I-Rod® Pipe Supports
Corrosion at pipe supports is one of the leading causes of process piping failures. Beam supports and pipe saddles create crevices, where water is trapped and held in constant contact with the pipe surface.

Once corrosion is initiated, it then undercuts the paint film, moving away from the crevice and causing rapid wall loss. If these conditions are not addressed, entire sections of pipe can fail to the point that they require replacement.

Deepwater developed the I-Rod brand of pipe supports specifically to combat crevice corrosion and ensure a long, safe life for pipelines by eliminating the crevice between the pipe and the support.

Since 1989, I-Rod brand pipe supports have been in service when the first new structure specified I-Rod by name. Since then I-Rod has been specified by all of the major operators in the Gulf of Mexico, and several others, worldwide. The I-Rod pipe supports family has grown to include several varieties of the original product, but all still utilize the original I-Rod thermoplastic as the means to their success. The Nu-Bolt™ is the most popular I-Rod product, providing corrosion protection at I-beam supports; the latest addition is the I-Clip, designed to clip onto new and existing saddle-clamp-style supports.