Extrusion International 5-2022

85 Extrusion International 5/2022 PIPE EXTRUSION pressed differently, PVC-O pipes keep a total quality of the transported water. On the other hand, thanks to their physical resistance, TOM ® pipes do not require any type of special protection or coating, which means cost-savings. We must focus on their excellent ductility, which allows big deformations of their internal diameter. Furthermore, thanks to this ductil- ity, when crushed, or in the event of a mechanical accident, TOM ® pipes immediately go back to its original shape. Rigid materials for the water conveyance are part of the past. It is the time for plastics, especially for PVC-O, which enables an easier installation and prevents any possibility of water leaks. In addition, one of the most important properties of these pipes is their hydraulic ca- pacity, which means great economic and energy savings. Together with this attribute, TOM ® pipes are charac- terized by their lightness, including the new DN1200 mm. This characteristic makes of these pipes the ones with the highest installation performance, in fact, they can be manually installed up to DN315 mm. Molecor, with this new diameter, provides the mar- ket with new solutions in order to meet its needs. These pipes can also be installed with ecoFITTOM ® the PVC-O fittings also exclusively developed by the Spanish compa - ny. This is a product with which installations become more uniform since pipes and fittings are made of the same material. Molecor is working on enlarging the ecoFITTOM® PVC- O fittings range, now available form DN110 up to DN400 mm in PN16 bar. Besides this, Molecor also offers other types of products related to transporting water. This way, with the acquisition of UPA, Mole- cor offers solutions for water supply building, sewage and drainage through its different brands of products, which are made in 8 man- ufacturing plants around the world. These products are: TOM ® , ecoFITTOM ® , SANECOR, the corrugated system for sewate and drain- age, AR ® , the soundproof evacuation system, and EVAC+ ® , also used within the building sec- tor. TOM ® pipes have the eco-label Environmen- tal Footprint FVS Seal as a proof of the envi - ronmental commitment of the firm. This label is promoted by the Sustainable Life Foundation and the General Directorate of Social Responsi- bility of the Company’s Ministry of Employment and Social Security, and it tries to reduce the environmental impact of the European compa- nies disseminating the environmental work car- ried out by companies. Referring to useful life, current systems have to be changed or repaired a few years after their installation. Instead of it, TOM ® pipes and ecoFITTOM ® fittings have a useful life over 50 years. In other words, these products allow to reduce considerably raw materials and natural resources used in the transport of water. Moreover, energy consumption of PVC-O pipes and fit - tings is lower than other traditional materials in all the phases of their life cycle. It is because its inner surface is extremely smooth and, therefore, we need a lower quantity of energy to impulse the canalised fluid. PVC is a 100% recyclable material, so it can be repro - cessed and used in new plastics applications with less technical requirements. Thus, thanks to this plastic ma- terial, natural resources can be optimized. Besides the DN1200 TOM ® PVC-O pipe, Molecor will also present other novelty, geoTOM. The company has developed a new application for smartphone and lap- tops whose objective is to geolocate all the elements of your installation to get real time information at all times, having always present the technical characteristics and traceability of each piece of the project. During the fair, the Spanish firm will make available to all visitors this application. Molecor molecor.com/en K 2022: Hall 16, Stand B17