Chris Ziu, NUPI Americas Sales Manager, wrote an interesting and comprehensive specific technical manual about Double Walled Piping Systems. For the drafting of this manual, NUPI experience of SMARTFLEX double wall piping system for the safe transport of fuels and dangerous fluids while preventing leakage was very helpful. In SMARTFLEX double wall pipes, the secondary pipe is not just a containment barrier but it is a real high-density polyethylene pipe capable of sustaining the pressure or pressure drop of an automated monitoring system. This external pipe is also available with an inner barrier layer as requested by International Standards and by customers’ specific requests. The book includes many case references and has comprehensive coverage of double-walled piping system design, installation, and operation. Double-Walled Piping: A Handbook for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industry takes you through the construction of both under- and above-ground systems and features complete details on system selection and installation, leak detection, tanks, and testing. Advanced chapters cover design methods and multinational approaches to determining size and performance criteria. You will also get an up-to-date overview of global practices, methods, laws, and requirements. Coverage includes:• Materials of construction• System selection• Fluid dynamics and sizing analysis• Design of metallic and nonmetallic primary components• Design of secondary containment components• Thermal expansion considerations• Structural considerations• Heat transfer in double containment piping• Layout concepts for double containment piping• Fabrication, installation, inspection, examination, and testing• Associated storage tanks and pressure vessels• Leak detection• Trenchless installation and alternatives to secondary containment pipingSMARTFLEX remote fill system diameter 3" for the transport of fuels was installed across Ocean Cay Bahamas to supply the islands fuel system from the cruise ships. SMARTFLEX is a complete multilayer piping system for the transfer of automotive and aviation fuels, biofuels and hazardous fluids. The system has many international and local approvals and is already used and approved by major international petroleum companies, in response to whose needs it has been conceived, developed and successfully launched into the market.NIRON pipes and electrofusion fittings from 2" to 8" have been installed for the air-conditioning system of Rent the Runway warehouse in New York City. Rent the Runway is an online service that allows customers to rent and return designer dresses and accessories at low fees, with retail locations warehouses in New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The NIRON range ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. NIRON Beta has become a recognized and trustworthy product range and has already been installed in various schools, colleges, hospitals, senior housing buildings, apartment buildings and industrial plants where safety and efficiency are of primary importance. NIRON was installed in a snowmelt system in a luxury home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing and air conditioning systems, for the conveyance of drinking water and alimentary fluids, for installations in industrial plants and for the transport of compressed air and chemical substances. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations.NIRON pipes and electrofusion fittings 24" have been installed for the chilled water lines of Hershey Medical Center Project. The NIRON range ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. NIRON has become a recognized and trustworthy product range and has already been installed in various schools, colleges, hospitals, senior housing buildings, apartment buildings and industrial plants where safety and efficiency are of primary importance. New NIRON electrofusion saddle, diameter 16x6. The NIRON range of electrofusion saddles has now significantly expanded and is available from 12x6 to 24x6 and from 14x3 to 24x3. The new saddle has just been presented at AHR Expo in Atlanta, the world's largest HVACR marketplace. NIRON pipes and electrofusion fittings from ¾” to 2" have been installed for the transport of hot and cold water for the HVAC system in Boston Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is one of the graduate schools at Harvard University. The institute was founded on September 19, 1782 by the famous surgeon John Warren, becoming the third, in chronological order, between the medical research institutes of the United States of America. The first lessons were held in the underground halls of the Harvard Hall and later in the Holden Chapel, a small chapel inside the university complex. At first there were only two students who graduated in 1788. The NIRON range ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. NIRON has become a recognized and trustworthy product range and has already been installed in various schools, colleges, hospitals, senior housing buildings, apartment buildings and industrial plants where safety and efficiency are of primary importance. New NIRON electrofusion elbow 90° 10". Soon available in the same diameter also the new 45° elbow, tee and reduced tee. This new elbow is currently on show at AHR Expo in Atlanta, the world's largest HVACR marketplace. NUPI and NIRON will be present at AHR Expo that will take place from Monday 14th January to Wednesday 16th January in Atlanta. NUPI will present the new NIRON electrofusion elbow 90° 10". Also available in the same diameter the new 10" 45° elbow, tee and reduced tee. We will also present our new NIRON PRE-INSULATED fitting range and NIRON electrofusion branching saddle 16x6. The electrofusion branching saddle range is now available from 12x6 to 24x6 and from 14x3 to 24x3. On the booth you will also see more pipes and fittings as well as tooling for HVACR applications. On show also a real installation sampling. During the show, we will give a few demonstrations on how to use our butt fusion welding machines. See you in Atlanta!New production of PP-RCT valves for the transport of hot and cold drinking water in compliance with NSF 61 Standard from diameter ½" to 2". The new PP-RCT valves have been designed and tested to work up to a maximum temperature of 160°F and a maximum pressure of 87 Psi. They are available with socket, spigot or PVC socket adaptors and also in PE version in both metric and inch sizes.Here is the list of characteristics of the new PP-RCT valves:

Ergonomic PP-RCT handle equipped with removable tool to adjust the ball seat carrier.

Two socket fusion outputs for perfect installation. The valve can also be equipped with spigot outputs.

Lock system that ensures union nut tightening hold even in severe conditions such as vibrations or heat dilation.

