Why Are Expansion Joints Necessary in Piping Systems? Within the manufacturing industry, piping is essentially as described; a system of pipes used to carry fluids, such as liquids and gases, from one location to another. Piping systems can be designed for extreme high temperatures or low temperature cryogenic service but what these two applications have in common is that both will expand and contract with the increase or decrease [...]
SECRETS OF SELECTING THE RIGHT METAL BELLOWS EXPANSION JOINT Choose an expansion joint manufacturer that you trust and one that has your best interest in mind. Working with an experienced expansion joint designer can take the guesswork out of the selection process. Deciding on the right bellows materials or expansion joint configuration can be overwhelming. As a design engineer it has always been my goal to provide our customers [...]
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Small Company Service ….. Big Company Capabilities Triad Bellows delivers! In this fast pace world we live in everyone wants it now. As a medium sized Metal Bellows and Expansion joint manufacturer we have better pricing, can quote faster, design faster and most importantly deliver faster that our larger competitors. It's like David vs Goliath It is no secret that getting your quote into your customers hands quickly increases the [...]
Custom designed pressure balanced expansion joint are the perfect option to reduce the load on the piping anchors
Right away we started by putting in place state-of-the art manufacturing equipment, made sure to establish systems for quick quoting, and provided shorter than industry average delivery times for all of our metal bellows and expansion joint products. This cutting edge technology and custom designed bellows manufacturing machinery is part of what sets us apart. Only high quality certified materials sourced from reputable suppliers are used in the construction of [...]
The latest addition to Triad Bellows forming department is a high powered bellows re-roll machine, standing an impressive 18 feet tall. Engineered and built in-house by Triad employees, the new re-roll adds to our always expanding capabilities. Precision ground slides and bearing surfaces are incorporated into the machine’s design, resulting in a superior quality bellows capsule. Since passing the test phases and joining the production cycle, this machine has out-performed [...]
Triad Bellows Design and Mfg. has developed a line of longer bellows that has increased movement capability. What this means for our customers is the possibility to handle all of the piping growth with one expansion joint. The cost savings is not just in the number of expansion joints but the number of pipe guides and anchors is reduced as well. Our extreme movement bellows can also be manufactured in Hastelloy X and Inconel 625 for the higher temperature applications. Triad can also design extreme movement bellows for the higher pressure piping systems as well.
Beveled weld ends, Victaulic groove nipples or flanges as shown. The plate flanges shown have the tie rod ears as part of the flange shape but can also be furnished with forged RFSO flanges that have the ears welded on. Both flange styles are offered in all stainless steel construction and as floating flanges. The A193-b7 tie rods are always designed to take the full thrust load of the bellows in the event of an anchor failure. Single expansion joints with tie rods and multi-ply bellows are often used to absorb pump vibration. The tie rods take the place of the braid on a metal hose pump connector. Higher pressures and larger diameters are possible with this expansion joint design.
By improving upon the factory design Triad’s landfill gas customers are getting twice the life of the original factory expansion joints. The added bonus is that the new improved design as also a substantial cost savings for our customers as well.