Swivel Joints
A swivel joint is a joint between stationary pipes (or hoses) that rotate, allowing rigid pipes to be positioned when transferring gases, liquids, or semi-solid substances (e.g. petroleum, steam, cooling fluids) to vehicles, vessels, containers, or equipment.
A common application of a swivel joint can be seen at a gas station when filling up your vehicle. Swivel joints are also common on equipment with hydraulic lines or in loading arms when loading and unloading bulk materials to trucks and railcars.
Another distinctive swivel is the rotary union. It’s developed for a constant rotating of a swivel in software for heating or cooling or steam.
Swivel joints have many applications and are made of many materials, depending on the application, such as steel, stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, from 1/8″ up to 30″ in diameter, etc…
For Industrial applications, Swivel joints prevent bends in hoses. That bend can reduce the flow or even damage the hose releasing harmful chemicals into the air. Rotating pipe joints that rotate on ball bearings can provide many planes of rotation and stress relief to a product line, whether it is loading arm, pipe, or hose.
Swivel Joint Posts
- Couplers (14)
- Grounding (Earthing) (10)
- Loading Arms (10)
- Sight Flow Indicators (2)
- Swivel Joints (7)
- Swivel Joints (8)
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Loading Racks and Safety Cages: Top Three Benefits to Consider
Category: Grounding (Earthing)Loading racks and safety cages help your employees stick to their schedules by providing quick and efficient OSHA- and MSHA-compliant fall protection for your tanker trucks, railcars, and iso-tainers. Manufacturers like SafeRack even add a fourth rail for added fall protection, going above and beyond established standards. The racks and cages can be used with various gangway, ramp and…
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Clabber Girl Improves Employee Safety with Mobile Loading Platform
Category: Grounding (Earthing)Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, Clabber Girl knows that the safety of their employees is the key to a successful operation. They purchased their first MAUI loading platform from SafeRack in 2010 and a second in 2016. The mobile loading platform serves as a portable truck loading rack, a necessity where access for inspection or venting is required…
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SafeRack helps Eco-Services Update Acid Railcar Loading Platforms
Category: Grounding (Earthing)Rhodia company, now known as Eco-services, needed to upgrade their old, antiquated acid railcar loading platforms to one updated continuous platform for loading railcars. They knew SafeRack was right for the task due to their reliable safety systems in bulk chemical loading. This project started back in 2011-2012 but took time due to the delicacy that came with this…
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Project Profile – Bulk Chemical Loading in a Constrained Work Area
Category: Grounding (Earthing)A specialty chemical company located in Virginia was looking for an improved bulk chemical loading solution for accessing the tops of their acid railcars while keeping their employees secure while unloading the chemicals. This seemed like a straightforward task at first, but in doing a site survey, it was discovered the work area was extremely tight and fraught with…
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Crude Oil Facilities: An Introduction to Safety
Category: Grounding (Earthing)What does your workday look like? If you’re like most people with a nine-to-five job, you spend your days working in an office, most likely at a desk, on a computer or laptop. Perhaps you also get together with coworkers for meetings or conference calls throughout your day. What are the ways your company ensures…
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The Beauty of Custom Loading Arms
Category: Loading ArmsSince our early coal-and-steam days kickstarted the industrial revolution, we’ve perfected how we transport fluids and hazardous material. Often the most precarious moment of transfer is that first loading point from refinery to vehicle, where tank trucks and railcars roll in to guzzle up any of the following: A pliable, winding hose might seem like…
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Maintaining Your Swivel Joints
Category: Swivel JointsSwivel joints operate much like the joints of the human body. Sure they’re made from some of the world’s toughest materials to withstand heat, high-pressure fluids, chemicals — whatever we pipe and transport. But that’s exactly how they succumb to their own forms of breakdown and arthritis. Looking after the health of your machine parts…
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Dry Disconnect Coupling – Handling Hazardous, High-Value Chemicals Doesn’t Have To Be High Risk
