Split-frame cold cutting
Clamshell machines mount around the pipe in place and cut through the wall without heat, sparks or distortion, even where access is tight.
Pipe cold cutting services in Al Jubail for Jubail Industrial City, jubail 2 expansion area and other sites across Al Jubail. Our crews cut and bevel pipe on site with split-frame machines, with no flame, no sparks and no heat-affected zone.
Pipe cold cutting in Al Jubail
Jubail Industrial City is one of the largest petrochemical and refining hubs in the region, with SABIC affiliates, export refineries, fertilizer and metals plants packed along the Gulf coast. Salt-laden air and high humidity attack carbon steel, so corrosion under insulation and pitted flange faces are routine findings during turnarounds. Large complexes here run strict permit, gas-test and isolation systems, and contractor crews are expected to fit into tightly scheduled shutdown windows.
In Jubail, cold cutting is most often needed during turnarounds, when corroded process lines, pipe-rack sections and cooling water headers are replaced next to units that are still live. Spark-free cutting lets that work continue without stopping neighbouring equipment, and bevelling in the same set-up keeps welders busy instead of waiting for grinding.
Our pipe cold cutting services in Al Jubail are planned with your operations and safety teams and carried out under your permit-to-work.
Many cold cutting jobs continue after the cut: damaged flanges on the old line can be restored with flange facing, and the finished tie-in can be proven by hydrotesting before it goes back into service.
What we offer
Clamshell machines mount around the pipe in place and cut through the wall without heat, sparks or distortion, even where access is tight.
Standard and compound bevels, J-preps and land machined to your welding procedure in the same set-up as the cut.
Internal counterbores and square end faces so mismatched wall thicknesses fit up correctly for welding.
Our bolting crews mobilize with calibrated equipment across Saudi Arabia, 24 hours a day.
FAQ
That depends on each plant's permit rules, but because cold cutting produces no flame or sparks, Jubail sites often approve it next to live equipment where hot work would be refused or delayed.
Yes. Our crews are used to plant induction, permit-to-work and gas-testing routines at large Jubail complexes, and we plan manpower around your shutdown schedule so work fits the window rather than extending it.
Cold cutting is a machining method that cuts through pipe with a slowly rotating tool bit instead of a flame or abrasive disc. Because it produces no sparks and very little heat, it can be used in and around operating plant where hot work is restricted.
Other locations
We provide pipe cold cutting at plants, pipelines and project sites across the Kingdom. Choose a location for local details.
Request a quote
Send us your joint details and schedule, and then a bolting specialist will reply with a recommended method and a quotation.
Eastern Province
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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