Advantica Swagelining Brochure

The best PE lining system in the world for gas, water, and sewer utilities
The Swagelining process installs
a tight-fitting PE liner inside
existing pipelines.
At the job site, sections of PE
pipe are butt fused together to
form a single, jointless pipe.
Just before the PE liner enters
the host pipe, it’s diameter is
temporarily reduced.
The size reduction allows the
liner to easily slip through the
host pipe.
After the PE liner is in place, it
relaxes toward it’s original
diameter and fits tightly inside
the host.
A wide range of fittings allow
the PE liner to be connected
to the original pipeline.
QUICK COST-EFFECTIVE
INSTALLATION SAVES
TIME AND MONEY
Swagelining can be used
to install fully structural
or thin wall liners
Over 745 miles (1,200km)
of Swagelining have
been installed
Swagelining can renew
pressure pipe quickly
and cost-effectively.
The Swagelining system was developed
specifically for the gas and water
industries as a trenchless method of
rehabilitating their own ageing metallic
distribution systems, and is now
licensed by Advantica.
The Swagelining system uses polyethylene (PE)
pipe which has an outside diameter slightly larger
than the inside diameter of the pipe to be lined.
After sections of PE pipe are butt-fused together
to form a continuous pipe slightly longer than
the pipe to be lined, the PE pipe is pulled
through a die to temporarily reduce its diameter.
This allows the PE pipe to be easily pulled
through the original pipeline. After the PE liner
has been pulled completely through the host
pipe, the pulling force is removed. This allows
the PE pipe to return naturally toward its original
diameter until it presses tightly against the inside
wall of the host pipe. The tightfitting PE liner
results in a flow capacity close to the original
pipeline design.
A wide range of PE pipe fittings are available from various manufacturers
STRONG LONG-LASTING, AND PROVEN PE PIPE
PE pipes used in the Swagelining process are manufactured to ISO, AGA,
ASTIVI, and API standards, so lines renewed by this process have known
physical properties and an established service life. There is no shrinkage
or curing, and no field chemistry or heating is required. Polyethylene is
flexible, leaktight, and highly resistant to chemical attack.
LICENSE
Advantica have a global network of
Swagelining licensees. See our website
for details of a company in your area.
If you are interested in becoming a
Swagelining licensee please contact us for
further details
WATER
SEWER FORCE MAINS
GAS
The Swagelining process has been used
extensively to rehabilitate water distribution
systems. Swagelining is capable of installing PE
pipe from 4" (100mm) to 44" (1,100mm) diameters
in lengths up to 3,000 (1,000m).
The Swagelining system is an excellent process
to renew sewer force mains because our
compact, lightweight equipment requires very
little setup time resulting in less disruption,
faster installation, and less expense. Even
though our equipment is compact and
lightweight, it is capable of installing the full
range of PE pipe quickly and easily in cast iron,
ductile iron, steel, concrete and asbestos
cement pipelines.
Swagelining has been in use for over 15 years
in the gas distribution industry with more than
300km of pipe installed in diameters up to
450mm. The swagelining process is used to
renew gas distribution systems all over
the world.
PE pipe is approved for potable water service in
most countries, and can be specified to
withstand a wide range of internal pressures and
burial depths. As a result, it is not necessary for
the PE liner to depend upon the original pipe
for strength. However, when the host pipe is
structurally sound, the wall thickness of the liner
may be reduced. Since sections of PE pipe are
butt fused together, there are no joints where
leaks could develop in the future. Standard
fittings are available to allow sections of
PE-lined pipe to be easily and securely
reconnected to the rest of your water
transmission or distribution system.
In addition to the benefits of speed, minimum
disruption, and cost-effectiveness, you also
get all of the benefits of polyethylene pipe.
PE pipe is extremely resistant to corrosion,
abrasion, and ground movement.
THE SWAGELINING PROCESS
PE pipe has been used in direct-burial
applications for many years in the gas industry.
Now, a wide variety of PE pipes and a full
compliment of tapping, branching, and
connection methods have been developed to
provide a total renewal system. As a result, a
liner can be selected to match your
rehabilitation needs exactly
www.advantica.biz/swagelining
Ashby Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3GR
UK
1170 Harrisburg Pike
P.O. Box 86
Carlisle, PA 17013
USA
5177 Richmond Avenue,
Suite 900
Houston, TX 77056
USA
18/130-134 Pacific Hwy,
P.O. Box 5036
Sydney NSW 2065
Australia
Tel:
+1 717 243 1900
+1 713 586 7000
+612 9906 2800
+1 717 243 5564
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+612 9906 3966
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