Drastically reduced labor costs
Fewer man hours
One of the most expensive components of any pipeline construction project is the enormous amount of skilled man hours required for welding. The Zap-Lok system replaces welders with a small number of workers and a hydraulic Zap-Lok press, which together significantly lower costs and improve construction efficiency.
- Generate extensive cost savings by reducing skilled man-hours by 90%
- Work reliably in locations where skilled labor is hard to find
- Operate consistently through environmental conditions such as drought-induced burn-bans.
Streamlined operations
Eliminate costly procedures
Without a heat-affected zone and the varying performance inherent to welding, our mechanical connections greatly increase joining consistency.
For that reason, construction with Zap-Lok can eliminate costly X-ray inspection requirements and field joint coatings - further simplifying the pipeline construction process
- NO costly X-ray inspection
- NO field joint coatings required
Smaller crew sizes
High-speed construction
With a crew of six workers, each Zap-Lok connection is completed in under 3 minutes.
Average Zap-Lok construction rates have been known to exceed 1,000 ft./hr. Learn more
- Connection time under 3 minutes
- Average construction rate of 1,000 ft./hr.
Over 40% project savings
