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Precise Pipe and Clad is a technology driven company that provides automated welding and manufacturing services. PPC specializes in critical and high quality applications for the Oil and Gas industry.
PPC has obtained automation capabilities not necessarily standard in the Oil and Gas Industry. The capabilities include:
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- Advanced Welding and Cladding systems with high speed Digital Signal Processor, "DSP", controllers for optimal control of all welding parameters including current pulsation, synchronized oscillation, and customized arc length control.
- Integrated Data Acquisition on all welding systems for process verification.
- Integrated Video Monitoring for improved process monitoring and verification.
- Coordinated motion for complex cladding, including off center and off angle intersecting bores.
- Although PPC can perform virtually any automated welding process, PPC specializes in Hot Wire GTAW. This precision process is utilized to generate optimal quality joints for thick wall applications as well as the cladding applications necessary for high value components.
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PPC’s automated technologies and experienced staff promise superior quality for the demanding welding and cladding operations that enhance the integrity and durability of components used in Deep Water Oil and Gas Exploration and Production.
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SMI Companies is a fully integrated engineering and manufacturing services provider for welded structures with its corporate offices in Centerville, Louisiana. SMI has been successfully meeting the large scale fabrication needs of its customers since 1987. SMI has long recognized the need for precision welding and cladding capabilities to service the demanding needs of the Oil and Gas Industry, and envisioned a facility to meet this need. The recent advances in precision digitally based welding control and monitoring technology created an opportunity for SMI and enabled the birth of PPC.
In 2005, SMI established a technology relationship with AMET Inc., the leader in the design and fabrication of DSP- based welding control and monitoring systems. |
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