Mould equipment for pipeline section coating and methods for coating of pipeline sections with moulds

摘要

A mould for coating a pipeline section with molten coating material from an injection moulding machine, wherein tie mould comprises a shell of impervious material reinforced by an exoskeleton of non-distensible material. An assembly for supporting a mould comprising a plurality of mutually separable shell bodies for coating a pipeline section, wherein the assembly comprises motorised opening and closing of the shell bodies in a straight line. An assembly for supporting a bent pipeline section wherein the assembly comprises a base and a pair of arms extending from the base, wherein each arm comprises a respective clamping collar for clamping a bent pipe section between the arms. A vehicle for induction heating a bent pipeline section, wherein the vehicle comprises: a helical induction coil; and wheels arranged to guide movement of both ends of the induction coil through a tubular inside face of a bent pipeline section.