Mercer Rubber Company, established in 1866, is the oldest U.S. manufacturer of rubber expansion joints, flexible duct connectors and industrial hose. All connectors are hand built to the highest [...]
Masonflex has been sold without interruption for approximately 25 years. In this latest improved version the Kevlar® reinforcement replaces Nylon to greatly reduce elongation and to provide [...]
There are many types of flexible pipe connectors and expansion joints produced by Mason Industries. This page gives a brief overview with links to more specific product details.
The Safeflex flange uses a fully encapsulated square section ring instead of cables. This greatly reduces the risk of failure and eliminates the need for control rods/cables at normal working [...]
Stainless steel connectors are used where movement is required between two pipes or pieces of equipment. They are mainly required when pipes have to bridge building expansion joints or to allow [...]
Many expansion joints are custom manufactured to diameters as large as 8 feet (2.4m). We can build to your specific product description or complete our own recommendations based on your movement [...]
Expansion Compensators and Housed Expansion Joints are fundamentally a bellows that is protected by and guided within a pipe housing. They are also designed to give improved stability.
All bellows differ from stainless steel hose in the corrugation configurations. Bellows are deeper and wider and they are made from a heavier material to handle the pressure without the braid. A [...]
Many buildings are separated by expansion joints through the walls and floors. During an earthquake the two adjacent parts resonate with relatve motion of as much as +/- 100mm in shear as well as [...]