Over 80 years of piping system solutions
where innovation and solutions are joined together.
Victaulic, the world leader in grooved mechanical
pipe joining systems, was founded on innovation.
In 1925, the company introduced what was then
a radical new concept in the piping industry:
a mechanical bolted coupling that joins
grooved pipe ends.
Developed during World War I as a way to quickly
deploy fuel and water lines to Allied forces,
this innovative coupling became known as the
“victory joint.” After the war, as the company
shifted its focus to the commercial piping industry,
the name became Victaulic, which is a combination
of “victory” and “hydraulics.”
Nearly a century later, the ability to create
innovative solutions for unique challenges still
marks the Victaulic approach. All around the world,
Victaulic systems have been proven to dramatically
reduce installation time, provide significant
savings in total installed cost, and offer complete,
start-to-finish solutions to challenging projects.
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specified for the world’s most demanding projects.
Look inside many of the world’s most challenging
projects, and you’ll find Victaulic solutions at work:
making bold design innovations possible, speeding
time to completion, allowing for unpredictable seismic
movements and setting the stage for easy scalability.
For more than 80 years, Victaulic has been delivering
innovative solutions for a demanding world.
CANADA
CN Tower
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UNITED STATES
EGYPT
FRANCE
Hoover Dam
Alexandria Library
La Grande Arche
de la Défense
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CHINA
SINGAPORE
MALAYSIA
CANADA
UNITED STATES
Burj Al Arab Hotel
Jin Mao Tower
Esplanade
Theater
Petronas Towers
Athabasca
Oil Sands
Industrial Plant
Piping
Toronto,
Canada
Easton, PA
United States
Nazareth,
Belgium
Shanghai,
China
SUPPORTING LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE
Victaulic employs more than 3,000 people worldwide with its world headquarters located in
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. Customers are supported through the regional headquarters shown
on the map above as well as through manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and sales offices
located around the world. Victaulic manufacturing and distribution facilities are located in the
United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Regardless of project location, Victaulic
has factory-trained piping specialists available in the field to service customer needs worldwide.
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depended on every day since
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Founded more than 80 years ago on the landmark idea of machining a groove into
pipes and coupling them together, Victaulic has changed the landscape of piping
construction. The company’s uncompromising standards have also earned its
products a place within many of the structures that the world depends on most.
For example, there may be no greater symbol of reliability in the world than the
Hoover Dam. From the day it was completed in 1935, it has successfully held back
the forces of the mighty Colorado River, and is counted upon as the major source
of hydroelectric power and water for the American Southwest.
When it was determined that the historic dam needed maintenance of aging parts –
with minimal disruption of service – the Bureau of Land Management turned to
Victaulic for an innovative piping solution. The Victaulic grooved system provided
reliability and speed, enabling the project to be completed effectively and on time.
HOOVER DAM
Built to withstand 45,000 pounds per square foot
(20.412 kg per 929 cm) of water pressure, the
Hoover Dam supplies more than 16 million people
and numerous industries with a dependable water
supply for municipal, industrial and other domestic
uses in southern Nevada, Arizona and southern
California. It also generates four billion kilowatthours of hydroelectric energy annually.
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productivity, profitability.
Victaulic pipe joining solutions are estimated to reduce average
man-hours up to 30% over welding. They have also been shown
to reduce calendar days and to accelerate construction to meet
today’s compressed schedules. In addition, Victaulic products
require no flame which enhances safety and lowers insurance costs.
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ahead of the curve.
Innovation has always been the hallmark of Victaulic.
So it’s not surprising that the world’s most innovative
designs depend on Victaulic piping solutions.
When the time came to turn the breakthrough architectural
renderings of the Burj Al Arab Hotel into reality, the engineers
turned to Victaulic couplings to make the piping within
the world-renowned curved structure functional and
dependable. The result is a 7-Star hotel unparalleled
for luxury and aesthetic excellence.
To enable the piping system of the Burj Al Arab to follow
its stunning sail-shaped contour, designers specified flexible
Victaulic couplings in a range of sizes. This reduced the
number of fittings that otherwise would have been required,
and also provided accommodation for seismic and settlement
movements that occur in the area.
AN ICON OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE
Considered the world's most luxurious hotel,
the Burj Al Arab was developed by WS Atkins
to be an icon for Dubai. According to architect
Tom Wills Wright, “The litmus test we used to
assess if we had fulfilled the brief was to see
if we could draw the building in five seconds
and ask everybody to name it.”
