advertising feature | Joint protection Russian company CELER marked a milestone last year with the
production of its one millionth welded pipe joint protection sleeve. It is now working to meet even more demanding goals
Russia’s CELER marks weld sleeve milestone
CELER manufactures its CE joint protection sleeves for a wide range of pipe diameters. Last year it delivered its one millionth sleeve
Russian company CELER celebrated a milestone in its history last year: the production of its one millionth internal weld joint protection sleeve for steel pipes. Developed to protect the exposed surface at the
welded joint area on steel pipelines with an internal anti-corrosion applied coating, CELER’s CE pipeline internal welding joint protection sleeve is simple to use and, due to its elastic rubber collar sealing system, is suitable for use with all grades of pipes. The sleeve, the intellectual property of CELER, is both the company’s fi rst product and the one
that has laid the ground for all of its ongoing develop- ments.
CELER manufactures two versions of the CE pipeline
internal welding joint protection sleeve: one for the oil industry or for industrial/waste water applications; and one for potable water. Both variants carry all the necessary certifi cations and are supplied complete with the company’s CH-5-A mastic sealant (the price of this is included with the sleeve). This mastic also carries all the necessary certifi cations (including hygiene) and may be applied in oil as well as potable water pipeline applications.
One million installed sleeves manufactured, supplied and installed over 14 years means 10,000 km of oil pipelines with internal corrosion-resistant coating are benefi ting from CELER’s joint protection technology. That is the equivalent to a distance of one quarter of the
world’s equator, the company says. CELER was established in February 1999, commencing operation with just 400m2
of production space. In those early days, the company
carried out only assembly work, outsourcing its engineering requirements to a number of aircraft manufacturing plants. Maximum production capacity in the fi rst year was 100 sleeves a day. The decision was taken in 2001 to stop
outsourcing and begin in-house production. CELER began manufacturing its own blanks, setting up its own welding, coating and rubber production units. Capacity in the fi rst year of in-house manufacturing was 35,000 to 50,000 sleeves a year. Today, the company operates from a 12,000m2
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