B-CON Misalignment Ball Connector

 
The B-CON is designed for piping and pipeline systems where the connector must compensate for misalignment of the pipe. The B-CON significantly reduces the time required to make subsea pipeline connections by providing a leak tight metal seal with performance characteristics and versatility that exceed those of welded pipe or conventional flanges.  While primarily intended for subsea piping operations, the B-CON is a valuable piece of equipment in any application (above or below water) where misalignment of the pipeline is a problem.
 

The unique design of the B-CON connector’s metal seal allows for up to +/-10º of misalignment in any axial plane from the centerline of the adjoining pipe (20º total misalignment). The metal sealing criteria is the same as that specified by ASME for the ring-joint flanges.  Sealing integrity is maintained at any angle of misalignment, with the seal being insensitive to externally applied bending loads at all operating pressures.  It is actuated by tightening of the bolts.  The tightening locks the ball member into the socket flange (housing), creating a rigid, static leak tight seal.

The B-CON meets all Applicable Codes and Standards: ANSI, API, ASME and NACE and it is available in stock from pipe sizes ranging from 4-in Nominal Pipe Size (NPS) to 24-in NPS and in pressure Classes 600 & 900.  The B-CON can also be supplied for any pipe size and any pressure rating, upon request.

 

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