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tory and overhead. Many shipyards already own a RIDGID pressing tool, so they will be able to leverage their existing assets to start using Viega

MegaPress jaws for multiple materials.

For example, a handheld battery- powered tool allows installers to freely move around the piping project. Now installers can quickly move from deck to deck to install piping, something not possible if employing welding or threading. A complete line of ? ttings in different alloys for the marine industry are designed for use with “off the shelf” pipe. Viega ProPress products are avail- able in copper and Viega MegaPress systems are available in copper-nickel, stainless steel and carbon steel.

And for those yards and engineers still not familiar with the product, the reassurance that Viega continu- ally invests in the testing necessary to meet and exceed IACS requirements will bring them one step closer to the change. Viega has obtained type ap- provals from ABS and are accepted by the U.S. Coast Guard for marine and offshore use, in all of the major services and applications listed in the

IACS Rules by both U.S. and Euro- pean maritime governing agencies.

And, it is important to understand that these are not temporary repairs. In fact, Viega is approved for shipboard low-pressure applications, including but not limited to potable water, com- pressed air, ? re main, fuel, lube oil, hydraulic oil and seawater cooling sys- tems. Beyond this, Viega ProPress and

MegaPress products are an approved ? re-resistant type ? tting that can be speci? ed in applications throughout an ABS-classed vessel including engine rooms and machinery spaces.

At the same time, it is important to de? ne what Veiga is, and what it is not. There are myriad types of mechanically attached ? ttings in the market today. Viega ? ttings are a press 77 www.marinelink.com MN