Novarc's SWR™ welding automation technology has been installed at Seaspan's Victoria Shipyards Novarc’s Pipe Spool Welding Robot (SWR™) dramatically boosts productivity and shop capacity ...

The installation of the wrong type of pipe spool is believed to have caused last week’s explosion and fire at the same BP plant where 15 people were killed in March, company officials said Monday.

The LPI design permits 1,200 ft of pipe per spool while meeting safe load restrictions, allowing for longer runs between connections and thus lower installation costs. When ...