1 / 20

Objectives

Objectives. Offer a reliable, flameless joining system to reduce time and cost of joining copper tubing Keep the professional tradesman’s preferred plumbing material, copper, relevant in a changing world Provide a less costly flameless alternative to press and push type fittings.

milton
Download Presentation

Objectives

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Objectives • Offer a reliable, flameless joining system to reduce time and cost of joining copper tubing • Keep the professional tradesman’s preferred plumbing material, copper, relevant in a changing world • Provide a less costly flameless alternative to press and push type fittings MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. - CONFIDENTIAL

  2. Development Partners • Research – Leading University • Fittings – Mueller Industries • Adhesive – 3M Corporation • Seals – Minnesota Rubber • Valves – Conbraco MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. - CONFIDENTIAL

  3. Modern Adhesive Uses Carbon/HC Vertical & Horiz. Stabs. AF 163-2OST Kevlar/HC Vertical stab. Leading edge AF 163-2OST Comp/HC Fairings, Flaps AF 163-2K Comp/HC Ailerons AF 163-2XS Lightning Strike AF 163-2U Radome

  4. Adhesive Fittings • Currently: ½ - 2” offering....over 180 items • Soon: 2½ - 4” offering...over 250 items • Standard (solder) wall thickness • Made in USA with 75-years of experience • Rated for 250psi systems up to 180°F

  5. Fitting Notes • Stampings on each cup... One side: “ST” for StreamTECH Size notation Other side: “NSF-61” for potable water • Press tool will not fit elbows, tees, adapters, unions, or valves • No cast fittings (ex-drop ear ell) • Two-piece flange body MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. - CONFIDENTIAL

  6. Structural Adhesive • Two-part epoxy • Standard formula • Black appearance • 20 min. of working life • 180 min. to pressure test • Quick-set formula in development • Simple, low-cost applicator • NSF approved MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. - CONFIDENTIAL

  7. Engineered Seal Engineered Seals • High-chlorination resistant (inc. chloramines) • One-way “lip-seal” design • Easy insertion - Compensates for eccentricity • Strong seal - Resists cuts • 63% more surface contact than o-rings

  8. Valve Partnership • Sold by Apollo Valves (Conbraco) • Utilize identical design and seal • Currently: • ½ - 2” Bronze ball valve • 77 Series

  9. Installation Steps • Step 1 - After cutting and deburring tube, clean tube surface with an alcohol wipe. • Step 2 - Mark tube to depth of insertion plus ½”. • Step 3 - Place a small ribbon of adhesive around the tube and, above 1”, inside the fitting. • Step 4 - Push fitting on the tube, making a ¼-turn motion, forcing a bead of excess adhesive out of the joint. • Step 5 - Position fitting as needed. Then, allow joint to cure prior to pressure testing.

  10. Top 10 Reasons to use an Adhesive Fitting System • Allows repositioning of fittings during installation • 9. Seals tube imperfections that conventional O-rings alone cannot • 8. Integrates primary and secondary sealing mechanisms • 7. Adhesive developed in partnership with 3M Corporation • 6. Installs with no electricity, gas, or VOCs...environmentally friendly • 5. Joining is fast and intuitive – little training required • 4. Offers superior performance to press, push, CPVC, and PEX • 3. Uses reliable, lightweight, inexpensive wrot copper fittings • 2. Does not require expensive, cumbersome tools for installation • 1. Offers lowest installed cost of a copper plumbing system MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. - CONFIDENTIAL

  11. Tension (PULL) Test Determines shear-force capacity of assembly

  12. Hydrostatic pressure Test Determines static pressure capability at 72° & 180°F

  13. Hydraulic Shock Test Subjects assembly to 10,000 cycles of water hammer

  14. Vibration Test Subjects assembly to 1 million cycles vibration

  15. Thermocycling Test Takes ½” & 2” systems from 72° to 180°F for 7000 cycles

  16. Third-Party Listings • NSF listing for potable water..............½ - 4” • IAPMO “Classified” listing..................½ - 4” • IAPMO Standard.................IGC 251-08 • ICC-ES PMG listing...........................½ - 4” • ICC Listing Criteria....................LC1020

  17. Marketing Approach • Current Focus • Commercial Plumbing • Mechanical / HVAC / Process Piping • Future Opportunities • Refrigeration • Natural Gas • Medical Gases MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. - CONFIDENTIAL

  18. Production Installations • Air & water piping extensions installed by a mechanical contractor outside of Memphis • 500 feet of 2” tube with ¾” drops on 40-foot centers • Two guys put in the necessary supports and completed the installation in less than 16 man hours MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. - CONFIDENTIAL

  19. Product Installations • Inert gas distribution system installed by a large contractor in Texas in a busy shop environment • 2000 feet of copper tube and fittings from ½ - 1” • Workers noted the system went in faster than other alternative joining systems MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. - CONFIDENTIAL

More Related