Connecting Boatbuilders to the New Gold Standard

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Connecting Boatbuilders to the New Gold Standard

It is still common to hear waterfront stakeholders refer to alternative pipe connection systems as temporary or simply as ‘a new development.’ While none of that could be further from the truth,PVC Ceiling Supplier the education of the marine community as to the merits of these products as an alternative to traditional flanges continues. These products - like Victaulic’s market offerings - are indeed mainstream parts of the marine sector, their use limited only by the imagination of designers, builders and operators who constantly find new applications to improve their bottom line.

Since the 1920s, Victaulic couplings have demonstrated their value in countless maritime applications. As early as the late 1920’s, Victaulic had the sanction of Lloyds’ Register and Bureau Veritas. Back then, boatbuilders first used the product for water supply and sanitation because of theirreliability and flexibility, tolerance for vibration, safety, ease of access and ability to accommodate expansion and contraction. That hasn’t changed. Later, during WWII, Victaulic couplings were installed in thousands of piping systems of merchant and navy ships in expanded roles that included solutions for bilge, ballast, freshwater, saltwater, sanitary and deck drains, fuel oil fittings and transfer, fire mains, cargo systems and more.

It was during the war that the ease and quickness of installation became just as valuable as the versatility of the product itself. The need to quickly mass produce a fleet of ships to counter overseas threats required efficient assembly and manufacturing in all phases of shipbuilding. Victaulic’s pipe coupling systems became an integral part of that successful effort.