With the merger in 2019 of B&B Pipe and Industrial Tools LLC (USA), Mathey Dearman Inc. (USA) and TAG Pipe Equipment Specialists (UK) and the recent addition in 2022 of AXXAIR (France) into Specialized Fabrication Equipment (S.F.E.) Group, the various product groups offered by the original manufacturers have been re-aligned and integrated into the overall S.F.E. Group product range whilst keeping their own brand identity.
Backed by nearly 25 years of development, S.F.E. Group is proud to present its brand dedicated to pipe purging products, applications and solutions: Pipe Purge Masters (PPM). With the PPM brand, S.F.E. Group not only wishes to highlight the focus on pipe purging products such as welding purge plugs, but also supply the growing demand and diverse applications on-site, of pipe purging equipment in the industries that it already serves and intertwine with other product applications within S.F.E. Group, such as the orbital welding offered under the AXXAIR brand.
As an OEM, S.F.E. Group prides itself on being renowned for its innovations, ground-breaking developments and creative designs within the Pipe Purge Masters’ product range. With its engineering capabilities, customer-oriented focus and flexibility, the PPM brand provides the possibility to design out-of-the-box pipe purging solutions to fulfil customers’ projects’ specific needs in particular and to cater for an ever-evolving industry in general.
The PPM brand portfolio consists of a comprehensive range of pipe purging equipment: inflatable pipe purge bag systems, welding purge plugs, formed double seal purge systems, purge oxygen monitors, inflatable as well as mechanical pipe stoppers and accessories.
Pipe Purge Masters’ products are available from the international S.F.E. Group branches on 4 continents, as well as from S.F.E. Group’s extensive and continuously expanding global network of partners and distributors.
Get in touch for any pipe purging application.
Specialized Fabrication Equipment (S.F.E.) Group was founded in 2019 after the merger of three world leading OEM’s in the field of pipe fabrication equipment, tooling and machinery: B&B Pipe and Industrial Tools LLC (USA), Mathey Dearman Inc. (USA) and TAG Pipe Equipment Specialists (UK). In 2022 the AXXAIR Group (France) was acquired and in 2023 respectively Magnatech LLC (USA) and Climax Portable Machining & Welding Systems LLC (USA) were added to the S.F.E. Group.
The S.F.E. Group is formed with the vision of merging various fabrication tool businesses and brands together to offer the world’s most comprehensive range of orbital welding, pipe fabrication, precision engineered applications and cutting solutions for a wide variety of industries. S.F.E. Group’s unrivalled offering of complementing industrial tools is brought to its customers all around the world through its expanding global presence and extensive partner network (250+), offering an unmatched level of local availability, support and service.
S.F.E. Group looks forward to welcoming you into its global network as a partner, distributor or end user customer and remains at your disposal at any time.
S.F.E. Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of CLIMAX Portable Machining & Welding Systems, based in Newberg, Oregon, USA.
(October 2023)
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