A Cut in the Field Plasma Cutting Equipment for Pipeline Construction and Maintenance

摘要

In my 35 plus years of working with metal cutting applications around the world, I have to admit that the toughest field conditions for both workers and equipment have always been in the oil and gas pipeline construction industry. While most of my tenure has been spent reviewing and advising users of flat plate cutting applications inside shops, the last 10 or so years I have seen demand from the field pulling much more metal cutting expertise into pipeline, as well as structural steel shape cutting applications. Furthermore, while much of pipeline job components are produced in a shop, this industry has demanded better field cutting technology to support the necessary cutting, weld prep beveling and repair needs for pipeline instal- lations and long-term maintenance of these crucial oil and gas delivery systems.