Specialty Services

As a service to its customers, Westcon, Inc. has the capabilities to provide specialty services. These include on-line hot tapping, on-line leak repair, and stress relieving. These services have been performed in oil and gas, power, petrochemical, and food-processing facilities. These services include the following:

On-line Hot Tapping

A “hot tap” is defined as using a drilling machine to cut a hole into an in-service, under-pressure piping system. This is done without service interruption or product leakage. Hot tap equipment normally includes a fitting designed to contain system pressure, a valve used to control the new connection, and a drilling or tapping machine.

Westcon is capable of performing hot taps ranging from 5/8 inch to 12 inches on a wide range of metal types. We strive to provide the highest level of customer satisfaction under the most challenging circumstances.

On-line Leak Sealing

Leak sealing provides immediate relief from failure of a valve, pipe or fitting causing product to leak into the environment. Leak-sealing solutions can be provided for water, air, process, and steam leaks. Leak-sealing services provide our customers with engineered, innovative solutions for a large range of temperatures and pressures. Our leak-repair services are supported by a trained staff with decades of experience, proven sealants and packing, written procedures, and some of the most experienced field technicians and supervisors in the industry. We strive to provide the most cost-effective and reliable leak-repair solution to meet the needs of our customers. Whether it is a clamp repair, a wire wrap on a flange or bonnet, a stock clamp or enclosure, or a custom engineered solution, we offer the right repair to solve your problem.

Stress Relieving

Stress relieving is the process generally specified after the welding of most materials. Removing or reducing the residual stresses generated by welding is required for improving the dimensional stability of welds. Without stress relieving, the material may suffer from service problems such as stress-corrosion cracking.

Westcon owns and operates its own stress-relieving equipment. The unit is a mobile unit that can provide services in very remote areas.