Lino Civardi, CEO of LK2, and Marc Rausch, Global BD Manager pre-insulated pipes/DE market, Canusa CPS, detail how the company's fully automated system for applying heat shrinkable sleeve technologies has been utilised on a project in the Czech Republic. Heat shrinkable sleeve (HSS) technologies are the dominant field joint coating (FJC) selection in providing anti-corrosion and mechanical protection for oil and gas pipelines globally. Through focused development of innovative, high performance hot-melt adhesives and engineered outer layer backings, advanced field-applied HSS technologies offer equivalent and, in some cases enhanced coating protection compared to their factory-applied mainline coating counterparts. Today's pipelines require seamless coating solutions along their entire length, with no compromise at the field joints. With advancements made in FJC materials, focus has more recently shifted to exert enhanced control over the coating process. Initially, this has come in the form of pre-project testing to qualify the proposed coating materials and installation process in advance of pipeline construction and coating activities.
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