Utilizing Swagelok® seamless tubing solutions can dramatically improve your productivity. Tubing systems are fast to install, and bending tubing, rather than installing elbow fittings, can improve performance and reduce the number of connections in a system. Further, Swagelok® tube fittings are remakeable, which reduces the time required to maintain or modify systems. This means you can install more systems in less time, and re-allocate saved resources to other areas of your plant. If you are an engineer, manager, pipe fitter, or contractor who is feeling the squeeze of tight budgets, short staff, and increasing workloads, we have three words for you: simpler, safer, faster.
In the tube illustration below, notice: (1) Full wall thickness of tubing is used to contain pressure.
In the pipe illustration, however, notice: (2) Wall thickness needed to contain pressure; (3) Wall thickness of pipe that must be used; (4) Extra pipe wall thickness required for threading.
Seamless tubing can offer a significant reduction in time and labor. In fact, 74% of the overall installation costs can be saved by using tubing.* Consider this example, which illustrates how tubing can be more cost effective even with greater up front material costs:
*Estimate performed by Mechanical Contractor for 150lb Stainless Steel Steam System.
While pipe and tubing are often designed to serve the same purpose, the two differ in many ways. Several key areas of difference include:
Tubed systems are generally much more reliable than piped systems and significantly easier to maintain. Quality tube fittings consistently outperform threaded connections and are much easier to service when necessary. Tubed systems can utilize bends to reduce the number of connections. Fewer connections means fewer potential leak points and also reduces component costs. Tubing bends also create less pressure drop than pipe elbows. Less pressure drop and fewer leaks equals better system performance.
Now that you're ready to add seamless tubing to your fluid system, look to Swagelok Minnesota | North Dakota | Appleton to fill all of your tubing needs. We offer:
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