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5/11-2212 table.main {} tr.row {} td.cell {} div.block {} div.paragraph {} .font0 { font:5.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font1 { font:6.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font2 { font:8.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font3 { font:9.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font4 { font:10.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font5 { font:11.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font6 { font:14.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font7 { font:17.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font8 { font:20.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } Weir SPM: Product Bulletin Excellent Oil & Gas Solutions Weir Oil & Gas 817 246 2461 tel 7601 Wyatt Drive 817 246 6324 fax Fort Worth, Texas 76108 USA www.weiroilandgas.com ■ ■■■ JUNE 01, 2009 Competitor Manifold Trailer -Safety Iron® Retrofit Weir SPM's Safety Iron® "hybrid" integral connections have successfully been retrofitted into customers' existing manifold trailers as a solution to competitors' components cracking. Background Recently, customers reported to Weir SPM that they began witnessing cracks in traditional hammer union connection components utilized in the high-pressure lines on manifold trailers manufactured by our competitors. These cracks can be associated with the hard mounting styles of the com-petitor's trailers, and the hammer union style connections that are more susceptible to fatigue fractures due to side loading and vibration. Solution Due to the current economic climate, customers have been hesitant to invest in new trailers or complete changeover maintenance from hammer union units to Safety Iron®. Yet, these customers are seeking more effective and longer lasting assets in order to cut costs. In response, Weir SPM has seen great success in offering "hybrid" Safety Iron® integral connections (tees or laterals) that utilize mixed-style branches (see Figure 1) to retrofit into existing trailers. These hybrid compo-nents have shown to be more resistant to the damaging effects of vibration due to the robust Safety Iron® design which utilizes greater wall thickness in key areas, and more contact surface area (see Figure 2 below). To date, retrofit "kits" have been sold to multiple customers. Initial reports from these customers state that after contin-ued use, no further problems have been witnessed with the Safety Iron® integral connections. Weir SPM is now promot-ing its Engineering expertise to help customers determine how the "hybrid" integral connections can benefit their existing inventory. The Weir Way [INNOVATIVE ACTION] [COLLABORATIVE MINDSET] [GLOBAL CAPABILITY] 1