Introducing the

Innovative Eckel

CHROMEBOSS®

100% Non-Marking Dies
No Sandpaper - No Grit - No Steel Tooth Dies

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Eckel 5-1/2 CHROMEBOSS® is the premiere choice of equipment for running chrome, stainless steel and fiberglass tubulars. The CHROMEBOSS has 15,000 ft-lbs of break-out torque on 3-1/2 tubulars. Engineered from the ground up specifically for Corrosion Resistant Alloy (CRA) tubulars to eliminate any die marking concerns^[3]. One of the most outstanding features is the tong’s ability to break-out tubulars with the same non-marking enhanced aluminum dies used for make-up which is an industry first. Notably break-out operations do not require the use of damaging tooth dies..

Consistent Gripping – The tong uses two aluminum non-marking wrap-around dies that encircle the tubular with virtually 360 degrees of coverage. While the backup uses three enhanced aluminum non-marking dies which virtually encircles the tubular to retain a safe and secure grip. These gripping methods eliminates the prospect of the pipe being crushed or compressed by safely distributing radial load forces around the die surface.

Enhanced Dies – An enhanced surface area ensures safe and consistent gripping is retained while not damaging or penetrating the tube body. More importantly these dies leave no marks on the tube body that could lead to stress-corrosion cracking.

Friction Resistant Head (Pins & Rollers) – Provide exceptional friction resistance while allowing correct gripping force to be applied to the tubular, eliminating marking or damage during make-up and break-out operations.

PowerCam™ Rotary Gear – This new rotary gear design provides the radial load forces required to generate the friction force between the aluminum die and tubular with all forces retained within the tong body.

Backup Bidirectional Force – Hydraulic cylinders generate a pulling force on the front dies while at the same time providing a reactionary pushing force on the rear die. In effect all dies in the backup have active radial forces applied to them.

Backup Automated Latch – Using a single backup control lever the CHROMEBOSS® Backup automatically closes, latches, and grips the tubular. Reversing the control lever the backup arms unlatches and opens.

Backup Linear Engagement– Linear movements of the dies in the backup arms eliminates alignment problems.

ECKEL CHROMEBOSS® BACKUP Hydraulically Operated

RPM Control – Integral RPM Control provides a consistent low speed for shoulder engagements and final torquing.

Performance, Simplicity and Safety – From an operational stand point, the CHROMEBOSS® operation is the same as any other Eckel tong; providing a quick, safe and efficient operation while having a low maintenance schedule. The CHROMEBOSS® includes our radial door lock, hydraulic door interlock safety system, RPM control, Hydra-Shift® shifting, CHROMEBOSS® backup and other features that Eckel has become known for providing.

Consistent Gripping		Enhanced Non-Marking Aluminium Dies		Adjustable Backup Bidirectional Force		Performance, Simplicity and Safety

* Patent Pending

^[1] Weight Appoximate
^[2] Tong and Backup
^[3] Die Marking Concerns / Stress-Corrosion Cracking Background – Industry experience has concluded that local surface hardened spots on tubulars are caused from regular carbon steel contact, die penetration, compression or through other non-tong related impact damage. These hardened spots are susceptible to embrittlement causing microscopic fractures known as stress-corrosion cracking (SCC). SCC is cracking induced from combined influences of tensile stress and corrosive environments that can eventually lead to tubular failure. Some design specifications from chrome tubing indicate acceptable penetration of less than 5% wall thickness while Eckel and numerous oil companies desire to alleviate all tubular penetration.