Jindal Saw Limited manufactures and supplies iron and steel pipe products, fittings and accessories with

various manufacturing facilities in various countries, including India, the United States, Europe and the
United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Company's segments include Iron & Steel products and Ocean
waterways. It manufactures submerged arc welded (SAW) pipes and spiral pipes for the energy
transportation sector, carbon, alloy and seamless pipes and tubes for industrial applications, and ductile
iron (DI) pipes and fittings for water and wastewater transportation. Its business divisions include Welded
Line Pipes (SAW Pipes); Ductile Iron Pipes (DI Pipes); Seamless Pipes and Tubes (Seamless Pipes),
and Mining and Pellet division. Its products include Induction Bends and Pellets. It is engaged in
manufacturing and supplying over 25,000 kilometers of line pipes, and exporting approximately 14,000
kilometers of line pipes for on-shore and off-shore pipeline projects across the world.

As an alternative process, spiral weld construction allows large diameter pipe to be produced from
narrower plates or skelp.
The defects that occur in spiral welded pipe are mainly those associated with the SAW weld,
An additional problem with early spiral welded pipe was poor dimensional accuracy, particularly out of
roundness at the pipe ends. This led to problems of poor fit-up during field girth welding. Spiral line pipe
gained a poor reputation in some companies as a result of these early experiences.
Considered suitable only for low pressure applications such as water pipe.
Hot rolled Coil strip is mounted into the straightening machine. The strip is positioned to the correct helix
angle. Before passing the strip through, the leading and trailing ends of the incoming and already inserted
coil strip respectively are welded together. The edges are then machined simultaneously on both sides by
an edge miller. In the forming section, a 3-roller bending device bend the strip helically into a cylindrical
pipe. Then the longitudinal edges of the incoming strip are brought into low point contact and the resulting
butt joint is continuously welded externally after a half-turn of the pipe. Finally, it is cut off to the desired
length with a plasma torch.

ISOMETRIC PROCESS LAYOUT FOR PIPE MANUFACTURING