PE pipe reinforced with cross-ply oriented tape.A reinforced pipe technology called HexelOne, developed by Solvay Noun 1. Solvay - Belgian chemist who developed the Solvay process and built factories exploiting it (1838-1922) Ernest Solvay SA in Belgium Belgium (bĕl`jəm), Du. België, Fr. La Belgique, officially Kingdom of Belgium, constitutional kingdom (2005 est. pop. 10,364,000), 11,781 sq mi (30,513 sq km), NW Europe. , was sold last summer to Egeplast Werner Strumann GmbH, a producer of PE pipe in Greven, Germany. Solvays technology targets large-diameter (180 to 1000 mm) pipe for water and gas distribution to contain pressures of 25 bar and higher. Solvays technology reinforces PE pipe with layers of MD-oriented PE tape wrapped in a criss-cross pattern around the pipe and protected by an unoriented plastic layer. Wrapping plastic pipe with oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. tape made of the same type of plastic allows both downgauging and easier recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. of scrap compared with typical composite pipes wound with aluminum tape or glass fibers. Egeplast: +49 (2575) 97 102 71 * www.egeplast.de |
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