Merits of Installation

With Pipe Form, costs for carrying pipes from worksite to factory is unnecessary. Data from the worksite can be sent immediately
to an offsite factory for construction, eliminating costs for cranes and wreckers. This simplifies the operation process,
reduces the length of construction, and ultimately results in cost reduction.

The following is a comparison chart showing operation process, workload, and time between Pipe Form and conventional methods.
This data has been compiled from shipbuilding corporations who have installed Pipe Form.

The chart shows the estimated time required when using 200A~800A diameters.

Merits of Installation

Safety and Environment	Merits	・Eliminate hot work such as welding and cutting within the ship ・Reduce moving of heavy materials ・Waste reduction
Safety and Environment	Details	Cutting and welding of angle and flange pipes Moving angle and flange pipes, preparing welding/cutting equipment, extraction of molds ・Disposal of molds or molds made in factories (some reused).
Quality	Merits	・Stabilize quality of pipes ・Manage data of all pipes produced
Quality	Details	・Increase precision of diameters, flange slant angles, and perforations ・Capable of continuously reproducing products of the same quality
Productivity	Merits	・Time reduction. ・Error-free ・Auxiliary materials eliminated ・No space required for molds ・No experience required
Productivity	Details	・Fabrication time is reduced, greatly effecting entire work schedule. ・Remakes are unnecessary, leading to cost reduction. ・Auxiliary materials eliminated, leading to cost reduction. ・No need for surface plates, space-saving. ・Able to continuously produce high-quality products even with novice users
Miscellaneous	Merits	・Costs for carrying pipes from worksite to factory is unnecessary. In particular, the cranes or wrecker trucks used for heavy materials become unnecessary. ・Offsite fabrication is possible by sending measurement data. Gasket pricing, valve placement, and turns can be set manually.

Cost reduction

Assuming that one ship contains a total of 5,000 (4,700 pipes, 300 connecting tubes) pipes,
here we calculate the total reduced cost of all connecting pipes if they were molded pipes.
(Fabrication time via conventional methods estimated at 320 minutes, versus after installation at 140 minutes.)

*1EUR=136Yen

Categories	Merit of molded pipes
Reduction of fabrication time	(Assuming reduction of 180 minutes per unit) 300 units ×180 minutes＝54,000 minutes　54,000 minutes ÷ 60 minutes＝900 hours 900 hours × 5,000Yen/136(Yen/EUR)=33,100 EUR
No Remakes	(Assuming there is 5% defective products, subtracting 320 minutes of fabrication time per unit) 300 units × 0.05＝15 units、15 units ×320 minutes＝4,800 minutes、4,800÷60 minutes＝80 hours 80 hours ×5,000 Yen/136(Yen/EUR)=3,000EUR (Not including material costs for 15 units)
Auxiliary Materials Unnecessary	Angle 50×50×6、average 0.4m、10 units　300 units ×10 units×0.4m＝1,200m 1,200m×5Kg＝6,000Kg 6,000kgx100Yen/kg = 600,000 Yen 600,000Yen/136(Yen/EUR)=4,400EUR Not including flanges, gas, welding rods, and gasoline for transporting
Cost Reduction Per Ship	Approximately 40,500 EUR + α

Example Calculation of Work Time

(unit:min.)

Mold Making	Conventional Methods	Post-Installation	Fabrication Procedures	Conventional Methods	Post-Installation
Preparation of flanges and reinforcement materials	30	Measurement 10	Making molds on surface plates	15	10
Preparation of welding/cutting machines	20		Measuring Dimensions	15
Preparing bolts and nuts	5		Making Blueprints	10
Attaching flanges	15		Cutting	15	15
Welding reinforcement materials	25		Building/Welding	75	50
Removing Molds	10		Cast matching	30	25
Transportation to pipe factory	15		Welding flanges	40	30
Subtotal	120	10	Subtotal	200	130
			Total	320	140