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Roeslein & Associates, Inc. is an engineering company providing turnkey fabrication solutions by emphasizing a modular engineering strategy early in the planning process. Roeslein fabrication modules are precisely engineered for ease in transport via truck, rail, or sea.
With office locations around the world and projects in more than 60+ countries across 6 continents, Roeslein provides exceptional value in controlled project risk, cost, schedule, and increased overall safety and quality.
"The growth of our company demanded that we get a high-end pipe cutting machine that could handle larger pipes," said Eric Robertson, Pipe Processing Coordinator for Roeslein. "We started looking around and felt like Watts-Mueller was the best option. We visited a few shops with a Watts-Mueller machine so we could 'see' a machine in action."
"We were building modules with larger pipes, 3" to 10" OD, and we needed more accurate cuts," continued Robertson. "We were having far too many missed pipe cuts with inaccurate lengths, causing too much waste and too much clean-up."
"There are not many machines out there with the options we needed," continued Robertson. "We needed part nesting capability, accurate cuts with good bevels and a good exhaust system. The Watts-Mueller machine met all of our needs. In addition, Watts-Mueller fitted the machine with a powered loading and unloading conveyance system. When we were informed of the automation software and the ability to do nested cuts, it was a done deal."
The W-244 (6 axis) Machine
Roeslein settled on the Watts-Mueller W-244 computer-controlled pipe cutting machine with conveyance for pipe from 2" to 24" OD with a 50 ft machine bed capable of supporting a maximum of 20,000 lbs. The W-244 has a 6-axis profiling carriage and is capable of cutting and beveling pipe in almost any configuration.
3D Nesting Software
"We have standard repeatable pipe sections we use that were taking far too long to fabricate. The machine we had was simply not accurate enough and we were experiencing far too much waste. We might need 200 2" OD pipe, 6" in length with a 1/2" hole for each project. With our old machine this might take us 8 manhours. The Watts-Mueller machine allows our operator to load a 42' pipe, enter the cuts into the software and hit 'Enter.' The cuts are not only faster with the Watts-Mueller machine, the bevels and the holes are clean and do not need any grinding prep work."
The Watts-Mueller Difference:
"Watts-Mueller support has been excellent," said Robertson. "We had a few small issues when the machine was first set up - the cuts were not as accurate as we needed. A Watts-Mueller technician spent time on the phone with us without success. Two technicians flew out to our site and stayed until the machine was cutting within 1/32" accuracy. Our Machine Operator, Derek Vernon, worked with the Watts-Mueller technicians for two days and got a good education!"
"Our Watts-Mueller machine has been running since June 2018 and we have not had a single issue since the initial set up," concludes Robertson. "We have cut more than 2,700 different parts with multiple cuts on most of them - over 12,000 feet of pipe, at 158 tons. We are getting great value with our Watts-Mueller machine."
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