Expansion joints designed and manufactured at DME come
in a wide variety of materials and sizes. Our design engineers will
assist you in your expansion joint selection as expansion joints used
for certain equipment may not be applicable for another. Here at DME
Inc., we will manufacture our joints to meet your requirements. Our
having over 3 decade’s worth of experience in the field has
enabled us to provide customers with products that meet their exact
and precise specifications. Efficiency can be gauged by precision
and that is what we offer here at DME Inc. We can provide our customers
with a wide selection of bellows that are suited for a variety of
applications. Bellows are the flexible element in an expansion joint
that consists of one or more convolutions. They make it possible for
a wide variety of equipment to absorb dimensional changes caused by
thermal expansion and contraction in pipelines, ducts or vessels.
Our bellows are made from all of the highest quality alloys on the
market today. We mostly use T-321 stainless steel as a standard for
our quality bellows because of its excellent forming and high temperature
properties. We can also manufacture and design bellows made from other
alloys to give you a broader range of choices that would suit your
requirements.
DME Inc. fabricates stainless steel expansion joints in our 40,000
square foot Santa Fe Springs facility. Inconel 625, T-316L stainless,
Hastelloy C-276 and Alloy X are some of the other alloys that are
available to you for use on special applications. We also manufacture
our bellows expansion joints in a variety of designs and styles
for most any piping system. All of our bellows capsules and expansion
joints are manufactured according to EJMA guidelines. We can manufacture
large and small single ply and multi-ply bellows for you that can
range from 1-1/2” models to as large as 104” in diameter
ducting joints. We also have universal bellows joints available
for you that are composed of 2 bellows joined together by a common
connector and capable of absorbing axial compression, lateral deflection
and angular rotation all at the same time. We manufacture ducting
bellows that can be used for a variety of ducting or low pressure
applications. We also can manufacture high temperature exhaust bellows
for your engine exhaust systems. Externally pressurized expansion
joint models designed to absorb large amounts of axial movement
and can be designed for high pressure applications. The flexible
element in this type of expansion joint is protected by an outer
casing for more durability and a built in safety feature.
Non-standard and metric sized expansion joint models can also be
made for you when needed. Our production equipment and extensive
range of tooling makes it possible for us to meet your custom requirements
and delivery needs. We also try to maintain a large selection and
inventory of materials in order to provide our customers with fast
delivery times and prompt shipping schedules for their orders. DME
also provides rebuilding services for our customers when it is necessary
to rebuild an expansion joint rather than purchasing a new one.
It may also be a cost effective alternative to rebuild an expansion
joint where custom fittings, stainless and alloy flanges need only
to be re-worked in order save cost. DME will sandblast and re-machine
your fittings as needed. Our replacement bellows are matched as
close as possible to the original design. Customers should provide
accurate pressure, temperature and movement specifications in order
to insure an exact expansion joint replacement. Here at DME Inc.,
we make sure that our customers get what they need when they need
it. With our engineering expertise and extensive equipment, we try
to manufacture products that meet all our customer’s expectations.