PESTEC present latest MSDS for HDPE products with
the intention to provide Health and Safety information
mainly for the case of fire.

Even if HDPE is not regulated as hazardous or dangerous good
for any kind of transport, storing or for installation, and so can be
handled without any special care we want to inform about
Emergency and First Aid measures as well as Fire and Explosion
Hazard Data of this material.

View content: HDPE MSDS. PDF

PESTEC introduce new Leak Tightness Test Set suitable to
test leak tightness of duct and pipe systems installed for
various applications.

The set is suitable to tests pipe ID 70-150 mm (3-5 inch)
with both smooth or corrugated inner surface design
for max 0,25 bar (3,5 PSI) according EN 1610 or
FIB Bulletin 7, Chapter 4.2 Clause 2.

The ‘all in’ test equipment set consists of a pneumatic dead end
and a bypass plug to be inflated by an included compressor, filling air
with 7,5l/min at max. 11,5 bar, an equipment adaptor including
air outlet and a digital pressure gauge test equipment
(resolution 1,bar.

The Leak Tightness Test Set is available for rent and sale.

54 m long and 2,65 m high Full Scale Test has been
successfully performed with big sized
ID 130 mm IP 4 M PE Ducts.

4 Tendons 6-43 have been concreted, grouted and stressed
and all results for friction, wobble, tightness, loads and
filling grade have been within the required and specified
FIB 7 and TR 47 values.

PESTEC HDPE PE 80 and PE 100 welding rods now are
packed on environmental friendly paper drums additional
thin plastic protection foil.
2,4 Kg round profile welding rod is available in 3,4 and 5 mm
on our new drums.

Paper drum sizes remain unchanged to fit to welding supports
as before and can get environmental friendly and easy waste,
so special plastic disposal like for previous plastic drums can
be avoided.

PESTEC applied for ETA approval of our IP 4 Duct for use
in internal bonded post-tensioning structures.
As according ETAG 013 regulations ducts are only part of
the complete system and so do not cover the approval of
plastic ducts alone, PESTEC applied for an individual so
called ETA approval of our IP 4 ducts.
Due consents of all EU members are required the duration
for the approval is assumed to take 6-9 month.

PESTEC presents a new recommendation for possible
pipe surface cleaning processes depending on kind of
contamination materials and grade.

View content: Pipe Surface Cleaning Methods. PDF

PESTEC proudly introduces new PVDF liner and pressure pipe systems.

We use original state of the art Kynar resin from the market leader
Arkema – USA to produce first class PVDF pipes and fittings
according ISO 10931-05 and quality approved to be Kynar labled
from Arkema.

Sizes OD 20 to 200 mm for lining and for pressure applications PN 10
and PN 16 are available.
To complete the pipe system all standard fittings like elbow 90°,
equal tee, socket, reducer, end caps and valves are on stock and
special fittings are available on request as well known from PESTEC.

Each pipe is individually wrapped in foil and perfect packed to avoid
transport damages.

Last we announce the biggest advantage of PESTEC PVDF pipes:
We offer lowest market price approx. 15% lower than our competitors.
Challenge us !!!

PESTEC introduces the brand new IP 4 Duct Butt Welding Equipment P 160
for fast and easy butt welding of our IP 4 ducts.

The low weight very portable all in one equipment with a weight of 27 Kg only
includes all special clamp sizes for all IP 4 ducts 74, 92, 116,131,146 and
157 mm.
Both materials HDPE and PP and also all available IP 4 duct wall thicknesses
can be weld together based on international welding norms.

Of course planar and heating element are also included and the equipments
work at standard 220-230 Volt.

The IP 4 Duct P 160 Butt Welding Equipments are available to purchase
or on rental basis.

PESTEC has started to supply first quantities of total 115.000 m IP 4 100 mm
duct for new Bagalore elevated Expressway constructed by segmental bridge
method.

The pipes are supplied in fixed length and connected using our PF couplers
and the total installation period is estimated for 14 month.

IP 4 Duct approval according to Indian IRC 18 was achieved by verification
tests.

PESTEC introduce new IP 4 Duct for bonded post tensioning.

The design is very similar to our IP 3 duct and meets latest FIB 7 specifications.
The sizes are slightly modified, so now we offer e.g. 100/116 mm,
115/131 mm. 76/92 mm and 58/74 mm.
IP 4 Duct is available in HDPE and PP and also in different wall thickness’ to
comply with all kind of project specification as well as our clients economical
target.

