Expansion Joints feature non-metallic construction.
Share:
Press Release Summary:
Built to withstand extreme heat conditions as well as abrasive and caustic gases, non-metallic expansion joints are available with either elastomer or flouroplastic belt materials. Supratef® series flouroplastic materials combine fluorocarbon resins for chemical resistance and woven fiberglass reinforcement for strength. Each expansion joint is built to application requirements, and mounting of belts with steel channels offers strong, consistent clamping force.
Original Press Release:
WahlcoMetroflex Offers Technologically-Advanced Non-Metallic Expansion Joints
High reliability and fast delivery from an industry leader
WahlcoMetroflex, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of dampers, expansion joints and systems for isolating and controlling gas flows, offers technologically-advanced non-metallic expansion joints for utilities, municipalities, smelters, steel mills, refineries, petrochemical plants, chemical plants, cement plants, pulp and paper mills, waste heat recovery and cogeneration facilities.
The WahlcoMetroflex non-metallic expansion joints handle extreme heat conditions, as well as abrasive and caustic gases, while meeting customers' requirements for economy of installation/operation and energy efficiency. High reliability is achieved with innovative designs and features, such as the mounting of belts with steel channels, instead of flatbars, for stronger and more consistent clamping force.
WahlcoMetroflex employs two classes of advanced material for the belts in its non-metallic expansion joints: durable elastomers and rugged flouroplastics. WahlcoMetroflex's Supratef® series of flouroplastic materials are a combination of fluorocarbon resins for chemical resistance and specially-designed woven fiberglass reinforcement for high strength. Supratef fabric is engineered to withstand the ductwork's full temperature range, even without the added protection of WahlcoMetroflex's joint cavity insulation.
Each expansion joint is built to meet the particular requirements of each application, based upon various model designs that WahlcoMetroflex has proven and refined during its three decades of experience providing expansion joints for some of the world's most demanding applications. WahlcoMetroflex has an extensive inventory of expansion joint raw materials, permitting it in many cases to manufacture a belt replacement in one day for immediate delivery.
About WahlcoMetroflex
With a 50-year history of providing robust equipment for isolating and controlling gas flows, WahlcoMetroflex has built a reputation as the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and service of a broad range of high performance dampers and expansion joints. WahlcoMetroflex serves the utility, power generation, industrial, petrochemical, refining, pulp and paper, and cement industries. WahlcoMetroflex also supplies complete gas handling systems that incorporate those critical elements. For more information about its complete line of products, contact WahlcoMetroflex at 207-784-2338 or visit its Web site at www.wahlcometroflex.com.
