Full Welding Solution in Trail: Pipeline Manual Welding at SICIM SPA

The company successfully uses Böhler Welding consumables for manual welding for decades gaining a lot of confidence working with our stick electrodes. The aim was to increase productivity, so they contacted our Global Welding Solutions Team with the specific requirements to create a solution suitable for the job site locations with extremely low temperatures where of course the machine quality and electronics play a vital role.

Our competent as well as committed specialists accompanied the entire process and assembled perfectly coordinated components. After joint discussion along with preparatory work with the support from the Global Welding Solutions and Application team, SICIM spa tested our Full Welding Solution for pipeline manual welding,
based on the range of pipeline cellulosic and basic stick electrodes, the welding equipment TERRA MP 350 RC and
the job site remote control RC 100 MP. Such a trial session has been organized at the SICIM spa facility in Busseto (Parma, Italy), on an API 5L X65 O.D. 36” W.T. 11.1 mm pipe, to be filled in 4 passes according to the following scheme:

• Root pass: FOX CEL S d. 3.2 mm (AWS A5.1 E 6010) in uphill progression
• Hot pass: FOX CEL 85 d. 4.0 mm (AWS A5.5 E8010-P1) in downhill progression
• Fill: FOX EV 65 d. 3.2 mm (AWS A5.5 E8018-D1 H4R) in uphill progression
• Cap: FOX EV 65 d. 3.2 mm (AWS A5.5 E8018-D1 H4R) in uphill progression

Our solutions and application experts supported all trials to find the best results, bringing them Advantages in terms of time savings, welding performance and easy handling on the job site.

About SICIM spa SICIM spa was founded in 1962 and is a world leader in its field. The company worked so far in 25 countries, employing 6950 people, with a vehicle fleet composed of 5744 units and with more than 15.000 km pipes laid during the last 60 years.

The company can implement multidisciplinary facilities in all corners of the globe, supported by its organization, which allows it to quickly mobilize machines, resources, and staff to reach the most remote areas of the planet. Their focus is cross-country pipeline laying and O&G plants.

Product Summary

High quality pipeline manual welding wiht cellulosic and basic stick electrodes

Customer Benefits

• Lightness, portability and robustness of TERRA MP 350 RC has been highly appreciated, as well as the functionality of the user friendly remote control RC 100 MP; with the anti-shock protection ensured by the metallic roll-bar and its stable placement over the pipe thanks to the dedicated rear magnet.
• A further plus of TERRA MP 350 RC is the special electronics resistant to extremely low temperatures, beneficial for SICIM spa, which operates often in very cold environment jobsites.