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U.S. Bellows designed fabric expansion joint for a textile sheets, polymer, and fiber plant in Virginia. The dimensions for the expansion joints are 36" long, 24-1/2" wide, and 24-1/2" long. These fabric expansion joints are fabricated of carbon steel flanges with 1-ply reinforced silicone fabric. The expansion joints are designed for 300°F with an operating pressure of 3 psig, and movement of 6" lateral. A dye penetrant examination on the welds was performed prior to shipment.

Fabric expansion joints are used in a wide array of applications playing a crucial role in preventing damage to equipment, ensuring system reliability, and maintaining overall safety in industrial processes. Some examples of where they are used are:

• Cement plants for ducts and exhaust systems associated with high temperature operations.
• Mining industry for mineral and material handling including smelting.
• HVAC systems for duct work to address any thermal movements or vibrations.
• Marine and shipbuilding applications where exhaust systems, engine piping and other critical areas movement and vibrations must be managed.
• Renewable energy facilities such a waste to energy or bioenergy plants in which the incineration operations are critical.
• Paper and Pulp mills for ducting systems in drying and paper manufacturing processes.
• Steel Mills for blast furnace systems and exhausting ducts.
• Chemical plants to handle dynamic forces associated with chemical reactions, temperature variations and corrosive environments.
• Power plants Fossil Fuel and Nuclear plants to manage vibrations and thermal axial expansion that could stress components and fixed equipment.

We have a 24/7 field service team that works on fabric expansion joints. One of our loyal customers, a North American-based energy company, reached out to us for warranty work on one of our Fabric Expansion Joints and our fierce Fabric Expansion Joint team lead, stepped in and stepped up! She flew up to West Virginia and completed the work. We are dedicated to the success of our products in the field even after they leave our plant.

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