Pipestoppers ™ Inflatable stoppers




INFLATABLE STOPPERS

These versatile inflatable air bags and stoppers are used to accommodate a wide variety of industrial applications, most commonly used for:

Plumbing operations
Ideal for creating an air-tight seal in drainage applications
Low pressure hydrostatic tests
On-site thermoforming of bends in ducting and conduit materials
Fibre-optic construction projects
Concrete Pipe Joint Testing
Debris and Animal Stopping
Weld purging to isolate large volumes in tanks, so minimum volumes are left for argon/nitrogen purging

Features:
Inflatable air bags up to 2,000 mm (80") diameter
Manufactured using a high quality latex inner tube and polyurethane impregnated nylon fabric outer cover
Installed with a length of flexible inflation hose with sealing tap/valve.
Styles:
Cylindrical bags which do not 'turn over' in the pipe.
Spherical bags which are ideal to insert through a small hole + seal a large diameter pipe.
Rectangular stoppers for ducting.
All sorts of special shapes and sizes have been taken on as specials!
Options include:
Foot pump
Pressure gauge
We offer a range of other more specialist inflatable stoppers such as:
Heat Resistant / Protected Stoppers for use up to 300°C - Inflatable stoppers are available with heat resistant covers to protect them against high temperatures.  Each stopper is made specifically to suit the ambient circumstances.
ATO" Concrete Pipe Test Stoppers - These stoppers were primarily designed for the testing of concrete pipe joints to the latest international standards. Sizes 300 to 1800 mm.

Cylindrical bags or Spherical bags.

Often used to prevent the ingress of debris, unwanted material & even animals. They also offer a solution to stop the flow of gas or liquid along a pipe or duct, with all common sizes as an off the shelf product. Pipestoppers™ Inflatable Stoppers cover pipe ID's of 2" (50 mm) through to 72"(1800 mm) .

ATO" Concrete Pipe Test Stoppers.

Each one is manufactured to the specific pipe size with a plus/minus 6 mm variation and can be used as a test end or a blank end. They are totally collapsible and light in weight making them easy to handle on site and ship around the world.
They comprise an inflatable outer ring with a 5 mm thick closed cell neoprene outer bonded on for excellent sealing properties. Each one has a soft central membrane, a schrader valve is fitted for inflation and the stoppers have a pre set and tamper proof relief valve.

Irregular or rectangular Pipe Test Stoppers.

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques' development team has extended the range of inflatable seals to allow for pressure testing of non-circular and even irregular products.  The company can manufacture seals to accommodate any size between 50 and 2000 mm, or the equivalent cross sectional areas, can be manufactured to meet customers requirements.

Heat resistant stoppers.

Each one is manufactured to the specific pipe size.

Heat Resistant / Protected Stoppers for use up to 300°C for a specified duration - Inflatable stoppers that are manufactured with heat resistant covers to protect them against high temperatures are made specifically to suit the ambient circumstances.

 

 



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