What every
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GLASS PIPING! Q: Is GLASS PIPING install? A: Yes!
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Blown-up view of 4" PYREX Whether y o u need a single length or an entire piping system, PYBBX Piping is e a s y to install. I n many instances mechanics with no previous experience have done first-rate installations with PYREX Piping. Your present plant; workmen c a n do i t . Fittings a r e available for joining PYREX Piping t o existing lines and equipment. Metal t o glass and glass to glass fittings are easily assem bled. PYREX Piping is hung and supported much like other types of piping: A f e w simple precautions such as padding supports and hangers to minimize scratching will assure long life. T h e large photograph above shows the few simple parts used to make a sturdy j o i n t in PYREX Pipe Lines, as illustrated in the smaller picture.
I S GLASS PIPING A V A I L A B L E N O W ? Yes. Glass-making materials are fairly plentiful. W e do need priority ratings that enable us t o get accessories (flanges, gaskets), to assign necessary labor, a n d to establish your order in our production line. With such priorities we have been making 6 t o 8-week deliveries. Available sizes and lengths: 1 "% 1}4"> 2", S", and 4" diameters; any length from 6 inches to 10 feet (longer lengths o n special request). There are corresponding ells, tees, return bends, and reducers. Accessories: Compression type joints—with conical pipe ends com pressed to a self-centering gasket by metal flanges and clamping bolts. We supply gaskets of materials suited to the liquid or gas you want to convey.
W H A T DOES I T COST? The initial cost of PYREX Piping (accessories included) is about the same or less than t h e cost of full-weight copper or brass piping» in com parable sizes, and i s considerably less than the cost of stainless steel. A n d because PYREX Piping does not wear out under acid attack, it gives long trouble-free service, with resultant low long-time cost.
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Wherever hot or corrosive liquids or gases must be conveyed . . . wher ever products must be protected from contamination. . . wherever it is important to know what is happening inside a line . . . there PYREX Piping gives you its most profitable service. Chemical plants use it to eliminate their corrosive problems, because it resists J hot or cold acids (except H F ) . Food and beverage manu facturers like it because it's easy to keep clean, either b y simplefluf* ing or with steam or strong hot cleaning solutions. It Helps to produce a purer product.
WILL IT S T A N D UP MECHANICALLY? Yes. PYREX Piping is recommended for working pressures up t o 100 lbs. p. s. i. But glass in this form i s not as strong as metal. S o , care must be taken to avoid installation strains or sharp impact. Nearly 20 years of service under all kinds of plant conditions have proved that only simple common sense and reasonable care are required to handle PYREX Pip ing without trouble. T h e glass itself, incidentally, is v e r y hard—about twice as resistant to abrasion as ordinary plate glass. Thus, t h e piping is particularly suitable for abrasive, corrosive slurries. You can install and use PYREX Piping with confidence.
W A T C H FOR C O R N I N G A D V E R T I S E M E N T S ! Watch this magazine for more information in. Coming's advertise ments headed "What every plant operator should know about Glass Piping." And Write for PYREX Piping Bulletin No. 814. In dustrial Division, Corning Glass Works, Corning, Γί. Υ. Branch Offices: New York, 718 Fifth Ave.; Chicago, Merchandise JVlart.
'PYREX** is a registered trade-mark and indicates manufacture by Corning Qlase Works, Corning, iV. Y.
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