KLAD Manufacturing
Hot Wire TIG Overlay

The KLAD advanced Hot Wire GTAW Tripulse Pipe Overlay System is the next generation in pipe cladding technology compared to traditional, cable-based systems. KLAD delivers deposits with superior chemistry, exceptional bonding and with a flatter uniform thickness bead. The technology and design advances developed by KLAD have produced an overlay pipe with unmatched quality, enhancing the reliability of the product and benefiting the long-term assurance of the application.

KLAD Technology

  • Twin Torch with AVC Controls
  • Deposits 2 Layer, 3.8mm Thickness
  • Special Tripulse waveform maximizes bead to bead tie-in
  • Oscillated Bead
  • Continuous Spiral Deposit
  • 250# Wire Spools to Minimize Starts & Stops
  • Data Logging of Welding Parameters
  • Continuous Real Time Video Monitoring

Inspection

  • 100% LPT of the overlay surface
  • 100% UT for bonding
  • PMI of deposit and wire
  • Copper Sulphate Test

Products

KLAD delivers turnkey Subsea & Plant Piping Projects, which include Piping, Induction Bends, Fittings & Fabrication for:

  • Flowlines
  • Jumpers & Goosenecks
  • Manifold Piping
  • SCR Stress Joint Cladding
  • Other Critical Sections
 
See the Difference!

The KLAD Way
KLAD's oscillated bead process is a quantum advancement in cladding. Superior quality is achieved in our product.

The Common Way
The ordinary process uses "stringer beads", which is more susceptible to defects and difficult to inspect.