The new NIRON PP-RCT Valve Product Catalogue/Price List is already available on NUPI Americas website.The NIRON PP-RCT range ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. NIRON has become a recognized and trustworthy product and has already been installed in various schools, colleges, hospitals, senior housing buildings, apartment buildings and industrial plants where safety and efficiency are of primary importance. NIRON pipes and electrofusion fittings have been installed for the chilled water system, the HVAC system and the compressed air system in Imerys Talc industrial plant in Ludlow, Vermont. Imerys Talc is the world’s leading producer of talc. The company operates on five continents (nine deposits) and supplies roughly 15% of the global talc demand. As the company continues to grow, its North American division is leading the way. The NIRON range ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. NIRON has become a recognized and trustworthy product range and has already been installed in various schools, colleges, hospitals, senior housing buildings, apartment buildings and industrial plants where safety and efficiency are of primary importance. Here are just some examples of industrial plants where NIRON has been successfully installed: Versa Tek in Salisbury (NC), Weather Tech in Bolingbrook (IL), IPG Photonics in Oxford and Marlborough (MA), Ansys in Lebanon (CT), Nupi Americas in Early Branch (SC).New NIRON header 8" by 6", 4", 2" directly from our production department! Nowadays, more and more companies choose PP-RCT manifolds. Installations are often required to serve high flow rates and their weight and implementation difficulties require special expensive equipment. NUPI produces a wide range of welding saddles that allows the construction of distribution manifolds in just a few steps. The company also provides a technical service whose task is to make and test the manifolds needed for a specific project as per customers’ needs according to water tightness tests. The company has a special department dedicated to these manifolds and equipped with specific equipment and programs for their design and making according to customers’ requirements. This department offers assistance during the installation and facilitates the work of project managers and installation professionals thanks to the versatility offered by PP-RCT PIPING SYSTEM by NUPI.NIRON pipes and electrofusion fittings have been installed in Jefferson Elementary School in Arlington, VA. The NIRON range ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. NIRON has become a recognized and trustworthy product range and has already been installed in various schools and colleges where safety and efficiency are of primary importance. Here are just some examples: Dixon High School (IL), Edison Middle School in Janesville (WI), Sartell High School in Sartell (MN), Seminole State College in Sanford (FL), East Carolina University in Greenville (NC), Apollo High School in Saint Cloud (MN), Phillips Academy in Andover (PA), Sherwood Forest Elementary School and Paul Habans Charter School in New Orleans (LA).The NIRON system has been installed for the air-conditioning system of Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Eden Theological Seminary is a graduate school preparing women and men for ordained Christian ministry. Eden offers a variety of accredited degree and non-degree programs suited to the Christian community. Eden Theological Seminary was established in the summer of 1850 in Marthasville, Missouri, to fit the needs of frontier churches. These Evangelical congregations required better-educated pastors, who were less focused on European traditions and more suited to North American religious life. A Methodist and Mennonite joined six Evangelicals to form the very first graduating class of Eden. To fit the growing urbanization of the country, Eden moved to the outskirts of St. Louis in 1883. The Seminary’s first African American student enrolled in 1933, and the next year Eden merged with Central Theological Seminary and Oakwood Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio, which lead to the formation of the United Church of Christ in 1957. The NIRON range ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. NIRON has become a recognized and trustworthy product range and has already been installed in various schools and colleges where safety and efficiency are of primary importance. Here are just some examples: Dixon High School in Dixon (IL), Edison Middle School in Janesville (WI), Sartell High School in Sartell (MN), Seminole State College in Sanford (FL), East Carolina University in Greenville (NC), Apollo High School in Saint Cloud (MN), Phillips Academy in Andover (PA), Sherwood Forest Elementary School and Paul Habans Charter School in New Orleans (LA).NIRON pipes and fittings have been installed in Avera Healthcare, an integrated health system based in Sioux Falls, SD. Avera serves South Dakota and surrounding areas of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota through six regional centers. Avera serves you through 33 hospitals, 208 primary and specialty care clinics, 40 senior living facilities in addition to home care and hospice, sports and wellness facilities, home medical equipment outlets and more. NIRON has already been used in other senior living apartments and housing in Modena (Italy), Andenne (Belgium), Elk River (Minnesota), Rockford (Illinois), as well as in hospitals scuh as Kindred Hospital in Fort Worth (Texas), Albany Medical Center in Albany (New York).NIRON pipes and fittings have been installed in Residences at Coffee Creek, a newly-constructed Senior Residential Care Community providing a collection of private apartments with maintenance-free living and personalized care located in Chesterton, Indiana. NIRON Beta CLIMA pipes with electrofusion fittings from 1 1/2” to 8” were used for the hydronic system throughout the facility. NIRON Beta has already been used in other senior living apartments and housing in Modena (Italy), Andenne (Belgium), Elk River (Minnesota), Rockford (Illinois). NIRON pipes and electrofusion fittings 4" and 8" have been installed in Edison Middle School in Janesville, WI for the replacement of a chilled water system. NIRON pipes and fittings, particularly suitable to be used in large buildings, were selected thanks to the special characteristics of their raw material that ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. Today, PP-RCT NIRON can boast various installations in large collective buildings such as schools, colleges, hospitals and senior housing where cost & energy saving and safety are of primary importance. NIRON pipes and electrofusion fittings from 1 1/2" thru 8" have been installed in Dixon High School, IL for the replacement of both the hydronic and the domestic water systems. The NIRON range ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. NIRON has become a recognized and trustworthy product range and has already been installed in various schools and colleges where safety and efficiency are of primary importance. Here are just some examples: Seminole State College in Sanford (FL), East Carolina University in Greenville (NC), Apollo High School in Saint Cloud (MN), Phillips Academy in Andover (PA), Sherwood Forest Elementary School and Paul Habans Charter School in New Orleans (LA).PP-RCT NIRON 8" electrofusion elbows and couplers have been installed for the hydronic heating lines of Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas. This was Las Vegas’ first “locals” casino when it debuted on the Boulder Strip in 1979. It features a 25,000-square-foot indoor park, bowling center, movie theater, and one of the largest casino floors in Las Vegas. NIRON pipes and fittings, particularly suitable to be used in large buildings, were selected thanks to the special characteristics of their raw material that ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. Today, PP-RCT NIRON can boast various installations in large collective buildings such as schools, colleges, hospitals and senior housing where cost & energy saving and safety are of primary importance. NIRON 6" pipes and fittings have been installed in the new High School being built in Sartell, MN for both chilled water and heating lines. The AHU's sizing is 3" and 4" both for chilled water and heating lines. Once again, this system showed to be particularly suitable to be used in large buildings and NIRON pipes and fittings were selected thanks to the special characteristics of their raw material. