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approximately 25 percent more in the initial build. However, over a 20-year life cycle of the system, traditional materials would have to be replaced twice, whereas SeaCor would not have to be replaced.” Hence, life cycle total ownership costs of the thermoplastic piping should be less.

While SeaCor signi? cantly mini- mizes the amount of hot work re- quired for installation, there are still a few aspects of the installation process that require this method, including the mounting of hangers and brack- ets. Even with the hot work still re- quired for that portion of the instal- lation, this non-welded piping system provides substantial savings in time and cost. Most importantly, weld- ing production can be carried out on systems where it is the only method of connection, therefore increasing productivity and better allocation of skilled welders.

The traditional welding process re- quires the system material to be laid out, tacked into place and then a weld- er to come back through to make the welds. SeaCor eliminates the weld-out of joints after ? t up and the ? re-watch personnel that must oversee the weld- ing. So rather than having a two-step installation process down the line of a system, SeaCor allows for one seam- less installation process.

Unrelated to hot work, the light weight of the SeaCor product also re- duces the required number of person- nel needed to install the system and the equipment needed to move the

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