Mechanical Rotating Solutions has installed its innovative STRAUB-OPEN-FLEX 3 pipe coupling solution on the suction and discharge pipes of a volute pump saving their client not only time as no pipe ends preparation was needed, but also money as the pipe coupling is reusable and requires no special tools to install. After the quick loosening of three bolts the pump was removed with the suction and discharge pipes still fitted to it, the pipes could be removed in a controlled environment and then reassembled onto the pump.

The STRAUB-OPEN-FLEX 3 couplings chosen for this project helps eliminate the vibration on pipe lines which in turn reduce the vibration on the pump and bearings as the STRAUB-OPEN-FLEX 3 coupling can absorb 15mm radial movement on the pipe. The STRAUB-OPEN-FLEX 3 coupling permit controlled linear and angular movement, which can accommodate thermal expansion and contraction, deflection, seismic movement and vibration.

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