Category: RedLineIPS

SmartPad installed on an above-ground pipe resting on a steel beam, secured with two composite straps and a visible gasket edge along the saddle

The Best Solution to Protect Pipes Against External Corrosion

Corrosion Under Pipe Supports (CUPS) is one of the most common external corrosion problems because water, crevices, and coating damage concentrate at pipe supports and are hard to inspect. This article compares welded wear pads, plastic rods, liners, and epoxy-bonded FRP pads, then explains why the SmartPad System offers a…
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Corroded steel reinforcement pad around a branch connection on a process pipe, showing rust and pitting at the weld line.

Reinforcement Pad Corrosion: Why Repads Fail and How to Design Them to Last

Reinforcement pads (“repads”) are installed to make branch connections and nozzles stronger—but in the real world they often become some of the worst corrosion hot spots on the line. Tight crevices, difficult coating transitions, wet insulation, and galvanic couples can turn a repad into a prime location for CUI and…
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Aerial view of an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) vessel with callouts for flare, holding tanks, processing plant, helipad, and living quarters at sea.

Suitability of the SmartPad System for FPSO and Offshore Platforms

Offshore platforms and FPSOs push pipe supports to their limits—constant wetting, tight crevices, and micro-movement drive Corrosion Under Pipe Supports (CUPS), vibration, and fatigue. This article explains why those conditions form and shows how the RedLineIPS SmartPad System from Cogbill Construction—a contoured FRP saddle with a bonded closed-cell Hydroseal gasket…
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