WESTLAKE, OHIO – January 31, 2008 – The Pipe Line Development Company (PLIDCO®) has recently announced the appointment of Ben T. Sweeney to general manager. In this role, Sweeney will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day business operations, including engineering, research and development, sales and marketing, and manufacturing and operations.

Sweeney was a facilitator of The Alternative Board (TAB) for PLIDCO before accepting the position as general manager. He brings an accomplished history of international business experience and strategic management skills to the position. Prior to his association with PLIDCO, Sweeney was president of Decision International, Cleveland, Ohio, and president of Affordable Office Furniture, Cleveland, Ohio. Before that, he held various positions in the finance department at Premier Industrial Corporation and Newark Electronics, Cleveland, Ohio, and Esquire, Inc., New York, N.Y.

Sweeney earned his master’s degree in business administration from Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio and his bachelor’s degree in accounting from St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, N.J.

Sweeney and his wife, Donna, reside in North Ridgeville, Ohio.

The Pipe Line Development Company has been helping companies avoid costly shutdowns with pipeline repairs for more than 50 years. Today, the company is the world’s leading designer and builder of standard and custom engineered products for pipeline repair and maintenance.

For more information, contact The Pipe Line Development Company at 870 Canterbury Road, Cleveland, OH 44145 U.S.A. Phone: 440-871-5700. Toll Free: 1-800-848-3333. Fax: 440-871-9577. Web: www.plidco.com E-Mail: pipeline@plidco.com.

Berneice K. Smith
June 8, 1908 - September 2, 2007
Birthplace: St. Louisville, OH
Resided In: Berea, OH

BERNEICE KERRIGAN SMITH, Age 99. Died peacefully at home on Sunday September 2, 2007. Devoted wife of the late Joseph B. Smith. Dear mother of Ellen of San Francisco, CA, Edward, William (Mary), and Harriet Schenk (Kyle). Beloved aunt of Deborah Berman (William) of Toronto, Canada. Most loving grandmother and great grandmother of many. Dear sister of Katie Carter (the late Bob) and the late John Kerrigan. Friend to many.

She was born on June 8, 1908 in St. Louisville in Licking County, OH. After graduating from Utica High School in 1925, she studied at Wittenburg College for two years. Later she attended summer quarters at Denison and Ohio State Universities. Berneice taught school in Licking County, teaching grades 3 and 4 at Hanover School and grades 1 through 8 at Concord School in Eden Township and first grade at Utica School. She also taught in Cleveland Public Schools during and after World War II.

In 1949 Berneice and her late husband Joe founded the Pipe Line Development Company where she worked until she retired in 1970. She was very active on the Baldwin Wallace College Theatre Committee, the League of Women Voters, The Collectors Club, the Berea Historical Society, the Berea Democratic Club. She was recognized by the City of Berea as an outstanding citizen and awarded the Grindstone Award.

Memorial Celebration of Berneice's life will be held on Sunday October 7, 2007 at 4:00pm at the John Patrick Theatre at Baldwin Wallace College on the corner of Bagley Road and Beech Street in Berea, OH 44017. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to her hometown church:

St. Paul's Lutheran Church of St. Louisville
8039 Loches Road
St. Louisville, OH 43071-9749
or
the First Baptist Church of Berea
572 Pearl Street
Berea, OH, 44017.

BUSCH FUNERAL AND CREMATORY SERVICES, 216-741-7700.

For more information, to view an online memorial or to send a condolence, go to www.buschfuneral.com.

The Pipeline Development Company, the world’s leading supplier of products for pipeline repair and maintenance, has introduced the PLIDCO®+Flange, a fitting designed for making tie-in connections on prefabricated expansion and rework projects.

Useful for hundreds of applications, PLIDCO®+Flanges are particularly valuable for making tie-in connections in process lines. The products are easy to install, even in hard-to-reach locations such as high overhead piping, conduits and tunnels, tight manifolds or in hazardous locations.

The PLIDCO®+Flange provides a pressure-tight seal, with no need for welding unless specified. It is designed to save the user time, money and energy in making pipe repairs. In addition, the PLIDCO®+Flange can be removed and used again, or welded later with the pipeline in operation.

To install, no special preparation of the pipe ends is necessary. After cutting the pipe, the installer simply slides the PLIDCO®+Flange onto the end of the pipe until it is within about one inch of the flange face. After the connecting mating pipe with flange is brought into place, the installer rotates PLIDCO®+Flange, and/or the mating pipe, until the flange bolt holes on the two flanges line up. S everal flange bolts may be inserted to assist with the alignment.

