An Easy Guide To Size And Type Of Tube Fittings Being Used Today

A number of industries are benefiting from the fantastic inventions that are tube fittings. Be it Food, Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, the Oil and Gas Industries etc, good quality tube fittings are the need for every developing nation in the world.

The Right Type of Tube Fitting For Industries

Due to great variety available in this product, industries often face confusion and slight dilemma over which tube fitting to use and where.

Even if such fittings are brought from foreign companies (there isn’t however any need to), the operation won’t yield high results unless the right tube fitting and equipment is used.

Taking this issue into consideration, the high quality push-in fittings manufacturer SEALEXCEL has shared the salient details of two of the most common tube fittings being used.

Identification Guide of Tube Fittings Being Used Today

Keep this in mind; if you’re expecting your chosen tube fitting to provide a 100% leak-free operation under every possible system parameter requirement, then stop. While good quality tube fittings will perform to their best, leakage should be expected under certain conditions. However, a high quality fitting can quite possibly reduce leakage by a great extent, if properly installed.

Following are the two most commonly used fittings:

Compression Fittings

This type of fitting was the very first to be developed. Three components, i.e. the nut, body and ferrule make up the compression fitting. The main benefit of this type of fitting is that the assembly and installation can be done without the help of special tools. Additionally, the seals can be line-type that helps create a strong, gripping force in one small area. The fitting can withstand high pressure and is available in Stainless steel.

Push-in Fittings

This type of connection will help you save time in manual connection and disconnection. Push-in fittings are incredibly easy to use, i.e. all you need to do is push them in the pipe! There’ll be no need for heating, soldering, or clamps, crimps and glue to achieve a leak-free seal. The fitting is gripped with help from Gripping Collet built into the pipe which in turn is secured with rubber made O-rings.

Using rigid and high quality control procedures that are approved by ISO 9001-2000 quality management systems, SEALEXCEL manufactures tube and pipe fittings that offer zero percent leakage and are torque free in process tubing and instrumentation.

Every manufacturer offers their unique tube fitting sizing chart. Therefore consultation is necessary before choosing the right one.