【Haichuan Pipeline Construction】Are the pipeline supports manufactured on-site? Is it better to buy a ready-made product?
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Is it okay to purchase ready-made scaffolding for a construction site and then modify and install it on-site? Are there any aspects that could be improved?
Currently, professional support (suspension) bracket manufacturers’ products are widely used for pipeline supports (suspensions), as they meet standard specifications and offer consistent quality – and this is the prevailing trend.
It is generally more convenient to produce on-site. Low cost and good adaptability.
On-site production is the method with the lowest efficiency and highest costs. People focus on saving costs, but they don’t take into account some hidden costs
It’s convenient to manufacture in a factory. There was an external pipe project where the concrete piers constructed by the structural construction party did not have their elevations set at consistent levels; they were simply built in accordance with the terrain. The pipe installation party then measured the elevation of each pier and calculated the height required for each pipe support, so that the manufacturer could produce them based on those measurements. These supports were then installed on site according to the corresponding numbers, which was much more convenient than using elevated supports on site.
Factory customization is also much better than on-site prefabrication. But in what way is it better?
Spring supports with functions such as stress relief must be designed through calculations, but the dimensions of the purchased supports may have slight variations during installation, requiring on-site adjustments. Supports with a simple structure that serve only to support pipes can be fabricated on-site; ultimately, it is still necessary to construct them in accordance with the requirements of the design drawings. It should be something similar to the image below.
This post was last edited by Waiter on 2021-11-15 09:10. It’s quite good. Save time; factory-based processing saves costs. Of course, a small number of irregular brackets can be modified or fabricated on-site.
The construction party should measure each item individually; there are costs involved, or they should offer to cover those costs on their own. These costs are lower than those incurred when carrying out the measurements on site one by one
Twenty years ago, such cooling brackets were made by construction companies themselves using wood