Tecnodue I.T.S. PT 355, Operating Manual

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I.T.S. Ital Trade Services PT 355 Operating Manual
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4. Butt welding in brief
4.1 Introduction
Stated that the basic machine it's suitable for all kinds of pipe, fittings and stub end available on the nowadays market. Here follows all the
different welding configurations of the machine:
1) Pipe with Pipe, standard configuration of the machine
2) Pipe with long spigot fitting, standard configuration of the machine
3) Pipe with short spigot fitting, to achieve this kind of welding it is strongly suggested to configure the machine with three moveable
clamps and 1 fixed clamp. Furthermore you must use the upper fittings clamp to fix better the fittings to the fixed clamp
4) Fitting with short spigot stub end, to achieve this kind of welding it is strongly suggested to configure the machine with three
moveable clamps and 1 fixed clamp. To fix the stub end you must use a special accessory called stub end device. Place the 4
brackets at the appropriate size punched on the stub end device. Fix the stub end by tighten the bolt of each bracket. The stub
end device is supplied with a fixing ring and you can install it on each clamp of the machine.
5) Pipe with short spigot stub end, to achieve this kind of welding you can use two different configuration of the machine (5 or 6)
6) Pipe with short spigot stub end, to achieve this kind of welding you can use two different configuration of the machine (5 or 6)
1. PIPE WITH PIPE 2. PIPE WITH LONG SPIGOT FITTING 3. PIPE WITH SHORT SPIGOT FITTING
4. FITTING WITH SHORT SPIGOT STUB END 5. PIPE WITH SHORT SPIGOT STUB END 6. PIPE WITH SHORT SPIGOT STUB END
4.2 Machine's preparation
It's strongly suggested to use pipe rollers for the sliding of the pipes to be welded and if it's possible positioning the machine
with wooden table below, such cares will avoid additional efforts to the machine.
a) Set up the working area so that welding is protected from the weather. Position the machine's components as per following figure
and eventually utilize wooden panels
b) Connect the flexible hoses of the hydraulic unit to the machine