Product range
Sizes from ½″ to 60″, ratings to ANSI 2500 and 4500 lbs, in carbon steel, stainless and custom alloys — forged, cast or welded fabricated depending on type and size.
01 — Industrial strainers
Strainers mechanically remove unwanted solids from liquid, gas or steam lines using a perforated or wire mesh element, protecting pumps, meters, control valves, steam traps and regulators downstream.
Y-Type
A cylindrical perforated or mesh-lined screen collects debris as flow passes through. Usable in horizontal or vertical (downward) pipelines. Large straining capacity, precision-machined seats and a standard blow-off drain connection with a plug on low-pressure models.
Basket
Top removal of the screen, formed as a basket with a lifting handle so captured particulate lifts straight out for disposal. Intended where large amounts of solids are expected and clean-out will be frequent. A modified cone-bottom basket allows blow-down through the drain port without removing the screen or stopping flow.
Duplex
Two separate basket housings with a changeover handle between them, diverting flow to one side while the other is cleaned. Installed where flow simply cannot be stopped. On some units the valve operates automatically and the strainer self-cleans.
Conical
Known as temporary strainers, these are the cost-effective answer where the amount of material to be removed is small and intervals between cleanings are long. Widely used for testing and commissioning by new plants, then removed once the system runs clean.
T-Type
Also called bathtub strainers, used as fixed strainers in large bore lines of 2″ and above, flanged or welded into the network. A low-cost option for high nominal bore straining, with a screwed or quick-opening cover and low maintenance once installed.
Suction diffuser
Mounts on the suction side of a pump, horizontally or vertically. Removes foreign matter that would damage the pump or downstream components while providing the proper flow conditions into the impeller. Where space is limited it doubles as an elbow — in some cases a reducing elbow — with the strainer built in.
Automatic
Uses the system's own pressure to clear clogged particles after a set period, letting clean fluid continue through while dirt is removed. A typical system carries fine and coarse screeners, a particle remover, piston, flush valves, a differential pressure gauge and a controller.
Dirt / Mud box
A filtering element built into the pipeline in pot, Y or bucket form. Inside the strainer a mesh blocks suspended impurities carried by the fluid and collects them for periodic removal — the workhorse arrangement on dirty utility and raw water services.
Elements
Replacement perforated and mesh elements to match your existing strainers, plus sight glasses for visual confirmation of flow. Sight glass windows are specified by service temperature — borosilicate or acrylic to 536 °F, quartz or sapphire above that.
02 — Industrial valves
Hand wheel, gear, pneumatic and motorised operation across isolation, throttling, non-return and air-handling duties — specified to the media, not to whatever is on the shelf.
A gate valve gives a straight-through unobstructed passageway and minimal pressure loss, but should be used fully open or fully closed — not to regulate. A globe valve accepts more pressure drop in exchange for genuine throttling control. A ball or butterfly valve gives you a quarter turn and a small footprint.
Knife gate valves earn their place where the media is loaded with suspended solids, slurry, viscous, corrosive or abrasive. A sharpened blade cuts through heavy liquids, and an acid-proof stainless knife resists the corrosion that otherwise drives constant maintenance in wastewater service.
Tell us the media, the pressure and whether you need to throttle — that is usually enough for us to recommend the right family and rating.
Quarter-turn shut-off for liquids, gases and vapours. Lever parallel to the pipe means open, perpendicular means closed — unambiguous during a plant walk-round.
Straight-through unobstructed bore with minimal pressure loss, wide enough to pass a pig during pipe cleaning. Use fully open or fully closed, never to regulate.
On-off isolation where the media carries suspended solids. A sharpened blade cuts through slurry, viscous, corrosive and abrasive liquids; an acid-proof stainless knife resists wastewater corrosion.
Start, stop and genuinely regulate flow. A movable disc against a fixed ring seat inside a cylindrical body, handling flow in both directions — the throttling choice where pressure drop is acceptable.
Flanged double eccentric design. Compact, light, fast to actuate and inexpensive to automate thanks to low torque. Ductile iron body with epoxy powder coat inside and out.
Flow in one direction only, preventing reverse flow, protecting equipment and avoiding contamination. Driven by the media itself — no actuator, no control signal.
Spring-assisted check valve at the pump suction that keeps the pump primed and prevents dry running. The opening is sized larger than the line to minimise head loss.
