News & Hightlights Midwest Pipe Repair

RECENT JOBS/HIGHLIGHTS

Completed Double Line Freeze Isolation on a Missile Defense Vessel for the Dept. of Defense located at Pearl Harbor Naval Base; The service was 35% glycol / 65% water. This was an emergency repair and the vessel is now back at sea in the Pacific Ocean.

Completed Hydraulic Tube Expansion project for ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) on 400 - 1.250" S.S tubes - 30 ft in length. To our knowledge the length of these tubes (sleeves) are the longest to be expanded in place. This job was completed on a vertical heat exchanger in 7 days working a 12 hour shift x 4 men.

PAST JOBS/HIGHLIGHTS

Completed double 24" Pipe Freeze Isolation at major United States car manufacture located in the Midwest. The pipe freeze was attempted earlier in the week but due to flow in the system we were not able to complete the project at that time. MPR technicians were able to install a flow meter, a piece of equipment we use on any system where the question of flow may come in to play. We immediately informed the customer and the job was postponed until the system was able to be completely blocked in. Once the project was again started MPR held the freeze seal for 24 hours in order for the union contractor to replace/re-route the piping. The execution of the MPR pipe freeze application and the work performed by the local pipe fitters union was flawless. Thanks to all of those involved in coordinating this project.

Completed large Pipe Freeze Isolation at St. Louis Brewery under the direction of in-house mechanical contractor. The job was successful and enabled a large portion of the brewery to continue operating thus avoided a major shut down. The in-house contractor made two previous attempts to complete this Pipe Freeze but was unsuccessful primarily due to using sub-standard Pipe Freeze equipment. MPR's Pipe Freeze equipment is the latest in innovation and provides the safest means of completing these projects.

Midwest Pipe Repair completes simultaneous 16" and 20" Mechanical Line Stop on city water line in the state of Idaho.

Job Scope: Perform 16" & 20" Hot Taps and install 16" & 20" Mechanical Line Stop plugs in order for customer to install new flange connections and isolation valves. Job was started at 8 am and completed by noon the following day.

MPR is in the process of completing an alliance agreement with a nationally recognized company. This organization has an outstanding reputation and will be a great addition to our core business. More news to follow soon

MPR installed a total valve enclosure that was pressure rated at 4100 psig @ 400° F. This leak repair enclosure was the highest rated enclosure ever designed by our engineering group which dates back more than 30 years!

Completed (5-way), simultaneous line freeze isolation that allowed our AmerenUE customer to demo excessive piping no longer being utilized. Four of the lines were 2 1/2' and the fifth was a 4".

Midwest Pipe Repair staff receives letter of appreciation from GE Advanced Materials Corporation for a job well done. Click here to read more from the plant representatives themselves. Thank you GE for continuing to have confidence with our field service technicians and there abilities.

MPR receives 2 year blanket contract with major Midwestern Power Generation Facility and will now be their primary provider of On-Stream Repair Services; including Leak Repair, Hot Taps, Line Stops, and Pipe Freezing; a sign of great confidence by our customer, Thank You!
Crew makes critical emergency repair to a 1 1/2" 93% Sulfuric Acid line at a Chemical Plant which keeps the plant from making an un-scheduled-costly shutdown.

The photos reflect: #1. Leak with a "skinner" clamp primarily used to keep the acid from spraying and possibly causing serious injury to plant personnel. #2. Enclosure installed utilizing a Safety Strongback which will help avoid complete line separation until a conventional repair can be made. #3. Closer view of Enclosure and Strongback after the leak has been safely repaired.

Midwest Pipe Repair™ is now offering Hydraulic Tube Expansion, and Boiler Tube Repair; a vital service that will serve all of our customers. We are excited about representing the products and equipment designed and manufactured by HydroPro, Inc. and feel this service line is a perfect fit with the present services we provide for our customers.

MPR crew completes double 24" pipe freeze isolation for Northern Illinois facility; enables union pipe fitters to install new isolation valve and branch connection. Click here for a photo of the project
MPR crew completes 4" mechanical line stop in glycol service; photos available here.
We are continuing to grow and expand in order to provide additional value added services to our customers!

*Midwest Pipe Repair™ is in the process of completing an agreement with an International company that will enable us to provide vital maintenance and repair services to our customers. Our field service technicians are receiving extensive training and will be officially certified providers of these services.

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