Platform Mill for Producing Helically Wound Pipe and Related Method
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1. A mobile platform mill for on-site production of pipe, comprising:
- a plurality of platform segments coupled together to form a work platform;
a driver unit supporting the work platform above the ground and adapted to move the work platform about a construction site;
a pipe production system mounted on the work platform and including;
a decoiler unit for holding and decoiling a rolled steel sheet;
a profiling mill for forming said steel sheet into a desired profile;
a forming mill for helically coiling said profiled steel sheet into a pipe form;
a joiner unit for joining a helical seam of said pipe form;
a generator to provide power to said mobile platform mill; and
a controller for controlling operations of said mobile platform mill.
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Abstract
A pipe production system includes a plurality of platform segments that are coupled together at a construction site to form a work platform. A helical pipe production system is mounted on the work platform. The work platform includes an integrated drive system that enables the platform to be moved around the terrain of the construction site so that pipe can be produced in-line with an intended or desire pipe laying path.
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1. A mobile platform mill for on-site production of pipe, comprising:
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a plurality of platform segments coupled together to form a work platform; a driver unit supporting the work platform above the ground and adapted to move the work platform about a construction site; a pipe production system mounted on the work platform and including; a decoiler unit for holding and decoiling a rolled steel sheet; a profiling mill for forming said steel sheet into a desired profile; a forming mill for helically coiling said profiled steel sheet into a pipe form; a joiner unit for joining a helical seam of said pipe form; a generator to provide power to said mobile platform mill; and a controller for controlling operations of said mobile platform mill. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for on-site production of pipe using a mobile platform mill comprising:
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transporting a plurality of platform segments to a construction site; assembling said platform segments at said construction site to forma work platform; transporting a plurality of modules to said construction site comprising; a driver unit supporting said work platform above the ground and adapted to move said work platform about the construction site; a decoiler unit for holding and decoiling a rolled steel sheet; a profiling mill for forming said steel sheet into a desired profile; a forming mill for helically coiling said profiled steel sheet into a pipe form; a joiner unit for joining a helical seam of said pipe form; a generator to provide power to said mobile platform mill; a controller for controlling operations of said mobile platform mill; and mounting said modules on said work platform. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for on-site production of pipe using a mobile platform mill and a mobile pipe puller comprising:
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utilizing a mobile platform mill that includes a platform formed of a plurality of platform segments assembled on-site and supporting a corrugated metal pipe production system that includes a profiling mill for forming said steel sheet into a desired profile, a forming mill for helically coiling said profiled steel sheet into a pipe form, and a joiner unit for joining a helical seam of said pipe form, the mobile platform mill further comprising an on-board platform drive system for moving the platform around the job site independent of any transport truck or vehicle; utilizing a mobile pipe pull apparatus that is separate from the mobile platform mill and includes a pipe pull cable and winch; positioning the mobile platform mill toward a first end of a defined pipe laying path by operation of the on-board platform drive system; positioning the mobile pipe pull apparatus toward a second end of the defined pipe laying path; operating the pipe production system of the mobile platform mill to produce corrugated metal pipe; operatively coupling the pipe pull cable to the corrugated metal pipe; operating the pipe pull winch to pull pipe along the pipe laying path as it is produced. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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