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Piping. Systems. Solutions.
Victaulic, the world leader in mechanical pipe joining systems, was founded in New York City in 1925 to market a radical new concept in the piping industry — a mechanical bolted coupling that would engage into grooves and use a gasket seal.
The concept of joining pipe with bolted mechanical couplings originated during World War I for rapid deployment of fuel and water lines to Allied forces. The company that worked closely with the War Department of England to develop this new method of joining pipe was named Victory Pipe Joint Company after the coupling it had engineered — known as the "victory joint" from early military uses. Later, combining the words "Victory" and "Hydraulics" the name was shortened to Victaulic, and the company began to shift its focus to commercial piping applications to market its new innovative method of joining pipe.
For more than 80 years, the company’s enthusiasm for crafting unconventional solutions has allowed it to forge new paths as it tackles the industry’s most unique challenges.
Unique Approach
The grooved piping method — which dramatically reduces the amount of installation time as compared to welding, threading or flanging — is now used extensively for HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, water and wastewater treatment, oil field operations, mining, industrial processes, power plants, military and marine systems, and other demanding fluid-handling applications.
Anatomy of a Groove
The economics of the grooved method derive from simplified assembly that involves three basic concepts:
- A pressure-responsive gasket that creates a leak-tight seal
- Couplings that hold the pipe together and
- Bolts and nuts that secure the couplings to the pipe.
A groove is rolled or cut into the end of the pipe to engage the couplings, whereupon the gaskets seal on the outside diameter of the pipe between the grooves. The sealing action is enhanced as the couplings are tightened by line-operating pressure or vacuum. Click here to see an animation of a grooved joint assembly.