About Flanges and Unions
Unions and Flanges are integral parts of many material transport systems in plants all over the world. Flanges, or internal or external lips and rims, are used to mount or strengthen connections between pipes. The term can be something of a catch-all in day-to-day usage, but in industrial terms flanges are fairly straightforward, serving as connection points between material transport pipes. Unions also serve as connection points, except they are designed to be easily disconnected for maintenance or replacement.
Insulating Flanges and Unions
Because connection points in steam, gas, and water systems undergo disproportionate stress, and because of their unusual shapes, plant owners have a tricky situation when creating their insulation plan for a system with flanges and unions. The unique shapes these components can take on as well as the need to access them for repairs means that any inflexible insulation plan is out of the question. This can further complicate things, since a plant owner might decide to insulate other system components and ignore the flanges and unions in their system. This approach can put even further stress on those components, however, and can lead to a system failure. Therefore, removable flange insulation is recommended.
Union and Flange Insulation Jackets
We have created a versatile removable insulation jacket solution for flanges and unions in plant systems. This means a more stable system for the plant operator and less stress on critical components like unions and flanges.
