Armor Plate, Inc.
Pasadena, Texas, United States
Armor Plate, Inc.
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The original wet lay-up of composite repairs.
About Armor Plate, Inc.
In 1997 visionary leader Fred D. Wilson recognized the potential for developing a pipe repair method using composite materials. With Mr. Wilson's combined field and product knowledge experience he pioneered the original wet layup system that is used nationwide and internationally today. The APPW system has been extensively engineer tested to meet and exceed the ASME PCC-2 standards and repair needs of the oil and gas industry, refineries, power plants, chemical plants, offshore platforms and more.
What is Armor Plate® Pipe Wrap?
Armor Plate Pipe® Wrap ("APPW"), is a custom made wet layup composite repair system that is the ultimate solution to repairing pipelines while they are in service, therefore, saving our customers downtime expenses and lost production. APPW has empirical evidence to the innovation, with the highest level of technology for pipelines in the harshest environmental conditions from subzero to high temperature. Over the years, we have collaborated with various clients to design engineer testing that replicates the most challenging and complex corrosion defect repairs that a pipeline will face in its service lifespan.
The Armor Plate® Pipe Wrap Systems
All of our APPW products can be used in any environment and on any pipe configuration.
- AP 360 MP Multipurpose
- AP 360 ZED Cold Weather
- AP 360 HT High Temp
- AP 360 UW Underwater
Repair Capabilities
APPW is a wet layup system which has the advantage of being applied to a multitude of pipe configurations such as: wrinkle bends, tees, branch connections, nozzles, fittings, straight pipe, elbows, risers, encapsulating flanges, soil interface, dents, gouges, mechanical defects, pitting, sweating pipe, encapsulating steel sleeves, reducers, and small to large pipe diameters.
We are asked frequently what the capabilities are of the APPW system and the answer is “almost limitless”. We offer 4 systems for most any environment: AP360 MP (Multipurpose), AP 360 UW (Underwater), AP 360 HT (High Temperature.), AP 360 ZED (Cold Temperature.)
ADVANTAGES OF ARMOR PLATE® PIPE WRAP
- Armor Plate® Pipe Wrap meets and exceeds the requirements of ASME PCC-2
- Armor Plate, Inc. provides superlative quality control, field and customer service
- Armor Plate® Pipe Wrap is designed to repair pipelines while in service
- Environmentally friendly application
- Long term extensive engineer testing on Armor Plate® Pipe Wrap since its inception in 1995
- Fits all pipeline configurations such as tees, straight pipe, welds, elbows, reducers, branch connections, girth welds and wrinkle bends with external corrosion, dents and/or gouges
- Excellent use in confined space repairs
- Used in world wide temperature conditions
- Trained field installation crews available 24/7 in U.S.A.
- May be backfilled the same day
- Recognized by DOT / PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) as the model for composite repairs, as per DOT Federal Register, Volume 64, No. 239
- Test Data is available, upon request
Description of Services
- The Tests Begin
Recognizing the potential for developing a pipe repair method using composite materials, Armor Plate, Inc. started an extensive testing program in the fall of 1997. The intent of this research program was to ensure that the Armor Plate® Pipe Wrap system meets and exceeds the ASME PCC-2 standards and repair needs of the oil and gas industry. Stress Engineering Services, Inc. of Houston, Texas was selected as the engineering firm to conduct the evaluation because of their extensive experience in pipeline analysis and testing.
Armor Plate, Inc. has committed to on-going engineer test programs to further serve our customers.
- Wrinkle Bends
In 2008, Armor Plate, Inc. had engineering testing performed on wrinkle bends. Using some of the insights from a prior wrinkle bend test, Stress Engineering Services, Inc. and El Paso Corporation developed a program to specifically assess the performance of wrinkle bends as a result of vintage construction on a vintage pipeline.
- Armor Plate® All Over the World
Again, Armor Plate® Pipe Wrap solved the problem and saved the expense of shutting down and replacing the area with new pipe.
Armor Plate, Inc. has continued to grow and now has numerous world-wide installations in regions such as Alaska, Trinidad, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Malaysia and South Africa. Product development continued during this same period involving long-term testing, evaluating the high temperature system, and investigations relating to the underwater application system.
What we do
Armor Plate® Pipe Wrap was developed to provide the oil and gas industry with an economical and structural pipeline repair system for corroded and mechanically-damaged pipes.
The Armor Plate, Inc. venture originated from Wil-Cor, Inc., which owns the registered trade name of Armor Plate® products.Wil-Cor, Inc. started its business in 1978 and manufactures and formulates epoxy polyester resins for floor coatings, tank linings, grouts, and adhesives for the oil and gas industry. Wil-Cor, Inc. also has field crews that have been repairing fiberglass pipe and structures, fabricating fiberglass pipe and applying chemical resistant linings to concrete pits and tanks since 1978.
Life at Armor Plate, Inc.
We make installation easy.
We are the only composite manufacturer that has highly skilled technicians that work with composites daily and are the same technicians we send to your repair site. We offer turnkey repairs, supervision, training and certification for either contractors or pipeline operators. The APPW system can also be installed underwater with the use of divers for offshore repairs. APPW repair kits come in multiple sizes with all the application items required to repair most any pipe configuration not limited to any pipe diameter.
Our APPW system is certified.
We offer onsite training at our corporate office, the designated field repair site, or at your facility. Our trainers have extensive field experience and superior product knowledge. The certification is valid for 3 years from the date of the class and meets all operator requirements. The training class covers the entire installation and or application process streamlined to be completed in less than a day.
