Magnetized pipe stops welding crews cold. Arc blow, porosity, and failed welds add up to costly delays across pipelines, steam lines, and also rotating machinery. Industrial Degauss offers the IDMAG System for rental across the United States. What Is the IDMAG Demagnetizing System? The IDMAG System is the primary degaussing equipment used by Industrial Degauss. … Read more
Carbon steel pipe can pick up a magnetic field from normal industrial use: MFL smart pig inspections, cold working, nearby DC current, or long alignment with the earth’s magnetic field. The field is invisible, but it shows up when a welder strikes an arc. The arc wanders, porosity creeps into the root pass, and film … Read more
Magnetized pipelines can create serious challenges during welding and maintenance. Arc blow, porosity, and unstable arcs can slow down or even stop a project entirely. To address this, contractors use different types of degaussing tools for pipeline demagnetization. While several methods exist, not all deliver consistent or measurable results. Understanding the differences between these tools … Read more
If you’ve ever tried welding a magnetized pipe, you know how difficult it can be. Magnetism disrupts the arc, causing problems like arc blow, porosity, and weld defects that delay projects and increase costs. At Industrial Degauss, we specialize in solving this problem with professional degaussing services that make welding safer, faster, and more reliable. … Read more
A 20″ pipeline in the northeast is magnetized to levels around 300 gauss. The cut easily holds a welding rod. The welders have enough work to do, so going through the effor to demag the pipe with welding leads does not fit into the schedule. The operator and contractors on site used the IDMAG Pipeline … Read more
“Please use PO XXXXXX-XX for the rental of (1) of the Miracle machines. We are going to have it onsite Just Incase we get Magnetized weld joints.” This is an email from a returning customer who we helped last year during a valve swap. They had tried wrapping their leads, equipment the NDT company had, … Read more
We recently helped a customer who ran into a magnetized header at a power plant in Florida. Our IDMAG Pipeline Demagnetizer was used to remove the magnetism and allowed welding to be done and the project to move along. Anytime your welders run into a magnetized pipe, give us a call and we will help! … Read more
Industrial Degauss received a call early in the morning from a customer who had trouble getting any welding done over the night shift. In a couple hours, we were on site. It took 20 minutes to get the IDMAG Pipeline Demagnetizer set up and dialed in and the welders were welding! It’s not worth your … Read more
After receiving a call late on a Friday afternoon, Industrial Degauss made arrangements to go to a power plant in NYC demagnetize a magnetized 24″ pipe used as a steam line. The customer knew that having a degaussed pipe is crucial to avoiding magnetism related welding delays. Within a short time of being on-site, the … Read more
We are always ready to help. A 12″ diameter, 2″ thick P91 steam pipe that was magneizted turned into a multiple day delay and disrupted the outage. We received an emergency call at 4pm and we were on-site and ready to work less than 24 hours later. Once on-site, Industrial Degauss was able to quickly … Read more