Category: CouplersBeing able to minimize the amount of harmful chemicals lost during the connection and disconnection of coupling systems offers significant benefits to operators and handlers, but it can also lead to substantial cost savings. High-value chemicals are utilized throughout most manufacturing industries, and the utmost care has to be taken in order to maximize profits…
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Connecting With Dry Disconnect Couplers
Category: CouplersThe standard of the industry of disconnect couplers are the OPW Kamvalok® Dry Disconnect Couplers. OPW Kamvaloks® are used at liquid transfer points where product loss could occur. They provide a reliable solution to prevent spillage during connection or disconnection. Dry Lok couplers are the closest dry disconnect on the market. They feature low pressure…
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Loading Arm Types
Category: Loading ArmsTop or bottom loading applications, supported or unsupported boom arms, fixed or variable reach arms, bypass and wash arms are all common applications we can assist you with when your application requires the use of a loading arm. Bottom Loading Arm for Tank Trucks To bottom load bulk chemicals the OPW loading arm swings under…
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The New Year Brings Drum Loading Arms You Can Rely On
Category: Loading ArmsWhy not make 2018 the year you banish unsafe hoses and decrease expenses from continual hose replacement? The following factors should be taken into consideration when deciding on the best custom drum loading solution for your needs: The type of liquid that is being handled Temperature and pressure of the liquid Type of tank or…
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Versatile Uses for Swivel Joints
Category: Swivel JointsSwivel joints have a broad range of uses in the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum, refining, distilling, mining, brewing industries, as well as farm fertilizing and irrigation. Design, plant and maintenance engineers use swivel joints in flexible piping systems, loading arms, hose reels, sewer rodding and wastewater treatment applications, and various types of process machinery. Swivel joints…
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Benefits of Kamvalok Couplings
Category: Swivel JointsKamvalok® couplings are required at transfer points where product loss is unacceptable. Typical applications include the manufacturing process of paint, lacquers, inks, adhesives, fatty acids, pharmaceuticals, liquid soaps, and a broad range of other liquid products. The couplings are particularly well-suited for handling petroleum products, solvents, chemicals used in agriculture, vegetable oils, detergents, and many…
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Protect Your Workers with Dry Disconnect Couplings
Category: CouplersWhen it comes to protecting your employees and the environment during the transfer of hazardous materials, dry disconnect couplings cannot be outdone. These couplings are widely used by manufacturers of such products as paint, inks, lacquers, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, fatty acids, liquid soaps and more. Particularly well suited for handling vegetable oils, petroleum products, ag-chemicals, solvents,…
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A Spring Loaded Coupler
Category: CouplersThe Kamvalok coupling is built by OPW Engineering Systems and is a dry-disconnect coupling with a quick connect and disconnect feature. This is a spring loaded coupler with a built-in valve. The internal adapter contains a poppet that is spring loaded and assures fast closing and a super tight seal ensuring no spillage of liquids.…
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Leak-Proof Sight Flow Indicators
Category: Sight Flow IndicatorsUsing sight flow indicators you can efficiently and effectively visually monitor the flow of fluids to determine where, if any, problems exist at certain points along the industrial process line. These inexpensive, relatively simple devices are installed directly in the process line and allow operators to observe flow rate, direction, color and clarity through a…
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Transmitting Power with Couplers
Category: CouplersCouplers are extremely useful components in many industries. They are used to connect the ends of two shafts together in order to transmit power. Positive couplers can assist in transmitting rotary power from one shaft to another, where both shafts turn. The use of couplers permits some degree of misalignment or end movement. There are…
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Drylok Coupling Means No Spillage
Category: CouplersDid you know that a Drylok coupling is the closest dry disconnect coupling on the market today? This coupling is designed to transfer hazardous corrosive, volatile liquids such as acids, solvents and petrochemicals safely and prevent spillage. The Drylok coupling features low pressure drops, along with very tight seal, allowing virtually no spillage of product.…