Description
Part Description:
For sanitary fittings used primarily in the food processing industry, there are a dozen or more designs that have been developed independently around the world. Two of the most common in our market are clamp fittings, also referred to as tri-clamp or tri-clover fittings, which use a clamp and gasket to join two identical flange fittings and threaded bevel seat fittings, which use an Acme threaded nut to make a metal to metal joint between a plain connector and a threaded connector. G59 Sanitary Crimp Ferrules are specially designed for use with G53 Crimp Style Tri-Clamp Hose Shanks and G54 Crimp Style Bevel Seat Hose Shanks which utilize an interlocking collar for extra fitting retention.
Note: G59 Sanitary Crimp Ferrules are not designed to be used with G53L or G53S Tri-Clamp Hose Shanks.
Did You Know?
Users may run into unusual sanitary fitting designs, especially on imported machinery. If you are still unsure what type of connection you have, please contact a member of our team directly. Other types of sanitary connections that appear less commonly include:
- I-Line fittings, which use a clamp and gasket to join a male face flange with a feamel face flange.
- Q-Line fittings, which use an I-Line clamp but to join two matching flanges.
- John Perry fittings, which are similar to Bevel Seat connections but have a different sealing profile.
- APC fittings, which use standard clamps that can couple two matching flanges with a gasket but can also couple a flange to a threaded male using an Acme nut.
- DIN 11851 Imperial fittings, which feature a European style bevel seat with a rounded thread form.
- RJT Ring Joint Type fittings, which are another European style fittings with a British Witworth thread.
- SMS couplings, which feature a six slotted nut and rounded thread form.
