New 129-8 Series Inflatable Flow Stop System Stops High Flow in Pressurized Pipelines

Press Release Summary:

  • Combines mechanical and inflatable advantages to stop flow in pipes of most sizes and pressures
  • Offers mechanical head that holds the force of the flow pressure and inflatable plug that creates complete seal in the pipeline
  • Enables less invasive efforts, both in terms of complexity of the job and to the surrounding environment while servicing pressurized pipelines

Original Press Release:

Introducing: Inflatable Flow Stop (IFS)â„¢ High Pressure Pipe Plugging System

The Petersen team has over 100 years’ experience designing and producing pipe plugs and flushers. Creating customer solutions interaction helps us continually advance our capabilities. We have positioned ourselves to be engineering problem solvers and delight in pushing boundaries on what is possible. A number of customers over the years voiced a need for an economical and user friendly solution to stop high flow in pressurized pipelines. We have invested in a strong engineering team and encouraged pushing our knowledge to new levels in researching and developing this new solution. Through trial and error, testing and customer inputs, the 129-8 Series Inflatable Flow Stop (IFS) system was brought to the market.

The Inflatable Flow Stop (IFS)™ Pipe Plugging System, provides an innovative solution to a challenging infrastructure problem: stopping a high flow in pressurized pipelines economically and safely. The Petersen Inflatable Flow Stop combines mechanical and inflatable advantages to stop flow in pipes of most sizes and pressures. This is a disruptive technology to an industry were the most widely known solution is a mechanical stop that can be many times the cost requiring very heavy installation equipment and a much larger tap hole. The mechanical head holds the force of the flow pressure and the inflatable plug creates a complete seal in the pipeline.

Petersen has contributed value to the pipeline service industry, its people, and the environment for decades. Enabling contractors to safely and effectively repair pipelines – which often contain materials unfriendly to the environment – mitigates the potential for significant environmental damage. The Inflatable Flow Stop will enable less invasive efforts, both in terms of complexity of the job and to the surrounding environment while servicing pressurized pipelines. It also pushes the knowledge boundary of what is possible to stop flow in pressurized pipelines. We are excited about this development as it is another door opened in product innovation for a challenging industry problem.

Petersen Products Company / Engineered Solutions
Petersen Products makes customized plugging systems, off-the-shelf plugs and custom mechanical and inflatable plugs for difficult pipeline plugging requirements. Used internationally in mines, dams, municipalities, plants and sewer lines for extreme size, pressure, temperature and chemical specifications
 

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