ORBITER I - Clemco Industries Corp.

1 ~"-\Simple Solution To Internal pipe Painting.. the performance - An innovative and highly efficient solution to the difficult job 01'applying paint to the inside of pipe or tubing. Designed to produce a uniforrrilayer of paint at remarkable speed and is easy to operate and maintain. Typicallcoating rates of 10 lineal feet per minute (3m/min) are obtained for most type~;of paint. In general, these tools can use any coating that can be sprayed by aniairless operation, a rotating head, powered by an air motor, throws paint by cen-trifugal force at an evenly metered flow against the surface. The ORBITER toollis manually pulled through pipe at a pre-determined speed based on paint filrrlthickness and type of two ORBITER models cover internal diameter sizes from 4" to 38"(90mm/950mm). ORBITER I handles 4" to 7" (90mm/180mm).

2 ORBITER III i~;designed for 7" to 38" (180mm/950mm).Control Gun Assembly consists of adjustment lever and pressure regulator forcentering carriage. start and stop knob for air motor and paint spray gun Specially designed paint spray gun mounts on Control Gun Assembly"Centering carriages expand and collapse by use of an air cylinder. Adjustmen1:of leg expansion is also possible during operation to compensate for bends orprotrusions in ~Uniquely designed air control hose is fur-nished for the ORBITER . It is actuallythree hoses in one serving several pur-poses. Inside the larger outer nylon hoseare two smaller nylon hoses. One smallhose supplies air direct to the air other small hose connects to thecentering carriage air cylinder. Outer hosecarries exhausted air from the carriagewhen it is collapsed.

3 Exhausted airescapes through a sintered bronze filter onthe Control Gun Carbide spray tip is installed inthe ORBITER paint hose connection. size furnished with the tool is .026 onORBITER I and .036 on ORBITER III. Othersize tips ranging from .018 to .043 areavailable to accommodate variouscoatings. Coating manufacturer or sup-plier should be consulted on proper spray(-""tip standard airless paint spray pump maybe used with the ORBITER tools. Size ofairless pump depends on paint viscosityand hose length. As a minimum, however,the pump pressure ratio should be 30: 1with a capacity of gallons perminute (4 litres/min). Best performancemay be obtained utilizing 44: 1 or 45: 1 ratiopumps with capacity in the gallonper minute models have been developed for pipeor tubing ranging from 4" to 38" (90mm to950mm) inner diameters.)

4 Both models aredesigned similar in function however, ORBITER I is miniature in size to theORBITER III. Only the rotating head hasbeen engineered differently because of thesmall area in which it I and ORBITER III are furnishedwith scissor-type expansion legs operatedby an air cylinder and regulated by theControl Gun Assembly. Air valve andpressure regulator, mounted on ControlGun. open and close air cylinder to extendor retract centering legs. Pressureregulator allows adjustment to the amountof air passing through to the air air supply is connected to th~~back of the Control Gun Assembly. Ai~requirement is only 15 CFM (400 litres/min)on Modell and 22 CFM (600 litres/min) onM~el Ill. Air pressure requirement on allunitS is 75 to 85 psig (5 to 6 bar).Pressure may be reduced to slightly col-lapse carriage when going around pipebends or if a ridge is interfering with thecarriage travel.

5 By returning the pressureto its higher reading the carriage willexpand to its full I is assembled with an integralset of centering legs that allow this tool tofunction within diameters of 4" to 7"(90mm to 180mm). ORBITER III isdelivered with a full set of centering legs toreach the maximum of 38" (950mm).At its lowest point, ORBITER III will work in11"(260mm)diameter. To cover 7"to II"(l80mm to 260mm) diameters, simplyunbolt the outer leg sections and attachwheels to inner leg III incorporates a double discfeature that is designed to cover largerdiameters. Paint flows into the rotatinghead cavity where it is metered onto thespinning discs that are traveling at 10,000 RPM. Centrifugal force propels paint tothe surface in equal and uniform speed and accurately measured quan-tities make pipe coating a simple, fast andcost effective Gun Assembly is the very heart ofthe entire system.

6 Assembly consists ofstart and stop knob for rotating head airmotor, air valve and pressure regulator foroperation of the centering legs air cylinder,attachment for airless paint spray gun, andconnection points for air supply and aircontrol hoses. Specially designed airlesspaint spray gun has been developed towork with the ORBITER tools. Spray gun,which is supplied with a customized painthose fitting, is utilized as the on-offmechanism for paint flow to ORBITER tools. Spray gun constructed for a max-imum of 4500 pounds of paint pressure(300 bar).Highest rate of speed and most accuratecoating will be performed by having oneman operate the Control Gun Assemblywhile another man pulls the ORBITER toolthrough the pipe . Paint application isremarkably fast, therefore, responsibilityof the ORBITER 's travel will require oneman's complete attention.

