TPi March 2015

Fittings, valves, flanges and connectors

Fittings, valves, flanges and connectors are among the most useful and reliable devices known: leak- and abuse-proof; pressure sensitive; adaptable to two-directional flow; compatible with and as corrosion-resistant as the tubulars that they join and render functional. These highly engineered products are strong in relation to their size and weight, which make poor indicators of their importance to the end user.

Features such as spring-loaded cores add to their responsibilities and enhance their value.

The potential of a perfectly produced tube is only realised when it becomes accessible to the great world of industries and applications, of problems overcome and solutions implemented. The ingenious and immensely practical fittings, valves, flanges and connectors reviewed here help make that happen.

Photo: Xpress HP fittings from VSH (see page 65)