What is a flange?

What is a flange?

A flange is a component used for mechanical connection. It is one of the indispensable parts of the fluid delivery system composed of bearings, pipes and valves. Flanges have the advantages of tight connection, easy disassembly, strong sealing, safety and reliability, and are widely used in industrial fields. In this paper, the function and advantages of the flange will be explained in detail.

The role of the flange:

• Connection: Flanges can be used to connect devices such as pipes, valves, pumps and containers. Different equipment, pipes or parts can be closely connected by fixing flanges with screws or nuts.

• Sealing: The flange adopts the principle of face sealing, which can effectively ensure that the connection will not leak, water leakage or oil leakage. The sealing effect is good, which can ensure safe and stable operation in the production process.

• Support: Flanges can be used as supporting parts of pipelines or equipment, which can improve the stability of pipelines or equipment and reduce problems such as vibration and deformation caused by force.

• Easy disassembly: Flange disassembly is simple and convenient, suitable for equipment and pipes that need to be cleaned, repaired or replaced frequently, and also convenient for maintenance personnel to maintain.

The advantages of the flange:

• Reliability: The flange adopts the principle of face sealing, and the connection is strong, which can ensure the safe and reliable operation of the fluid conveying system. And can still operate stably under high temperature or high pressure working conditions.

• Economy: The manufacturing cost of flange is relatively low, and the assembly is simple through screws or nuts and other fixed methods, which can improve production efficiency and reduce production costs.

• Easy installation: The flange is designed with factors such as disassembly, cleaning, maintenance and replacement considered, which has good operability and can reduce manpower, material resources and time costs.

• Versatility: The flange adopts standardized design, meets the standards and specifications of many countries and regions, and can be used with a variety of different brands of equipment and pipes.

• Wide connection range: Flanges are widely used in various materials, specifications and types of equipment and pipelines, such as steel, chemical, oil, natural gas, power and water conservancy and other fields.

• Diversified choice: There are many types and specifications of flanges, and suitable types and specifications can be selected according to different needs, which can meet various production processes and customer needs.

Conclusion:

As a common mechanical connection, the flange has multiple functions and advantages of connection, disassembly, sealing, vibration isolation and pressure. It is widely used in industrial fields, such as pipes, containers, equipment and other fields, and plays a very important role in actual use. Choosing the right flange connection structure can not only improve production efficiency and safety, but also reduce the loss of maintenance costs and downtime.

Why choose us to buy flange ?

As a leading manufacturer, distributor and exporter of steel pipes, fittings and flanges in the world. Metleader has been exporting products with big quantity to many countries and areas. Our company have been passed several certificates including ISO9001: 2008, ISO14001, OHSAS18001, CE certificate, one member of supplier system of  Sinopec, and CNPC. 

In situations like high pressure, temperature, and corrosion, our flanges are perfectly suitable. We will provide the best service to our customers. welcome your inquiry timely salesmanager@metleader.com .