Pipe Alignment in the Energy and Power Generation Industry
Water and steam are core components in the energy and power generation industry, requiring extensive piping networks. Unexpected outages are extremely costly, and the safety stakes are immense. Extreme conditions and high temperatures make pipe construction and maintenance challenging.
Walhonde Tools has provided precision tube and pipe alignment tools to the nuclear and power generation industry for over 30 years. We continue to deliver innovative power plant pipeline solutions that increase efficacy and shorten downtimes.
Pipe Alignment Tools for Energy & Power Generation
Walhonde Tools: Your Ultimate Power Plant Pipeline Solution
The nuclear and power generation industry is unique. Pipe systems operate under immense pressure, so reliable solutions are needed to deliver consistently precise pipe alignment that ensures the durability and strength of welds. Walhonde Tools is a leading producer of energy generation tube and pipe alignment tools and has a proud reputation for innovation and quality. Our comprehensive range of tube and pipe fabrication equipment addresses the multiple facets of precision tube and pipe alignment and provides solutions in circumstances where standard equipment is unsuitable.
Walhonde Tools designs and manufactures precision pipe alignment tools that facilitate efficient and safe welding for large bore pipes. Our tools accommodate numerous schedules and pipe diameters, such as schedule 40, 80, 160 and above, making them ideally suited for the energy and power generation industry. Since safety risks are always a top consideration, all our pipe fitting tools are manufactured from premium-grade carbon or stainless steel.
Our standard equipment range includes pipe fitting alignment and power generation welding tools. Features of the services you can expect from Walhonde Tools include:
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Custom design:
Rely on us for custom pipe alignment solutions for specific situations.
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Quality pipe-fitting tools:
We offer top-class pipe-fitting tools trusted by industry leaders for decades. Our range includes the versatile Top Liner™, which fit pipes from 2 to 72 inches.
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Expert support:
We can provide job training as a billable service. Complimentary training is provided for qualifying purchases.
Benefits of Choosing Walhonde Tools for Your Power Generation Pipe Alignment Needs
Accuracy and reliability of workmanship are paramount in the energy and power generation industry. The successful operation of energy and power production plants relies on reducing leaks that may lead to costly outages. Walhonde Tools holds 20 tool design patents and continues refining and innovating designs to keep up with changes in the power generation sector.
The benefits of choosing us to provide pipe alignment equipment for your project include:
- Our track record of reliability: We provide pipe-fitter tools for some of the largest organizations in the world, including NASA, the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense.
- 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.
Get Your Power Generation Pipe Alignment Tools From Walhonde
Walhonde Tools is a proud supplier of pipe alignment tools to the energy and power generation industry. We understand the sector's specific requirements and have created a range of innovative solutions to ensure precision pipe alignment can be achieved even in the most challenging environments. Call us or contact us online to get innovative pipe alignment tools.