SylWrap Pipe Repair Case Studies
SylWrap Pipe Repair Solutions have provided industry-leading solutions for pipeline repair worldwide, including permanent live leak repair, corrosion protection, pipeline strengthening and reinforcement, surface damage repair, and pipe profile restoration.
The following Case Studies highlight projects Sylmasta have been involved with, working with water companies, infrastructure operators, facilities management, multinational corporations and government departments as well as small businesses and individuals across a range of different sectors.
If you have a pipe application which you require assistance with, then please contact Sylmasta via email or via phone on +44 (0)1444 831459.
Case Studies
A 6 metre section of 150mm steel pipe containing two elbow bends at a fire station in Saudi Arabia is reinforced before heavy corrosion could breach the line
A quarry who previously repaired all leaks on site using clamps required a more versatile method when a pinhole leak developed close to a 90 degree elbow bend
Problems during installation of a 3000mm FRP line at a desalination plant left gaps in the partially buried pipe which had to be sealed before the facility could go online
An energy company reap the benefits of carrying SylWrap Contractor Cases on their vans by making a rapid live leak repair to a steel district heating pipe in a ceiling cavity
The repair of a 90-year-old malleable iron pipe for which replacement fittings were no longer made avoided digging out and replacing an entire water supply line
A pharmaceutical plant keep a large tank operational by patch repairing numerous cracks and refurbishing extremely brittle metalwork suffering from heavy corrosion
A live leak repair to a wastewater pipe breached during construction work at a treatment plant prevents a potentially damaging environmental incident occurring
An engineering team in Malaysia repair a 900mm steel water main leaking from a cracked flange in a flooded underground chamber previously thought to be unfixable
A 20mm malleable iron water pipe at a domestic property undergoes repair despite space being severely restricted by the proximity of the leaking section to a wall
A seawater cooling line in Saudi Arabia undergoes repair and reinforcement after a snapped nozzle created a 50mm hole and a 5 metre vertical discharge of water
A water company in Malaysia repair a 150mm steel elbow at a pumping station after corrosion caused a pinhole, through which water was jetting at 6 bar pressure
An underground 200mm fuel line in Libya undergoes a leak repair pressure resistant to 44 bar after corrosion caused a crack to appear through which oil was escaping
Bahrain Airport avoid having to shut down an important system to fit replacement parts by making a live repair to a 100mm UPVC pipe leaking from a step joint
A cracked copper pipe in a camper van boiler system spraying a pressurised jet of water whenever the boiler was turned on is sealed in a DIY pipe repair by the van owner
A petrochemical refinery in Saudi Arabia reinforces an elbow on a 22 bar sulphuric acid line after it was discovered to have degraded to just 1mm thickness
A water company repair two faulty couplings connecting a section of 650mm pipe to a mains water line discovered to be leaking within a disused inspection pit
An engineering company in Saudi Arabia make a live leak pipe repair to a cracked PCCP stub with no isolation valve operating under 4 bar pressure
A London Hospital make an emergency repair to a burst pipe which had forced the shutdown of the air conditioning system on a day when temperatures hit 27ºC
A water utility company in Mexico repair a buried 600mm asbestos cement pipe after discovering it was leaking from both ends of a sleeve
A quarry repairs a 300mm plastic pipe in its aggregate wash plant which was suffering from a pinhole leak after becoming pierced during day-to-day operations
A property owner repairs a 300mm area of damage including a 80mm split in a buried plastic hose supplying water to a pond after it was cut into with a pruning saw