Next, the installer advances the clamp screws in order to center the PLIDCO®+Flange on the pipe. The flange bolts are then tightened to their specified torque, as are all clamping screws. When the end thrust screws are tightened, it causes the steel thrust ring to move forward and squeeze the packing ring against the pipe, assuring a pressure-tight seal.

If welding is specified, the pipeline is first put in operation, following the recommended pressures. First, thrust screws are cut or burned off flush. The end of the coupling is fillet-welded around the circumference, including the seal-welding of the thrust screws. Clamping screws are then cut or burned off and seal-welded.

The Pipe Line Development Company has been helping companies avoid costly shutdowns with pipeline repairs for over 50 years. Today, the company is the world’s leading designer and builder of standard and custom engineered products for pipeline repair and maintenance.

For more information on the PLIDCO® Flange, please contact:
The Pipe Line Development Company
870 Canterbury Road, Cleveland, OH 44145
Phone: (440) 871-5700 • Fax: (440) 871-9577
Toll Free in U.S.A. and Canada: (800) 848-3333

E-mail: pipeline@PLIDCO.com

The PLIDCO® Weld + Ends, a safety welding coupling, enables pipes to be joined without special preparation of the pipe ends. Available from the Pipe Line Development Company, Weld + Ends couplings are used for joining high and low pressure pipelines carrying crude oil, gasoline, gas, steam, asphalt, chemicals and water.

Featuring a unique, patented construction, the Weld + Ends couplings allow pipelines to resume operation immediately at recommended pressures, keeping downtime to a minimum. The Weld + Ends coupling slides onto the cut pipe ends; after fully tightening the clamping and thrust screws, the pipe is joined and a leakproof seal is established.

Standard Weld + Ends couplings have a single row of clamping and thrust screws at each end. The coupling is operational when the screws are tightened, or it can be welded. If necessary, it can be welded with the pipeline in operation. When welding is not feasible, and excessive end-pulling loads are involved, additional rows of clamping screws or PLIDCO® clamp rings can be provided.

Standard sizes of the PLIDCO® Weld + Ends couplings range in API pipe sizes from 1-1/2” through 48” and at working pressures up to 2000 psi. Special sizes, diameters, lengths and pressures can be custom designed.

The PLIDCO® Weld + Ends are delivered ready for installation, enabling fast and efficient pipeline joining with minimal downtime.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, The Pipe Line Development Company (PLIDCO®) was founded in 1949 as a manufacturer of pipe repair products. With applications including piping systems for oil, gas, water, steam, chemicals and slurry, the company is a leading designer and builder of standard and custom fittings for the repair and maintenance of pipelines for both offshore and onshore.

For more information on the PLIDCO® Weld + Ends, please contact:
The Pipe Line Development Company
870 Canterbury Road, Cleveland, OH 44145
Phone: (440) 871-5700 • Fax: (440) 871-9577
Toll Free in U.S.A. and Canada: (800) 848-3333

E-mail: pipeline@PLIDCO.com

The PLIDCO® Smith + Clamp is designed to locate and shut off high-pressure pit-hole leaks in piping. Available from the Pipe Line Development Company, the lightweight clamp is easy to install, even in darkness or a pipeline submersed in water or oil.

The clamp features a unique, patented, pilot pin that guides a cone point into the pit hole and centers it on the leak. Pressure applied behind the cone by a force screw provides the minimum force required to shut off the leak. Exerting pressure directly on the cone eliminates the danger of caving in a badly corroded pipe. Draw bolts at the bottom of the fitting hold the clamp in place.

Standard sizes of the PLIDCO® Smith + Clamp range in pipe sizes from 1-1/2” through 48” and at working pressures up to 2000 psi. Special sizes can be custom designed.

The PLIDCO® Smith + Clamp is delivered ready for installation, enabling fast and efficient pipeline repair. Line pressures do not need to be reduced during installation of the Smith + Clamp, which keeps downtime to a minimum.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, The Pipe Line Development Company (PLIDCO®) was founded in 1949 as a manufacturer of pipe repair products. With applications including piping systems for oil, gas, water, steam, chemicals and slurry, the company is a leading designer and builder of standard and custom fittings for the repair and maintenance of pipelines for both offshore and onshore.

For more information on the PLIDCO® Smith + Clamp, please contact:
The Pipe Line Development Company
870 Canterbury Road, Cleveland, OH 44145
Phone: (440) 871-5700 • Fax: (440) 871-9577
Toll Free in U.S.A. and Canada: (800) 848-3333

E-mail: pipeline@PLIDCO.com