Designed to offer engineers a greater range of options in fluid and air handling system components, a line of sanitary pipes and accessories for use in medical applications has been expanded. Providing compliance with various clean room and sanitary standards, the stainless steel sanitary pipes and associated products from Misumi USA, Inc, Schaumburg, IL, are configurable to user specifications. The line includes more than 100 different components, such as standard and welded low-neck pipes, standard and branched welded pipes, small diameter pipes, and welded branched types with selectable ends.

The newest addition to the line is a one-touch clamp designed to reduce time needed to attach and detach the clamp for easier installation, operation, and maintenance. A lever provides fixed tightening torque and enables secure attachment without damaging the gasket. Cross-threading was eliminated from the design in order to provide greater durability compared with other screw tightening products. The lack of friction associated with cross-threaded designs also results in less metal powder being produced in the product’s environment.

Offered in a range of sizes, the standard, fixed, and configurable sanitary pipes are available in either 304 or 316 stainless steel. Pipe fitting available include elbow, double elbow, and tee in the following styles: x-welded, double ferrule, welded, double welded, arm lock coupling, and cover caps. Butterfly, flange ball, standard ball, and small diameter ball valves are also offered as part of the line. Both an in-line version of sight glasses designed to view fluid state inside glass pipes and a view-port version to view contents, such as tank fluid levels, are available. The line also includes sanitary pressure gauges and cleaning balls, as well as two types of tube strainers, the standard strainer for connecting with plumbing to filter out foreign material, and the L-shaped type, which offers easy swap-out with existing elbow plumbing.