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elegant solutions.
A worldwide symbol of luxury, the 30-story Spa Tower of the
Bellagio in Las Vegas needed a fire protection system that
matched its elegant style. Victaulic not only provided the full line
of fire protection products and services, the company also delivered
commercial sprinklers concealed in decorative casings to match
the Renaissance flair of the hotel.
The Bellagio is known for its magnificent accommodations and
priceless works of art. To provide maximum protection for the
premises, a combination of wet and dry fire protection methods
are used, with Victaulic products serving both systems.
Victaulic devices continue to revolutionize size and
performance standards within the fire protection
industry. The flagship line of FireLock NXT ™ devices
eliminates the need for complex flow calculations.
Regardless of the system size each device is set
to a single, consistent rating.
The Bellagio Spa Tower is built with three sprinkler
systems per floor, for a total of 26,250 sprinklers
in the tower alone. Victaulic sprinklers are used
to protect everything from luxury hotels to
warehouses, libraries to computer rooms
and everything in between.
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a culture of quality.
Standing proudly along the banks of the Nile, a location considered
by many to be the cradle of civilization, Egypt’s Alexandria Library,
Conference and Cultural Center safeguards some of world’s most
treasured artifacts.
Halfway around the globe, in another of the world’s great cultural
crossroads, the Grand Arche de La Defense rises above Paris as
one of architecture’s most stunning achievements.
What both of these landmarks have in common is they have
entrusted their piping systems to the proven dependability and
versatility of Victaulic piping solutions.
Protecting the priceless artifacts in the Alexandria
Library required a piping system of unparalleled reliability.
Victaulic grooved couplings, fittings, valves and accessories
were used on the center’s fire protection and HVAC systems.
GRANDE ARCHE DE LA DEFENSE, PARIS
So large that Notre Dame Cathedral could
fit inside its cube, the Grande Arche de La Defense
uses Victaulic piping solutions for their unique
versatility, including the ability to accommodate
expansion, contraction and deflection.
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EGYPT
Alexandria
Library
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faster. safer. easier.
In fire protection systems where grooved piping is the accepted standard, there
is still a need for faster, easier and safer piping systems. With the introduction of
the new installation-ready FireLock EZ™ coupling, Victaulic has set a new standard
for speed and ease of installation. With no loose parts, FireLock EZ dramatically
reduces the time needed to install grooved systems.
As the first manufacturer to receive UL approval for fire protection services,
Victaulic has always been at the forefront of product innovation and development
for fire protection systems. Based on customer feedback and over 80 years of
market experience Victaulic is continually striving to create products that make
piping systems faster, easier and safer.
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the style of success.
When fast-rising fashion retailer Urban Outfitters outgrew its
former headquarters, the company needed a new facility that
could support its expectations of doubling its business within five
years. Having selected an existing structure at the Philadelphia
Naval Yard to repurpose, Urban Outfitters began renovating
immediately upon signing the deal.
Faced with the need to compress schedules and reduce project
calendar days, the contractor chose Victaulic piping systems for
their speed, reliability and flexibility, and Victaulic Bag and Tag
Services to reduce job-site handling. Through this combination
of efficient products and services, Victaulic contributed significantly
to the meeting of a highly accelerated renovation schedule.
The center piece of the new Urban Outfitters
headquarters campus is a glass-enclosed heating/
cooling central plant that occupies the lobby area
of the main office building. This central plant features
many of the most innovative Victaulic products
including the Advanced Groove System (AGS)
for large diameter piping systems.
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finishing in record time.
A model of international cooperation between architects, engineers
and local construction firms, the National Stadium Olympic venue
in Beijing, an outstanding landmark of the XXIX Olympiad, is set to
achieve its completion in record time. Victaulic provided the piping
solutions for this project, which will handle the demands for transport,
accommodation and stadia for more than 5,000 athletes, support
staff and family members. Victaulic not only secured the contract
for the National Stadium in Beijing, but its systems are also used
on other related Olympic venues and developments.
Victaulic advance project planning services help
owners avoid delays due to product availability issues.
The company’s specification updates also help minimize
costly future change orders. And because of the efficiency
during installation, Victaulic piping systems are installed
in up to 30% less time, reducing project calendar days.
EASE OF INSTALLATION SPEEDS COMPLETION
With Victaulic systems, efficiency and ease
of installation are guaranteed, as is the flexibility
to meet a project’s unique design requirements –
a factor particularly in evidence at the ambitious
Olympic sites in Beijing.
