe and the time required. Estimate (10) hour days

  8. Cost Analysis Handling Systems Existing Improved 100 Joints 5 days (20 J/D) 3.45 days (29 J/D) Fusion Equipment Rental ($275 /day) $1,375 $1,100 Fusion Operator ($480 /day) $2,400 $1,920 Loading/Pulling Equipment ($325 /day) (2) $3,250 (5 days) (1) $1,300 (4 days) Loading Equipment Operator ($480 /day) (2) $4,800 (5 days) (1) $1,920 (4 days) Rack System Rental ($100 /day) $ 400 (4 days) Total Cost $11,825 $6,640 Savings – Cost $5,185 Savings – Time 1.5 days

  9. Safety AnalysisRisk Reduction Existing Pipe Handling System Pipe loaded on pipe supports-------------------- 101 times Improved Pipe Handling System Pipe loaded on pipe racks-------------------------- 4-5 times Advantages • Reduces the risk of personal injury • Reduces the risk of equipment damage • Reduces personal injury from lifting pipe on the job site.

  10. Testimonial Bill Hanes of VARI-TECH “The PolyHorse eliminates a large piece of construction equipment and speeds the whole operation. To watch a single worker feed a fifty foot piece of DR 9 into a fusion machine by hand was a thing of beauty.”

  11. Additional Advantages of Improved Handling System

  12. Additional Advantages of Improved Handling System Image shown with items for increased productivity 2 each: PolyHorse Kit 3 each: Stationary Rollers 2 each: McElroy Fusion Machines 2 each: McElroy Pipe Stands

  13. Additional Advantages of Improved Handling System Image shown with items for increased productivity 2 each: PolyHorse Kit 2 each: McElroy Fusion Machines 4 each: McElroy Pipe Stands

  14. Additional Advantages of Improved Handling System

  15. Conclusions • Job site set-up is the key to improved productivity and safety. • The improved HDPE pipe handling system not only increases productivity but does it while decreasing project costs. • This system is safer and keeps the pipe cleaner with less chance for damage. • It also gets projects completed in less time and more efficiently.

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