All kind of components well known from IP 3 are also available for IP 4.

FIB7 and FDOT tests are prepared for execution during the next 2 month, and
due to successful IP 3 Duct test we trust to pass also with the new IP 4 duct.

A new production line with big capacity for IP 4 duct has been established in
India. One big advantage now is the very short production lead time of just
1 week, so in the future we can also serve projects within delivery times of
approx. 4 weeks depending on the location.

First 115000 m order of size 100/116 are in production for Bangalore
Expressway.

PESTEC introduce advanced PUR HMD polyurethane quality optimized
for hydrolyse resistance microbe-resistance, low temperature resistance
by also absorbing dynamic stresses in outdoor use.

First advantage is a new production technology for this material needing
More simple tools only and so saving high injection tool costs as needed for
other material. Either small quantities of individual shapes, e.g. like
for stay cable boots, now can be offered for affordable prices.

Second advantage is the availability of a big variety of colors.

Compared with CR – polychloroprene (common brand name Neoprene)
and CSM – chlorosulfonated polyethylene (common brand name Hypalon)
our PUR HMD material provide excellent weather resistance in black color
and good weather resistance in other colors where CR and CSM only reach
medium to good results.

While wear resistance of PUR HMD is better, all other mechanical properties
like tensile strength, aging, ozone, abrasion, temperature range and
compression set are very similar with CR and CSM.

PESTEC’s Visco elastic gel of epoxy polymer is an invention for long term
corrosion protection of high performance materials in civil structures.

The material has been successfully used on several projects e.g. for stay cable
anchor protection.

Special formulated Gel Epoxy resin and hardener components are mixed at
ambient temperatures, easily injected to smallest cavities because of it’s
high viscosity ( like water) with low pressure during 12-24 hours and
cross linked during polymerization to a visco elastic polymer with
adhesive properties as well as damping properties to the system.

Perfect corrosion protection has been approved by several tests,
e.g. 3 month exposure in salt spray test and salt-water immersion test
as well temperature test. In addition PESTEC Gel Epoxy provide excellent
alkaline resistance during 6 month cement grout compatibility test and
excellent mechanical behaviour in cycle thermal test.

It was further approved to stop started corrosion at it’s level.
Other benefits are volumetric material shrinkage, no material diffusion to
other materials and no temperature increase during polymerization.

PESTEC supplied special connectors in pipe color to connect additional
wind tie rods to NOCX HDPE stay pipes for a project in the USA.

The wind tie connectors are made of same colored HDPE material and supplied
in half shells to be attached at final optimized position by integrated
electro fusion welding method already well experienced for a lot of other
components as well as repair parts for stay cables

The design has a groove to take the metal steel clamp of the tie rod for
perfect function as well as good appearance for the whole cable.

Following the crude oil price increase during last months the crude oil based
ethylene as the basic material of polyolefin raw materials like HDPE and PP
now seems to keep stable on high level.

Raw material suppliers already set up prices by 25% from starting this year
and currently do not announce further increase.

The ethylen cracker capacities are back to full operation, but due to high
demands we expect stable prices for next half year by no price decrease
in the near future.

PESTEC present a glossary of terms with the intention to provide
definitions for specific words and expressions currently used
by the plastic pipe industry or are related to the manufacture,
installation and use of polyethylene pipe for different applications.

View content: Glossary of HDPE Pipe terminology. PDF

New dark blue metallic effect colour has been chosen to underline
the bridge design and durable protection of the stay cable structure
of a bridge in the Czech Republic.

PESTEC also provides the HDPE system components in the same
color to complete the system.

Since a couple of years more and more bridge designers go for
metallic effect colors like silver or gold and now blue.

Our experiences, references as well as our outstanding uv-test results
either for metallic effect colored NOCX pipes convince the
project designers, project engineers as well the subcontractors to
decide for metallic effect color.

Thanks to our customer for this contract !!!

First use of our DHPS Half pipes with incorporated longitudinal sealing
for a project in La Reunion with special fire protection requirement.
Half pipe color will be white. PESTEC uses the same well developed and
tested white NOCX color we also used for several projects for solid pipes.

Our Half pipes will be installed over the bundles of HDPE coated strands
which are covered with special 10 mm double layer fire protection blankets.
The fire protection blankets did pass the required 1000 °C hydrocarbon
fire test with a duration of 1 hour by keeping the steel strand temperature
less than 100°C.

