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Fittings, Couplings & Tubular Joints
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Victaulic, USA, manufactures grooved and
plain-end mechanical pipe joining systems.
The company’s product range is centred
around its mechanical bolted coupling that
fits into grooves with a gasket seal.
The grooved piping method reduces the
amount of installation time and saves a
claimed 10 to 30 per cent on total installed
costs compared to welding, threading or
flanging.
This method is used for HVAC, plumbing,
fire protection, water and wastewater
treatment, oilfield operations, mining,
industrial processes, power plants, military
and marine systems, and other demanding
fluid-handling applications.
The Victaulic groove-ended product
range consists of rigid and flexible
couplings, fittings, valves and tools and
accessories.
The grooved piping method
accommodates most piping materials,
including lightwall, standard
and extra-heavy steel,
stainless, aluminium, PVC,
ABS and other plastics, as
well as FRP glass fibre and
high-density polyethylene and
polybutylene.
In addition, products for copper
tubing (CTS) and ductile iron
(AWWA) for water supply,
and underground and waste-
treatment process piping are
available.
Metric/ISO sizes are available
in addition to products
made to British Standards
(BS), Deutsches Institut Fur
Normung eV (DIN), Japanese
Industrial Standards (JIS),
Australian Standards
(AS) and other worldwide
specifications.
Victaulic also offers products using
unique joining methods. For example,
using a spline to join pipe, the Aquamine
system offers reusable, high-impact PVC
pipe, couplings and fittings for water-
system solutions.
The Depend-O-Lok line of products
allows mechanical joining of large
diameter pipe regardless of the size or
standard.
The Victaulic jointing system can achieve
working pressures up to 1,000 psi (69
bar), and with correct gasket selection,
temperatures up to 110ºC, making it
suitable for the HVAC, fire protection and
industrial markets.
Victaulic coupling and fitting sizes range
from 25mm to 600mm, with its latest
product, the new Advanced Groove System
(AGS), accommodating sizes 350mm to
600mm.
Victaulic – USA
Fax: +1 610 250 8817
Email:
Website:
Specialized aluminium fittings and profiles
Ingrid L Blecha GmbH, Austria, is a leading specialist in fittings, tubes and profiles in
aluminium. The company stock tubes, elbows (90º or 180º), tees, saddles, flanges,
caps, shoes, and collars.
The company also offer
concentric and eccentric
reducers, couplings, sockets,
and nipples from 1/8" up to 6" in
DIN or ISO dimensions. Blecha
supply its products to tank-
or pipeline constructors and
manufacturers of tank- and bulk
vehicles worldwide.
In addition, the company stock
over 1,500 different aluminium
standard profiles for metal
working companies.
These profiles include round
tubes, rectangular- and square tubes, flatbars, angles, u-channels, T-profiles, oval
tubes, triangular tubes, octagonal tubes, I-beams, Z-sections, round- and square bars,
C-profiles, and plates, as well as aluminium profiles for fencing.
Ingrid L Blecha GmbH – Austria
Fax: +43 2635 68096
Email: • Website:
Grooved-end product range for faster installation
fi A range of Victaulic couplings and fittings
› A range of fittings, tubes and profiles from Blecha