Customer Case Studies

"We were spending too much time cutting joints and prepping pipe," said Jeremy Watts, Director of Production Systems Design. "Prior to having the Watts-Mueller WM-60 machine in production it would take two full days with four men to cut, bevel and prep all the pipe pieces we needed for a project. Now we get the same amount of pipe cut, with perfect bevels, in six hours."   Read more...

"We were buying prefab T's. The accuracy of the Watts-Mueller machine allowed us to cut our own T's. This reduced our materials cost significantly...For the quality of the machine and all the features, the price was competitive, but what got my attention was that every other mechanical company I asked raved about Watts-Mueller machines." Read more...

"The Watts-Mueller machine has improved our efficiency and productivity...enables us to download pipe cuts from our CAD system straight to the machine...The precision of the 6 axis cutting head allows us to use automation for cutting olets instead of cutting them manually." Read more...

"We have cut more than 2,700 different parts with multiple cuts on most of them - over 12,000 feet of pipe, at 158 tons. We are getting great value with our Watts-Mueller machine." Read more...

"We were building over 7,000 vessels each year and we needed more efficiency without any loss of quality...We needed a machine for cutting pipe to precise lengths, beveling, and cutouts." Read more...

"Prior to getting the Watts-Mueller machine we would get 40 finished couplers daily with around a 40% rejection rate...The new machine enables us to produce 180 couplers daily with almost no rejections."  Read more...

"...we would use one $3 grinding wheel for each pipe prep. Dross is no longer an issue. We do not have to touch it anymore for cleaning."
Jim Tedrow, Fabrication Shop Manager
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"We have a project for a mining company to deliver 57,000 feet of 20" pipe," said David O'Cain. "The pipe comes in random lengths that must be cut, beveled and welded into 100 ft sections."   Read more...

"The Watts-Mueller W-244, six axis machine has enabled us not only to grow, it has opened up more opportunities as well."  Read more...

"I became convinced that we could save a lot of time and money by using the Watts-Mueller machine and PypeServer software." John Bonk, President of M.Davis   Read more...

Mike Shinn, CEO and President on the benefits of using Watts-Mueller:
"...commands were entered into the computer-generated cutting table and all cuts were made...It took 10 to 12 minutes from start to finish...Laying it out manually, cutting it and cleaning it up would have been a two-hour process." Read more...

"...[intricate cuts] would have taken an entire day of set up - with Watts-Mueller...multiple cuts get done literally in minutes..." David Branscum, Production Manager   Read more...