Installation will be made by pressing the half pipes together and using our
click system and lock them in position. Full strength radial joints are secured
by butt welded using our special half pipe butt welding equipment.
To complete the system, special components to connect the half pipes to
pylon and deck will be supplied from PESTEC.

Our experiences and references convinced the project designers and
project engineers to choose our half pipes for this special application.

PESTEC present updated detailed test information on a uv-test called
SEPAP and which we noticed in some project specifications in the past.
Focus is the prediction of long term polymer stabilization based on
extreme short time acceleration.

We did test our NOCX pipes in this test 2 times in the past and
due to the partly different test results versus our standard Xenotest
and WOM tests we searched for the reasons therefore.

SEPAP test did not reach international acceptance up to now and has
not been approved from experts for an international norm.
Main reasons seem to be the use of non-natural light radiation with
very high energy causing molecule absorptions, polymer and
additive damages and excessive polymer oxidation.

See detailed information: SEPAP Test Information. PDF

PESTEC propose to stay with the reference standards Xenotest and
WOM Tests according international accepted ISO and ASTM norms
as reference tests for accelerating photo-aging test for
long term uv-stability prediction of HDPE pipe products.

PESTEC thank you for visiting our exhibition stand on second FIB 2006
Congress in Naples. It was a pleasure to meet you to show our
new products, to discuss product details or just to have an espresso
with you.

Your interest in our actual product range for stay cable protection,
external and internal post-tensioning applications as well as ground
anchor protection and your expressed satisfaction that we provide
complete systems including detailed technical support motivate us to
proceed with our philosophy.

Your given ideas will support us on detail improvement in the future.

PESTEC look forward to our customers and interested people
challenges on future projects.

PESTEC invite all our customers as well as all interested people
in our products to visit our exhibition stand for a small and strong
Italian espresso coffee on second FIB 2006 congress in
Naples/Italy from 5-8th of June.

We are going to present our actual product systems variety for
stay cable protection, external and internal post-tensioning
applications as well as ground anchor protection.

PESTEC look forward to meet you and discuss detailed
production information.

After introduction of CIC 3 flat corrugated design anchor duct
just 2 months ago now we introduce as well our new
CIC 4 HDPE ground Anchor Duct with new thick wall circular
high corrugations and improved bond behaviour for excellent
corrosion protection of permanent ground anchors.

Our new CIC 4 HDPE Anchor Duct is available in a wide size range of
ID/OD 38/50 to 148/175 mm.
The duct is available in wall thickness classes 1,5 and 2,0 and 2,5 mm.

CIC 4 HDPE Ground Anchor Ducts have standard straight length
of 5,8 m and in sizes up to 100 mm either in coils up to 100 m.
Other lengths on request.

Jointing is recommended with heat shrink sleeves.

New extra large diameter HDPE pressure pipe for main application
of raw and potable water supply.

The development of a new HDPE raw material compound containing
fibre snippets enables us to offer the unique
FKS PEG Pressure Pipes which are available in sizes
1000 – 4000 mm for pressure resistance up to 10 bar in
stiffness classes 2 – 12 SN according ISO 9969.

FKS PEG Pressure Pipes have solid wall and smooth inner and
outer surface ensures best hydraulic properties and the outstanding
HDPE properties ensure best chemical resistance and low abrasion.

Our new FKS PEG Pressure Pipes are jointed with the
well-established electro-fusion socket.
All kind of fittings as bends, elbows, reductions and flanges
are available.

The production is based on the well experienced
FKS profile pipe production.

New corrugated HDPE Duct for excellent corrosion protection of
permanent ground anchors.

New circular flat corrugation design in common anchor sizes of
ID/OD 54/64, 68/78, 89/98 mm.
Wall thickness available in 1,5 and 2,0 mm.

CIC 3 HDPE Ground Anchor Ducts have standard straight length
of 5,8 m or are available in coils up to 200 m.
Other lengths on request.

Jointing is recommended with heat shrink sleeves.

We produce our new CIC 3 Ducts in Europe, so delivery time
is just about 2 weeks.

New PFS sealing design for improved PFS coupler tightness
on IP-3 duct system.

The sealing is designed to clamp the IP-3 duct in perfect position,
so pipe removal is possible using a special removal tool only.

Tightness tests acc FIB recommendation bulletin 7 for air tightness
of 0,3 bar for minimum 5 minutes have successfully passed
without loss.

