EUPEC provides
thermal insulation solutions for both shallow and deep water
pipelines at depths up to 3,000m. These coating systems ensure
optimum product flow through steel subsea pipelines. The
coating of pipes, bends, fittings and field joints provides
efficient end-to-end thermal protection.
Polyurethane-based
systems (PU)
These solutions offer low thermal conductivity, good bending
properties, high mechanical resistance and waterproof characteristics.
Combined with an anticorrosion layer, polyurethanes can be
solid, foam (PUF), syntactic (SPU), or glass syntactic (GSPU),
and are applied by injection moulding, rotational casting,
or by PU half-shells. They offer excellent cycle time performance
for offshore field joint coating operations and are suitable
for reeling, J-lay and S-lay installations. Polyurethanes are
also used for in-situ coating of assemblies such as jumpers,
sleds, P.L.E.Ts, F.L.E.Ts, ITAs, manifolds...
Polypropylene-based
systems (PP)
EUPEC’s multi-layer anticorrosion systems are designed and
applied in a wide range of thicknesses and layers to meet insulation
and subsea installation requirements. Linepipe coating is applied
by side extrusion and is completed by the EUPEC advanced PP
Injection Moulding® technology for field joints. This world-class,
reliable technology provides integral protection and an excellent
interface between the parent linepipe coating and the field
joint infill, and is suitable for reeling, J-lay and S-lay
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Pipe-in-pipe
technology (PIP)
EUPEC provides global project management for PIP fabrication including pipe coating,
PIP assembly, PIP sleeve installation, welding (12, 24, 36, 48 meters) and logistics.
ITP is responsible for the engineering, conception, supply of the insulating
material and the guarantee of the thermal insulation values. The ITP-designed
system offers very low thermal conductivity and high strength under compressive
load.
This technologically-advanced system is fabricated with one inner service pipe
wrapped with a micro-porous insulating material that is then installed inside
an anticorrosion-coated outer pipe that is swaged and welded to the inner pipe.
Our assembly plant benefits from direct deepwater quay and port infrastructures,
close proximity to our pipecoating plant, large storage areas, and on-site welding
facilities.
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