TRANSPORT FRAMES

Protective transport frames belong to a group of products that serve as protection for pipes during handling, transport, or storage.

PIPE TRANSPORTATION

The pipes must be protected from mechanical damage during transport and storage. Pipe handling must also be efficient and safe. The usual way to achieve this is to place the pipes in protective / transport frames.

Design

The design of the transport frames is based on the original idea of Drilltec engineers from 1982. Since then, the system has been constantly modified and improved to best perform its function.

Material

The material of the segments is high-density polyethylene, which is additionally reinforced inside with a steel profile. Other materials are high-quality steel that must withstand heat, frost, and seawater.

Certification

A package of steel pipes is 12m long and weighs tens of tons. Frames are therefore included in the category of lifting equipment and are subject to demanding tests, certification, and regular inspections.

PIPE TRANSPORT FRAMES

In 1982, the American company Drilltec introduced transport frames for oil and gas pipes called RAP. Over the years, the system has been constantly developed and improved, and currently, our company manufactures and supplies RAP systems under their license.

The RAP pipe transport frames consist of two components. The first of these are plastic segments – spacers that have curved beds corresponding to the diameter of the transported pipe. These segments are placed between the individual layers so that the pipes are fixed in all directions against movement and cannot touch each other. The second components are threaded rods, textile straps, or steel frames, which hold the segments together to form a solid package of pipes of dimensions suitable for international transport. At the same time, these frames are used for lifting the entire bale with a crane and the necessary handling.

The frames are supplied in three versions.

RAP – segments are vertically pulled together by threaded rods

ECONO RAP – the segments are vertically pulled together with textile straps

LE RAP – segments are inserted into massive steel frames

The RAP transport system is manufactured for pipe diameters from 2 2/3 “to 9 5/8”. The diameter of the pipes then corresponds to the maximum number of pipes that can be stored in one package, where it is from 56 pieces of pipes with a diameter of 2 2/3 “to 4 pieces of pipes with a diameter of 9 5/8”.

As this is a lifting device, all transport frames are equipped with the appropriate certification and must be regularly inspected.

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OUR OTHER PRODUCTS

Simultaneously with the realization of projects and products for customers, we manufacture and sell a number of our products for various market segments. The basic assortment is given below.

Thread Protectors

Plastic protectors are protecting the thread of oil pipes for transport.

Bumper Rings

Bumper rings protect pipes surface during handling, transport or storage.

Plastic Caps

Plastic caps serve as protection for pipe ends and as a dust cover.