So the PFS coupler is offered as a good option for the tight
Connection of our IP-3 Duct in internal Post tensioning
applications and might save the installation costs and installation
time of additional heat shrinks sleeves or heat shrink pipes.

We proudly announce the supply contract for Nan Chong Cable Stay Bridge
in China now built using PESTEC DHP Half pipes in orange colour.

PESTEC also provides the special half pipe welding equipment and
spacer system to complete the system.

Our experiences and references convinced the project designers and
project engineers to use again our half pipe system in China.

Thank you to our customer for this contract !!!

Swinging cables during high wind crashed against street lamps on
Dubrovnik Bridge, Croatia and smashed the NOCX-HDPE pipes in
About 10 m height in sections of about 60 cm.

The smashed sections were carefully cur out using a special circular
saw with adjustable height to avoid cutting into the inner
HDPE coated strands and our special electro fusion half pipe repair
couplers of same stay pipe colour were successfully installed

Our repair coupler system is designed to replace the original stay pipe
section by taking the same calculated loads of pipe and welding forces.

First delivery of plastic duct for internal Post-tensioning in South Africa for
about 11000 m of IP-3 M PP have been delivered for Uli-Ilangeli project.

Pipe connections were made using PF couplers.

IP 3 Duct approval was achieved by meeting the strict project requirements.

Following the crude oil price increase during last months the crude oil based
ethylene as the basic material of polyolefin raw materials like HDPE and PP
increase by nearly 20% during the last 3 month.

Raw material suppliers already set up prices by 15% by end of September
and allready announced another 10% for October.

The ethylen cracker capacities are still limited versus demands,
so price decrease in the near time cannot be expected.

Since the raw material part of the final PESTEC product sales price
depend a lot on the kind of production, the necessary price increases
vary for each product line.
To support our customers as much as possible for their tenders
and projects by lowest possible price increases, PESTEC will limit them
to the raw material part only.

PESTEC apologize for the need to limit the validity of new quotations
to 1 month from now on until the market will relax again.

We proudly announce the supply contract for 2nd biggest Cable Stay Bridge
in Australia now built in Brisbane using PESTEC NOCX pipes in
dark silver metallic effect colour and of course including the state of the art
feature of external helical ribs.

PESTEC also provides the HDPE system components as transition pipes,
coloured electro fusion couplers as well as the neoprene boots
to complete the system.

Our experiences, references as well as our outstanding uv-test results
either for metallic effect coloured NOCX pipes convinced the
project designers, project engineers as well the subcontractor to go for
the dark grey metallic effect colour to underline the bridge design and
protect the structure on long term at the same time.

Thank you to our customer for this contract !!!

07-2005 IP 3 S-PE Duct for Thread Bar Protection in
Abu Dhabi - UAE

To protect Thread Bars in post tensioning on Sheikh Zayed Bridge to
Abu Dhabi Island nearly 10000 m of PESTEC IP 3 S-PE Ducts are going
to be used.

Thread bars of 32, 40, 50 and 75 mm will be protected with IP 3 S-PE Ducts
in sizes up to 114/99 mm.
To complete the corrosion protection system, PESTEC heat shrink couplers,
corrugated pipes to cover the thread bar couplers and special PE reductions
including grout ports will be used.

IP 3 Duct approval was achieved by meeting the strict project requirements.

06-2005 New  HDPE Grout Port Connection for PT Steel Ducts

PESTEC has developed a connection between HDPE and corrugated
PT steel ducts for professional look and performance to avoid
standard methods of sealing and taping of port vents in the future.

Installation is easy and fast. It needs just to drill a hole into the steel duct,
to heat up the HDPE grout port same as in our well experienced
grout port welding system, to fix heated grout port in the steel duct
and to spread it by using our special tool. The HDPE grout port is tight
and tough fixed in the hole and can not be removed.

Standard spiral corrugated vent pipe 21/28 mm can be connected
to the grout ports. Modified grout ports to fit to smooth vent ducts
or other customized solutions can be offered.

05-2005  New NOFX HDPE Electro fusion Coupler now in sizes
               up to 630 mm

Best quality moulded electro fusion couplers in NOFX HDPE colored material
including bar code label to use with all kind of universal electro fusion
welding equipments.

Available in all colors of our big color variety and produced of best uv- and
material stabilized NOFX HDPE color to match with our NOCX pipes.

The electro fusion coupler are designed for possible butt welding to pipe
if considered to use as telescopic sleeve. Perfect function and tightness
either if manufactured with sliding performance property.
Of course successful tests acc standard e-fitting tests have been achieved.

