BSP stands for British Standard Pipe and have been adopted internationally as they interconnect and seal pipes and fittings by mating a male thread with a female thread. Watch Huntley as he talks about why they are so common in New Zealand.
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Socket weld fittings are used with schedule pipe, which fits into the recess of the fitting and then a fillet weld can be used to join them. Watch Frank as he discusses our range of Socket Weld Fittings.
EPDM, FKM and HNBR seals are used with our Press-fit system and have different purposes and properties. Watch Huntley as he discusses the difference between each seal to find out what seal might be right for your application.
BSP to tube adapters are used when connecting BSP with imperial tube as normal BSP weld nipples and sockets don’t work nicely with imperial tube. We stock two different types of BSP to tube adapters. A weld nipple adapter, also known as a reducing weld nipple, and a weld socket adapter, that was developed by The Metal Company. Watch Huntley discuss what BSP to tube adapters are.
Cast Iron Butterfly Valves are used in pipelines such as water lines, glycol lines, sewer lines and less frequently in hygienic lines. Watch Patrick discuss more about our range of Cast Iron Butterfly Valves
RJT Fittings are measured according to the size tube they fit. It is often mistaken that the outside diameter of the fitting is the size of the Weld Liner or Male Part, but that is not the case. Watch Huntley go through how to correctly measure your RJT Fittings.
Tri Clovers are measured according to the tube size they fit, It is often mistaken that the outside diameter of the flange end of the ferrule is interpreted as the size of the tri clover, but that is not the case. Watch the video to find out more.
Monthly statements can be hard to get your head around. Watch Eilish from the Accounts team go through the different components of your statement and what they mean.
An expansion ferrule can be identified by the ridges on the inside of the ferrule. It also slips over the dairy tube rather than butt welding to it like a normal ferrule. Watch Huntley explain more in the video above.
Camlocks are hose couplings used to rapidly connect and disconnect fittings on piping or hose. The fittings are capable of carrying liquids, powders and granules. Watch Vernon go through the range
The Mac Union, also known as a BSP union or threaded union, is mostly used to access BSP threaded pipework.
Mac Unions are made up of three parts; the Female-Male Union Part, Female-Female Mac Union Part and O-ring seal.
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Pipe Schedule is the standard method to define the thickness and pressure rating of pipe. Watch Huntley explain the correlation between schedule number and thickness of pipe and other components to note.
Pipe fittings come in a range of different sizes and shapes to suit your pipe line configuration and are used to join it together to transfer liquids. Sinead will take you through The Metal Company’s range and show you how they work.
Some sizes the threads per inch are very similar but watch Huntley explain the other differences that make the threads incompatible.
Both General Purpose and Dairy Tube look the same from the outside so what’s the difference? It’s all about the internal surface, let Huntley explain
Whether it’s to connect to pipes, valves, pumps or other equipment to form a piping system. Here, Tristan will show the range of TMC’s flanges and their applications.
Both offer corrosion resistance, strength, heat resistance and are easily fabricated. So, what is the real difference? Let Huntley tell you.
Butterfly valves and ball valves are both used to control the flow of liquids and gases but they do this differently. Here you will watch how both…
With the holiday season coming up it has been a great time to reflect on the year. Thank you to all of our customers and their business. Now let us show you what The Metal Company crew has been up to.
Watch Huntley demonstrate the differences between tube and pipe. From the look and feel to the measurements needed to identify the products.
Watch Patrick discuss A Series and E Series Sanitary Valves. Both are suitable for food and beverage applications and are available with butt weld, tri clover or RJT connections.
Watch Huntley take you through the difference between the three-way valves: T-Port and L-Port and how they can divert flows.
Watch Huntley take you through the measurements needed to identify the correct flange for your application and view the flange identification chart
The Europress Press-fit system requires no welding, no hot works permit, decreases labour costs. Watch Jessie introduce you to Europress.
Clamps and Saddles are used with pipe, tube and Europress. Here Jay will discuss how to identify between Clamps and Saddles, the sizing and range that TMC supply.
Sanitary unions can be hard to identify between. Let Sinead show you how to differentiate between each of the DIN, RJT, BSM and SMS unions.
Often found in NZ on imported pumps, machinery and processing equipment. Butt welds to metric tube. Be sure to check out our DIN inch range with imperial sizing to make your install easier.
Consisting of two ferrules and a seal which are then held together by a clamp creating a hygienic seal. TMC supply butt-welded tri clover ferrules and tri clover expansion ferrules.
Most commonly used sanitary union. Great for frequently dismantled sections of pipework and/or hosing for a quick disconnect. TMC supply a variety of RJT reducers and adapters.
Now offering drone delivery. Servicing the entire company, our new delivery system will ensure you have the parts you need within 2 hours. Let us show you how it works in this video.
Find out the benefits of Pressfit RJT and Triclover Unions and why they are more secure than the standard Europress Union. Let Vernon show you how they reduce leaking in…
Here you will see TMC’s range of hosetails with our two distinctly different barbed and swaged hosetails which Vernon will take you through. Along with the full range of hosetail adapters.
Check out the range of pre-ferruled triclover fittings that will fit right into any triclover lines you have in your factory. No need for any on-site welding!
Watch how to correctly measure a triclover and be taken through the range of sizing TMC supply. See what a triclover union consists of with Vernon describing each component in…
This range is stocked to suit both tube and pipe. Watch Vernon discuss the sizing, accessories and how stubbed tube clamps are used. Find out what is unique about the TMC stubbed…
Introducing The Metal Company Drone Monitoring Program. This month we are excited to release a cutting edge Drone Monitoring Program at The Metal Company. This allows us to complete our annual stock take from the comfort of the desk, check stock at random remotely from our new Drone Monitoring Unit, complete full warehouse dust inspections […]
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