Talk of innovation maintains a steady flow in a world of pipeline handlers tasked with installing infrastructure to transport oil, gas and water from commercial fields to energy-thirsty consumers.
Laying the groundwork to move natural resources across the nation and the world is rigorous work that requires a firm grasp on the latest techniques to handle business decisions, as well as physical terrains that span hundreds, even thousands, of kilometers.
With new entry points forming for pipeline contractors in established and emerging markets around the globe, decision makers who rely heavily on skilled laborers outfitted with the appropriate tools also depend on solid relationships and steadfast resources.
As demand for oil transportation and other pipeline utilities heats up worldwide, Bill Solomon of Vacuworx Global says his vacuum-lifting technology company is committed to “˜doubling down’ on expanding inventories and developing distribution networks in Australia, as well as North America, Europe and wherever else the industry leads.
Mr Solomon founded Vacuworx in 1999 to help contractors safely move pipe joints and other materials in and around staging areas and along right-of-ways.
The company designs both its RC and MC line of lifters to make use of a vacuum tank beam that doubles as a spreader bar, a reservoir tank, a rotator, and vacuum pads capable of handling almost any diameter of coated or non-coated pipe.
The machines – attachable to carriers such as excavators, cranes and wheel loaders – have lifting capacities of 3-20 tonnes and have been reported to increase load and unload cycles in multiples of seven, even 12, compared with traditional material-handling methods.
The company is also up front about its plans for expansion.
“I’m very open with our financial partners regarding our expansion and why, importantly, we plan to double our inventories about every three years,” said Mr Solomon.
For more information visit www.vacuworx.com