1958 Press Photo Machine that coats resin inside pipes in Louisiana - noc00738

A thin resin coating is applied to the inside of this pipe which will soon be in use to transport natural gas. This machine, the only one outside of a steel mill, cleans the pipe and applies the special compound. The pipeline company first coated the inside of the tube as a protective measure, but found the slick surface increased throughout efficiency by 5 percent.

Photo is dated 1958.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.