PROPIPE · CUTTING TOOLS

Cutters & drills.
Built for the cut.

Cutters and pilot drills for pipeline, tank and angled hot tapping operations.

Tooling selected for your application, tapping machine and coupon recovery requirements.

Large-diameter Propipe cutters with a person alongside for scale
Propipe cutting tools · original product photograph
PIPELINE DIAMETER RANGEØ1–100 in

This range refers to pipeline diameter. Confirm the actual cutter size, geometry and machine interface with Propipe.

TOOLING BY APPLICATION

The tool for your operation.

Choose an application to see the tooling and configuration to discuss.

CUTTING APPLICATION

Standard cutters

Cutters for general hot tapping operations on pipelines.

PROJECT CONFIGURATION

Define the pipe size, material and wall thickness, together with the tapping machine and cutter connection.

CUTTING APPLICATION

Linestop cutters

Cutting tools for the opening required by the selected line stopping system.

PROJECT CONFIGURATION

Confirm the line stop arrangement and the cutter and pilot drill references for the equipment package.

CUTTING APPLICATION

Tank cutters

Cutters for hot tapping applications on tanks.

PROJECT CONFIGURATION

Discuss the tank geometry, material and access requirements with Propipe.

CUTTING APPLICATION

Angle cutters

Cutters for angled hot tapping applications.

PROJECT CONFIGURATION

Define the connection geometry and the cutter, pilot drill and machine arrangement together.

CUTTING APPLICATION

Coupon recovery drills

Special drills for coupon recovery in angle and tank hot tapping applications.

PROJECT CONFIGURATION

Confirm the pilot drill arrangement and coupon recovery requirements for the intended operation.

ORIGINAL CATALOGUE REFERENCES

Cutters and pilot drills, paired.

Open each original chart here to check the published stock references and dimensions.

Linestop cutters & pilot drills

Enlarge linestop cutter and pilot drill table

Original cutter and pilot drill reference chart.

These are the original catalogue images. Confirm the applicable reference and machine connection before ordering.

SEE THE CUTTING TOOLS IN ACTION

Cutting, testing & demonstration.

Three original videos, with playback on this page.

PROPIPE · CUTTING VIDEO

Cutting process · slow motion

PROPIPE · CUTTING VIDEO

Hole saw test

PROPIPE · CUTTING VIDEO

Angle cutters · without welding

EXISTING EQUIPMENT

Cutter repair.

Ask Propipe about repair options for your existing cutting tools.

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TECHNICAL RESOURCES

Define the complete tooling package.

Share the pipeline, material, wall thickness, tapping machine and application details.

CUTTING TOOLS IN PRACTICE

Equipment working in the field.

Explore the Projects archive ↗
2024 05 07 22.44.36

Hottap 36″ Mexican Job – 63

We are thrilled to announce that one of our esteemed clients in Mexico has successfully completed a significant 36-inch hottap operation on a crude oil pipeline using our state-of-the-art hottap

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Hottap Machine PTM-5108

Propipe TM5108 14″-42″ with 108″ stroke test drilling a 25mm thick plate with 16″ cutter while all cutter tips are cutting at the same time. Propipe machines are thoroughly and

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Historical years follow the provisional chronology in our Projects archive.

LET’S DEFINE THE EQUIPMENT

Tell us about your next cut.

Confirm the application, cutter and pilot drill with the Propipe team.

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