A. Manufacturer  

Total  Piping  Solutions,  Inc.  has  provided  a  wide  array  of  products  for  the  water,  waste  water,  industrial  and  natural  gas  industries  since  2002.    We  are  located  at  1760  Haskell  Road,  Olean,  New  York  14760.  

Total  Piping  Solutions  (TPS  hereafter)  began  by  supplying  the  market  with  the  Hymax  Coupling  product  line,  and  quickly  diversified  into  a  manufacturer  of  stainless  steel  and  carbon  steel  fittings  and  fabrications.    There  products  included  the  Triple  Tap  Tapping  Sleeve,  The  Triple  Tap  Line  Stop  Fitting,  flange  end  fittings,  mechanical  joint  end  fittings,  stainless  steel  repair  clamps  for  the  gas  industry.    We  also  product  stainless  steel  service  saddles  and  tapped  stainless  steel  repair  clamps.  

Our  facility  consists  of  four  buildings  with  an  approximate  square  footage  of  over  40,000  square  feet  of  combined  manufacturing  and  warehouse  space  and  additional  10,000  square  feet  of  office  space.      

All  equipment  used  in  the  manufacturing  operation  is  CNC  controlled,  including  various  robotic  welding,  cutting  and  forming  devices.    All  welders  carry  AWS  (American  Welding  Society)  certifications,  and  all  products  are  built  in  compliance  with  industry  standards  including  AWWA,  ANSI,  ASTM,  ASME,  MSS,  NSF.    All  product  engineering  design  guides,  installation  instructions  and  other  pertinent  documents  carry  an  approval  by  a  registered  professional  engineer  in  the  State  of  New  York.  

 

 

B. Proposed  Product  

Proposed  product  submittal  includes  two  products:    Tapping  Sleeves  and  Line  Stop  Fittings.      

The  Triple  Tap  Tapping  Sleeve  is  a  wide  range  bolt  on  the  pipe  device  used  for  hot  tapping  a  water  or  sewer  main.    Hot  Tapping  is  “under  pressure”  drilling  or  cutting  a  hole  in  an  existing  pipe  to  create  a  branch  or  service  connection.    The  water  main  remains  in  service  and  under  full  pressure.    The  coupon  or  drilled  out  section  of  the  pipe  is  retained  in  the  cutter  and  no  

shutdown  of  service  is  required.    The  line  remains  clean  and  purge  is  not  required.

 

Line  Stopping  employs  the  same  process  except  end  result  includes  a  temporary  stop  of  flow,  and  or  installation  of  a  bypass  to  circumvent  a  malfunctioning  valve  or  damaged  section  of  pipe  requiring  maintenance  or  replacement.  

 

 

 

Contacts  at  Total  Piping  Solutions,  Inc.  

Mark  A.  Langenhan  –  President  Marketing  and  Sales  phone:    716-­‐372-­‐0160  ext  104  

Email:    mark@tps.us  

Daryl  M.  Piontek  –  President  Operations  and  Chief  Engineer  phone:    716-­‐372-­‐0160  ext  103  

Email:    daryl@tps.us  

Company  Mailing  Address:    Total  Piping  Solutions,  Inc.    P.O.  Box  525,  Olean,  New  York  14760  

Shipping  Address:    1760  Haskell  Road,  Olean,  New  York  14760  

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C. Product  History  

The  Triple  Tap  Tapping  Sleeve  and  Line  Stop  Fitting  product  line  has  been  produced  at  the  Olean,  NY  location  for  over  five  (5)  years.    Over  5000  sleeves  have  been  produced  at  this  location.  

An  inventory  of  over  1000  Tapping  Sleeves  and  Line  Stop  fittings  is  available  on  the  shelf  for  same  day  shipment  of  the  product.    Special  configurations  not  held  in  inventory  can  typically  be  shipped  within  48  hours  of  order  placement.  

List  of  Pertinent  Standards  and  Market  Product  Requirements  as  follows:  

• ANSI/AWWA C223 Fabricated Steel And Stainless Steel Tapping Sleeves • MSS SP-124-2012 Fabricated Tapping Sleeves • MSS SP-60-2004 Connecting Flange Joint Between Tapping Sleeve and

Tapping Valves • NSF/ANSI Standard 61 Drinking Water System Components • ANSI/AWWA C111 – Rubber Gasket Joints For Ductile Iron • ASTM A380-06 Standard Practice for Cleaning, De-scaling and Passivation of

Stainless Steel Parts • NSF/ANSI Standard 61 for Drinking Water System Components • ASTM D2000-12 Standard Classification Systems for Rubber Products

