FDM Flexible Connection

Features:

• Easy Connection
• Replaceable gasket
• Leak Proof
• Robust
• Jacob standardized diameter range
• Sleeves in Poly Urethane, Silicones, Rubbers
• Ground bolts & Brackets for magnets and switches
• Reinforcement rings
• Explosion Resistance 1,5 Bar

DN60 – DN630    (20 available diameters)

Flange materials

• Mild Steel Powder coated
• Stainless Steel AISI 304 / DIN 1.4301
• Stainless Steel AISI 316 Ti / DIN1.4571
• Aluminum AlMg3

Surfaces

• Glass bead blasted
• Pickled and passivated
• Polished
• H20 / Sublimation blasted

Sleeve shapes and designs

• Spiral Hoses / reinforcement rings
• Offset
• Misalignment / Offset
• Un parallel flange surfaces
• Round to Rectangular
• Bellow Shape
• Y shape / splitter

Flange Standards

• Jacob / NORO / KMH / S&W

 

FDM

FDM is a flexible connection equipped with a pressed on Jacob coupling.

The Jacob coupling is assembled in the same way originally intended, with a replaceable gasket and a Quick Connect Clamp for quick assembly.

It can also be used with a Bolt Connect clamp for Employee safety in case of dangerous applications, for instance when the flexible connections is close to a rotary valve, screw conveyor, butterfly valve, mill or other mechanical equipment.

The FDM flexible soft connections is a great addition to the already vast program of the modular Jacob tubing system.

The design of the method the flexible soft sleeve is pressed on to, the Jacob Flanges allows us to make the flexible sleeve in a great variety of materials, thermoplastics, rubbers and silicones. In thicknesses, 0.3mm, 1.0mm, 2.0mm, and even 3.0mm thickness.

The use of a U shaped Gasket ring on the flange, which is replaceable, allows you to choose from a wide range of gasket materials for a variety of applications and even metal detectable gaskets.

Pressing stainless steel Jacob flanges on to the flexible connection / flexible sleeve, makes the entire connection airtight and gives it a smooth flow profile.

There are many application options, including specific options for weighing and dosing techniques, Atex, foodstuffs, chemical, color and metal detection.

Magnets, sensors and switches

Also the flanges pressed on to the flexible, allow to weld brackets mount electromagnets, sensors or proximity switches. This for the safety purpose to detect if there is a flexible mounted.

Also when the clamp is disassembled, electromagnets can keep the flexible in place to prevent leaks or to guard operators from mechanical moving parts that are dangerous.

Machines can be switched of when the right electronic precautions are made.

Also ground studs / earth studs can be added to the metal press rings on each end.

Flange materials

On the FDM the following flange materials are available;

• • AISI 304 / DIN 1.4301, 2.0mm, Glass Bead Blasted, (standard)
  • AISI 304 / DIN 1.4301, 2.0mm, Pickled and passivated
  • AISI 316Ti / DIN 1.4571, 2.0mm, Pickled and passivated
  • Others on request

Surface Finish Flanges

Surface Finishes Of the flanges are as described above.

Or if you have your own surface requirements we can have that custom made to your specification, such as;

• • Pickled and Passivated
  • Polished, Ra0.4 or Ra 0.8
  • Finish 2B
  • H2O blasting / Sublimotion / Viwateq
  • Glass Bead Blasted

Advantages

• • Easy Connection
  • Hygienic Connection
  • Explosion Resistance 1.5 Bar
  • Jacob Coupling in 20 diameters
  • Robust
  • Air Tight / Leak proof
  • LOTO suitable & or brackets for sensors or switches
  • Large variety of flexible materials
  • Custom made
  • Replaceable gasket (see accessories)
  • Modular system  (see accessories)

Variations

• • Conical,
  • Eccentric,
  • Unparallel flange surfaces
  • With inner sleeve
  • Y piece / side branches / T piece
  • Bellow shape, symmetric and conical asymmetric
  • Reinforcement rings against vacuum and over pressure (also in grounded editions),
  • End cap or blind cover
  • Spiral shaped reinforcement

Dimensions

• • Jacob is interchangeable with, KMH, NORO, S&W
  • Length is minimum 100mm, there is no maximum length.
  • Flange Length;
    • 25mm (option)
    • 55mm (standard)
    • Any custom length between 25mm and 200mm.

Diameters (in mm)

60	150	280	450
80	175	300	500
100	200	315	560
120	224	350	600
140	250	400	630

Materials

For more information please go to our Materials Comparison Table

• • Poly Urethane 0.3mm / 1.0mm / 1.5mm
  • PKPU  Poly Urethane with knitted polyester ply 2.0mm
  • Silicones 2.0mm / 3.0mm
  • PKSR Polyester Knitted Fabric with Silicone 2.0mm
  • EPDM, Gum, Nitrille 2.0mm / 3.0mm
  • PVC, Mipolan 2.0mm / 3.0mm
  • Silicone Weighing Bellows
  • Poly Urethane weighing bellows
  • Step Bellows