5 Different Types of ANSI Flanges

Large diameter flanges In case this is the first time you’re hearing the phrase, ANSI flanges simply refers to flanges whose construction meets ANSI (American National Standards Institute) specifications. These may be either smaller or large diameter flanges and as you would expect, there are a variety of different styles used by process engineers across a wide range of industries. Keep …

Top Factors to Look for in a Forging Manufacturer

When you are looking for a forging manufacturer, you want to be sure you choose someone who provides industry standard reliability. Forging takes metal, heats it, and shapes it into the parts needed to meet a project’s requirements. Forging is a premier way to produce products over casting because of its strength and durability. Depending on the product, there are …

Advantages of the Ring Rolling Forge Process

In a recent Gear Solutions article, Scott Forge listed the advantages of using the forged metal working process to produce essential metal parts for maximum quality, cost effectiveness, and specialized performance. To produce forged steel rings, rolling mills are used to accomplish a process known as ring rolling. The mills are of various sizes and are capable of constructing rings …

Applications of ANSI Long Weld Neck Flanges

Applications involving high pressure and the need for a hub that is long and tapered are what weld neck flanges are most often used for. Specifying the schedule of pipe that it will be utilized for is of utmost importance when ordering. This type of flange is excellent for use in environments involving extreme temperature fluctuations and excessive handling and …

Tolerances in Rolled Ring Forging

The tolerance standards from the ASME recognize the problematic variances of seamless rolled rings in any process. These tolerances allow for slight differentiation in the products made by a forged rings manufacturer. In the seamless rolled ring forging process, there is a higher rate of precision that consistently puts finished products well within the accepted tolerance standards. How Rolled Ring …

Do Materials Affect Strength and Durability in Long Weld Neck Flanges?

In long weld neck nozzle forging, better materials create a longer lasting stronger ready-to-install product that will be more effective, more resilient and more cost effective. The tendency for the long weld neck flanges to be a lighter structure calls for metals that will endure and have continue strength. Alloys are especially helpful in the long weld neck nozzle forging …

How Global Flange Standards Prevent Faulty Equipment

Pipe flanges mechanically connect equipment, pipe sections, and inline components to each other. During the dismantling process, flanges carry out the dismantling and joining of pipes without welding or cutting, thus reducing the chances of problems. However, flanges that do not meet specific guidelines pose a danger of opening up a breakable joint that may result in a pathway in …