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are in fact produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. NIRON has become a recognized and trustworthy product range and has already been installed in various schools and colleges where safety and efficiency are of primary importance. Here are just some examples: Seminole State College in Sanford (FL), East Carolina University in Greenville (NC), Apollo High School in Saint Cloud (MN), Phillips Academy in Andover (PA), Sherwood Forest Elementary School and Paul Habans Charter School in New Orleans (LA).NIRON super manifold 24" with outlets 10", 8", 6" and NIRON CLIMA pipes and fittings 10" were installed at the new Toly Products plant in Malta for the HVAC system of the production department. Toly Products, one of the longest-running manufacturing companies in Malta, provides high-quality packaging solutions for the make-up, skincare and fragrance sectors. Starting operations in 1970, it was the first company to open on the Bulebel industrial estate and employed just 40 people in one factory unit. Today, the company occupies seven factory units and employs over 400 people. The new plant houses a state-of-the-art UV lacquering facility at Bulebel industrial estate. Toly Products started working for Chanel in 1990 after investing in their first UV lacquering plant. UV lacquering is a process through which a high gloss lacquer is sprayed onto a plastic surface which is then cured using ultraviolet light. Once cured, the lacquer gives plastic components a high gloss, scuff-resistant finish, creating the image of a luxury product. NUPI Industrei Italiane is proud to contribute once again to the success of an international state-of-the-art company! The SMARTFLEX system will be showcased at PEI NACS SHOW 2018 Booth #6701 in Las Vegas from October 8 to 10 during the event of the year for the fuel and fluid handling equipment and services industry. The highlight this year will be our SUPER LIGHT ELECTROFUSION WELDING MACHINE. SMARTFLEX is an innovative fuel station solution, a complete multilayer piping system for the transfer of automotive fuels and dangerous fluids. The system has many international and local approvals and is used and approved by major international oil companies.NUPI AMERICAS presents its PP-RCT NIRON Pipe and Fitting System at ASPE EXPO 2018 in Atlanta GA! ASPE's Convention and Exposition is the industry event designed to showcase innovations in plumbing system design where plumbing engineers, designers, specifiers, and contractors can learn about the latest plumbing products, services, and design techniques.First production of NIRON PP-RCT pre-insulated pipes 6" SDR11 at NUPI plant in Early Branch, South Carolina. Pre-insulated pipes can be produced in Early Branch with a PVC and HDPE jacket pipe from 2" to 16". Pre-insulated pipes are ideally suitable for application in areas where the heat loss reduction is essential. This product range was specifically designed for networks for the distribution or adduction of hot fluids. The reliability, ease of installation and relevant physical-mechanical properties of the materials used allow installers to overcome many problems when installing heat distribution and conditioning systems. The excellent characteristics of the material allow to obtain high levels of thermal insulation with significantly reduced insulation layers if compared to those that would be required if other materials were to be used. The system is particularly suitable to be used for district heating/cooling, transport of hot water and drinking water, swimming pools and spas, cooling systems. Its main advantages are ease of installation and reduced installation time, excellent thermal insulation, low weight, high resistance to corrosion, high durability, resistance to abrasion and to stray currents.NIRON PP-RCT was installed at Kindred Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Once again, the system showed to be particularly suitable to be used in large buildings. NIRON PP-RCT pipes and fittings were selected for a chiller replacement thanks to the special characteristics of their raw material. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON PP-RCT range are in fact produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The NIRON PP-RCT system is a great alternative to steel pipes thanks to its inertia to any corrosion caused by water and its particular chemical composition. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON PP-RCT system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations. Its temperature/pressure performance allows for the use of thinner pipes thus offering a greater flow rate with the same diameter.New flex restraints for NIRON PP-RCT pipes from 8" to 24" for applications where axial restraint is required. The restraint is a flexible bar, which is fused to the pipe by electrofusion welding to create a welded shoulder that can restrain the axial movement of pipes in various applications. Thanks to this new product, the NIRON PP-RCT range is now even more complete to solve any installation issue. NUPI would like to thank Dennis Mateo Vera, Edwin Torres Cadenilla, Ramón Padilla, Vera Rodríguez, Oscar Josué Alvarado, César Augusto Lanza, Alonso Muñoz, Luís Chaves Papili and Ernesto Rosas Burgos who visited our facility in Busto Arsizio, Italy, together with John Autry and Luís Buendía with NUPI Americas, during the SMARTFLEX Open Day dedicated to customers from Central and South America. We were very pleased to have the chance to show them our production plant and what's new in our SMARTFLEX system for the transport of fuels. See you next time!The NIRON system has been installed in Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. NIRON CLIMA pipes and fittings 2", 4", 6" and 14" have been used for the cooling tower lines and the chilled water lines for the air-conditioning system. Albany Medical Center is the name of the umbrella organization over the Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical College. Though the name Albany Medical Center referring to the two institutions on their shared campus has been used for over a century, the two institutions were fiercely independent until the formation of the formal Albany Medical Center in 1982. AMC awards the Albany Medical Center Prize, the second-highest value prize in medicine and biomedical research in the United States, annually. NIRON special pre-fabricated fittings produced in NUPI plant in Early Branch. Thanks to its customized pre-fabricated fittings, NUPI can satisfy any installation need. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mecanical resistance and duration, even at high temperature and pressure. New NIRON electrofusion saddle 22"x3" installed in the North-East of the United States. Thanks to this new diameter, the range of electrofusion saddles is now bigger and will reach 24" with 3", 4" and 5" outlets by the end of 2018. NIRON was installed in Conte Forum at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Once again, the system showed to be particularly suitable to be used in large buildings. NIRON pipes and fittings from 2" to 8" were selected for the cooling tower lines thanks to the special characteristics of their raw material. The Silvio O. Conte Forum, commonly known as Conte Forum, Kelley Rink (for ice hockey games), or simply Conte, is an 8,606-seat multi-purpose arena which opened in 1988 on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that lies within the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. Conte Forum is home to the Boston College Eagles men's and women's basketball and ice hockey teams as well as the Boston College Marching Band. