Pipes in a nuclear plant operate at high temperatures and in high-pressure conditions. That means nuclear power plant piping needs reliable, robust tools for precise alignment, safe maintenance and accurate welding.  

In our aim to prioritize our customers, our specialists can train you on-site to use our innovative tools to align your pipes quickly and limit weld rejections due to misalignment. We are the market leaders in designing and manufacturing pipe alignment tools, providing precision alignment that increases productivity, quality control and safety for oil and gas piping. We deliver results in minutes that would normally take hours.

Challenges for Nuclear Power Plant Pipes

The oil and gas industry is sensitive regarding its many regulations and safety standards. A minor issue with pipe alignment can cause untold losses to property and life.

Some common piping problems in the oil and gas industry include:

  • Hostile & aggressive environments:

    Pipes in the nuclear industry contend with volatile conditions, and working with them requires accurate instruments. 

  • Limited access: 

    Nuclear pipes are often buried or part of a complex system, making access challenging. 

  • Radiation exposure:

    When done incorrectly, nuclear pipe repairs or decommissioning can expose people to radiation. 

  • Sea water exposure:

    Sea water is often used as a coolant. This can cause corrosion, making these pipes vulnerable to leaks and mechanical stressors.

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Precision Alignment for Nuclear Pipelines 

The importance of precise nuclear pipe alignment is critical. Most of these pipes transport dangerous or vital substances and gases where a leak could be devastating. 

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Advantages of Walhonde Pipe Alignment Tools

At Walhonde Tools, we have been innovating, designing and manufacturing tube and pipe alignment tools for over 30 years. As a leading pipe alignment solutions provider, we offer tools that streamline the alignment, and maintenance of nuclear power piping for various government and private industries.

Our solutions disrupt traditional methods and provide innovations that break barriers with world-class tools that shorten project timelines and increase efficiency. Walhonde Tools offers the following benefits:

  • Easily set the high-low adjustment: Walhonde's tools have a superior design to control the high-low movement setting of pipes, helping to avoid X-ray rejects due to misalignment.
  • Quickly attain push-pull adjustment: With our tools' design, you can precisely set the gap to gain better control and stability.
  • Increase productivity by over 50%: We make fit-ups easy with exact repeatability features, boosting efficiency and productivity.
  • Improve quality control by virtually eliminating weld rejects: Walhonde tools' features work together to ensure the perfect fit for virtually any weld requirement.
  • Greatly enhance safety, thus minimizing injuries: Our tools are designed to manipulate pipes accurately and precisely with minimal aid from comealongs and other lifting devices.
  • Rounds out pipe on schedule 40 and below: Our tools round out pipe and remove any egg shape by simply bolting the tool on the pipe.
  • Works on heavy-wall pipe and preheating: Walhonde tools are designed to withstand 600-degree preheat while maintaining a proper fit for tacking.
  • Enjoy our rental program: Our rental program lets you rent different products to see which fits your needs. You can cut your overhead , by using our rental program which allows you to switch out various sizes as needed for your project.You don’t have to warehouse, maintain, or inventory the tools. An as new tool is always just a call away.
  • Select custom designs: We can design custom tools for your specific project needs upon request, allowing you to fit pipes and fittings of non-standard sizes.
  • Receive on-the-job training: We offer on-the-job training for customers as a billable service to help you learn how to use tools correctly and in minimal time. Training helps with exact repeatability — when you learn to use the tool, you can repeat the action precisely.