MOCAP’s tapered plugs: The ultimate defence against moisture, contamination for threaded fittings

Tapered plugs come in various categories.

MOCAP has offered the peak of industrial protective solutions to businesses across the continent for more than four decades. The enormous selection available includes a wide range of tapered plugs, which are designed to protect fittings and threads from moisture, contamination, and other damage during production, shipping, and storage. MOCAP manufactures ten categories of tapered plugs, which make up one of three plug varieties from the supplier; also available are threaded and friction-fit plugs.

Many different sizes available

Customers can choose from the following models of tapered plugs:

• Centre pull plugs – like typical tapered LDPE plug caps, but with centre pull tabs for simple removal. Nearly 40 sizes, all red.
• Centre pull plugs with wide flanges – for better surface-area protection. Extra-strong tabs ensure plugs do not break off. Fourteen sizes available.
• EPDM tapered plugs – black, rubber, chemical-resistant tapered plugs that withstand temperatures as high as 149 degrees Celsius. Available in 23 sizes.
• Outside pull tapered plugs – with off-centred tabs that allow tight-fitting plugs to be pulled out more easily from the side. More than 30 sizes.
• Paper tapered plugs – economical, environmentally sound light-brown plugs, made from recycled paper, that do not promote condensation. Twenty-one sizes.
• Silicone tapered plugs – available in 23 sizes and able to withstand temperatures up to 316 degrees Celsius.
• Tapered plug caps – red protectors with a unique dual-function closure, which lets workers use them as caps or plugs. Simple to remove and offering secure fitting with their tough LDPE construction. Designed to fit various diameters and available from MOCAP in nearly 100 sizes.
• Thick extra-wide-flange plug caps – the widest flange in the MOCAP plug-cap line. Yellow and available in 14 sizes. Ideal for tube and hydraulic fittings, tube end caps, or pipe caps.
• Thick wide-flange plug caps – with thicker, wider flanges for easier handing. Yellow for visibility. Meeting the standards of the military and aerospace industries. Available in more than 50 sizes.
• Wide-flange plug caps – like tapered plug caps, with wider flanges for extra protection for external surfaces and to stop users from pushing them all the way through openings. Twenty-four sizes.

For more information, contact MOCAP.

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