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As a result, manufacturers often specify devices as being either pin-to-pin or drop-in compatible. [2] Pin-compatible devices are generally produced to allow upgrading within a single product line , to allow end-of-life devices to be replaced with newer equivalents, or to compete with the equivalent products of other manufacturers.
In 2000, American opened American SpiralWeld Pipe Company in Columbia, South Carolina, diversifying its product line to include spiral-welded steel pipe in diameters up to 144 inches (3,700 mm). In 2015, American began operations at a new spiral-welded pipe production facility in Flint, Michigan. A third facility opened in Paris, Texas, in 2021.
Dixon Valve & Coupling Company, LLC [1] is a manufacturer and supplier of hose fittings and accessories. The company, often referred to as just Dixon, offers products for fire protection, food processing, dairy processing, beverage and brewery operations, industrial manufacturing, mining, construction, chemical processing, petroleum processing and refining, oilfields, mobile tankers and ...
[18]: 71 The rubber sleeves are typically secured with stainless steel worm drive clamping bands, which compress the rubber to make a tight seal around the pipes and fittings. These pipe clamps are similar to hose clamps, but are heavier-duty and ideally are made completely of stainless steel (including the screw) to provide maximum service life.
The company studied the merits of producing plastic pipes, encouraged by the alteration of building codes to accommodate plastic pipes, opened a facility to produce them in 1967 in Union County. [1] In 1992, the firm began producing industrial plastics. [2] In 2022 the company purchased Neenah Foundry, an iron castings firm based in Wisconsin. [3]
Fittings Limited was an iron foundry started in 1902 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, by J.D. Storie to manufacture cast iron pipe fittings. The factory was in operation from 1902 until closure in 1987. Fittings, together with several other small manufacturing operations enabled Oshawa to be considered the "Manchester of Canada". [1]
Pipe fitting may refer to: The work of pipefitters, who install or repair piping or tubing systems; Piping and plumbing fittings, adapters used in pipe systems
In addition to lengths of pipe or tubing, pipe fittings such as valves, elbows, tees, and unions. are used in plumbing systems. [40] Pipe and fittings are held in place with pipe hangers and strapping. Plumbing fixtures are exchangeable devices that use water and can be connected to a building's plumbing system. They are considered to be ...