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dynamic design.
One of the greatest statements of the ability of Victaulic to make
architectural visions possible stands out spectacularly on London’s
skyline. Affectionately known as “The Gherkin,” 30 St Mary Axe
was commissioned by Swiss Re. The building’s facade, designed
to maximize natural ventilation, is cooled by air extracted from the
offices to reduce overall heat load. To further reduce energy usage,
decentralized on-floor plants allow mechanical ventilation to be
controlled on a floor-by-floor basis.
Due to its advanced requirements and remarkable shape, this landmark
required an innovative and highly flexible piping solution. Victaulic was
selected for HVAC and fire protection systems, providing the internal
structure for one of the world’s most striking architectural creations.
The sound attenuation properties of Victaulic flexible
couplings contributed greatly to making the on-floor
plants of 30 St Mary Axe a reality. The gasket at the heart
of Victaulic couplings significantly reduces sound vibration,
keeping the facilities quiet for all building occupants.
Despite its distinctive curved shape, the only
piece of curved glass in 30 St Mary Axe is the
lens at the top of the building.
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unearthing solutions.
Since it was founded more than 80 years ago, Victaulic has continuously
developed new innovations that change the industry. For example, the Victaulic
system for high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe was developed to allow
for bolted mechanical assembly without the need for heat fusing machinery.
This resulted in greater safety, faster installation and the productivity
benefit of not requiring electrical connections for fusing equipment.
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meeting towering demands.
The Taipei Financial Center, also known as Taipei 101, is currently
considered the tallest building in the world, rising to 1,676 feet high.
Since it is located in the Pacific Rim’s seismic zone and is subject
to great weight and wind pressures, Taipei 101 required an innovative
piping solution that was flexible enough to handle the unique forces
at work while consistently delivering dependable HVAC and
fire protection services.
Victaulic flexible couplings were used for angular deflection of
branches to the air-handling units on every floor. Victaulic expansion
joints, used as flexible connectors, were installed at strategic
locations on potable water and wet risers.
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The Victaulic system provides many mechanical
design features useful in systems subject to earthquake
conditions. The inherent flexibility of Victaulic flexible
couplings reduces the transmission of stresses throughout
the pipe system, and the resilient gasket aids to further
reduce the transmission of vibration.
End
Load
End
Load
The structural standards of the Taipei Financial
Center call for the ability to withstand the
strongest earthquake in a 2,500 year cycle.
The ability to effectively accommodate seismic
movement was one key reason the Victaulic
grooved system was specified as the center’s
pipe joining method of choice.
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unique challenges.
unique solutions.
Throughout Victaulic history, many types of natural resources have
moved through the pipelines our products hold together. But at the
Rocky Reach Hydroelectric Dam in Wenatchee, Washington, that
resource moves under their own power… because they’re fish.
The Chelan County Public Utilities Department commissioned
a “Juvenile Fish Bypass” for young salmon to swim down after
being hatched in the upstream spawning grounds. In a project
challenged by underwater construction, difficult conditions and
a tight time frame, Victaulic Depend-O-Lok™ couplings and expansion
joints eliminated the need to build harnesses, installed faster than
sleeve couplings, and helped lower project costs as well.
Rocky Reach Dam was constructed in 1956. But every year, up to 6%
of the salmon and steelhead runs perished in its turbines during their
seasonal migration to the sea. One alternative: spill 40% to 50%
of the water by the dam, at a cost of reducing power generation by
$25 million a year. The second option: construct a pipe around the
turbines so that fish could pass through unharmed.
Victaulic Depend-O-Lok type F × F restrained couplings
and expansion joints were used to connect pipe
joints along the entire length of the dam.
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Today, the fish are collected upstream via pumps that conduct water
flows of up to 7,000 cubic feet per second to attract the fish into the
conduit. They are then transported through the 4,600-foot pipeline,
held together by Victaulic couplings, to a discharge point on the
downstream side of the dam.
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rugged and reliable.
Piping systems used in mining must withstand some of the most
abrasive materials on earth. In the Athabasca Oil Sands Project
in Alberta, where workers braving temperatures of -40º F/-40º C
are helping Syncrude Canada Ltd. extract “heavy oil” from northern
Canada’s sludge-filled tar and sand pits, Victaulic couplings are
holding the pipes together.
