Ipex Inc. manufactures and designs an extensive line of thermoplastic piping systems. It offers piping and fittings designed for industrial, commercial and municipal applications. The company also manufactures a wide range of tools designed for use on PVC piping. Ipex employs a patented gasket system that is designed to withstand several times the rated system pressure that gaskets made by other manufacturers can. Ipex Inc. participates in several recycling-reuse programs. The company manufacture certain lines of PVC sewer pipe out of a large percentage of recycled plastics.
PVC piping is one of the most widely installed types of piping used in water systems. Ipex PVC piping systems are easier and cheaper to install than systems that employ copper or HDPE. PVC offers excellent scratch and abrasion-resistant properties. Ipex PVC piping offers high flow rates and can be easily connected into preexisting PVC piping systems.
PVC piping often outperforms other types of piping such as ductile iron piping. A 1993 study conducted by the National Research Council of Canada in 21 cities over two years found that PVC offers a lower break occurrence per 100 km (62-mile) pipe runs compared with ductile iron pipe. Ductile iron piping experienced around 9.5 breaks per 100 km run, while PVC piping only failed 0.7 times per 100 km run.
The company offers several different types of piping including Bionax, molecularly enhanced polyvinyl chloride piping. This type of piping is ideal for sewage force mains, water mains, industrial process piping and irrigation lines. According to Ipex, Bionax piping is almost twice as strong as ordinary PVC and approximately three times as impact-absorbent. Bionax piping is one of Ipex's toughest, most flexible types of piping available.
Ipex also manufactures a line of piping specially designed for municipal applications called "Blue Brute." Blue Brute piping is made of a high-impact, high-strength PVC compound. According to Ipex, these pipes are corrosion-resistant even in aggressive soils and can flex without damaging. Blue Brute piping systems are idea for deep burial conditions and under high traffic loads. Ipex's Blue Brute piping features a glasslike interior finish, which reduces friction loss.