In a new campaign – Think Outside the Circle – Crusader Hose highlights the many benefits of using layflat hose over poly pipe.
Ease of handling is one of the key benefits enhanced by the use of the newly designed reel systems from Crusader Hose. Flange Fitting Pipe
Crusader Hose, a current leader in Australian layflat hose manufacturing, is now rising as a leader in engineered reel systems.
New technology and design engineer experts have increased the company’s capabilities in creating reliable hose deployment equipment.
September saw Crusader Hose launch its new campaign, Think Outside the Circle.
To think outside the circle, according to the company, is to think outside the circle of poly pipe and instead consider the benefits of a layflat hose.
Crusader Hose managing director Francois Steverlynck gave an insight into the reception of the campaign launch.
“The campaign launch took place during the open day at the Crusader Hose factory,” he told Australian Mining. “Out of the invited guests, 31 attended from 19 registered companies.
“Everyone was impressed with the facility, demonstrations and factory tour, and the campaign video was screened to much applause.”
Crusader Hose has been offering mines across Australia dewatering solutions using layflat hose for many years.
These solutions have helped to keep many sites operational, particularly due to the cost and time saving benefits associated with the layflat hoses.
With the company’s new engineering and fabrication know-how, handling large-diameter layflat hose for rapid in-pit dewatering and emergency flood assistance has never been easier.
The new reel systems take the effort out of handling large-diameter layflat pipelines.
The rapid in-pit dewatering system consists of Waterlord layflat hose and the Hamersley reel system.
The tough and robust PU-extruded high-pressure Waterlord hose comes up to 12 inches with volumes of up to 500L per second.
The Hamersley reel system is the simplest, fastest and most compact system available for delivering layflat in the field, Crusader said.
The hose is wound onto interchangeable reels, which are then locked into the reel drive unit.
The quick-connect hydraulic couplers of the reel drive unit attach to excavators or similar plant, enabling the system to be ready for use.
Additionally, the flange couplings make connecting multiple lengths of hose simple. Setting up the rapid in-pit dewatering system is also straightforward.
The fact the hose comes wound onto the reels placed on pallets makes lifting the pallets off trucks is quick and easy.
There is no need for the type of complicated large machinery normally required when handling long lengths of large-diameter poly pipe.
This is due to many kilometres of layflat hose wound onto the reels having a much smaller footprint than similar lengths of poly.
Steverlynck maintains that layflat hose pipelines have the capacity to easily replace rigid poly pipe in many dewatering applications.
“We have worked with many mines in finding solutions for their dewatering projects and have seen first-hand the many benefits of using our layflat hose,” Steverlynck said. “
One major benefit is the rapid deployment of long lengths up to 200m, which can be easily assembled into kilometre lengths without the need for specialised welding machinery.
“With the new capability of our layflat hoses, Crusader Hose is calling on the water management experts to think of using a layflat hose and reel system instead of poly pipe when planning rapid in-pit dewatering systems or requiring emergency flooding assistance.”
The flexible nature of the hose takes on the contours of the terrain, eliminating the need for digging trenches to accommodate the rigid nature of poly.
Layflat is also much kinder to the environment.
When an in-pit dewatering pipeline needs to be moved, a layflat pipeline is easily retrieved with the reel system and deployed to its new spot, whereas the process of moving and reusing poly pipe is much more complicated.
Similarly, if trucks need to get to the other side of the pipeline, they can.
Vehicles can drive over layflat hose with the appropriate care being taken, while vehicles can’t drive over poly pipe.
“We have always known that to have the mining engineers seriously consider using a flexible layflat pipeline instead of poly, we’d have to offer a complete system including reel deployment equipment,” Steverlynck said.
“I’m proud to say, now we can.
“Our new reeling systems have been designed in consultation with industry to fulfil their requirements. Deploying layflat pipelines has never been easier.”
This feature appeared in the December issue of Australian Mining.
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