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For many years, De Jongh Pipesystems has been the trusted address for PE-HD plastic piping. Since 2009 there has been continuous investment in the smart delivery of piping systems with extensive prefabrication and even welding on site. These tasks have now been placed in a separate operating company: De Jongh Kunststofbewerking. Most recent acquisition is a hybrid power supply in combination with a welding container with which a CO2 reduction of up to 70% can be realized.
We do plastic processing with a team of certified specialists, begins Gerjan Schreuders, general manager at De Jongh Pipesystems and Plastic Processing. "It is a development that was started in 2009 and, by continuing to invest and innovate, has now outgrown the business to such an extent that we have placed it in a separate operating company. Together, De Jongh Pipesystems and De Jongh Kunststofbewerking form a one-stop-shop for the supply and prefabrication of PE-HD piping, minimizing on-site welding. On-site assembly is thus simplified and costs reduced."
The machinery at De Jongh Kunststofbewerking consists of a large number of mirror welding machines for processing PE-HD piping systems in diameters from 63 to 1,200 millimeters, a welding and bending bench for processing sheet metal up to lengths of 4 meters and a number of sawing machines. "Our welders are certified for a wide range of welding operations from mirror, electrical, wire and extrusion welding. In short, all possible operations on PE-HD materials," says Schreuders. "In addition, we are also capable of mirror welding on site under conditioned conditions up to a diameter of 800 millimeters. The latter may not be unique and more parties can do that, but our focus is also on CO2 reduction of the welding process itself, in combination with a hybrid power supply. Thanks in part to prefabrication in the workshop, we can make smart deliveries so that transport movements are kept to a minimum. After all, we have everything under our own control."
Corporate social responsibility is an important theme at De Jongh. "Thus, as indicated, we have now put into operation a hybrid power supply in combination with a welding container up to 800 mm in diameter for welding work in the field," says Schreuders with due pride. "The 20 ft welding container is equipped with two welding machines, while the hybrid power supply is located in a 10 ft container, as well as an inverter, a compact generator and optional solar panels on the roof. With this combination, we are able to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 70% compared to a conventional welding container that relies solely on a diesel aggregate that is running all day."
Partly due to investments in innovative equipment, Schreuders expects further expansion of the operating company plastic processing in the coming years. "Originally, we do a lot in the gas sector and have the largest grid operators as customers, but in view of the energy transition, many plastic jacketed pipes will still have to go into the ground. As a one-stop-shop in certified PE-HD plastic piping systems, we are ready for it."
