Tube processing systems for bending and notching a tube fed from a feed position. The tube processing system includes a notching system and a bending system. The notching system is configured to cut a notch in the tube. The bending system is disposed between the notching system and the feed position and is configured to bend the tube. The notching system includes a cutting head and a positioning system. The cutting head is configured to cut a notch in the tube. The positioning system movably supports the cutting head and is configured to move the cutting head relative to the tube to a selected cutting position. The bending system includes a bending die and a clamp. The bending die is rotationally driven to bend the tube. The clamp is configured to secure the tube to the bending die.

A hot bolt clamp and method for repairing a multi-bolt flange of a pipe. The clamp has enclosures that can be assembled around the multi-bolt flange. The clamp has a central opening extending through a first enclosure face and a second enclosure face for the pipe. The clamp includes a flange bolt cavities extending through the enclosure faces configured to enclose flange bolts and having a cutter channel connected to each flange bolt cavity. Restraint bolts extend through the enclosure face to restrain the multi-bolt flange. Flange bolts can be removed and replaced during the repair operation. A cutter tool apparatus can be extended through each cutter channel for use in removing stuck flange bolts. The clamp forms an injectable void around the multi-bolt flange that is injectable with sealant in the event of a loss of gasket integrity during the repair operation.

A hot bolt clamp and method for repairing a multi-bolt flange of a pipe. The clamp has enclosures that can be assembled around the multi-bolt flange. The clamp has a central opening extending through a first enclosure face and a second enclosure face for the pipe. The clamp includes a flange bolt cavities extending through the enclosure faces configured to enclose flange bolts and having a cutter channel connected to each flange bolt cavity. Restraint bolts extend through the enclosure face to restrain the multi-bolt flange. Flange bolts can be removed and replaced during the repair operation. A cutter tool apparatus can be extended through each cutter channel for use in removing stuck flange bolts. The clamp forms an injectable void around the multi-bolt flange that is injectable with sealant in the event of a loss of gasket integrity during the repair operation.

A longitudinal pipe cutting tool includes a holder having a cutting wheel rotatable in a cutting plane along a longitudinal direction of a work piece. The longitudinal pipe cutting tool also including an actuator configured to move at least one of the holder or the work piece toward each other or away from each other, and a body coupled with the actuator. The body also slideable coupled with the holder such that the holder extends away from the body transverse to the longitudinal direction of the work piece and the cutting plane.

A longitudinal pipe cutting tool includes a holder having a cutting wheel rotatable in a cutting plane along a longitudinal direction of a work piece. The longitudinal pipe cutting tool also including an actuator configured to move at least one of the holder or the work piece toward each other or away from each other, and a body coupled with the actuator. The body also slideable coupled with the holder such that the holder extends away from the body transverse to the longitudinal direction of the work piece and the cutting plane.

Tube processing systems for bending and notching a tube fed from a feed position. The tube processing system includes a notching system and a bending system. The notching system is configured to cut a notch in the tube. The bending system is disposed between the notching system and the feed position and is configured to bend the tube. The notching system includes a cutting head and a positioning system. The cutting head is configured to cut a notch in the tube. The positioning system movably supports the cutting head and is configured to move the cutting head relative to the tube to a selected cutting position. The bending system includes a bending die and a clamp. The bending die is rotationally driven to bend the tube. The clamp is configured to secure the tube to the bending die.

A wire pulling assembly for pulling a wire carrying tooling through an underground environment. The pulling assembly includes a cyclical vise carried by one or more hydraulic cylinders attached to a frame. The cylinders have a pulling stroke and a retraction stroke. A powered reel is used to store the wire as it is removed from the ground. During a pulling stroke, the reel is hydraulically isolated such that cable is stripped from the reel with tension maintained in the cable. During a retraction stroke, a motor turns the reel to load excess cable onto the reel.

A first aspect provides a device for processing a conduit. The device comprises a cutting module to cut at least part of the conduit over a longitudinal axis of the conduit by creating a first cut line in the conduit substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, a separation module arranged to separate a first part of the conduit on a first side of the first cut line from a second part of the conduit on a second side of the first cut line and a transportation module for driving the conduit along the cutting module and the separation module. The transportation module is used to pull the piping of the ground, irrespective of whether the piping is in the ground positioned in a vertical way, a horizontal way or under an angle. Hence, the transportation module may be implemented as an extraction module for extracting the piping from the ground.

A first aspect provides a device for processing a conduit. The device comprises a cutting module to cut at least part of the conduit over a longitudinal axis of the conduit by creating a first cut line in the conduit substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, a separation module arranged to separate a first part of the conduit on a first side of the first cut line from a second part of the conduit on a second side of the first cut line and a transportation module for driving the conduit along the cutting module and the separation module. The transportation module is used to pull the piping of the ground, irrespective of whether the piping is in the ground positioned in a vertical way, a horizontal way or under an angle. Hence, the transportation module may be implemented as an extraction module for extracting the piping from the ground.

A tube notching device for forming a notch in a tubular workpiece. The tube notching device includes a support frame, a vise, a positioning assembly, a cutting assembly, and a cutting mechanism. The vise is mounted to the support frame and secures the tubular workpiece in a desired support position. The positioning assembly is pivotally mounted to the support frame. The cutting assembly is pivotally mounted to the positioning assembly. The cutting mechanism is mounted to the cutting assembly and configured to form a notch in the tubular workpiece. The positioning assembly and the cutting assembly cooperate to position the cutting mechanism in a desired notching position relative to the tubular workpiece supported in the vise in the desired support position. The cutting mechanism operates to form a desired notch in the tubular workpiece when the cutting mechanism is in the desired notching position.