Fire protection pipe leaves a prefabrication shop ready to couple: cut to length, threaded where the joint needs it, and grooved at both ends. The YCAD-200 is a fully automatic double head pipe grooving machine built for that last operation. An automatic feeding system brings each length in, a double-headed grooving system rolls both ends in the same cycle, and the pipe leaves the machine without anyone turning it end for end.
The layout assumes fire water pipe groove processing for factory prefabrication rather than site work. Pipe is grooved indoors, on a level floor, in batches, with cut lengths stacked at the infeed and finished spools stacked at the outfeed. The machine does not move between projects, and nobody has to judge groove depth by feel.
Sprinkler and standpipe fabricators, MEP contractors running their own prefabrication shop, and mechanical workshops adding fire pipe to an existing pipe or duct line all work the machine the same way: cut first, groove second, thread or assemble afterwards. Most of them are coming from hand roll groovers or a single-head machine that forces the pipe to be spun around after every end.
What changes on the floor is mostly rhythm. The pipe is loaded once instead of twice, the operator spends the cycle keeping the infeed stocked instead of holding a tool, and the grooving station stops being the place where spools queue up before threading or assembly.
| Model | YCAD-200 |
|---|---|
| Machine type | Fully automatic double head pipe grooving machine |
| Application | Fire water pipe groove processing for factory prefabrication: grooving both ends of cut-to-length fire protection pipe |
| Pipe size range | DN65 – DN200 |
| Pipe length handled | 3 m – 6 m |
| Grooving heads | Two, one on each side of the host |
| Head movement | Hydraulic cylinder |
| Groove depth setting | Encoder, set through system parameters |
| Groove depth tolerance | Held within the national standard range |
| Feeding platform | 1 set |
| Feeding plate | 1 set |
| Translation device | 1 set |
| Conveying device | 1 set, with six 0.37 kW variable frequency motors |
| Lifting device | 1 set, with Omron encoder |
The machine's envelope covers the sizes that dominate fire water pipe groove processing for factory prefabrication: sprinkler mains, standpipe risers, hydrant lines and the larger branch connections in commercial buildings. Most schedules sit in the lower half of that envelope and reach the top end only for risers and main runs, so a steel pipe grooving machine set across the whole range rarely needs re-setting in the middle of a project.
Length is what shapes the layout. A long pipe needs clear floor at both ends for the incoming stack and the outgoing spools, and it needs a bed that stays level along its whole run, because a long pipe amplifies any twist in the frame. If your building cannot give that clearance, the constraint belongs in the layout conversation before the order rather than on installation day.
Weight matters as much as length at the top of the range. A pipe at that top end is not something two people move by hand all shift, so plan the handling around a trolley, a jib crane or a roller conveyor feeding the platform. The machine does the grooving; the handling either helps it or fights it.
The grooving rolls do the forming, so they are the first parts to show their age. A groove that starts polishing the pipe instead of pressing a clean profile usually means the roll has dulled rather than the depth setting drifting, and it appears first on the largest diameter you run. Behind the rolls, the hydraulic cylinder, its seals and the hoses carry the rolling force, while the encoder that sets depth is only as good as its mounting — keep the head area clean and check the reading against a gauge after any work near the head.
For a shop running one or two diameters through most of the week, a spare set of grooving rolls in the main size, a cylinder seal kit and a groove gauge cover most stops. Electrical spares follow the drawings handed over at commissioning; ask your sales contact to mark the items worth holding for your schedule rather than filling a cabinet with parts you may never fit.
Support starts before the machine is in production: your own pipe is grooved, checked against a gauge, and the depth parameter for each diameter is written down and left with the line supervisor. If a groove later looks wrong, send a photo of the joint and of the parameter screen before anything is shipped — comparing the two settles most depth questions remotely. Replacement rolls come from us as the automatic pipe grooving machine manufacturer, matched to the diameter set you ordered rather than to a generic size. The warranty period, spare-parts lead time and the service arrangement for your country are confirmed in writing on the quotation, so ask for them with the order.
Tianjin Coorig Technology Co., Ltd. has been building sheet metal and MEP prefabrication equipment since 2004, with a team of around 200 people working from our own factory in Tianjin, China. In more than 20 years we have supplied buyers in over 35 countries — processing plants, mechanical installation contractors and agents — and we look after export, documentation and shipping as a one-stop service. A database of 3,000+ qualified suppliers, in-house quality control and our automated manufacturing systems keep build quality and delivery predictable. Reference work includes the Beijing Olympic Games, Egypt CBD, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport and BYD's European Center.
No. Both grooving heads sit on the machine, one on each side of the host, so a fully automatic double head pipe grooving machine rolls both ends in a single cycle. A full length is loaded once, grooved at both ends and transferred out without being spun end for end, which is where most of the time saving over a single-head machine comes from, especially at the larger diameters.
The machine is set up for the standard range we build, which covers ordinary sprinkler and standpipe work. If short cut-offs or longer lengths are a regular part of your schedule rather than an occasional exception, raise it at the enquiry stage: what changes is the feeding and outfeed arrangement rather than the grooving itself. A steel pipe grooving machine is only as useful as its handling, so it is better to settle this before the layout is fixed.
Send the coupling standard or brand you use, and a pipe sample if you can. Groove depth is set from that standard and checked with a gauge on the first piece, so the groove and the gasket agree before the batch runs. That check is what decides whether a joint pulls up square on site or comes back as a leak on pressure test.
Yes, that is the usual arrangement. The groover normally follows the cutting saw and sits at the point where pipe is either threaded or sent straight to assembly. Share your layout, the direction pipe flows and the space between stations, and the infeed and outfeed can be set around the machines you already run rather than a generic footprint.
The machine side of a changeover is a parameter value plus a first-piece check, since the depth setting is stored rather than reset by hand. What takes the time in most shops is pipe handling: getting the new stack to the platform and clearing the previous spools away. Tell us the diameters you run most, and the parameter sheet handed over at commissioning can follow that order.
Grooving rolls and the hydraulic components see the wear in normal service, and the first sign of roll wear is usually a groove that starts polishing instead of forming cleanly. Because Coorig is an automatic pipe grooving machine manufacturer rather than a reseller, replacement rolls are supplied against the diameter set you ordered. Ask your sales contact which wear parts are worth holding for your schedule, so a change does not stop the line.