Available in all standard sizes 110-630 mm in SDR 11-32 as well as in all
special sizes on request.

Please note minimum order quantity of 50 pc. required.
For quantities less than 50 pc. we still provide our individual manufactured
special NOFX electro fusion coupler in sizes up to 315 mm in SDR 17-32.

04-2005 New Butt Welding Quality Test Comparison  

PESTEC performed a new test comparison of welded versus
non welded NOCX pipes quality.

PESTEC butt welding requirements are to reach 100% of initial
non welded pipe quality in yield stress and tensile strain at yield
with a tolerance of  +10% / -5% only.
This requirement far exceeds the norm requirement of 80% only.
The test results of +2,75 / -4,5 fully comply to our PESTEC requirements.

As a conclusion for static and quality reasons it is to assume,
that non welded NOCX pipe sections are of same quality as the butt welded
NOCX pipe sections. 

New Grout Vent Ports with NPT Thread are now also available
in HDPE color black.

By professional fast and easy connection Grout Vent Ports are weld to
HDPE PT Ducts with either smooth or corrugated design for rigid
and tight connection with NPT threaded high pressure grouting pipes.

The Grout Vent Ports are weld to the ducts using small and lightweight
PESTEC welding equipment with professional installation design and
avoid any taping or sealing known from other connection systems.

HDPE Grout Ports NPT comply to ASTM D 3350 PE 345444 C material
norm as well to FIB technical report bulletin 7 and FDOT PT
recommendations Section 462 requirements. Welding is in accordance
with fusion welding norms ASTM D 2657 and DVS 2207 part 2.

02-2005 Raw Material Price Update and Forecast

Following the crude oil price stabilization during last 4 month the
crude oil based ethylene as the basic material of polyolefin raw
materials like HDPE and PP did perform with little increase anymore.

We forecast raw material price stabilization during the next couple of
month even raw material suppliers announce still price increases
during that time.

The ethylen cracker capacities are still limited versus demands,
so price decrease cannot be expected.

PESTEC keeps watching closely the price trend to stay in the position
to offer 3 month quotation validity to support our customers with
confirmed purchase prices during tender periods.

01-2005 OIT Test for IP 3 PE and PP ducts acc
PTI requirements passed

We successfully passed OIT test executed at independent german
laboratory acc ASTM D 3895 performed on our IP 3 PE and
PP ducts acc. Latest PTI requirements to provide valuable
characterization parameter for evaluation of the polymer
long term stabilities

• 462 – 4.2.5.5 and 4.2.3 for corrugated ducts and
  system components like inlets, outlets, valves and
  plugs made of PE or PP for minimum 20 minutes

• 462 – 4.2.5.6 for smooth PE ducts for minimum
  40 minutes

We want to point out that the test ducts are taken from standard
production using PESTEC HDPE and PP standard materials
not containing any special metal deactivator additives.
Metal deactivator additives can increase short time OIT results
without providing any long term property increase or advantage.

To protect both sides of the 2500 m long and 10 m high facade of the
railway approach of historical Antwerp Railway Station from year 1905
still in operation today, the new HSL - High Speed Railway Station is
designed on underground levels under the present rails.

Construction method are tunnel works using prestressed beams and
excavate the ground part by part to reach -2 level underground.

More than 17000 m PESTEC IP 3 M PP Duct of sizes ID 85 and ID 100
have been installed for corrosion protection of internal post-tensioning
of the beams. To complete the corrosion protection system,
PESTEC PF duct couplers, grout ports welded to the ducts, as well as
vent pipes, valves and end caps have been used for perfect grouting.

IP 3 Duct approval was achieved by meeting the
strict project requirements.

We proudly received the first contract worldwide using OD 400 mm
HDPE pipe to cover the biggest stays ever used.

7000 m NOCX HDPE pipe OD 400 mm SDR 21 including external spiral
in grey color will be installed on a US bridge in the state of Maine
starting April next year.

For this new size a new tool for the external spiral needs to be
produced.
We will also supply several components in the same grey color to
complete the system.

Our very well matured pipes, already providing extraordinary features
in uv stability, heat and micro crack resistance on more than
100 projects worldwide for very competitive price, were chosen from
the project designers, project engineers as well the subcontractor
as the most efficient and economical solution to protect the strands
and cover them long term in favourable design.

Thank you to our customer for this contract as well as for the
extension of our product line !!!