System for installing insulation sleeves on pipelines

A method for installing insulation sleeves on pipelines, comprising:

• welding, using a portable welding robot, a plug base longitudinally along a top edge of a pipeline, the plug base supporting plugs configured to engage with holes in both overlapping sides of an insulation sleeve configured to insulate the pipeline;
• lifting, using a portable pipeline insulation installation fixture, the insulation sleeve;
• and
• installing, using the portable pipeline insulation installation fixture, the insulation sleeve around the pipeline including using electric hoists to lift ends of strands beneath and on either side of the pipeline, each strand enclosed in an external tube configured to contact and roll along the insulation sleeve and to rotate relative to the strand, the external tubes configured to wrap the insulation sleeve around the pipeline.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

• welding, using a portable welding robot, a plug base longitudinally along a top edge of a pipeline, the plug base supporting plugs configured to engage with holes in both overlapping sides of an insulation sleeve configured to insulate the pipeline;
• lifting, using a portable pipeline insulation installation fixture, the insulation sleeve;
• and
• installing, using the portable pipeline insulation installation fixture, the insulation sleeve around the pipeline including using electric hoists to lift ends of strands beneath and on either side of the pipeline, each strand enclosed in an external tube configured to contact and roll along the insulation sleeve and to rotate relative to the strand, the external tubes configured to wrap the insulation sleeve around the pipeline.