HDPE Fusion Equipment
McElroy Optimized Cooling
Utilize McElroy’s proprietary DataLogger® technology to minimize cool time and optimize project productivity.
Cooling is the longest step in the fusion process. McElroy's Optimized Cooling™ is a proprietary, patent-pending algorithm designed to decrease cooling time within ASTM standards for increased jobsite productivity.
ASTM F2620 compliant.
Optimized Cooling™ technology uses McElroy’s advanced DataLogger® software to calculate, in real time, the most appropriate cool times based on material properties, environmental conditions and other factors so you can move on to the next joint at exactly the right time.
In developing this breakthrough technology, McElroy partnered with the University of Tulsa to test hundreds of fusion joints, analyzing thousands of data points and modeling computational fluid dynamics to understand core pipe temperatures for compliance with ASTM F2620-19 Note 10 and help assure safe handling.
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Visit McElroy's Optimized Cooling™ webpage for more details and to learn more about their proprietary cooling process.
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