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Sypris Technologies

Sypris Technologies,
Tube Turns Division

Seamless Pipeline and Vessel Closures

Tube Turns was founded in 1927 in Louisville, Kentucky, as the first American manufacturer of forged seamless pipe elbows and returns. Our engineered products now include Hinged Closures (high and low-pressure), Insulated Joints, Swel-plug Pressure Testers, Transition Joints, and other specialty piping components.  For more information on these products, contact Thorco at 800-324-0093 or email us at sales@thorcousa.com.
Products:      T-Bolt Closures  /  Double Bolt Closures  /  Single Bolt Closures
Threaded Closures  /  Tool Less Closures  /  Insulated Joints
Expander Flanges  /  Transition Joints  /  Anchor Forgings
Swel Plug Pressure Tester
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T Bolt Closures
T-Bolt Closures
Tube Turns exclusive T-Bolt Closure is designed expressly for nominal pressure applications.  It is less expensive and much more satisfactory than blind flanges and job fabricated closure devices. 
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Double Bolt Closures
Double Bolt Closures
Tube Turns Double-Bolt Yoke Style Closures are available in pressures ranging from 285 PSI to 6170 PSI and can be used in horizontal or vertical applications.  Standard designs are available in sizes ranging from 6" to 42" .
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Single Bolt Closure - Sypris Technologies
Single Bolt Closures
The single-bolt adaptation provides significant advantages in many applications where space limitations are present. Tube Turns regularly furnishes single-bolt designs in sizes 2" through 8" and ANSI 150-600. 
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Threaded Closures - Sypris Technologies
Threaded Closures
The Threaded Type Closure is available  in sizes 2" through 12" in classes 150 through 900 to provide a simple design that consists of only a head, welding hub and hinging hardware.

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Tool Less Closures - Sypris Technologies
Tool-less Closure
Engineers and equipment designers in the oil and gas industry are specifying extremely quick opening type closures that do not require tools. Applications include scraper traps, filters, strainers, separators/coalescers, and more. 
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Insulated Joints - Sypris Technologies
Insulated Joints
Insulated Joints are available in sizes ranging from 2" thru 48" and pressure ranging from ANSI 150 to ANSI 900. All joints are completely factory assembled and hydrostatically tested to 1.5 times the working pressure before shipment.
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Expander Flanges - Sypris Technologies
Expander Flanges
The expander flange is a one-piece combination reducer and welding neck flange designed expressly for effecting pipe size increases at flanged connections to pumps, valves, compressors and other equipment.
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Transition Joints - Sypris Technologies
Transition Joints
The Transition Joint is a prefabricated, non-seperable, metallugically bonded joint used for field butt welding of dissimilar metal piping components which are not weldable to each other.  Typical metals include aluminum to stainless steel for cryogenic applications.
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Anchor Forings - Sypris Technologies
Anchor Forgings
For immobilization of high pressure pipe lines and restraining pipe movement where uncontrolled thrust could damage equipment. Anchor Forgings are custom designed to provide the most economical solution.  
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Swel Plug Pressure Tester - Sypris Technologies
Swel Plug Pressure Tester
Tube Turns' Swel Plug Pressure Tester is a rugged, positive-grip end closure that speeds up and simplifies hydrostatic testing of pipelines and piping assemblies.
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