Chop Services

If pipelines are the circulatory systems of municipal and oil and gas networks, poly fusion is the technique used to ensure the poly pipelines work as they should. The method fuses two sticks of poly pipe by combining heat and pressure, enabling oil and gas companies to create expansive pipeline networks to deliver their services and products across vast distances.

Chop Services is the only company in the U.S. that owns and operates two types of enclosed cab fusion machines – Vietz and Fast Fusion Machines – for poly fusion. With Chop Services fusion machines, municipal and oil and gas companies only need one certified technician, from the safety of a cab, to conduct the entire poly fusion process.

Safety concerns have always been a key point of discussion in traditional poly fusion, which has historically been a large drain on resources for construction companies due to the need for teams of three to four people, and the need to use forklifts and other heavy equipment alongside their fusion machinery. Requiring addition resources including the need to use forklifts and other heavy equipment alongside their fusion machinery.

“We only require single-person crews to operate the cab-based machines. The temperature outside doesn’t stop us or slow us down,” says Austin Conatser, Operations Manager for Chop Services.

In contrast to other fusion companies and their equipment, which requires three or four people to be outside in the elements, Chop Services’s machines provide one operator inside a cab, protecting them from the elements and allowing them to focus on the job at hand.

Making life easier for the operator and customer lies at the heart of what Chop Services does. It starts by driving efficiency, with a single operator capable of completing the poly fusion process. It extends to safety protocols, reducing the risk of work-related injuries due to the fact that the person operating the machine doesn’t have to worry about what other team members are doing. Additionally, Chop Services enhances safety during loading by reducing the number of people on site.

Chop Services goes beyond simply supplying machinery.

“We provide the machine and the operator for a turn key fusion process. We also provide access to our data log vault, which records every fuse so that the operator can go in afterward to confirm that the fuse was done to spec,” says Beau Davis, Owner of Chop Services.

Training is often a part of this turn key fusion service, with Chop Services typically providing an instructor who stays with a new operator for up to 90 days to teach them how to operate the machinery correctly and effeciently. All of Chop Services operators are certified by the industry leading certification company, McElroy.

The combination of comprehensive service and innovation gives Chop Services a stellar reputation. The story of Chop Services is one that organically grew from offering one machine in 2018 to now operating ten machines, which is a clear sign that its services are in demand.

Chop Services’s dedication to proving itself and following up on its promises gives them a competitive edge. Combine that with a willingness to work with anybody, and you have a company as focused on building strong relationships as it is on providing an innovative service. The result: Chop Services has seen tremendous growth over the last 12 months, bolstered by the fact that the company never turns down a job.