Trap and release air and non-condensable gases collecting at system high points. Fitted ahead of flow meters so air is never measured as product.
Releases trapped air in operation and admits air during draining or vacuum conditions. Ductile iron body, stainless float and rubber seals; large orifice for bulk air, small for continuous release.
For free-flowing dry bulk material at the outlet of bins, silos, hoppers, chutes and conveyors. A thick rectangular blade shuts off completely or holds a set opening to control discharge rate.
An elastomeric diaphragm flexing onto a seat. Minimal internal contact limits sediment and biofilm build-up, which is why they dominate food, pharmaceutical, water treatment and electronics service.
Actuation is specified to your control philosophy and torque requirement — hand wheel, gear, pneumatic or electric, with limit switches and position indication where needed. Not every size and material combination is shown; tell us the media, the pressure and whether you need to throttle, and we will recommend the family, body material and actuation.
Core product line
One of the lines we build most of, and build entirely ourselves — shell, cowl, float chamber and flange, fabricated and finished in stainless on our own floor.
Air trapped at a system high point does three things, all of them expensive: it throttles flow, it makes a flow meter read product that is not there, and under vacuum it can collapse a pipeline. An air release valve deals with all three automatically, with no control signal and nothing to actuate.
03 — Tanks & pressure vessels
From a compact 500-litre vessel to large-scale storage, designed for the product being held and the standard it must satisfy.
Vertical, horizontal, single or double walled and jacketed configurations, engineered for durability, hygiene and safety. Built for food and dairy, brewing and beverage, water and wastewater, and chemical and industrial storage.
Storage and pressure reservoir duty for water at temperatures up to 70 °C, typically in booster sets, heating pressurisation and fill sets. A butyl diaphragm in a stainless shell keeps stored water off the steel, making the vessel suitable for potable service.
Heat exchangers and custom-engineered equipment fabricated alongside our vessel work, including strainers designed by our special engineering division for applications that standard designs cannot serve.
04 — Pipe spools & skids
Prefabrication compresses your site programme, removes weather risk from critical welds and puts every joint in front of a qualified welder in controlled conditions.
Pre-engineered, prefabricated assemblies combining pipes, fittings, flanges and components into fully welded, installation-ready sections, fabricated to detailed isometric drawings and strict dimensional standards.
Materials: stainless steel 304 and 316, carbon steel ASTM A106 / A105, duplex and super duplex, Alloy 20, Incoloy and Inconel — whether the application is corrosive, high pressure or high temperature.
Fully integrated modular units combining process equipment, piping, valves, instrumentation and controls on a single structural frame. Pre-assembled, pre-tested and delivered ready to install, which cuts site fabrication time and brings commissioning forward.
Factory acceptance testing covers hydrostatic testing, electrical checks and instrumentation calibration before anything leaves the works. Skids are transportable and expandable as project needs change.
05 — Materials & ratings
The figures below are the outer envelope of our range. Your specific size, rating and material combination is confirmed at quotation against your drawing.
| Strainer sizes | ½″ to 60″ |
|---|---|
| Basket strainer sizes | 3⁄8″ to 24″ and above |
| Maximum rating | Up to 4500 lbs |
| Y-strainer classes | ANSI classes up to 2500 |
| Basket strainer classes | ANSI 125 – 600# |
| Filtration (duplex) | Down to 40 microns |
| Automatic strainer range | 5 – 4,000 microns |
| End connections | Flanged, threaded, socket weld, butt weld |
| Carbon steel | ASTM A106, ASTM A105 |
|---|---|
| Stainless steel | SS 304, SS 316, SS 316L |
| High alloy | Duplex, super duplex, Alloy 20, Incoloy, Inconel |
| Cast materials | Cast iron, ductile iron, cast steel, chrome-moly, bronze |
| Manufacturing method | Forged, cast or welded fabricated by type and size |
| Screens & elements | Perforated plate, wire mesh, or combination |
| Coating | Epoxy paint on cast iron and carbon steel; epoxy powder coat on ductile iron bodies |
| Customised materials | Available on request |
Give us these six and you will get a firm number rather than a range:
1. Size / nominal bore
2. Pressure rating or class
3. Body and element material
4. End connection type
5. Quantity required
6. Media, temperature and duty
Our special engineering division exists precisely for the strainers and equipment that no catalogue covers. Send the drawing and the duty, and we will tell you honestly whether we can build it.
