Case study
Recurring failures in pipelines exposed to abrasion in mining operations
NEO
See product- Application
- marines
- Pipe Type (material + DN/OD)
- Stainless steel and HDPE — DN48–1000
- Pain/Context
- Abrasion, wall-thickness loss and the need to repair without stopping the plant
- Sector
- Mining / Industrial processes
- Country
- Chile
- Keywords
- repair, stainless steel, HDPE, mining, internal abrasion, process pipelines
In mining facilities, constant abrasion and wall-thickness loss in process lines often cause recurring leaks that must be repaired without interrupting production. At a copper plant in Chile, failures in stainless-steel and HDPE pipelines were resolved using REP couplings, enabling 10–15-minute interventions and avoiding shutdowns of 3 to 5 hours.
In mining facilities, constant abrasion and wall-thickness loss in process lines often cause recurring leaks that must be repaired without interrupting production. At a copper plant in Chile, failures in stainless-steel and HDPE pipelines were resolved using REP couplings, enabling 10–15-minute interventions and avoiding shutdowns of 3 to 5 hours.
