About Victaulic
History
The history of the company dates back to far 1919, during the First World War. The young British Lieutenant Ernest Tribe, in conjunction with Dr. Henry Hele-Shaw, a noted English hydraulic engineer, came up with the concept of quick release mechanical bolt coupling, which had a significant effect on speed up of the deployment of fuel and water lines of the British Government during battle.
On 4 April 1919, Lieutenant Tribe filed the patent for what is now known as the Victaulic coupling.
My invention is for an improved pipe joint which obviates the necessity for raising flanges at the ends of the pipes to be joined, which will significantly accelerate installation of one unit of a pipe structure. An essential feature of my invention is a packing ring, the shape of which ensures the durability and strength of the entire structure.
Patent application No. 14938 was accepted on April 4, 1919
Shortly thereafter, the Victory Pipe Joint Co. was established in London and a second patent was filed in both names.
Dr. Hele-Shaw had numerous inventions including the multiple-plate clutch, stream-line filter, variable-pitch propeller, and Victaulic pipe joint. Later, in 1922, the words "Victory" and "Hydraulics” were combined and shortened to form a single word, Victaulic. Subsequently, Victaulic Company of America was founded in New York City in February 1925.
The original purpose of the Victaulic pipe joint was mainly for military applications but quickly gained popularity in other commercial and industrial markets.
Company
Victaulic is a global company with 15 major manufacturing facilities, 28 branches, and over 4000 employees worldwide. Annually, the Company invests the vast sums of money in innovations and new inventions in the field of pipe products, which subsequently resulted in more than 2000 patents of the Company as of today. Currently, Victaulic headquarters is located in Easton, PA. John F. Malloy has been serving as CEO since 2002.
Use and Products
Victaulic mechanical couplings are used in HVAC, plumbing, fire protection and mining, water and waste water treatment, oilfield operations, power plants, military, marine systems and other industrial applications
A roll grooving technique or a cut grooving technique is used for grooved (quick release, mechanical) couplings to join pipes and pipe joining components. A gasket wraps around and on top of the pipe ends, the housings wrap around the gasket and sit in the pipe grooves, and the bolts and nuts are tightened with a wrench to hold it all together. "The economics of the grooved method derive from simplified assembly that involves three basic concepts: a pressure responsive gasket that creates a leak-tight seal; couplings that hold the pipe together; and fasteners that secure the couplings
Victaulic coupling anatomy (structure)
A mechanical coupling consists of 3 basic components such as:
- Groove rolledat the ends of pipes by cold forming or cutting with special equipment - "Victaulic Cut grooving tool". When rolling the groove, we exclude the loss of metal, which positively affects the hydraulic properties of the pipe. Groove cutting is used much less often and only in cases when the pipe wall thickness is more than 6 mm.
- Bodies and bolt are the main burst restraining factors. The standard coupling body is made of stainless steel or cast iron. On request, the company is ready to make couplings even of gold for its clients, the point is, the material selection criteria directly depends on the environment for using mechanical couplings.
- The core of the whole structure is the rubber gasket. The accurate selection of the gasket can only be made by qualified specialists. Gasket selection depends directly on the environment for using coupling and fluid characteristics. Victaulic produces a very huge list of gaskets from different materials (EPDM, Nitrile, Silicone, and etc.) for different environments.
Victaulic specializes in the development of couplings, valves, and fitting technologies for a variety of industries. Its main products are:
- Victaulic Grooved Couplings - used for weldless joining mechanical pipes together.
- The "Victaulic Vortex" fire suppression system, a product placed at critical locations like data centers, museums, libraries and other places where water could deactivate equipment. The system emits a mix of water and nitrogen from a single source that simultaneously cools the affected area and extinguishes the fire. People in the room do not suffer from difficult breathing at the moment. It is approved for use in areas containing flammable liquids and hazardous machinery.
- Fire sprinklers and systems
- Grooved fittings / valves
- Expansion joints
- Safety valves at grooves
- Check valves
- Roll grooving or cut grooving tools
and much more.
Our cooperation
Our company is an official distributor of this brand in the Republic of Kazakhstan. We supply mechanical (weldless, grooved) joints and other Victaulic products (fittings, pipe joints, valves, and etc.). Delivery is carried out not only in Kazakhstan but also to the EAEU countries (Armenia, Russia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan).
We will advise you free of charge within 3 minutes after your application on our website, you can also always download Victaulic electronic catalogs in our Library