7 ~~SPECIACA TIONSORBITER I:Inside diameterrange..4" to 7" (90mm to 180mm)Airconsumption..15 CFM(400 litres/min)Operating speed (underload) 20,000 RPM(Air motor rated at 25,000 RPM)Spray tip .026 ORBITER IIIA ltogether the air control hose is used topull the ORBITER through pipe andtubing. It is ruggedly constructed to with-stand normal operation of the tool whileoffering excellent protection for the~maller air feed hoses. Available in 10;eet, 16 feet and 32 feet (3m, 5m and 10m)lengths which may be coupled in anynumber of sizes for the job. Precisioncouplings on both ends ensure positiveseal against air leaks and intrusion of dustand dirt into the working end of the ORBITER is therotating head. Paint flowing through thespray tip and paint tube is metered into therotating head. In ORBITER I, the slottedhead, which is turning at 20,000 RPM by itsair motor, slings the paint onto thesurface.

8 In smaller diameters, the slottedhead design provides a large spray patternwith an even thickness of the diameterrange..7" to 38" (l80mm to 950mm)Airconsumption 22 CFMO perating speed (underload) 10,000 RPM(Air motor rated at 15,000)Spray tip..036 SPEOF1CA TIONS (Continued)B. Air Control Hoses:For use up to 12 ft. (4m) long pipe . Includes 16 Hoses may be coupled to obtain variousft. (5m) Air Control Hose and 18 ft. ( ) overall Hose. 10ft. (3m) ,..,..,.. OBT 90925(--- ORBITER I 16 ft. (5m) , . , .. OBT 9092() "to7" 32ft.(10m) .." OBT90927(90mm to 180mm) TO ALL:Air pressurerequired..Airless pumprequired.. 75 to 85 psig (5 to 6 bar).. 30:1 ratio (min)45: 1 ratio (preferred)OBS 93327 High Pressure Paint Hoses:Hoses may be coupled to obtain variousoverall ft.( ) .OBT9305418ft.( ) .OBT9305634ft.( ) . (min) GPM (preferred) ORBITER III7" to 38"(180mm to 950mm) 93328 Maximum paintpressure.)

9 4500 psig (300 bar)Paint hose ratedat 4600 psig (310 bar) working pressure18,400 psig (1,240 bar) burst use up to 20 ft. (6m) long pipe . Includes32 ft. (10m) Air Control Hose and 34 ft.( ) Paint 93250 OBT93251 OBT 93078 OBT 93252 OBT 93253 OBT 93254 ORDERING INFORMATIONORBITER I4" to 7"(90mm to 180mm) 93329 ORBITER Systems:Systems include: Paint Spray Tool withCentering Legs. Control Gun Spray Gun. Air Control Hose andHigh Pressure Paint III7" to 38"(180mm to 950mm) use up to 40 ft. (12m) long pipe . Includes16 ft. and 32 ft. (5m and 10m) Air ControlHose Coupled and 18 ft. and 34 ft. ( ) Paint Hose use up to 6 ft. (2m) long pipe . Includes10 ft. (3m) Air Control Hose and 11 ft.( ) Paint I4" to 7"(90mm to 180mm) 93331 ORBITER I4" to 7"(90mm to 180mm) 9090 1 OBL93332 ORBITER III7" to 38"(180mm to 950mm) III7" to 38"(180mm to 950mm) 90902 Blast Cleaning Tools to Prepare pipe for with Small Carriage Spin-Blast with Large Carriage Hollo-Blast JuniorClemco also offers three internal pipe cleaning tools to blast clean pipe prior to painting.

10 All three tools are equipped with centering devices that per-mit uniform cleaning throughout the pipe interior. Operating range of the three is from 3/4" to 36" (19mm to 915mm) , These tools allow pipe to (~be cleaned without rotation of the pipe . tools utilize deflection tips to direct abrasive to pipe walls. The Spin-Blast tool incorporatesrotating head with two nozzles to propel abrasive to the surface, These tools are used with standard Clemco Abrasive Blast Machines and are poweredby compressed air. Clemco 's pipe deaning equipment and ORBITER pipe painting units are the ideal combination to quickly andefficiently recondition pipe . For further information and specifications on internal pipe cleaning tools, write for Product Study , MO 63090 (636) 239-0300 Fax (636) 239-0788 StOCk No. 09337 t:Copyright 1983 Clemco Industries Rev PI1nted in Industries One Cable Car Driv)