Travis Richards talks to Douglas Patton and Julio Soto about Catco’s newest product, Catco Control. Doug is the head of Business Development, while Julio is the Product Specialist at Catco. They dissect the benefits of having an automated monitoring system, how the catalytic heater operates, and how Catco Control will save operating costs in the energy industry. 

Topics Covered:

[04:38] Introducing Catco Control

[05:36] Key differences between manual and automatically controlled catalytic heaters

[07:18] Understanding automatic mode in Catco Control

[08:20] Catalytic heaters and how they operate

[11:10] The temperature sensor and adjustable inputs

[15:10] Benefits of automation with Catco Control

[17:40] Operational efficiency and cost reduction with automation

[20:40] Why people in the gas industry would want Catco Control

Travis Richards welcomes back Nick Torkildsen, the Tooling and Distribution Product Manager at Mulcare Pipeline Solutions, Inc. They continue their conversation on gas pipelines, focusing more on polyethylene pipes, why they are the preferred piping option and the risks of using PE pipes.

Topics Covered:

• Polyethylene pipes in the natural gas industry
• The difference between electrofusion and butt fusion methods of pipe welding
• Safety and credibility of joints in PE pipes
• How technicians weld PE pipes
• Technological advancement in the PE piping space

Travis Richards sits down with Nick Torkildsen, the Tooling and Distribution Product Manager at Mulcare Pipeline Solutions, Inc. They talk about flow-stopping, repair standards, and how technicians set up bypasses during pipe repair.

Topics Covered:

• The flow-stopping process
• How to set up a bypass
• Frameworks for spacing out dead zones
• Correct product implementation
• The demand element when scheduling repair works