Why PE Pipes are more environmentally friendly than PVC pipes

High-density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes – also known as poly pipes or PE pipes – are quickly becoming known as the most environmentally friendly pipes on the market. They’re an excellent alternative to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes. HDPE pipe manufacturing began in Australia in the 1950s, but developers didn’t initially create it as a more environmentally …

Debottlenecking Episode 3

Customised solutions For more challenging and unique situations, Advanced Piping Systems has the expertise to offer HDPE solutions for your specific needs. This was the ideal solution for a recent customer with four pipes in one location. The customer was worried that a steel option wouldn’t offer the necessary long-term durability. Our engineers drafted and …

Introducing Debottlenecking Video Series

Want to learn how to maximise efficiency in your next project? We’re excited to showcase the very first video of our Debottlenecking short video series. At Advanced Piping, we offer over 35 years of expertise in fittings-intensive plant-type pipework and HDPE. Maximising efficiency is the key to seamless operations when working in industrial fluid plants. …

HDPE proves best material for chemical dosing systems

Access to clean drinking water is a basic human right. But for many communities around the world — particularly those in remote, island locations — it remains a challenge, with logistical, environmental, and technical obstacles to overcome to deliver safe and reliable drinking water. Recently, the team at Advanced Piping Systems were pleased to share …

Why it’s important to specify the correct SDR for your HDPE project

Specify the wrong Standard Dimensional Ratio (SDR) in your poly pipe system, and you could be up for “20 to 30 years of heartache and pain.” It might sound dramatic, but according to Director of Advanced Piping Systems, Caleb Craig, “time and time again we witness the long-lasting consequences of poorly selected SDRs on mine …

The benefits of using HDPE pipe in civil and infrastructure projects

From potable water and wastewater systems, to gas and telecommunications — even underground beer transportation in Belgium — HDPE pipes are now the preferred pipe material in many civil infrastructure applications across the globe. In Australia, plastic pipes are standard in telecommunications, sewage reticulation, irrigation, and gas transmission, and, according to the Intelligent Water Decisions …

The APS temperature rating tool

Take the guesswork out of identifying the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure of a PE pipe with Advanced Piping Systems’ temperature rating tool. Whether you need to choose an appropriate class of pipe for above-ground piping in hot subtropical climates, or undertake dewatering at a deep Super Pit with consistently warm bore water, the APS temperature …

The APS Flange Finder Tool

Welding neck, slip-on, socket-weld, stub-end…with so many types of flanges and tables used in poly piping, knowing which flange is best for your project can be a challenging task. That’s where Advanced Piping Systems’ flange finder tool comes in.   Our flange finder tool can sort through approximately 500,000 possible flange combinations from across the globe, …