As a global player, Maats not only sells traditional and purpose-built machines, but also owns a pipeline equipment fleet for short and long-term rental projects. The company’s fleet contains more than 500 items from several brands, including pipe bending machines, bending sets, mandrels and line-travel equipment from 6 in. up to 60 in.
In the past Maats has offered flexible and field proven solutions in order to support special customer requirements – Maats has engineered, co-manufactured and delivered the two biggest vertical pipe bending machines in the world, with a range of 48in. – 66 in. including bending set and mandrels, to make it possible to build the 64 in. Fujairah twin-water-pipeline in the United Arab Emirates.
However, Maats especially highlights the importance of its 20 – 80 tonne lifting capacity Liebherr pipe layers.
For safety and security, all Liebherr pipe layers are serially equipped with standard components including the RollOver / FallOver Protective Structure (ROPS/FOPS) of the canopy.
In addition to security, Liebherr pipe layers have many other advantages to offer:
* The construction machine engine – the heart of the pipe layers is a diesel engine, with reduced emissions, exemplary performance, a low level of fuel consumption and a cooling system specially adapted to high ambient temperatures. The benefits of this include high reliability and longer periods between service intervals.
* The hydrostatic travel drive – in contrast to conventional systems, this drive offers decisive advantages in pipeline construction like stepless speed regulation, single lever operation, constant drawbar force on both tracks preventing the machine from sinking on soft ground, exact positioning of the pipe due to the ability to turn on the spot, maximum drawbar force is available to the operator as soon as the machine starts travel, low operating costs due to wear-free brakes and a low number of drive components.
* The economical working attachments – above all, the pipe layer’s working attachments are convincing due to their functionality. The hydraulically driven winch, the hydraulically adjustable boom and the standard working hydraulics can be used to drive a pipe facing machine or a welding generator.
The existing range of Liebherr pipe layers (the RL22B, RL42B and RL52 models) is soon to be extended by introducing new models with lifting capacities of approximately 50 – 90+ tonnes. The upcoming Liebherr pipe layer models are once more designed with many forward-looking features and meet the latest worldwide emission standards that are applicable for the EU, USA and Canada.
This year, Maats is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
“Even after 25 years of experience in the pipeline construction industry there still remain new challenges for us. Pipeline jobsites are never the same and thus customers have special requirements that can only be solved by flexible solutions that we have proved we can offer,” The company said.
“When doing worldwide business, you not only have to deal with different countries, cultures and habits but also different weather conditions.
“Imagine working on a pipeline project in Siberia with an outside temperature of -40 degrees. Or for instance the opposite: a jobsite in Australia with its extremely high temperatures and dry periods during the summer. Maats can offer your customised solutions for this.”
From its head office in Goor, Holland – including its own workshop and a team of specialised mechanics – and further business units in Datteln, Germany and Ankara, Turkey as well as together with its global network of agents, representatives, partner and service stations, Maats serves the pipeline industry worldwide.
As an associate member of the IPLOCA, a delegation of the company’s board of directors and sales managers will be at this year’s 41st Annual IPLOCA Convention that will be held in Sydney, Australia.
For more information on Maats Pipeline Machinery, visit www.maats.com