TPT May 2010

P roduction of F ittings , C ouplings & T ubular J oints A catalogue of these wares can give the impression that it illustrates more designs than any other collection of its kind. Page after page of single-purpose devices – each one developed, produced and tested to the same advanced degree as the tubulars to be joined – offer solutions to an extensive range of ordinary and specialised connecting applications. Reducers. Tees. Unions. Elbows. Caps. Studs. Bushings. Spacers. Plugs. Swivels. Wyes. Ferrules. Flanges. Bulkheads. As varied as the product line may be, these closely engineered pieces all have one thing in common: precision fit, with gaskets, seals and rings as well as with the long pieces. To ensure that fittings, couplings and joints serve the purpose for which they are intended – making and maintaining the connections that turn individual lengths of tube or pipe into flexible mechanisms with greatly amplified possibilities – is the province of the companies profiled here.

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Photo: Erne Fittings