BENDING FOR THE OIL INDUSTRY
Custom pipe bends offer better flow characteristics and eliminate countless welds over factory elbows or forged fittings. Plus, pipe bends are a basic necessity if smart pigs are deployed throughout the system.
All products from Houston Pipe Benders are manufactured in the safest possible environment, adhere to the highest quality standards and include industry leading customers service.
Fittings are forged, mass produced products that cannot be custom ordered very easily.
Fittings typically have limited angles and limited radii.
Cost of Fittings: A general misconception is that the cost is lower for a mass produced compared to a custom product; in the case of pipe fittings this is not necessarily true
Induction Bends
- Custom Angles
- Custom Radius
- Better Piggability
- Coated before bends ship
- No PUP’s needed for install
- Entire bend including tangents can be made from mother pipe
Fittings
- (2) Extra Welds to add PUP
- Extra cost to purchase PUP
- (2) Extra Welds to X-Ray
- Need additional 12′ line pipe to cover same span
- Extra logistics with PUP’s
Limitations of Fittings
- Fittings are forged, mass produced products that cannot be custom ordered very easily.
- Fittings typically have limited angles and limited radii.
- Cost of Fittings: A general misconception is that the cost is lower for a mass produced compared to a custom product; in the case of pipe fittings this is not necessarily true.