I am a project engineer in a pharmaceutical plant in NC and we use a large amount of glass pipe and fittings.  We have noticed that many of the suppliers of this pipe are discontinuing production.  It is getting harder and harder to find fittings, especially ball couplings but other components are in short supply also.  I was curious if anyone else had faced this problem and:
1. Are there alternate suppliers overseas
2. Are there alternate materials such as non-metallics, especially something that is transparent such as glass that could take 150°C and solvents??

Thanks for any assistance
ElderX
 
 

elder

i work in the uk for a lot of pharma containment companies
drop me aline and give me an idea what your after theresalot of companies in the uk that do glass reactor vessels and the fittings to connect but i need to know what your looking for

Thanks G1Design;

We use beaded glass pipe for our process reactors and crytalizers in 2" and 3" diameters primarily.  We need a supplier for elbows, tees, ball couplings and other similar fittings.
We also have a number of glass condensers.
If you could provide the information it would be appreciated.

Thanks;

ElderX

ill do some digging round and hopefully tomorrow i can give you a list of contacts

cheers mikem

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QUICK

quick,

Thanks for the reply I do not have just one single application but we use glass through out our plant 43 acres under roof. We are looking for a supplier who can supply beaded glass fittings (elbows, tees, etc) ball couplings and the like.  If you have a catalogue that would be helpful send me an email and I will send you a mailing address or tell me where I can download one.  Thanks.
ElderX

allen.sanders@dsm.com

ELDERX

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM COMPANY'S WEBSITE  WWW.ablazeglass.com

They are manufacturer of industrial glass fittings.

QUICK

Thanks again Quick

ElderX:
In my company we also work with a lot of glass and hopefully up to now we didn't have that problem. We work with Schott glass that afterwards was bought by QVF, but they still maintain the old line of Schott glass. And we have here glass condensers, pipings and ballons that are more than 14 years old.
Did you tried to contact these guys?

PR

Yes Paul, I believethat is where we get our glass from .

het elder try these people

we use qvf here in the uk too

http://www.glassonline.com/borosilglass/

My company, Recmediation, Inc. is a large demolition and dismantlement company that also sells used equipment (asset/investment recovery).  We have several projects that have glass equipment and piping/fittings as well as other types of equipment that may suit your needs.  One of these projects happens to be in Wilmington, NC for a former Vitamin B & C plant.   Please email or call to discuss your needs

Respectfully,

Damon Kozul, PE, CHMM
Vice President

Recmediation, Inc.
396 Whitehead Avenue
South River, NJ 08882
Phone: (732) 698-9699
Fax: (732) 698-0991
website:  www.recmediation.com

Recmediation, Inc. provides demolition and environmental services on a nationwide basis.

Damon Kozul, PE,CHMM
Recmediation, Inc.
(732) 698-9699
dkozul@recmediation.com
www.recmediation.com