PipePillo™ Structured Pipeline Pillows

PipePillo is a structured pipeline pillow (SPP) used to safely support fully loaded pipelines, both in and out of the trench, for the life of the pipeline.

PipePillos are manufactured from high strength polypropylene resins which are environmentally inert yet softer than most pipeline coatings. In addition, PipePillo’s many cavities and rough texture help to limit any cathodic shielding.

The design incorporates a patented dual frustoconical shape which is able to transfer extreme loads very effectively through to consolidated or virgin soil beneath.

Although designed as stable, long-lasting support for pipelines in rocky trenches, PipePillos also work extremely well outside the trench – as a pipe support during the stringing and welding processes.

When used outside the trench as a single or multistacked support, spacing can typically be one tower per joint of pipe – much like current wood skid technology. In the trench for long-term support in a fully backfilled and operating condition, we recommend 15 ft (4.5 m) spacing. See the PipePillo dimensional data chart in the technical notes for more details.

PipePillos are light enough to be manually handled, yet dense enough to resist floatation.

All PipePillos have a rectangular center hole, which accommodates an installation rod (2 x 4) for positioned placement without workers in the trench. For deeper excavations, PipePillos can be strapped to the bottom of the pipeline prior to the pipe installation.

PipePillos can also be utilized as an effective means to support exposed pipelines during and following integrity digs, limiting the requirement for compacted soil beneath the pipeline.