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are in fact produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations. Its temperature/pressure performance allows for the use of thinner pipes thus offering a greater flow rate with the same diameter.A successful re-tubing operation was carried out with SMARTFLEX pipe item code TSMA40 on a service station in Holland. The outside diameter of the existing piping was 1 1/2" with an inner diameter of only 48 mm. Neverthless, installers were able to insert the SMARTFLEX pipe and pull it through. The existing pipe was first cleaned with a jet nozzle. The SMARTFLEX pipe was heated up by the pipe conditioner to around 55°C to ensure sufficient flexibility. For pulling, a digitally controlled mobile winch was used. This winch was used to ensure an even and un-interrupted pulling process at a pull speed of ideally 8 m/min. The pull force was max. 60 kgf at the start. Once the SMARTFLEX pipe was moving, the required force dropped down to 20 kgf. To minimise the required pull force and create a path without damaging the existing copper pipe a bulb shaped stainless steel pull head was developed to pull the SMARTFLEX re-liner. In total, 8 suction lines were re-tubed. Flow measurements carried out prior to and after the re-lining process have shown that in most cases the flow capacity has even increased. Re-lining/re-tubing is a very cost effective and quick way to upgrade the suction pipe system for modern fuels as the fluid tight floor remains untouched. Soon, the relining operation will be carried out at another service station with longer suction lines that have more curves than the first site, a real challenge. Installers were surprised how smooth it all went in this first site. Another big succes for NUPI team and its products! New fittings to complete the SMARTFLEX range of pipes and fittings for the transport of fuels and dangerous fluids. The entry boot range is enriched thanks to the new 1 ½" item code 19SEBEPN50. Entry boots ensure the correct entry of pipes into the sumps placed over tanks or under dispensers. They provide a perfect leak tightness. Another novelty is the double wall range 1" for the United States market. The SMARTFLEX double wall system prevents accidental spills of dangerous fluids that are dangerous for the environment. Double wall electrofusion fittings are manufactured using NUPI proprietary procedures and technologies and are the most innovative products of their kind available on the market. SMARTFLEX double wall electrofusion fittings are entirely coaxial, therefore allowing for a continuous interstitial space that can be continuously monitored. The interstitial space can be accessed through termination fittings equipped with special quick connection valves compatible with pneumatic components available on the market. SMARTFLEX is the complete system of HDPE pipes for the transport of fuels and fittings at road and motorway service stations, airports and marinas. A complete range already used and approved by the main oil companies all over the world, in response to the needs of which it was conceived, developed, implemented and successfully launched on the market.The NIRON system has been installed in Seminole State College in Sanford, Florida. Once again, this system showed to be particularly suitable to be used in large buildings. NIRON pipes and fittings 8" and 16" were selected for the cooling tower lines thanks to the special characteristics of their raw material. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are in fact produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations. Its temperature/pressure performance allows for the use of thinner pipes thus offering a greater flow rate with the same diameter.NUPI is very proudly taking part in the innovative TORS project - Tier One Replacement System - with its special ELOFIT electrofusion saddle to join main pipe with housing connection. At present, saddle fittings have been developed for 2 ½" and 3" polyethylene pipes. The TORS project was designed to develop a robotic system to allow the replacement and remote connection of services to mains. The robotic system is made up of various units, each with its own specific task. The project started in 2012 and the first replacement dates back to April 2017. The ultimate aim of the project is to design and develop a robotic system that is capable of remotely undertaking 10 services to main connections on a 100-meter section of main with only two excavations, eliminating the need for service excavations in the public with significant cost savings and time and vehicle traffic reduction. The TORS project therefore starts downstream of the insertion of a polyethylene pipe inside the main metal pipe (in cast iron or steel) to be decommissioned. The task of the robot, once inserted into the new polyethylene pipe, can be summarized as follows:- locate the existing connection;- drill the polyethylene pipe;- position and weld an electrofusion saddle fitting on the inner surface of the new polyethylene pipe;- insert the new polyethylene branch line inside the domestic connection from;- welding the fitting on the branch line;- carry out a test to verify the welding.The NIRON PP-RCT system was installed for the new HVAC system of an an old factory/warehouse that was reconverted into office suites for several tenants in Saint Paul, Minnesota. NIRON CLIMA pipes and fittings were installed in diameters from 2" to 8". The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON PP-RCT range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON Beta system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations. Its temperature/pressure performance allows for the use of thinner pipes thus offering a greater flow rate with the same diameter. NIRON PP-RCT pipes and fittings 2", 3", 5" have been installed for the new air-conditioning system in Guardian Angels senior living house in Elk River, Minnesota. Once again, this system showed to be particularly suitable to be used in large buildings thanks to the special characteristics of its raw material. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON PP-RCT range are in fact produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON PP-RCT system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations. Its temperature/pressure performance allows for the use of thinner pipes thus offering a greater flow rate with the same diameter.New NIRON PP-RCT coupler 28". Thanks to this new item, the product range is today even more complete to satisfy any installation requirement. NUPI fittings reach such large dimensions that Gaetano Dirocco from NUPI Quality department can easily jump into it in just one single athletic jump! Thanks to this new item, the product range is today even more complete to satisfy any installation requirement. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON PP-RCT range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures.New re-rounding tools for electrofusion couplers 24" and new PVC adapters 3/4" available for the NIRON pipe and fitting system. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are in fact produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations. Its temperature/pressure performance allows for the use of thinner pipes thus offering a greater flow rate with the same diameter.NUPI would like to thank our North American NIRON distributors for joining us in Milan! Thank you for supporting us, we will keep assisting you to make our NIRON system more and more complete and increase our sales. NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing and air conditioning systems, for the conveyance of drinking water and alimentary fluids, for installations in industrial plants and for the transport of compressed air and chemical substances. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations.We are pleased to inform you that BIM libraries for the SMARTFLEX polyethylene pipe and fitting system suitable for the transport of fuels are now available.These libraries can be downloaded from our website or directly from HERE.Please note that if you access the Content Center for the first time, once you open the page, you need to create a New Account by entering an email address and a password of your choice.In the Content Center you can find all the templates of NUPI BIM libraries for our product ranges separated in dedicated folders:

