| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a method of applying a heat-shrinkable sleeve to a portion of a pipe, the method including the following steps: providing a pipe, arranging a heat-shrinkable sleeve around a portion of the pipe, arranging a heat-delivery apparatus around the pipe in the region of the sleeve, the heat-delivery apparatus including at least three heater devices arranged at different positions along the axis of the pipe, such that a first heater device is positioned closer to the centre of the sleeve, in the axial direction, than second and third heater devices, the second heater device is positioned in the region of a first end of the sleeve, and the third heater device is positioned in the region of a second end of the sleeve opposite to the first end, and individually controlling each of the first, second and third heater devices to apply heat to the heat-shrinkable sleeve wherein each heater device is in the form of an infrared heater device. |
