Welcome to T. D. Williamson, Inc. Global Solutions! December 2002 _______________________________________________________________________________ In this issue: In this issue: - LineMaster(TM) Training-- The Standard for Operator Training All the Facts You Need to Know (where, cost, and dates) - Release of TDW new SHORTSTOPP® Bolt-On Top Seal Fittings video _______________________________________________________________________________ Happy Holidays from TDW T.D. Williamson, Inc. hopes you and your family have a wonderful holiday season. We thank you for a properous year for TDW. Take a look at this brief year-in-review video to see what we've been up in 2002. Click Here to view video http://www.tdwilliamson.com/media/holiday_video.html! Happy Holidays! _______________________________________________________________________________ t h i s m o n t h ' s f e a t u r e Discover the Future in 2003 LineMaster(TM) - The Standard for Operator Training The challenge was issued. Over the last few years, the United States Department of Transportation has required that all technicians who work on pipelines be qualified and trained. T.D. Williamson, Inc. has made Operator Qualification a top priority. The company you've turned to for your piping maintenance needs now offers the most comprehensive hot tapping & plugging and pigging training available to meet DOT qualification requirements. TDW LineMaster(TM) Training continues to take our customers to the next level with a new state-of-the-art TDW Technology Center. As TDW's training facilities expand, so are our training options with the Technician Certification Plan, which is designed to satisfy the new DOT Pipeline Safety Operator Qualification rules. LineMaster(TM) Training offers in-depth product training to provide customers with the latest techniques to operate equipment safely and efficiently. TDW LineMaster(TM) Training is an API Data Provider and Approved Contractor. Also, LineMaster(TM) Training is a Veriforce Authorized Evaluator. The classes being offered include a one-day Pigging seminar, a Distribution class, Transmission class, Distribution Maintenance class and Transmission Maintenance class. _______________________________________________________________________________ Registration Form ( right click to save PDF file) http://www.tdwilliamson.com/PDF/Newspdf/2003_LineMasterTraining_Flyer.PDF _______________________________________________________________________________ Pigging Seminar - This class covers why pigging is necessary and which pigs should be used. In addition, pipeline design for pigging will be taught, including launcher and receiver design. Pig launching, receiving, tracking and locating will be discussed. Participants also will learn about internal pipeline inspection with Smart Pigs. Distribution Class - Hot tapping and plugging operating instructions, applications and maintenance are covered. Training is conducted on the T-101 Drilling Machine, T-203 Tapping Machine and 660 Tapping Machine, as well as SHORTSTOPP® 60, SHORTSTOPP® II and SHORTSTOPP® 500 Plugging Machines. An operator qualification test and an observation checklist are used for OQ requirements. Transmission Class - Hot tapping and plugging operating instructions, applications and maintenance are discussed. Equipment training for T-101 Drilling Machine, 660 Tapping Machine and STOPPLE® Plugging Machines is included. An operator qualification test and an observation checklist are used for OQ requirements. Distribution Maintenance Class - Basic maintenance of TDW Hot Tapping and Plugging equipment is taught. Training is conducted on the T-101 Drilling Machine, T-203 Tapping Machine and 660 Tapping Machine, as well as SHORTSTOPP 60, SHORTSTOPP II and SHORTSTOPP 500 Plugging Machines. Transmission Maintenance Class - Basic maintenance for TDW Hot Tapping and Plugging equipment is taught. Equipment training for T-101 Drilling Machine, 660 Tapping Machine and STOPPLE Plugging Machines is included. Registration Form (right click to save PDF file) http://www.tdwilliamson.com/PDF/Newspdf/2003_LineMasterTraining_Flyer.PDF All the Facts You Need to Know- _______________________________________________________________________________ Who Should Attend? TDW recommends that operators, foremen, trainers and hands-on personnel should attend these training classes. Where Do I Go? LineMaster? Training is being held in TDW's brand new state-of-the-art Technology Center in Tulsa, Okla. A large classroom, hands-on training area and high-quality audiovisual equipment allow the latest training techniques be taught easily and efficiently. All the Facts Each class costs $850 per person (excluding the Pigging seminar, which costs $150 per person). The cost includes transportation from the hotel to TDW's Technology Center and lunch. Each participant must cover any other expenses, such as transportation, hotel, meals, etc. Classes begin Monday at 1 p.m. and conclude Thursday at noon. The favored hotel, Best Western Trade Winds Central, offers a preferred rate of $50 a room. The Best Western can be reached at 918/749-5561 or 3141 E. Skelly Drive (I-44), Tulsa, OK 74105. To register, fill out the information on the registration form and fax, call, e-mail or mail to T.D. Williamson, Inc. Registration Form (PDF file) You may cancel your registration up to 10 business days prior to the training class scheduled date and we will refund your tuition less a $175 service charge. Class Dates 2003: _______________________________________________________________________________ January 20-23 Distribution 27-30 Transmission March 3-6 Distribution 10-13 Transmission April 2 Pigging 21-24 Distribution 28-May 1 Transmission May 12-15 Distribution Maintenance 19-22 Transmission Maintenance June 9-12 Distribution 16-19 Transmission July 23 Pigging September 8-11 Distribution 15-18 Transmission 24 Pigging October 13-16 Distribution 20-23 Transmission November 3-6 Distribution 10-13 Transmission December 1-4 Distribution 8-11 Transmission _______________________________________________________________________________ New SHORTSTOPP® Bolt-On Top Seal Fittings video- Tulsa, Okla. - T.D. Williamson, Inc. recently released the new SHORTSTOPP® Bolt-On Top Seal Fittings video. This instructional video is intended to demonstrate how to install this design of fittings on the pipeline. At our customers' request, TDW developed a line of Bolt-On fittings for use with TDW Tapping and SHORTSTOPP Plugging Systems. Each tapping sleeve, 3-WAY Tee(TM), branching tee or plugging fitting provides a variety of options for customers. These fittings can be used in a number of applications, such as isolations, main relocations, equipment tie-ins, lateral connections, line extensions and crossovers - all of which eliminate the need for a valve on the connection and making repairs without shutting down the pipeline. Accessing the video on TDW's Web site is simple. Click here http://www.tdwilliamson.com/media/video.html to view the video. Additional information about the SHORTSTOPP fittings can be found at http://www.tdwilliamson.com/hottaptdw/fittings/SSBoltOn2thru12.htm or http://www.tdwilliamson.com/hottaptdw/fittings/SSBoltOn3WayTee.htm. Click Here to Unsubscribe or contact us at subscribe@tdwilliamson.com: