Industrial Automation Magazine India

Boiler Tube Joint Alignment Tool

Published on : Tuesday 30-11--0001

A new pipe alignment clamp that attaches rapidly to perfectly align water wall boiler tubes and single pipes to speed and secure the welding process is being introduced by Esco Tool of Holliston, Massachusetts. The Esco HOG TIE^® Boiler Tube Weld Alignment Clamp is a precise two-piece device that rapidly and accurately aligns boiler tube ends to reduce the risk of failure from misalignment when welding water wall boiler tubes. Simple to use, one side has two through-holes and the other has threaded inserts which accept two bolts that draw them together; exposing the tube ends for tack welding before removal to finish the entire tube joint weld. Assuring fast and accurate alignment, the Esco HOG TIE Boiler Tube Weld Alignment Clamp is offered in seven sizes for tube from 1.75” to 3.25” OD. Made of precision machined high strength steel, it can be supplied alone or as a kit with an impact wrench and socket, four 0.5” bolts, two spare through-hole inserts, two spare threaded inserts, and a metal carrying case.  The Esco Tool Company was founded in 1954 and developed the first portable end prep tool for the Trident Nuclear Submarine program. Those early tools clamped to the tube OD and machined precision end preps on nozzles that were attached to a vessel. Back then, there was no other way to do the job. After this early success, other uses where found for these innovative tools and they became the best way to end prep high temperature and pressure boiler tubes.

 Contact:

Esco Tool, USA.

Tel: +1508 429-4441.

Email: [email protected]