Smartflex, metric system (polyethylene for fuel transport) -New!-

Smartflex, imperial system (polyethylene for fuel transport)

Elofit, metric system (polyethylene)

Niron Grey, imperial system (polypropylene for high concentrations of chlorine)

Niron Blue, metric system (polypropylene)

Nero By Niron, metric system (UV-resistant polypropylene)

Niron preisolato, metric system (polypropylene insulated with polyurethane foam)

Multinupi, metric system (multilayer)

All the templates have been created with BIM platfom Autodesk Revit 2016 and in English language. On request you can receive the template you need not in native format but in a free interchange format (.IFC).Last but not least, in the Intro_BIMbyNUPI folder you can find some informative material (NUPI brochure about BIM and a presentation on how to use the libraries).The NIRON system has been installed in Sky House Apartments in Salt Lake City, UT. NIRON was selected for the 2" to 4" domestic water piping system thanks to the special characteristics of its raw material. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are in fact produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations. Its temperature/pressure performance allows for the use of thinner pipes thus offering a greater flow rate with the same diameter.NIRON CLIMA PP-RCT pipes and fittings from 3" to 8" were used for the heating system of some apartment buildings in Bloomington, Minnesota. NIRON was selected thanks to the special characteristics of its raw matyerial. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are in fact produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations. Its temperature/pressure performance allows for the use of thinner pipes thus offering a greater flow rate with the same diameter. New NIRON header diameter 14" with 10 outputs diameter 5" or 4 outputs diameter 8" directly from NUPI production plant! NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing and air conditioning systems, for the conveyance of drinking water and alimentary fluids, for installations in industrial plants and for the transport of compressed air and chemical substances. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures.NUPI Sales Manager David Tsou organized a training for NUPI distributor in Singapore for the SMARTFLEX system. SMARTFLEX is a complete multilayer piping system for the transfer of automotive and aviation fuels, biofuels and hazardous fluids. The system has many international and local approvals and is already used and approved by major international petroleum companies, in response to whose needs it has been conceived, developed and successfully launched into the market. NUPI is proud to take part in the building of the new Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort in the Dominican Republic with its NIRON polypropylene pipes and fittings for plumbing and air conditioning. Lopesan hotel group has invested 150 million dollars to launch this five-star complex with more than 1,000 rooms in more than 100,000 square meters. The exclusive complex will open its doors in May 2019 in the Dominican town of Villas Bávaro. Located on the front line of the best beaches in the Caribbean, the project is inspired by the architectural and conceptual model of the iconic Lopesan Costa Meloneras de Gran Canaria. The priority of the new hotel is the client's comfort, with many green areas and aquatic environments, such as the infinite pool on two levels: the first at the height of the hotel and the second connected to the beach itself, integrating it into the hotel. Lopesan Costa Bávaro will also provide a complementary offer of leisure and gastronomy that includes theme restaurants, a complete spa center, casino, nightclubs, a theater with capacity for more than 1,000 people and an exclusive shopping boulevard in which the most exclusive brands will be present.New diameters for ELOFIT repair sleeves to repair butt fusion joints on site, item code EIBFRS. These new fittings will provide a full range of repair fittings, covering all the needs of gas utilities. ELOFIT repair fittings provide a permanent lower-cost repair option and improve overall safety to gas company operators and the general public. Their use avoids the pipeline shutdown and flow interruption that is typically required to remove the joint, a costly and time-consuming process that requires additional excavations, specialized equipment and, at times, disruption of gas service to customers.Polyethylene pipes and ELOFIT fittings diameter 14" have been used for the the new water connection system from the cooling towers at BASF ITALIA plant in Zingonia, close to Bergamo in Italy. Polyethylene pipes produced by NUPI Industrie Italiane, available in diameters from 20mm to 1000mm, are versatile and suitable for any type of installation. The ELOFIT fittings, flagships of NUPI Industrie Italiane and renowned all over the world, complete the range and allow to supply the entire system, from pipes to tooling necessary for the installation. BASF is the world’s leading chemical company, combining economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. The portfolio is arranged into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas.New NIRON spigot ball valves for industrial cooling system. NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing, cooling and air conditioning systems. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations.New NIRON single-wire electrofusion tee diameter 3" with spigot outlet, item code 27NTCE090. Thanks to this new item, the product range is today even more complete to satisfy any installation requirement! The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures.New ELOFIT full rate electrofusion branching saddle item code ECOLTL diameter 24" x 12" and 24" x 14" SDR11 PN16 completing NUPI branching saddle portfolio with diameter 10", 12" and 14" outlets, full bore and full rate. ELOFIT is a High Density Polyethylene PE100 system of electrofusion and spigot fittings and special components for the conveyance of water and gas under pressure and one of NUPI's signature and most renowned product ranges.The NIRON system was installed at the East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Once again, this system showed to be particularly suitable to be used in large buildings. NIRON was selected for the chilled water piping system thanks to the special characteristics of its raw material. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are in fact produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations. Its temperature/pressure performance allows for the use of thinner pipes thus offering a greater flow rate with the same diameter.New born in the NIRON PP-RCT family, 45° elbow diameter 8". NIRON PP-RCT is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing and air conditioning systems, for the conveyance of drinking water and alimentary fluids, for installations in industrial plants and for the transport of compressed air and chemical substances. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations.New SMARTFLEX superlight welding unit with USB port for data download item code 19SSEL8404SL/220. It welds up to 4" for the single wall system and up to 3" for the double wall system. Avalilable now in NUPI warehouses around the world!All the photos of AHR Expo 2018 are online! NUPI celebrates a great success for 2018. A big thank you goes to our reps and customers. NUPI presented the complete NIRON PP-RCT range of pipes, fittings and tooling for HVACR applications. On the booth we built a real installation sampling and gave a few demonstrations on how to use our butt fusion welding machines. See you in Atlanta in January 2019!Meet another little new family, NIRON transition fittings from PP-RCT to PEX cold expansion Standard ASTM F 1960 from 1/2" to 11/2"! The family is now bigger thanks to measures 11/4" and 11/2". NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing and air conditioning systems, for the conveyance of drinking water and alimentary fluids, for installations in industrial plants and for the transport of compressed air and chemical substances. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations.New NIRON spigot valves diameter 1" and 1 ¼" for hot and cold water with socket or spigot outlet for polyfusion or electrofusion socket welding.NUPI has extensive experience in hospital installations, evidenced by its active participation in international projects, from the design phase through BIM modeling to the building phase. Among the most recent projects in which the NIRON polypropylene pipe and fitting system has been installed we find the Ciudad de la Salud Hospital Center in Panama, the Puerto Príncipe Provincial Hospital in Haiti, the Sur Hospital in Quito, Ecuador and the Oruro Hospital in Bolivia. The Ciudad de la Salud Hospital Center in Panama is the most modern hospital in Central America with a surface area of 219,000 m2 occupied by health facilities with 43 surgeries, 284 consultation rooms and 1,235 beds. All the plumbing systems, both for the transport of cold water and for the transport of hot water, were made with Niron monolayer and Niron Clima piping system with diameters up to 200mm. Niron Clima pipes were then also used instead of steel for the transport of chilled water in the air conditioning system. The selected joining method was thermofusion up to diameter 125mm and electrofusion for larger diameters. The range of Niron electrofusion fittings differs from other product ranges on the market thanks to the availability of fittings such as 90° elbows, 45° elbows and tees. The construction and reconstruction of hospitals in Haiti after the catastrophic earthquake of 2010 offered us the opportunity to contribute to the development of the country and the improvement of hospital facilities. In the case of Puerto Principe hospital, Niron RP SDR9 monolayer system was selected for the transport of cold water, while Niron Fiber Blue SDR9 system reinforced with fiberglass was chosen for the transport of hot water to minimize the aesthetic effects of thermal expansion. In the Sur hospital in Quito, Ecuador, polypropylene was chosen as a new installation material in hospitals. The transition from copper to polypropylene brought many technical benefits. In this hospital, Niron Clima SDR11 piping system reinforced with fiberglass was used. In Bolivia, the presence of trusted installers who already used Niron system in other installation and considered it to be the most reliable system for a hospital project, allowed this system to be used in the Oruro hospital not only for plumbing systems but also for air conditioning. Niron Clima system SDR11 met all the installation requirements, from mechanical resistance, to physical characteristics, to antimicrobial properties.The range of NIRON electrofusion couplers is available today from Ø1/2" to Ø12" SDR 7.3 to meet all installation needs thanks to the continuous investments in Research & Development. NIRON is a system produced using a new generation material and a new formulation process that allow the pipes produced with this material to withstand higher pressure levels and ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures.NIRON pipes and fittings were selected for the chilled water piping system for the expansion project of Weather Tech plant. The scale and difficulty of this installation was quite high as the piping was installed more than 50 feet above ground. NIRON's electrofusion system made the job much easier than what the installers would have had if they had used butt fusion fittings. NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing and air conditioning systems, for the conveyance of drinking water and alimentary fluids, for installations in industrial plants and for the transport of compressed air and chemical substances. