IMAGE

NAME

I.D. (in.)

W.P. (psi)

TUBE

COVER

APPLICATION

Fish Suction

8 to 12

Vacuum

CR

CR

Vacuum removal of fish from a ship's hold. Rated for full vacuum.

Furnace Door

(1164)

1 to 2

250

EPDM

Flexible Braid of Stainless Steel Wire

Used as a water cooling hose on open hearth steel mill furnaces. Light and flexible enough to be changed by one person.

CONVERTAPIPE

Custom built to meet your needs and engineered to outlast steel pipe. The replacement of metal transfer pipe means big costs. HBD Industries, Inc., a leading producer of hoses for industrial use, has met this problem by developing CONVERTAPIPE… one of the most extensively engineered hoses. Convertapipe saves in materials, equipment, labor and downtime.

STRUCTURE

All Convertapipe is custom-built to fit the job. It is impossible to talk about "a Convertapipe". Convertapipe is really a family of hoses built at 6 different working pressures - 25 psi, 50 psi, 75 psi, 100 psi, 150 psi, and 250 psi; tube thicknesses 1/8" to 1"; and a multitude of different rubber compounds with 5 different types of ends. Available in sizes up to 48" I.D.

TUBE

REINFORCEMENT

COVER

LENGTH

PRESSURES

The long-wearing tube is made of a specially blended natural SBR compound with an excellent abrasion resistance.

Multiple plies of high-strength textile are used with a helical, spring-steel wire embedded in a cushion of rubber in the carcass to help resist kinking, crushing, or collapsing.

Tough, black SBR is most often used. It's weather, snag and abrasion-resistant. Other polymers such as neoprene, are available upon request, if the job requires.

For most applications, Convertapipe is available in lengths up to 50 feet, although other lengths to 100 feet are available in some sizes.

Convertapipe has been designed to handle abrasive slurries and raw materials at working pressures of 25 psi to 250 psi, with maximum safety. (Contact HBD for higher working pressures.)

PERFORMANCE

Convertapipe can do things steel pipe can't. It's quality constructed and engineered for superior performance.

VERSATILE

DURABLE

FLEXIBILITY

All Convertapipe is built for full vacuum as well as discharge pressures specified (25 psi to 250 psi). Available with a variety of tube and cover styles and thicknesses.

The abrasion-resistant rubber tube of Convertapipe "gives" and bounces sharp particles on their way. Also resists corrosion and erosion. More wear resistance saves you money due to less downtime while pipe is replaced.

Curves and bends are wear spots. Convertapipe enables you to make more gradual curves that help eliminate wear problems. Light and flexible, Convertapipe can be installed in tight-fit places where steel pipe can't even be considered.

ECONOMY

We won't try to hide the facts. Convertapipe costs a little more than steel pipe on initial purchase. There are some very good reasons for this.

REPLACEMENT

INSTALLATION

MAINTENANCE

Convertapipe is built to outlast steel pipe. You will buy lots of steel pipe to get the number of work days performance that one buy of Convertapipe gives.

Significant increases in production output and efficiency result from the relative speed and ease with which Convertapipe can be installed, compared to the rigid steel pipe.

To obtain maximum life, operations managers should schedule periodic rotation of each length of hose to get uniform wear, which means longer life. Downtime is minimal.

APPLICATIONS

Convertapipe, the most versatile transfer hose made, is custom-built in six pressure ranges, with each order engineered for the job. All Convertapipe is built for full vacuum and discharge. More resistant to abrasion than steel pipe, Convertapipe resists cutting or gouging even by high silica sand, or metal shavings, or water-suspended ore, grain or coal. It can handle wood shavings, fish, shell, gravel, sawdust, cinders and mild chemicals.

Convertapipe is engineered to be a significant step beyond steel transfer pipe. Years of quality performance is custom-built right in by HBD. That's maximum economy. That's CONVERTAPIPE!

COUPLINGS

Must be selected to meet service conditions

Flexseal Ends

For transfer of abrasive materials and fluids that must be kept uncontaminated by metals. The hose end is built up over a rigid steel angle iron ring. Behind this flare a split flange is placed. To join 2 Flexseal ends, the standard bolt holes are aligned. No need to twist the hose. The soft rubber hose ends make contact, compress, and make a leak-proof seal when the bolts are tightened. No gasket is needed.

Flexlock Ends

A molded rubber flange, reinforced with heavy hose fabric actually Flexlock Maximum forms a continuation of the hose tube. It is backed by a solid steel ring with standard 150# drilling. This flexible rubber-to-rubber contact provides a strong seal without a gasket. Since all parts of this coupling (except the bolts) are part of the end, Flexlock ends are useful where the connection is made and broken regularly.

Built-in Steel Nipples

For all large-diameter hose, and higher pressures in smaller sizes. Nipple is full-flow with its I.D. being the same as its hose.

Flanges

For joining hose ends equipped with nipples. Flange sizes and bolt-hole drilling are standard 150# or 300# as ordered for match-up in field. Bronze, aluminum and steel flanges available in lap joint (rotary style) attached to steel nipples. Cast iron, forged steel and bronze up to 20" sizes.

Straight Ends

Enlarged Ends