| Expansion Joints refers to a metal bellows | | | | |
| expansion joint designed to absorb axial, | | | | You can find these joints used in any system |
| lateral and angular motions in piping | | | | that transports fluids or liquids. You may |
| systems. They are designed to alleviate | | | | not know this, but even food production uses |
| piping stress, compensate for movement, | | | | these joints in mechanical systems. |
| reduce noise, and isolate vibration. | | | | |
| | | | I know one plant involved in food production |
| Expansion joints are designed just for your | | | | where the piping system transported milk, |
| individual needs. Either metal bellows or | | | | cream, high fructose corn syrup, and a |
| sliding expansion joints are used in a wide | | | | variety of other food ingredients into the |
| range of situations with each installation | | | | production area. |
| designed to hold up to extremes of pressure | | | | |
| temperature and sometimes even traffic. | | | | Expansion joint solutions have been created |
| | | | for industries and technologies like airline |
| Each application has its own unique | | | | altitude sensors, piping for machine |
| properties and challenges, so each one will | | | | coolants, petrochemical processing industry, |
| require a custom-made solution. You want to | | | | applications involving high and low pressure |
| stick to an experienced fabricator when you | | | | steam, the nuclear power industry, medical |
| specify the type of expansion joint that you | | | | technology, food ingredient management, |
| need. Skilled engineers have many years of | | | | Industrial engines and pump systems. |
| experience in this area and will be glad to | | | | |
| assist you in designing an expansion joint | | | | All of these material handling systems had |
| that meets your demands. | | | | expansion joints to deal with the temperature |
| | | | variations. In addition to normal production |
| Each metal bellow is designed from scratch | | | | stress, we also have to consider the |
| with specifications for pitch, convolution | | | | temperature fluctuations that occur during |
| height, thickness, number of plies, | | | | cleaning. Sometimes these range from very |
| convoluted length, skirt length, and inside/ | | | | high temperatures to low temperatures in the |
| outside diameter requirements. | | | | course of a very short length of time. |
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| Joint design has specifications for working | | | | When designing your expansion joints it will |
| pressure, life cycle, and spring rate which | | | | certainly be wise to stick with a |
| are entirely dependent on the situation and | | | | manufacturer that has experience. One mistake |
| needs for the final assembly. | | | | in fabrication or an engineering specs can |
| | | | cause an entire process to break down at a |
| These considerations, and some very specific | | | | time when you don't want it to. |
| mathematical formulas, are part of what | | | | Infrastructure is very important part of any |
| insures that an expansion joint meets the | | | | company and not something to be taken |
| standards set by the Expansion Joint | | | | lightly. |
| Manufacturers Association. EJMA | | | | |
| specifications have been created to ensure | | | | Expansion joints need to be carefully |
| that expansion joints are able to perform | | | | designed to take the extremes of pressure and |
| under the specifications that are listed for | | | | heat in a piping system so little-known |
| it. This is for the benefit of everybody's | | | | possibilities are accounted for in the system |
| productivity and safety. | | | | and all through your business. |