Properties and Benefits
of SIMONA® Drinking Water Pipes
SIMONA distinguishes between three different SIMONA® PE 100-Line pipe types.
PE 100-Line / PE 100 RC-Line
Standard single-skin pressure pipes made of extruded polyethylene in PE 100 or PE 100 RC.
PE 100-Line 2S / PE 100 RC-Line 2S
Double-skin pipes made of PE 100 or PE 100 RC with functional layers for full-scale quality monitoring.
PE 100 SPC RC-Line / PE 100 SPC RC-Line 2S
The additional exterior protective jacket made of modified polypropylene (SIMONA® PP Protect) protects the inner pipe against damage during trenchless installation.
The inner pipe has the full quality of a new pipe subsequent to installation.
Special Properties
- Easy handling due to low weight, even with long pipe lengths
- No breakage of the pipe in the event of pressure surges or ground settlement thanks to high flexibility
- Long-term cost savings, as excellent internal and external corrosion resistance eliminates the need for subsequen trehabilitation
- Safe operation due to absolutely leak-proof and permanently integral systems by means of welding
- Particularly resistant in the case of trenchless laying methods due to high notch and crack resistance
- Simple, fast and therefore cost-effective installation
- Favourable hydraulic conditions and lower maintenance costs due to smooth inner pipe surfaces
- Good storage properties due to insensitivity to weathering UV resistance
- Physiological safety and excellent suitability for drinkingwater
- Good chemical resistance
- Recyclable and thus resource-friendly
- Very good abrasion resistance
Benefits at a Glance
- Excellent cost-effectiveness due to long service life
- Long-term cost saving due to very good hydraulic properties attributable to smooth internal pipe surfaces, hence reduction of pressure losses over the entire service life
- Easy handling and increased safety in assembly due to lightweight, even if the design is complex
- Long maintenance intervals due to permanent corrosion resistance
- Excellent stability ensures the highest safety standards
- Outstanding UV resistance and weatherability enable outdoor use
- Exceptional ageing resistance
- No adverse effect on taste
- All the products are food-approved and ensure absolute physiological safety
- No release of plastic particles into the drinking water
- High stress crack resistance in sand-bed-free laying
- Tough pipes on account of high resistance to point loads (e.g. stones, fragments)
- In open laying the prepared excavated soil is used asbackfill material
- Increased resistance to slow crack growth
- Certified to PAS 1075, Types 1 + 2
- PE 100 RC Type 2 (additionally): 10% identification layer for visual inspection of the pipes during the construction phase
- Excellent bonding and shear strength between inner pipe and protective jacket
- High abrasion resistance of PP Protect protective jacket
- No crack propagation from the protective jacket into the inner pipe
- High inner pipe resistance to slow crack growth (PE 100 RC)
- Extremely effective protection against major physical damage such as notches, abrasion and wear (PE 100 SPC)
- Certified to PAS 1075, Type 3