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations.NIRON pipes and fittings were selected for the chilled water piping system for Versa Tek plant in Salisbury, NC. NIRON's electrofusion system made the job much easier than what the installers would have had if they had used butt fusion fittings. NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing and air conditioning systems. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional materials used in plumbing installations.Borealis PP random copolymer is present in some important North American plumbing and industrial PP piping projects, such as the installation of Nupi Americas NIRON PP-RCT in the existing elderly-care facility Wesley Willows Senior Living Center in Rockford, Illinois. NIRON PP-RCT was used for hydronic installation to re-pipe an ageing system and to replace a cooling tower and other equipment. From small plumbing installations to large industrial piping systems, with an innovative PP random copolymer with improved temperature resistance, Borealis Group and NIRON PP-RCT are expected to get a lot of play in North America, thanks to a new ASTM standard. Pressure-rated PP piping systems have long been standardized in other parts of the world, and have built up a solid track record over the past 30 years. Borealis has used its ‘Value Creation through Innovation’ strategy to develop and pioneer new PP-RCT solutions for exceedingly demanding pipe applications for North American market requirements. Compared to conventional materials like steel and copper, NIRON PP-RCT reportedly offers significant advantages. The new ASTM F2389-17a Standard makes it easier for North American engineers and builders to select thermoplastic piping systems as replacement solutions for traditional materials. Advantages of thermoplastic piping systems like PP-RCT include: thermal fusion joining, leak-tight pipe fusion, high corrosion resistance, easy installation and minimal maintenance, long lifetime with improved environmental impact, downgauging potential and higher hydraulic capacity than traditional PP-R.NIRON was installed in a jetwash carwash station in Lincoln, NE. This was the first installation of the NIRON system in Nebraska, which makes us all very proud! NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing and air conditioning systems, for the conveyance of drinking water and alimentary fluids, for installations in industrial plants and for the transport of compressed air and chemical substances. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations.Meet the family of NIRON grey reducing tees! The new tees have a diameter of 8" with 3", 4", 5" and 6" outlets. The NIRON PP-RCT range is now even more complete to offer its customers new solutions for any installation need. NIRON is a system produced using a new generation material and a new formulation process that allow the pipes produced with this material to withstand higher pressure levels and ensures high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures.NIRON was installed in a snowmelt system at a Porsche dealership in Westmont, IL. NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing and air conditioning systems, for the conveyance of drinking water and alimentary fluids, for installations in industrial plants and for the transport of compressed air and chemical substances. The pipes and fittings that compose the NIRON range are produced using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. The properties and other features of the various components make the NIRON system a great alternative to traditional material used in plumbing installations.NIRON pipes and fittings were used for the complete renovation of the historic Rosenwald Courts apartment buildings in the Bronzeville district on Chicago’s South Side. NIRON was used for air-conditioning and condenser water piping from ½" to 8". After nearly 15 years of sitting vacant, this was a historic renovation and restoration project. The façades were restored on the eight buildings, and the two-acre courtyard were renovated and made private. Originally dubbed the Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments, the historic development was a philanthropic gift from Sears Roebuck magnate Julius Rosenwald. Rosenwald had a particular interest in civil rights and the struggles of African-Americans. Believing that inadequate housing on the city’s South Side was a major barrier to social progress, he picked his nephew, and Adler Planetarium architect, Ernest Grunsfeld Jr. to design the block-sized, 421-unit Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments to help address overcrowding. Rosenwald invested $2.7 million in the project, a staggering amount of money back when the facility first opened. Designed in a Viennese mold, the stylish dwellings served as homes for many Chicagoans, including Quincy Jones, Jesse Owens and Nat "King" Cole. Despite Rosenwald Courts earning a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, the complex was eventually closed due to poor conditions and mismanagement, with the last residents moving out in 2000. Rosenwald Courts had deteriorated so badly that filmmaker Michael Bay used the site as a stand-in for Chernobyl nuclear plant in his 2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon. NIRON preinsulated pipe 14" with polyethylene jacket installed in IPG plant in Oxford, MA. The pictures show the pipe sections getting moved around with equipment and the pipe being welded to be then laid in the trench. After testing the NIRON pipe, they will clam shell insulate the joint area and then protect with a heat shrink sleeve. The big project was about $400,000 worth of NIRON pipes and fittings. This specific project which involved more than six figures of pipe is just for the outside of the much bigger building IPG are building in Oxford, MA. IPG have also just purchased a new site in New Hampshire.PBIMs are virtual models of BIM totally compliant NUPI products including all the information provided by the international regulatory landscape. BIM stands for Building Information Modeling, a computable representation of the functional features of a building that arises from the need to fully manage the building process. Additionally, the MEP library in the *.iez format of the items is now available on NUPI AMERICAS website for installers to use within the Autodesk Fabrication software database. In this library each item (*.itm) is identified by its dimensional and connection feature to facilitate its interface in plant assemblies. They are in RVT format for Autodesk Revit 2016. NUPI PBIM is regularly updated and optimized.The SMARTFLEX system has been successfully showcased at PEI NACS SHOW 2017 - Booth 3709 - in Chicago from October 18 to 20 during the event of the year for the fuel and fluid handling equipment and services industry. The highlight this year was our SUPER LIGHT ELECTROFUSION WELDING MACHINE. SMARTFLEX is an innovative fuel station solution, a complete multilayer piping system for the transfer of automotive fuels and dangerous fluids. The system has many international and local approvals and is used and approved by major international oil companies.ELOFIT repair fitting item code BFRS 12" installed in Queens NYC by ConEdison. This is the first installation of this butt fusion fitting for the repair of incorrect welds. The 12" diameter pipe conveys gas under pressure. The installation was carried out without stopping the gas delivery service. The 12" diameter is the last one in the group of fittings developed with Nysearch together with 2", 4", 6" and 8" diameters.NERO by NIRON pipes successfully passed a special protocol and test method based on Standard EN 16472. The specimen was exposed to a High Energy device with an UV irradiance of 300 W.m2 @ 80°C and periodic water spray. The black layer did not result to be oxidized at all, showing that the PP internal layer is fully protected by the UV protection layer for an estimated lifetime of over 30 years.We are proud to present our new NIRON threaded branch saddles and spigot saddles. NIRON is a system produced with a new generation material that uses a special β-nucleation process. The new formulation and production process of PP-RCT allows pipes produced with this material to perform at higher stress conditions and high temperatures.The SMARTFLEX complete HDPE multilayer pipe and fitting system for the transfer of automotive and aviation fuels, biofuels and hazardous fluids - used and approved by all major international petroleum companies - was installed in a Shell BP Oil service station in the province of Pathum Thani in Thailand. The SMARTFLEX system has many international and local approvals and a vast range of pipes and fittings including single-wall lined pipes for both product lines and vent/vapor and filling lines, double-wall lined pipes for more demanding containment and monitoring requirements, a full range of electro-fusion fittings for safe, corrosion-proof joints, spigot and riser fittings, mechanical fittings, flexible and electrofusion entry boots for positive sealing of sumps, leak monitoring systems, HDPE tank sumps and dispenser sumps, as well as welding units and tooling.NIRON pipes and fittings were successfully installed in Apollo High School in Saint Cloud, Minnesota hosting around 2,000 students. NIRON PP-RCT CLIMA pipes and fittings diameter 2", 3" and 