TPi July 2015

products & developments Oswal expands into USA, Europe and Japan

opened offices in Europe, the USA and Japan, having already established itself in the Middle East. Valves and skids manufactured by Oswal Group are primarily used in oil and gas, petrochemicals, refineries, power, steel, chemicals and fertilisers, water treatment, offshore, nuclear and other sectors, in India and around the world.

markets. Products and services include process equipment, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, columns, process skids and process packages. Export sales have grown by more than 50 per cent in the last two years, and the company has seen a large increase in orders for higher alloys such as Duplex, Super Duplex and exotic alloys, and cryogenic and critical application valves. To further expand its presence in the global market, the company has

Industrial valve manufacturer Oswal Group has experienced robust growth in recent years. Starting with a foundry in Gujarat, India, in 1985, the company ventured into industrial valves in 1995. The products and services offered serve all markets and industrial sectors. With a full complement of engineering resources and facilities Oswal Infra provides process equipment and process skids with complete automation for both domestic and international

Oswal Industries Ltd – India mktg@oswalvalves.com www.oswalvalves.com

Tube connection breakthrough speeds assembly of instrumentation systems

prevent any possibility of ejection, and also provides the connection’s primary metal-to-metal seal. When the gland nut is tightened, the inside surface of the anti-ejection flare mates with a cone in the fitting or valve. The compression sleeve then mates with the body of the component to form a second, redundant, metal-to-metal seal. This dual seal approach has a major reliability benefit: in the unlikely event that the primary seal fails, the secondary seal preserves the integrity of the connection. Installing a flared cone connection is simply a matter of screwing the gland nut into the fitting or valve and tightening it to the prescribed torque.

The new connections are simpler to make up, and installers can typically complete the task in less than four minutes, after only minimal training. Flared cone connections are also effective in applications where leaks caused by vibration are an issue. According to Michael O’Keane, product marketing manager for Parker Autoclave Engineers, “Our new FCC technology offers the best of both worlds. It combines the make-up and installation simplicity of compression- style connections with the strength of cone and thread, and has more features and higher pressure capabilities than similar technologies.” The patent-pending FCC technology is based on a single sleeve compression style system. However, unlike conven- tional designs, the tube end is flared to

A breakthrough in high-integrity tube connection technology that offers performance and time-saving advantages to instrumentation system designers and installers is now available from Parker Hannifin. Designed for working pressures as high as 22,500 psi (1,550 bar), the new ‘flared cone’ technology advances the performance of compression style tube connections. It provides users with a simple and reliable means of speeding the assembly of instrument tubing systems for use in higher pressure applications in the oil and gas industries. Developed by Parker Autoclave Engineers, the new flared cone connection (FCC) technology is an advance on the type of ‘cone and thread’ tube connections pioneered by the company.

Parker Hannifin – UK ipd@parker.com www.parker.com/ipd

The new tube connection technology uses a flared cone design that prevents tube ejection and forms the primary metal-to-metal seal

Flared cone connection technology is designed for working pressures as high as 22,500 psi

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July 2015 Tube Products International