How Hose Master manufactures quality metal bellows and expansion joints

Sudbury International supplies metal expansion joints produced by Hose Master.

Hose Master has been making high-performance industrial products for nearly four decades, all of which are available in Canada through Sudbury International Engineered Products Limited. A premier manufacturer of metal bellows and metal expansion joints, Hose Master offers pre-engineered and custom-designed joints by leveraging its technical expertise and innovation.

Sudbury International customers benefit from Hose Master’s winning formula, one that has made it an industry leader for engineered metal hoses and assemblies as well.

Quality assurance, analysis, and service

Known for its superior engineering, precisely controlled manufacturing process, expert quality control, and extraordinary customer service, Hose Master employs all of these traits into producing its metal bellows and expansion joints.

Technical expertise is a key to Hose Master’s success. Its proprietary equipment, designed and constructed in-house, enables creation of superior, value-engineered products that go beyond the standard, and skilled engineers can assist customers in custom-designing expansion joints for specific, demanding applications.

Quality assurance is another key ingredient, as Hose Master makes it a guiding principle to deliver the best metal bellows and expansion joints. Its designs meet the strict requirements of piping, boiler, and pressure codes, which apply to the fabrication and assembly of pressure piping. This certification means that Hose Master expansion joints get U, PP, and R stamps. Customer specifications can be verified through Finite Element Analysis or three-dimensional CAD modelling. Method options for expansion-joint tests include pneumatic, hydrostatic, high-pressure gas, liquid penetrant, plus helium mass spectrometry and radiography.

Another factor is product and failure analysis. To solve tough metal-expansion-joint applications permanently, manufacturers must identify root causes of past failure modes of out-of-service products accurately. Hose Master has an in-house product and failure analysis laboratory that identifies various failure modes, whether they result from fatigue, corrosion, deformation, or other causes. The company is North America’s sole manufacturer of metal hoses and expansion joints offering in-house failure analysis and reverse engineering at no charge to distribution partners like Sudbury International.

Finally, Hose Master offers the exceptional service that its industry demands. Perks include top standard delivery lead time and an after-hours emergency service.

To learn more, contact Sudbury International.

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