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Preperation, cutting and welding of pipes

Produce more sprinkler pipes with less labor. This automated solution combines pipe preparation, cutting, and robotic welding in one system, enabling high throughput and consistent quality. The integrated workflow helps manufacturers increase output, reduce labor dependency and shorten delivery times. ROI is often achieved within 2.5 years.

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What is a pre-fab sprinkler pipe machine?

The advanced pre-fab sprinkler Pipe machine automates the production of prefabricated sprinkler pipes with welded outlets. Combining feeding, measuring, cutting, grooving, deburring, and robotic welding into a single workflow increases throughput, reduces manual labor, and ensures consistent quality. A standard configuration is also available without integrated cutting, grooving, and deburring.

Labor shortages

Limited production capacity

Pressure to reduce production costs

Inconsistent weld quality

Solution

System approach to these challenges

This integrated system automates the complete pipe workflow, from preparation to welding. By combining precise measurement, adaptive handling, and robotic welding, it reduces dependence on manual labor while helping manufacturers achieve consistent quality, production flexibility, and predictable output.

Design principles include:

Handles pipe diameters from 1” to 8” (DN25–DN200).
Supports outlet welding in multiple orientations, including size-on-size joints.
Compensates for pipe bending to maintain weld accuracy.

Approach

A proven approach to robotic automation

The success of robotic automation depends on more than the technology itself. The way requirements are defined, engineering decisions are made, and systems are supported after commissioning all influence long-term operations performance.

Bringing together expertise across engineering, integration, commissioning, and support helps create solutions that perform reliably in operation.

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''Our experience with AWL has been nothing short of fantastic and it has been rewarding to work closely in co-ordinating a high level project in the fire protection market sector which gives major benefit to customers within the UK and EU. Partnering with AWL has allowed both companies to expand as we focus on more more of a global reach.''

Aaron Khan, Strategic & Operations Director at R Tindall Fabricators