In challenging applications around the world, the Victaulic line
of piping solutions is helping owners and project managers enhance
productivity, meet accelerated schedules and increase profitability.
Difficult applications demand creative solutions.
Exposed to extreme cold temperatures and highly
abrasive media, the piping system for Athabasca needed
to be easy to install and maintain. Since non-standard
pipe was used, Victaulic created a coupling that was
specifically designed to handle the size, temperature
and service requirements of the system.
ATHABASCA OIL SANDS
It is estimated that the Athabasca Oil Sands
deposit contains 1.6 trillion barrels (250 km3)
of crude. The total product coming through
the region’s pipelines is expected to represent
10% of North America's oil production by 2010.
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built for speed.
The automotive industry is known for its hard-driving schedules.
So when Hyundai Motors undertook the project of building a new
manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama, they specified
Victaulic systems on their compressed air, cooling water,
chilled water and condenser water lines.
Installation cost savings and fast-track schedule requirements
were critical for this construction project, and Victaulic helped
the company reach the finish line in world-class time.
Welded
Peak Man-Power
NUMBER OF MEN ON SITE
Shift Maximum
Manpower Line
FEWER MAN-HOURS: FASTER COMPLETION
Victaulic
Peak Man-Power
Meet or Beat
Project Schedule
Job studies have shown that grooved pipe joining
requires up to 30% fewer man-hours than welding.
This not only shortens schedule time, it also increases
safety by minimizing risk exposure.
MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION WEEKS
Fast and easy to install on large-diameter piping
systems, Victaulic Advanced Groove System (AGS)
couplings dramatically impact installation times,
resulting in lower total installed cost, and
significantly reduce plant downtime.
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faster system.
better results.
For the engineers and contractors charged with building a municipal
water pumping station and reservoir to serve the regions of York
and Peel in Ontario, Canada, space and time were critical issues.
By selecting Victaulic Depend-O-Lok couplings to join the largediameter cement-lined pipe used in the city water lines, the builders
were better able to meet the municipalities’ service demands.
Depend-O-Lok couplings are designed to meet almost any
application or service criteria.
The Depend-O-Lok encapsulating coupling is designed
to be installed right over the existing pipeline to provide
a faster, easier repair solution. It is fast, economical
and provides a long-term solution to the problem
of leaking or failing joints.
YORK PUMPING STATION
The pumping station owners required a stainless
steel bypass system for an added safety factor.
Victaulic Depend-O-Lok couplings specifically
designed for stainless steel piping were used
in this application.
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pure power.
The extraordinary demands of the power industry require joining systems
that can stand up to highly abrasive materials and provide continuous
uninterrupted service. For more than 80 years, Victaulic has been keeping
power companies going strong, with a line of products created specifically
for the needs of the industry.
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high adaptability
for high technology.
Intel Micron Flash Technologies, a joint venture between
Intel and Micron, sought to capitalize on the sudden rise in
demand for flash memory products. Although the construction
of their plant in Lehi, Utah was already considered fast track,
it was accelerated to an ultra-fast schedule to maximize the
market opportunity.
The revised schedule required significant process equipment
changes to be made, leading to the relocation of alreadyinstalled piping. Since Victaulic mechanical joints were used
across most systems, installers were able to disassemble
and reassemble easily and efficiently, helping them meet
the project’s highly accelerated schedule.
The potable water lines on this project were joined using
Victaulic copper connection products. The remaining systems
benefited from the application of Victaulic grooved carbon
steel products, which include a complete line of check and
butterfly valves, suction diffusers, strainers and the Victaulic
Advanced Groove System.
Victaulic systems are cold-formed
and do not require open flames, which
can disperse residues into the air.
This makes them particularly appropriate
for high-tech industries, which make
ample use of clean technologies.
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time is of the essence.
The William Osler Health Centre provides emergency, specialized and
general healthcare services to the province of Ontario, Canada, which
is growing at the rate of 30,000 new residents per year.
To serve the needs of the rapidly-expanding population, Osler Healthcare
Group is adding a new hospital to the current Brampton Memorial Hospital
Campus. Because of the time pressures of the construction, the need
to assure service is not interrupted in the current facility, and the modular
nature of the project, Victaulic solutions are the Health Centre’s products
of choice for its HVAC, plumbing and fire protection piping systems.
