System for ensuring department of transportation and local distribution company compliance in the joining of polyethylene pipes and fittings

摘要

A method and system for ensuring that installations of fittings to plastic pipe meet governmental and/or industrial standards includes measuring physical parameters employed in the application of fittings to plastic pipe, recording the steps involved and values of the parameters measured, comparing the steps and values recorded for each installation with pre-established approved standards and providing a record identifying installations that meet or that do not meet pre-selected approved standards.