What is a roll groove machine?

these machines groove metal pipe ends for sprinkler purposes. our machines work with IPC software and the machine works with drive wheels and groove wheels to press the groove into the pipe end.

What is a roll groover used for?

Roll Groovers are used to make a grooved mechanical joining of two pipes. A small groove is made at the end of each pipe with a grooving machine.

What is pipe grooving?

The pipe groove is made by forming or machining an actual groove into the ends of two pipes. A gasket wraps around and on top of the pipe ends, the housings wrap around the gasket and sit in the pipe grooves, and the bolts and nuts are tightened with a wrench to hold it all together.

What does a hand groover do?

MARSHALLTOWN Control Joint Hand Groovers are lightweight concrete tools that cut long straight joints ideal for grooving concrete projects both inside and outside the home. This concrete tool is Made in the USA with Global Materials.

What is the difference between cut groove and roll groove?

Roll groov- ing uses a special machine that ro- tates the end of a pipe through a roll set, displacing the metal and forming a groove on the outside surface of the pipe. Cut grooving is performed by turning the pipe on a lathe, removing metal from the outside surface of the pipe to create the groove.

How long does a pipe take to groove?

The pipe can be roll grooved in 30 to 40 seconds per square inch compared to one minute per inch using a cut groove. The roll grooving process also removes the need for cutting oil and the hassle of cleaning up the metal shavings that are removed from the pipe during the cut grooving process.

Can you roll groove PVC?

Roll grooving can be used on Schedule 5 through ANSI standard wall thickness carbon steel and stainless steel, copper, and aluminum pipe or tubing, and up to schedule 80 PVC plastic pipe. Roll-grooved systems range in diameter from 3/4-in. to 60 in.

What is roll groove pipe used for?

Roll grooves were traditionally developed for light or thin-walled pipes. However, they are now used for a wide variety of pipe sizes and wall thicknesses without compromising the performance of the pipe joint or reducing the flow rate.