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Huntingdon Fusion Techniques
Gas Hose for a Variety of Applications
It is important when transporting inert gas supply to the welding zone that the hose is of high quality, ensuring the gas arrives without contamination.
Tailor made Inert Gas Feed Hoses are available from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® with leak tight fittings. Luke Keane, Technical Sales Manager for HFT® said: “Our range of gas hoses are available for transporting gas at both high and low pressure. Using a high quality gas welding hose will ensure a leak
tight method of feeding non-con- taminated gas into the welding zone for weld purging.
“All of our products are made to the highest quality and standard and are the best available for argon, helium and other gas use.”
The special low outgassing rate rubber feed hose comes complete with a regulator, which directly connects to any range of Inflat- able Tube and Pipe Weld Purging Systems at one end and to the gas source at the other. Regulators can be changed or eliminated.
Conforming to British Standard BS EWN 599 Quality Standard, the Inert Gas Feed Hoses each have a temperature range from -30o up to 80oC and a safety factor of three times working pressure 20 bar (300 psi).
A selection of leak tight adaptors is provided for attaching the inert gas regulator whilst the pre-fit- ted other end joins up with all HFT® Argweld® Pipe Weld Purging Systems. All of these high quality fittings will eliminate welding connection difficulties that
welders might experience on site.
The Inert Gas Feed Hoses can also be supplied to all other TIG / GTAW welders as well as laser operators with their own special fittings as required. The hoses are available off the shelf in a standard range of lengths, 30 m, 25 m, 20 m, 15 m, 10 m and 5 m, with special made hoses made to order.
In the event of operators working in high temperature conditions as for heat-treated chrome steel pipework for example, special high temperature resistant hoses are available, complete with special heat resistant fittings.
HFT® advises welders and laser operators to only use top quality hose assemblies to feed inert gas for top quality welds!
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® has a worldwide Exclusive Distributor Network. For your nearest Exclusive Distributor, please visit:
https://www.huntingdonfusion. com/index.php/en_gb/contact/ worldwide-offices
Argon Feed Hose PHO-01C 30m Hose Fittings-APBH430
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques
Low Cost Pipe Stopping when access is tight
Pipe stopping where access is tight can pose challenges for when duties such as repair work, leak testing and weld purging are required.
Pipestoppers®, a Division of Hunt- ingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® design and manufacture a Range of Mechanical and Inflatable Pipestop- pers® and Plugs to suit a variety of applications.
Ron Sewell, Chairman at HFT® said: “The Low Profile Stopper can fit into a pipe end that may be directly on an elbow or just inside a flanged neck on a casting. Other applications include blocking pipe ends to keep gases inside or to keep debris and vermin out.”
“When used in a vertical mode, these Low Profile Stoppers have
already been used to prevent machine swarf or tools from falling into pipes, into an unrecovera- ble and dangerous situation, in a nuclear power steam turbine.”
Manufactured from tough, robust fabric, these Low Profile Inflatable Stoppers are available in sizes 6 to 88” (150 to 2,235 mm) diameter and provide excellent grip inside
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