FITT Bluforce RJ for a Drinking Water Pipeline.

The Bulldog® gasket system of the wide radius bends allows the construction of pipes without the creation of thrust blocking blocks, as well as laying on soils characterized by steep slopes or landslides.

The overall expenditure for important projects such as water supply pipelines, sewage lifting stations and water infrastructures depends on the initial costs, but above all on the management and maintenance costs throughout the entire service life of the infrastructure, which should be as durable as possible and trouble-free. To satisfy these needs, FITT – after developing the innovative FITT Bluforce technology and incorporating the inputs coming from the market (designers and managing bodies) – presents FITT Bluforce RJ: for the first time in Europe, a pipe made of thermoplastic material with an integrated and immovable mechanical sealing systeme.

FITT Bluforce RJ, – where “RJ” refers to “restraint joint” – can solve a series of necessities concerning both the design and laying phases, besides ensuring durable operation. For designers it is far easier to design pipelines with restraint systems that do not require complex calculations to create thrust blocks; moreover, with the same type of pipe they can create sections that require mechanical seals and sections that do not require this technology. Likewise, the company will have an easier task in laying the pipes, as they do not require external joints or, alternatively, concrete thrust blocks to be fitted in the restraint sections. Moreover, like for other polymers, long and delicate material welding operations are no longer necessary. For the site management, it is an optimal solution for safely and rapidly completing network extensions and maintenance works on existing pipelines, resulting in shorter work times on-site without adversely affecting the durability of the polymer alloy technology.