Split-Frame Pipe Cutting & Beveling Tools ESI Rentals
Discover how ESI’s split frame clamshells deliver precision, portability, and power across pipeline, refinery, and industrial maintenance applications. This video showcases the rugged design and field-ready performance of our flange-facing and pipe-cutting solutions—engineered for technicians who demand reliability and speed.
Key Features
- Beveling Capabilities: It adeptly crafts both external and internal bevels on pipe edges.
- Counterboring Function: The tool adeptly widens holes to precise depths, ensuring a uniform bottom.
- Complex Beveling: It’s engineered to execute intricate bevel cuts and prepare welding joints efficiently.
- Pipe Cutting: It boasts the ability to slice through diverse pipe materials, eliminating the need for preheating.
- Flange Resurfacing: The clamshell excels in resurfacing and facing flanges to guarantee a secure seal.
Key Applications
- Pipeline Maintenance
- Flange Facing
- Cold Cutting & Beveling
- Refinery Turnarounds
- Power Generation
- Chemical & Petrochemical Plants
- Offshore & Marine
Tool Kit Options
Split Frame Clamshells
Kit Includes: (Standard sizes up to 42″)
- (1) Frame,
- (1) air motor,
- (1) air caddy,
- (2) standard slides,
- (1) trip assembly, one set standard feet per machine, storage box and tool box
Beveling Equipment
Options Include:
- Available in electric or pneumatic
- 5 Models cover .62″ – 14″ sizes
- 3 Leg Wedge System
Flange Facers
ESI’s flange facers are engineered to turn, bevel, and machine pump flanges, valve flanges, and pipe flanges with unmatched accuracy. Designed for field technicians and maintenance crews, our tools deliver ASME-compliant machining for a wide range of flange types and materials.
Using advanced processing technology, our flange facers restore and maintain critical joint integrity, ensuring leak-free performance and long-term reliability in demanding environments.
Machining Capabilities Include:
- Continuous gramophone groove facing to ASME standards
- Flat face machining for gasket-ready surfaces
- RTJ groove cutting for high-pressure sealing applications
- Skim cuts for surface reconditioning on carbon steel and exotic alloys
- Whether you’re working on carbon steel flanges or specialty weld overlays,
- ESI’s portable flange facers deliver consistent results that meet industry standards and field expectations.
Beveling & Facer Accessories
Options Include:
- Size & Angle
- Spares (Pay only for what you use)
Rental / Purchase
Availability:
- Rental – Most sizes up to 42″ stock and ready to ship within 24 hours
- Purchase – Size available up to 60″ with most sizes ready to ship within 24 hours