Manage Rubber Expansion Joints in Piping Systems to Maximize Reliability & Efficiency

It has long been recognized that rubber expansion joints (REJs) provide critical design functions that impact the reliability of the entire piping system. This has led some industry professionals to an overly conservative calendar-based replacement program and others to a somewhat reckless approach based on running equipment to failure. Maximizing an expansion joint’s functional benefits […]

FSA Publishes the 8th Edition of the Piping Expansion Joints Handbook

The Sealing Sense column on expansion joints fundamentals in the January 2017 issue of Pumps & Systems (Read it here) concluded the five-part “Back to Basics” series presented by the Fluid Sealing Association (FSA). This month’s column focuses on a new technical resource that thoroughly explains the performance, design and variations of expansion joints. The […]