This is an innovated coupling based on systems that

have been giving satisfactory service for over 100

years.

PERFORMANCE Each rubber gasket is contained in a compression chamber which is formed by the
follower gland ring, coupling body and the pipe surface. In tightening the bolts the follower
gland rings are drawn together, thus reducing the volume of the compression chambers
and compressing the gaskets. The combination of a wedge shaped gasket and the flared
edge of the coupling body forces the rubber gasket down onto the pipe barrel ensuring a
pressure tight seal.

In order to ensure that the coupling gives a lifetime of trouble free service, the gasket is
compressed well above the pressure needed to form a pressure tight seal. This is
designed to compensate for rubber creep, which occurs due to fluctuation in temperature,
pressure, and general loss of strength in rubber products over a period of time.

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 FLEXIBILITY
Each coupling has been designed to accommodate a minimum of 10 mm of longitudinal
movement, (plus or minus 2.5 mm per gasket joint) and a deflection of 6° (3 ° per gasket
FOLLOWER joint).
GLAND RING BOLT MIDDLERING GASKET PIPE

For practical purposes most couplings will successfully operate at twice the minimum
figures, as given in the table, without any signs of leaking. Advantage of these properties
can be taken during installation to allow for ground movement after laying or misaligned
pipe ends.

CONFIGURATIONS
EUROCOUP COUPLING
Straight couplings are designed to join material of the same outside diameters.

EUROCOUP FLANGE ADAPTOR

FOLLOWER Flange adaptors are used to join plain ended pipes to flanged products, such as valves,
GLAND RING BOLT MIDDLERING GASKET PIPE in a flexibly jointed pipe run.

EUROCOUP STEPPED COUPLING

Stepped couplings are intended to joint either different material that have the same inside
diameter be it different outside diameters or in some cases join pipes with different bores.

EUROCOUP END CAP

End caps are suitable for blanking of a pipeline.

EUROCOUP LONG COUPLING

FOLLOWER Couplings with long bodies are manufactured to cater for ground movement i.e,
GLAND
BODY STUDBOLT GASKET RING PIPE subsidence due to coal mining or where the gap between the spigot end is too big to use
a standard coupling.

Special couplings with flanged branches can be manufactured to order.

MATERIALS SPECIFICATIONS
Follower Gland Rings : Up to 6” in GGG40 or 50 - DIN1693
above 6” in steel S275JR - EN10025
Middlering : Up to 6” in GGG40 or 50 - DIN1693
above 6” in steel S235JR - EN10025
Flange Adaptor Bodies : Up to 8” in GGG40 or 50 - DIN1693
above 8” in steel S235JR - EN10025
FOLLOWER STEPPED
GLAND RING BOLT MIDDLERING GASKET PIPE
Bolts and nuts : High Tensile Steel 8.8 hot dip galvanised or Rilsan coated.
Stainless steel
Gaskets : For Water or Gas.
DVGW/KTW approved: NBR Grade A.
BS2494 drinking water approved: EPDM Grade C
for drinking water and Sewage : SBR Grade F
Coatings : All metal parts (except bolts) Resicoat RT9000 R4
Fusion Bonded Epoxy coated.
All metal parts (except bolts) transit paint
All metal parts hot dip galvanised
All metal parts Rilsan (Nylon 11) coated
Other coating can be supplied on request.
 ADVANTAGES
FLEXIBILITY
- Expansion and contraction: 5 mm for each gasket joint.
EXPANSION 5 5 - Coupling: 10 mm (+5 -5 mm) and Flange Adaptor: 5 mm (+2.5 -2.5 mm)
& CONTRACTION
- Deflection of pipe ends 3° per gasket joint. Coupling 6° and Flange Adaptor 3°.
- Absorbs vibrations
- Absorbs small amounts of misalignment.

TOLERANCES
- Standard ovality and tolerances in the outside diameter of pipes are easily
accommodated.
ANGULAR α - Misalignment can be accepted and no lining out of pipe ends is necessary.
DEFLECTION

INSTALLATION
- Is fast, economical and can be carried out by unskilled labour.
- No expensive electrical or mechanical equipment. Only a spanner and lubricant
is required.
- Can be carried out under all weather conditions.
VIBRATION - No excessively wide trenches are required.
- Bends can be negotiated using straight pipes and couplings.
- No beveling, threading or measuring the outside diameter of the pipe is required.
- Thin walled pipes can be used.
- There is no damage to pipe coatings by the heat generated by welding.
α
MAINTENANCE
- No x-raying is required after jointing.
MISALIGNMENT - Ground movements due to settlement can be accomodated with ease.
- Stresses imposed in rigid pipelines are minimised by the inherent flexibility.
- They can easily be dismantled and used as “ dismantling pieces” for valves and pumps.
- Once laid no maintenance is required.
- For cathodic protected lines a conductive armoured gasket can be supplied for
electrical continuity.
- Couplings are available with factory applied coatings.

RATINGS
- Working pressure see table.
- Higher working pressures on request.

NOTE
- When pipe movement out of the coupling might occur, proper anchorage of the pipe
must be provided.

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AVAILABILITY EUROCOUP SIZES
Eurocoup couplings, flange adaptors, stepped couplings,
end caps and dismantling joints are manufactured to suit NOM STEEL DUCT. CAST PVC WP in bar WP in bar
dedicated pipe diameters. BORE IRON IRON NORMAL HEAVY
A range of couplings for standard pipe diameters and 50 60,3 66 69 63 40
materials are indicated in the table, the majority of which 70
are held in stock. 60 77 40

For none standard pipe sizes, couplings can be 65 76,1 82 75 40

manufactured using the same production methods. 80 82,5 98 95,5 90 40
88,9
Couplings are manufactured as specials in the size range
100 101,6 118 121,9 110 40
1500 - 6000 mm, specifically to suit the customers own 108
requirements. 114,3
125 127 144 149,9 125 36
133
PRESSURE RATING 139,7
141,3
For higher than standard working pressures, eurocoup 150 159 170 177,3 160 32
products can be designed with the body and gland rings 165,1
reinforced to meet the clients specification. 168,3

In the table the working pressures for standard couplings (175) 193,7 196 204,7 180 30
are indicated. Test-pressure is 1,5 x working-pressure. 200 219,1 222 232 200 30
(225) 244,5 259,1 225 30
250 273 274 286 250 30
DESIGN DATA
In order to offer the most efficient product for your specific 300 323,9 326 333,8 315 26
requirements, it is important that we have the following
350 355,6 378 386,6 355 24 35
information:
399,6
- flange specifications
- types of material that are being joined together 400 406,4 429 439,4 400 26 35
- pipe external and internal diameters 453
- working pressure of the main
- the medium and temperature that is passing 450 457 480 492,3 450 26 35
through the main 507
- the type of coating that is required. 500 508 532 545 500 26 35
560,5
(550) 559 570 26 35
600 610 635 650,3 630 24 34
667
(650) 660 24 32
700 711,2 738 768 22 32
For further information please contact our Techn. Dep.: (750) 762 826 21 31
UNI JOINT B.V. 800 812,8 842 19 28
Rozenobel 15, NL-5986 PA BERINGE
900 914,4 945 984,5 17 26
P.O.BOX 7014, NL-5980 AA PANNINGEN
The Netherlands 1000 1016 1048 1090,2 10 23
Telephone: +31-(0)77-3078200
(1100) 1120 1152 10 21
Fax : +31-(0)77-3078180
E-mail : unijoint@tyco-valves.com 1200 1220 1255 10 19
WEB-site : www.unijoint.nl
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We reserve the right to change specifications without prior
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notice.
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