PRODUCTIVITY ANSWER
Considered the “Productivity Answer” by many
contractors, Victaulic recently improved its
industry-leading, speed-of-assembly time with
the introduction of the FireLock EZ, the first
rigid coupling that installs as a single unit.
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environmentally engineered.
National construction leader Alberici built its new headquarters
in Overland, Missouri, in a 14-month fast-track design/build schedule
that was aggressively met by the mechanical contractor on the job.
To meet this schedule, Alberici sought an innovative grooved piping
solution for the building’s unique under-floor HVAC system and
selected Victaulic to efficiently support the chilled and hot water
systems for the building’s air distribution.
After the project’s completion in early 2005, the US Green Building
Council (USGBC) designated the building as the greenest building in
the world because Alberici was able to accumulate more points under
the Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating
system than any other building in history.
The Victaulic grooved system fit Alberici’s intent for indoor
air quality during construction helping to contribute to
LEED certification. In addition, the Victaulic grooved
piping system reduced on-site material waste and
handling due to pre-planned pipe lengths.
Victaulic piping systems can contribute
to the LEED new construction rating system.
For more information about LEED in North
America, visit www.usgbc.org or www.cagbc.ca.
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innovation is a part
of the process.
Some companies start their research and development in a laboratory.
At Victaulic, our process begins in the field. The first step in our product
development methodology is simple: listen to the customer.
In fact, customer interaction shapes the entire product development
process at Victaulic. This ongoing “voice of the customer” can only be
offered because Victaulic is completely vertically-integrated: all research,
development, manufacturing and quality control is performed and
managed by Victaulic people at Victaulic locations.
As a result, Victaulic has produced a constant stream of innovations
for more than 80 years, including many breakthrough solutions that
created pioneering changes in the way piping is installed.
As the industry’s only single source manufacturer,
Victaulic employs the latest molding technologies
to ensure the highest performance and quality
in its gaskets. In fact, Victaulic gaskets are
subjected to stringent quality control standards
and exhaustive testing, from air and water aging, to thermal
cycling and compression set and tensile strength. These results,
along with advanced analysis techniques, allow Victaulic product
engineers the ability to predict and understand the performance
of its products in real-world conditions.
The ground-breaking Advanced Groove System (AGS) features
a two-piece coupling housing in all sizes for enhanced strength,
easier installation and single groove profile that all add up to
the strongest Victaulic mechanical coupling assembly ever
produced in its size range.
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The industry-changing FireLock NXT device is the
most compact and efficient device on the market.
The lighter, simpler design includes fewer moving
parts and simplified trim configurations for an outof-the-box installation that requires less time and
labor to install and ultimately reduces project costs.
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the complete assurance
of total quality control.
Businesses that work with Victaulic not only have the confidence of
knowing they are working with the leader in the industry, they also have
the assurance that comes with working directly with the manufacturer.
At Victaulic, quality is a pervasive corporate philosophy which directs
the entire process of meeting customers’ requirements on time, every
time. In fact, all Victaulic foundries have achieved ISO certification.
Quality testing is performed at each step of the process to ensure
our products meet the high demands of the marketplace.
This includes metallurgical testing for every pour, and pressure
testing and flow-testing for every valve.
VPDS
The Victaulic Product Delivery System,
or VPDS, assures quality continues after
manufacturing, with on-site and off-site
support and a company-wide focus
on just-in-time delivery.
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continuing to advance solutions.
With the introduction of the patent-pending Advanced Groove System (AGS),
Victaulic delivers a comprehensive solution for handling higher end loads,
withstanding higher pressure ratings, and providing greater safety.
The system also provides superior seismic-shock performance and
a union at every joint for easy adjustment, maintenance or expansion.
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930s
EARLIEST APPLICATIONS
a history of continuous innovation.
Due to their easy assembly, Victaulic systems first
found their niche in services such as large water supply
lines, oil field piping and mining piping systems.
What began simply as a faster, easier
and more economical way to join pipe
now has evolved into a whole new
approach to providing piping solutions.
As the world leader in mechanical
piping systems, Victaulic has set the
global standard for piping efficiency,
engineering expertise and performance
reliability – not only for the typical
project, but also for the world’s
most demanding piping projects.
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A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION
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As the inventor of the grooved piping method,
Victaulic designed its couplings using four basic
components which remains unchanged even today. Comprised
of a housing, gasket and bolts and nuts, Victaulic couplings
have joined pipe simply and reliably for more than 80 years.
