No hammering or special welding is needed. Repairs are made in minutes vs hours with basic tools designed for the job to seal leaks permanently!

HATFIELD, PA, USA, January 29, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Curtiss Wright’s EST Group has introduced a significant solution to simplify the testing,maintenance and repair of Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers. EST Group’s Pop-A-Plug® System provides the solution with easy to use tools to leak-test, and then install permanent, but removable plugs into leaking tubes. These tools are designed to test and plug the tubes through the plug holes, directly accessing the tube sheet.

Testing and installation can be done in minutes vs. hours needed to do repairs previously. Pop-A-Plug’s are offered in a variety of materials to match your tube material, I.D. and pressure. Pop-A-Plug’s are rated up to 7000psi (480 bar)!

Look at the results one customer reported using EST Group’s
Pop-A-Plug® system:
• 20 tubes were plugged and exchanger was back in operation in 1 hour using thePop-A-Plug® system vs 18-26 hours ofdowntime using hammer and welded plugs
• Average installation time 2 minutes per plug
• No weld permits required
• No expert welders required
• No damage to plug threads
• Plugs can be removed with one tool when re-tubing is required

Steve Young
Curtiss Wright EST Group
215-721-1100
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