5" were used for the new new air-conditioning system to replace the old steel piping that showed some leakage. The NIRON system is always a viable alternative to steel pipes due to its inertia to any corrosion caused by water and its special chemical composition. NIRON pipes and fittings were chosen for this installation. PP-RCT is a new generation material that represents the evolution of the well-known and consolidated PP-R and a valid alternative when it starts showing some limitation, such as in case of high pressures, especially at high temperatures. Its temperature/pressure performance allows for the use of thinner pipes thus offering a greater flow rate with the same diameter. The advantage of polypropylene pipes lies in the lightness of the pipe which has certainly facilitated the replacement operations. The combined use of butt fusion, socket fusion and electrofusion welding allowed to exploit the system properties to the fullest and to run the works quickly and safely. Typically NIRON does not require visits for testing, but because it is installed in a school, additional checks were requested by the school board. The visit was successful so any safety concern for the schoolkids was eliminated. The system was installed for chilled water, potable hot and cold water.New NERO by NIRON pipes with PP-RCT internal layer for installations where UV protection is not guaranteed or adequate produced for the U.S. markets. NERO by NIRON is a pipe and fitting system produced using PPR material with an outer layer of polypropylene duly UV stabilized. NIRON β PP-RCT is a system produced with a new generation material that allows pipes produced with this material to perform at higher stress conditions and high temperatures.New NIRON brass valves with polypropylene adapters. Adapters can be made either in blue PPR or in grey PP-RCT. NIRON PPR is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system for the distribution of hot and cold water in plumbing and air conditioning systems. NIRON β PP-RCT is a system produced with a new generation material that uses a special β-nucleation process. The new formulation and production process of PP-RCT allows pipes produced with this material to perform at higher stress conditions and high temperatures.NIRON was installed at Wesley Willows Senior Living Center in Rockford, Illinois. NIRON was used for a hydronic installation to re-pipe an existing nursing home for the replacement of a new cooling tower and other equipment. Because it was an existing facility, lack of space was a huge factor. NIRON was chosen thanks to the electrofusion fitting offering, which eliminated the need for large butt fusion equipment, and the huge range of saddles available. The customer was very pleased with the results and particularly appreciated the light weight of the material and the ease of installation. Wesley Willows is a senior living community with full senior housing and senior health care services on one campus offering home care & services, assisted living, personal care services and skilled nursing care since 1966. [6]A new machine for the production of NIRON segmented fittings from 10" to 24" has been installed in NUPI plant in Early Branch, SC. NUPI is going to produce more and more pipes and fittings in the US to give our customers a higher level of service. NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system manufactured using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures.NUPI Americas YouTube page has plenty of instruction videos and more! The latest releases are some videos on how to weld our NIRON PP-RCT pipes and fittings by electrofusion and butt fusion welding and new videos showing the successful burst tests of our ELOFIT HDPE variable length repair sleeve and butt fusion repair sleeve. You can also find videos about our installations such as NIRON PP-RCT system installed in NUPI Americas facility in Early Branch, South Carolina. Also on show, the videos of NUPI great adventure in Alaska where we sponsored Anna & Kristy Berington, the twins who run the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 2017, the annual long-distance sled dog race. Have some fun with the videos of our NUPIGATOR, the alligator living just outside our plant in Early Branch, SC. Visit NUPI Americas YouTube page to watch all the videos we uploaded for our customers and fans!NUPI is celebrating a great AHR EXPO 2017! A big thank you goes to our reps and customers. NUPI presented NIRON PP-RCT FG composite pipes with fiber glass and the complete NIRON PP-RCT range of pipes, fittings and tooling for HVACR applications. On the booth we built a real installation sampling and gave a few demonstrations on how to use our butt fusion welding machines. Watch the photo gallery. See you next year in Chicago!In the world of installations, integrated design through three-dimensional software is now indispensable for the designer, the work manager and the installer. A methodology that allows to manage, organize and monitor all phases of the project, ensuring the ability to control both constructive technology and interdisciplinary co-ordination and the flow of information is now indispensable. BIM stands for Building Information Modeling, a computable representation of the functional features of a building that arises from the need to fully manage the building process, from the construction drawing to the lifelong lifecycle management. This objective is achieved by using architectural, structural and installation modeling platforms that can describe and structure buildings with representations that go beyond the three canonical dimensions but also cover the dimensions of the construction work time and cost and the size of maintenance processes to best manage the building itself. At the head of an efficient BIM design there must be a completely BIM compliant product. This is NUPI goal. The company invested in providing the user with the BIM libraries of its products. Each model contains all the graphic and informational details needed to recognize the components and the manufacturer, with the appropriate tools that automate each operation in a MEP project, maximizing its usability at all stages of the building process. The benefits of a project based on BIM products are far beyond the simple realistic representation of the three-dimensional item, starting from the dynamic and controlled extraction of the updated data, to the implementation of all possible logical, analytical and structural connections with a view to a system of Cloud sharing. A BIM approach, obviously set on totally BIM compliant systems, gives the opportunity to further explore the subject and develop a multitude of post-projects, quick solutions and incomparable costs. A BIM-made model allows to check plant installation solutions in terms of integrated design from both a calculating and a computing point of view, by automatically decoding info-graphic, computing and project results. A design approach of this type would drop the costs associated with the management and maintenance of each work, allowing monitoring of each plant until its disposal. Each intervention could be studied up to a very high level of detail with a complete view of any possible clash detection of other units present throughout the plant, making it possible to design any maintenance intervention without the need for continuous on-site visits or last minute changes during the installation, with full compliance with the preventive chrono program and full remote supervision.One of NUPI Americas most succesful NIRON case studies was mentioned in Borealis Media Release. The Media Release served to prove the numerous advantages of PP-RCT in several ground-breaking projects in North America: "In a project in Illinois, Borealis worked with NUPI AMERICAS to install PP-RCT in the existing elderly care facility Wesley Willows Senior Living Center in Rockford. NIRON was used for hydronic installation to re-pipe an ageing system, and for a replacement cooling tower and other equipment". NUPI AMERICAS is very proud to see its work mentioned by Borealis, the worldwide renowned leading provider of innovative solutions in the field of plastic raw materials.NIRON PP-RCT was installed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, TX for a dormitory that was completely remodeled. The system was used for heating water ½” and 6”, chilled water ¾” and 2 ½” and domestic hot & cold water ½” through 8”. NIRON PP-RCT is a pipe and fitting system produced using a special random copolymer polypropylene with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. NUPI Americas will be attending ACE 2017, the Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Water Works Association, showing the ELOFIT HDPE fitting range for the transport of water under pressure at Booth #834 from June 12 to 14 in Philadelphia, PA. Established in 1881, the American Water Works Association is the largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water, the world’s most important resource. With approximately 50,000 members, AWWA provides solutions to improve public health, protect the environment, strengthen the economy and enhance our quality of life. See us there!We happily announce that Anna & Kristy Berington, the twins sponsored by NUPI and NIRON, successfully completed the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 2017 respectively at 41st place, with 10 days 2 hours 30 minutes 14 seconds and 7 dogs on the line, and 40th place, with 10 days 2 hours 29 minutes 53 seconds and 10 dogs on the line. Simply finishing a race of this magnitude is impressive but successfully doing this 6 and 8 years in a row, facing -50 ambient temps, sleep deprivation, injuries to yourself, the physical and emotional toll and still achieve a new personal record race time by over 8 1/2 hours is a victory! The annual long-distance sled dog race started on March 6th from Settler's Bay and still stands apart as The Last Great Race on Earth. The winner of Iditarod 2017 was Mitch Seavey, now the fastest and oldest champion at age 57. He outran his son, defending champion Dallas Seavey, and lapped the oldest musher record that he set at age 53 in 2013. Seavey also set a time record of 8 days, 3 hours, 40 minutes and 13 seconds. That shaved several hours off the record of his son Dallas that was set only last year: 8 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes and 16 seconds. Visit the twins' website Seeing Double Sled Dog Racing to find about their story, races and how they did at Iditarod 2017!Great success for NUPI at ISH 2017 that was held in Frankfurt from March 14 to 18.

