General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal tube and polyurethane pig.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

71.0 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

15.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Argus

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Argus machine Co. Ltd was established in 1958 as a provider of threading services to the growing oil industry in Alberta. One aspect of the "threading services" was applying threads to pipelines which were used to transport oil and gas. Occasionally these Pipelines need to be cleaned and the tool used is a pig. Argus Machine co. started to manufacture polyurethane pige as an extension of their existing business.

Function

Pipeline pigs are used to clean out any residue in transmission or distribution pipes such as in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. This particular pig would have been used as a sales tool.

Technical

Because pipelines are sealed systems that can not be shut down for cleaning the pig was developed to act as an abrasive cleaner which would be propelled by the pressure of the liquid in the pipe. Cleaning the inside diameter of the pipe is attributed to lowering the incidence of pipe failure due to cracking.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Stamped into metal "D8K 0001 THAILAND SS"/ There are 3 other places which have stamped letters and numbers, however, they are illegible. Embossing on pig "ARGUS"

Missing

None apparent

Finish

Blue metal tube with a cutaway section which exposes a yellow, polyurethane cleaning pig.

Decoration

N/A