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PIONEERING ROLL GROOVING FOR EASE AND SAFETY
Victaulic introduced roll grooving to the piping industry, making it far easier to
prepare pipe to accept Victaulic grooved piping components. Pressing a groove into
the pipe as it is rotated, roll groovers create a cold-formed groove without removing
any metal or pipe material, thus enabling the pipe to retain its full pipe wall.
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INTRODUCTION OF WRENCH-ONLY ASSEMBLY
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GLOBAL EXPANSION AND VERTICAL INTEGRATION
®
With the introduction of the Roust-A-Bout coupling, Victaulic
ushers in a new era of productivity by permitting wrench-only
assembly of pipe. This innovative method does not require any
pipe-end preparation such as threading or welding.
Over the years, Victaulic expanded its market from North and South America
to Asia and Europe, setting the stage for a global enterprise serving projects
around the world. During this time, Victaulic also began a program of
vertical integration that continues to this day. This program allows Victaulic
to control every phase of product development, from design and testing,
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through production and delivery to the marketplace.
970s
CREATING BRANCH CONNECTIONS WITHOUT WELDING
Victaulic pioneers a fast and easy way to insert a mid-pipe outlet without welding,
known as the bolted mechanical branch connection. After a hole is drilled or cut
into the pipe to receive a preformed outlet, positioning and sealing is assured using
a pressure-responsive gasket molded to conform to the pipe’s outside diameter.
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Victaulic products are used
in the mechanical shark
in the film “JAWS.”
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IMPROVING AN INNOVATION: RIGID GROOVED COUPLINGS
Having already designed the first rigid coupling, Victaulic takes the next
step by introducing Zero-Flex®, a rigid coupling with a unique, angle bolt-pad
design. The patented design eliminates the torque requirements of earlier
rigid couplings, allows the coupling to resist flexural and torsional loads,
and provides visual verification of proper installation.
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CUSTOM SOLUTIONS
By introducing the revolutionary Depend-O-Lok coupling system, Victaulic extended the
life of existing large-diameter pipelines while making it easier to join new ones. Custom
designed to meet the service challenges of large diameter piping systems, Depend-O-Lok
couplings are ideal for industrial, wastewater, water or mine piping systems.
Moving forward, the Victaulic charter of
continuous product innovation will grow
even stronger. In fact, today Victaulic
leads the industry in the amount of
resources it devotes to ongoing product
research and development.
Our focus is, and will remain, making
piping installations faster, easier, safer,
and more cost-effective. From concept
to commissioning, Victaulic provides
all the tools and services necessary
to simplify your next piping project.
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the innovations continue...
and beyond...
THE FIRST COMPLETELY PRE-ASSEMBLED RIGID COUPLING
The fastest fire protection coupling ever, the FireLock EZ rigid coupling
provides users with increased efficiency. A lightweight, installation-ready
coupling, the FireLock EZ has the added safety advantage of no loose parts.
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HOUSING
GROOVE
BOLT/NUT
GASKET
GROOVE
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the Victaulic difference.
value-added services.
At the root of all the benefits that Victaulic solutions bring
to a project – such as productivity, safety, design flexibility
and quality – are the unique features of its products.
Victaulic offers Construction Piping Services (CPS) to assist
customers in all aspects of a project, from pre-planning
and concepts to the construction and post-construction
phases. The only mechanical piping systems manufacturer
with factory-trained piping specialists in the field worldwide,
Victaulic offers such services as:
VICTAULIC GROOVED END PIPING SYSTEMS PROVIDE:
Contraction
Deflection
Flexibility – with the inherent
expansion/contraction/
deflection properties
of flexible couplings
in grooved systems
Rigidity – with an angled pad
design that provides positive
clamping of the pipe to resist
torsional and flexural loads
Noise and vibration
attenuation – by isolating
the transference of
vibration at each joint
Seismic stress absorption –
by providing significant pressure
restraint and end load capability
to withstand pipe movement
from internal and external sources
The Victaulic service and support team is comprised
of experienced sales representatives, on-site training
personnel and engineering professionals, all prepared
to help in facilitating the evaluation, planning and
fulfillment of your piping system needs.
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Easy system maintenance
and expansion – through simple
coupling disassembly that
allows for easy access
For additional information about Victaulic
products and services, visit www.victaulic.com.
Value analysis
Project management
Field service
Engineered products
Alignment ease – through
a design that allows for full
rotation of the pipe and system
components before tightening
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