ISH once again demonstrated its significance as world’s leading international trade fair for the plumbing, heating and air conditioning fields.
More than 200,000 visitors and 2,482 exhibitors from 61 countries, including all world-market leaders, launched their latest products onto the world market on an area of 260,000 square metres in Frankfurt am Main. NUPI presented ELOFIT HDPE electrofusion and butt fusion fittings, PE pipes, NIRON PPR and PP-RCT pipe and fitting systems,ELOPRESS compression fittings and MULTIGECO multilayer system. We would like to thank all customers, distributors and new visitors who visited our stand! Watch the photo gallery.The NIRON pipe and fitting system, available exclusively in the Northeast region of the U.S. from the F.W. Webb Company, was on display in the J&K Sales booth at the PHCC-MA trade show last March 4th in Marlborough, MA. The booth was staffed in part by Mike Crouse (L) and Kyle Lipkvich (R) of J&K Sales. The MAPHCC - Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors of Massachusetts - is the largest plumbing & heating trade show on the East Coast.NUPI is sponsoring Anna & Kristy Berington, the twins who are currently running the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 2017. Kristy is now a seven-time finisher, and Anna is a five-time finisher! Both twins most recently completed Iditarod 2016 which was a great race. The annual long-distance sled dog race started on March 6th from Settler's Bay, Alaska and will end in Nome around March 15th. Iditarod stands apart as The Last Great Race On Earth. It pairs the determination of a single musher with the hearts and strength of a team of dogs to try and tackle 1,049 miles of some of the most unforgiving arctic wilderness that can be found today. What is known today as the Iditarod Trail was largely developed during the late 1800s and early 1900s in the heyday of the Alaskan Gold Rush. Dogs had long been used by indigenous people for work on small family farms and transportation across the rugged, undeveloped Alaska interior. But it was the gold rush era that really made dog sledding a popular staple of Alaskan life, as dog teams were used to get people, mail and supplies to remote settlements and the resulting gold back out during the winter months. The introduction and increased use of both airplanes and snowmobiles in the 1920s, however, began to decrease the everyday reliance on dog sledding. The Iditarod has been run each year since 1973 and has included a ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage since 1983. The fastest Iditarod was just run in 2016 by Dallas Seavey in 8 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes and 16 seconds. Visit the twins' website Seeing Double Sled Dog Racing to find about their story, races and how they are doing in Iditarod! Watch the photo gallery.NUPI will attend ISH 2017, the most important international exhibition for the plumbing, heating and air conditioning fields, that will be held in Frankfurt from March 14 to 18. ISH 2015 (in the photo) saw an increase in the number of visitors of + 5% compared to 2013, with 70,795 coming mainly from Italy, France, China, UK, Belgium and Turkey. NUPI will present ELOFIT HDPE electrofusion and butt fusion fittings, PE pipes, NIRON PP-RCT and PPR pipe and fitting systems, ELOPRESS compression fittings and MULTIGECO multilayer system.The SMARTFLEX system will be showcased at WPMA 2017 at The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas NV from February 21 to 23 booth #125. The Western Petroleum Marketers Association is a regional trade association of petroleum marketers. Since 1953 WPMA has been assisting state associations in distributing legislative information and providing convention and membership services. SMARTFLEX is a world-renowned complete multilayer piping system for the transfer of fuels, biofuels and hazardous fluids, used by all the major international petroleum companies.In 2015, the Medical University of South Carolina began a project to upgrade the HVAC piping systems for the historic Anderson House, which currently houses the South Carolina College of Pharmacy administration and Dean’s offices. The Daniel Cannon House, better known as the Anderson House, was originally built between 1802 and 1815 by Daniel Cannon, a successful lumberman who owned a mill nearby. He was one of the first to develop the part of the peninsula where MUSC now exists. The Anderson House is a two-and-one-half story building with mechanical and HVAC systems contained within its basement. The Anderson House previously won a Carolopolis award in 1966 for its exterior rehabilitation and was recognized in January of 2015 by the Charleston Preservation Society as among one of the best examples of structural historic preservation and use. NIRON PP-RCT Clima piping was used for the replacement of the hydronic heating as well as for chilled water lines for air conditioning. The services were installed in the building basement and transitioned to steel outside the building. NIRON PP-RCT piping selected in lieu of copper and steel in part due to its lower anticipated total installed cost, but also due to the energy efficiency of the product and the increased longevity anticipated from the elimination of corrosion concerns. NIRON Clima PP-RCT piping was installed with socket fusion in sizes ½" through 4" for both chilled water and hot water. NIRON PP-RCT pipes and fittings were installed in Mat-Su Regional Outpatient Center, an important hospital in Wasilla, Alaska. The installation for boiler water was made in diameter 6" to 2". PP-RCT NIRON is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system manufactured using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures. J&K Sales Associates - Nupi Americas reps - visited a jobsite in Andover, MA where PP-RCT NIRON is being installed to witness and check its state. The installation is in Phillips Academy Andover, a co-educational preparatory high school for boarding and day students in grades 9 to 12 located in Andover, Massachusetts, 25 miles north of Boston. Phillips Academy has 1,122 students and is a selective school, accepting 13% of applicants. Typically, PP-RCT NIRON does not require field visits for testing, but because it is installed in a school, additional checks were requested by the school board. The project is the new 90K SQ FT Athletic Building and the lines are being buried in the ground to hook the Ice Hockey Rink to the new building. There are chilled water and heating lines going in the ground. Phillips Academy requested that a representative for NIRON be present to witness the test results from the air tests. The visit was successful so any safety concern for the schoolkids was eliminated. NUPI is installing NIRON pipes and fittings in two IPG Photonics locations. IPG is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-power fiber lasers. The first application of NIRON pipe and fittings in IPG’s Marlborough, MA facility is for chilled water piping and for the cooling towers. The second application is at the IPG headquarters in Oxford, MA, also for the cooling tower system. In Marlborough, 8" pipe was used for the main lines and 6", 4" and 2" pipes for the branches - approximately 4,000 feet of pipe were installed. However, in Oxford, the applications call for heating lines as well as for chilled water and condenser water. The piping in the Oxford facility will also be significantly larger, up to 20" in size for the condenser water, 14" for chilled water and 12" for the heating lines. Most of the piping will be provided as preinsulated Niron so it can be piped underground from a remote mechanical building to the main production buildings. The main lines are being joined with butt welding, forming a permanent leakproof bond without the need for couplings. The NIRON system offers four joining methods, none requiring traditional arc welding, and all considerably faster than arc welding. The NIRON system was selected for the IPG project because NIRON pipe is significantly lighter and easier and faster to install. NIRON also requires less or no insulation than standard metal piping. These advantages, along with many others, result in lower overall installation costs for IPG, while delivering a superior piping system that is energy efficient, extremely stable and virtually maintenance free.NIRON PP-RCT was installed in Dutch Harbor on Amaknak Island in Unalaska, the major community of the western Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, land of king crabs and whales. The Aleutian Islands are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller ones. On the islands there are 57 volcanoes, most of which still active. Pipes and fitting 1˜ were installed for a water boiler heating system for 12 apartments in a residential building. NIRON PP-RCT pipes and fittings replace copper and steel pipes in heating and plumbing installations. The customer was very pleased with NIRON from a cost and labor-saving stand point, his words have been "It's a no brainer, why have we not heard of this sooner". Dutch Harbor is the main port of call for king crab fishing. The majority of king crab fishing boats leave each season during the winter months of October through January from Dutch Harbor and return for processing and shipment. The boats were shown on TV on Discovery Channel in a special about Alaskan king crab fishing, a very dangerous activity with a fatality rate among the fishermen of about 80 times the fatality rate of the average worker. It is suggested that, on average, one crab fisherman dies weekly during the seasons. This hollow log pipe used for gas transport was discovered in 2007 during the installation of a new gas regulator station GR-5 at St. James Place and Madison Street in Manhattan, probably installed by Rochester Natural Gas Light Company. The earliest pipelines were natural tubes, such as hollow logs or bamboo used by the Chinese. Hollow log pipes were largely used for the transport of natural gas in the US in the 19^th century. The primary obstacle to the expansion of the natural gas industry in mid-19^thcentury was inadequate pipeline facilities and technology, not lack of supply. Hollow log pipelines leaked and disintegrated, but cast and wrought iron lines also suffered from significant intrinsic defects. Gas leaks were common problems. Natural gas was not used on a large scale until the 1880s and gas wells were most likely to be abandoned when oil was not concurrently discovered. An example of early abandonment occurred in 1865 when a 480-foot drilling effort struck a natural gas reservoir near West Bloomfield, New York. Because the investors were disappointed that oil was not discovered, they abandoned the project. Not everyone was disappointed that this well contained only natural gas. Several businessmen formed the Rochester Natural Gas Light Company and purchased the same gas well in 1870. The nearest town desiring natural gas was Rochester, about 25 miles away. The company constructed a pipeline system to connect the well with the town. They built a pipeline out of Canadian white pine logs that were glued together and bound with twine. The 2- to 8-foot log segments were planed to a uniform 12.5-inch exterior diameter, and they were bored for an 8-inch interior diameter. Construction and maintenance of the wood pipeline system was particularly problematic, but the company began transporting natural gas during the winter of 1872. Continuing problems with gas transportation facilities caused significant problems for the company; rotting and leaking wood pipelines simply prevented the adequate transportation of natural gas from well to consumer. Soon, the company stopped operations. Luckily enough, nowadays NUPI produces and supplies safe and strong pipelines for gas transport made of the most modern thermoplastic materials that guarantee no leaks or corrosion!.NIRON pipes and fittings were installed in Sherwood Forest Elementary School and in Paul Habans Charter School in the City of New Orleans. After an exhaustive presentation of the electrofusion technique, the contractor selected this option for being an excellent time and money saving option. Diameters ranged from 2" through 6", with several transitions from steel and copper. The system was installed for chilled water, potable hot and cold water. PP-RCT is a complete polypropylene pipe and fitting system manufactured using random copolymer polypropylene PP-RCT, a plastic material with a special molecular structure ensuring high mechanical resistance and duration, even at high temperatures and pressures.

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About Nupi Americas

NUPI AMERICAS, INC. was founded in 2001.
Based in Houston, TX, it operates warehouse and production facility with 2 production lines.
It also maintain an additional warehouse, fabrication and operation centre in Early Branch, SC.
NUPI Americas is responsible for sales and marketing activities for the USA, Canada and Latina America.
Nupi Americas has advanced multilayer piping technology for the upstream market, and has developing specific products for flow line applications.