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D. Benefits    

Product  Benefits  as  follows:    

• Range:    Double  the  Range  equates  to  a  40  to  70%  potential  in  inventory  reduction  • Inventory:    Inventory  reduction  equates  to  fewer  dollars  $$$  required  to  carry  and  

inventory  the  product.    As  example  one  high  range  (.9”range)  Triple  Tap  Tapping  Sleeve  can  replace  (3)  to  (4)  traditional  design  tapping  sleeves.    One  6”x6”  Triple  Tap  tapping  sleeve  can  accommodate  pipes  from  6.55”  to  7.42”  O.D.  This  means  that  this  pipe  can  be  installed  on  IPS  (Class  Pipe),  Ductile  Iron  Pipe,  Cast  Iron  Pipe,  C900  PVC  Pipe,  Class  150  Asbestos  Cement  Pipe  and  HDPE  pipe.    Other  makes  require  up  to  4  or  5  shells  to  cover  the  same  range.    (2)  sleeves  do  the  job  of  (3  or  4)  competitive  makes.  

•    • All  Pipe  Materials:    Triple  Tap  works  on  High  Density  Polyethylene  (HDPE)  Pipe  out  of  

the  box,  requiring  no  special  casketing  or  spring  washer.    It  is  a  true  universal  product  for  all  pipe  materials  in  all  diameters.  

• Higher  Pressure  Rating:    Product  rated  to  the  pressure  rating  of  the  AWWA  Class  “D”  Flange  

• Beam  Break  Protection:    Product  test  to  pass  a  full  beam  break  test  on  size  on  size  pipe  –  the  benefit  of  this  feature  is  that  this  stainless  fabricated  sleeves  performs  on  size  on  size  taps  like  a  full  body  sleeve….it  is  designed  to  resist  cross  seal  leakage  in  the  event  of  a  beam  break  of  the  pipe  during  the  tapping  process  

 

 • More  Pipe  Support  and  Gasket  Contact:    Manufacturing  process  eliminate  weld  

distortion  and  allows  for  great  seal  surface  area  on  pipe  supporting  higher  working  pressure  rating  of  the  product  than  competitive  makes  

• Stronger  Branch  Attachment:    Full  butt  weld  to  branch  attachment  provides  over  a  50%  stronger  branch  connection  than  filet  welded  designs  offered  by  competitors  

• Triple  Sealing  Elements:    Waffle  Seal,  Double  “O-­‐ring  and  Aperture  Seal  work  in  full  combination  to  provide  the  highest  working  and  test  pressure  product  in  the  market.  

 

 • Heavy  Duty  Shell  Construction:    up  to  20%  Heavier  gage  shell  materials  on  both  top  

and  bottom  shells  enable  better  pipe  reinforcement  and  less  potential  for  a  beam  break  on  size  on  size  and  under  size  hot  taps  –  All  4  to  8”  diameters  use  12  gauge  top  and  bottom  shells,  and  all  10  and  12”  diameters  use  11  gauge  top  and  bottom  shell  construction.    Branch  pipes  are  either  schedule  5  or  schedule  10  materials  (schedule  40  on  Line  Stop  Fittings).  

• Bolts,  Nuts  and  Washer:    304  stainless  bolts  and  washers,  316  stainless  nuts  –  all  double  thick  coated  with  fluorocarbon  coating  to  prevent  galling  

• Installation  Savings:    Labor  savings  are  achieved  from  ability  to  put  on  the  pipe  and  install  faster  than  other  sleeve  makes  on  all  pipe  materials.  

• Patented  Product  Features  all  Product  Benefits  to  the  Installer,  the  Warehouse  and  Performance  

• Patented  Product:    Extended  Range  Gasket,  Shell  and  Lug  System  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.  Effect  on  Current  Operations  • Reduction  of  Inventory  by  up  to  70%  • Lower  Installation  Cost  • Total  Installed  Cost  Benefit  • No  special  training  or  tools  required    • No  charge  factory  training  available  • 24/7  Product  and  Technical  support  • Order  by  3:00  p.m.  ship  same  day  on  standard  products  • Special  products  typically  ship  within  48  hours  • Competitive  Pricing  • Higher  level  of  Product  integrity  • More  Performance  • Higher  Working  Pressure  capabilities  • Beam  Break  resistance  allows  the  product  to  be  a  replacement  for  the  fully  

body  size  on  size  sleeves  • Available  in  flanged  our  MJ  outlet  configuration  • Same  size  savings  on  Line  Stop  Fittings  and  compatible  with  all  makes  of  Line  

Stopping  Equipment  

 

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