{"id":239,"date":"2026-05-12T23:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.develfluid.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=239"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:42:34","slug":"hand-built-rubber-expansion-joint","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.develfluid.com\/index.php\/product\/hand-built-rubber-expansion-joint\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand-built rubber expansion joint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 25px;\"><strong>DEVEL Hand-built Rubber Expansion Joints<\/strong> are precision-engineered for critical piping positions where standard mass-produced molded connectors cannot fulfill operating tolerances. Fabricated manually by skilled technicians utilizing a high-performance manual hand-wrapping process, these joints eliminate mold dimension limits entirely. 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font-weight: bold; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000000; border-left: 4px solid #000000; padding-left: 10px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Technical Specifications<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; margin-bottom: 35px; border: 1px solid #000000; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 600px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 35%;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 65%;\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f1f3f5; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 10px 15px; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">Specification Parameter<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px 15px; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; text-align: center;\">Engineering Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background-color: #f8f9fa; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">Size Range<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; color: #000000; text-align: center;\">DN200 to DN4000 (8&#8243; to 160&#8243;+)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background-color: #f8f9fa; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">Working Pressure Rating<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">Up to 25 Bar (Custom higher pressure capabilities available)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background-color: #f8f9fa; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">Vacuum Resistance<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; color: #000000; text-align: center;\">Full vacuum capabilities supported by engineered internal steel reinforcing rings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background-color: #f8f9fa; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">Elastomer Body Materials<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; color: #000000; text-align: center;\">EPDM, NBR (Nitrile), Chloroprene (Neoprene), Butyl, FKM (Viton), Hypalon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background-color: #f8f9fa; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">Flange Standard &amp; Materials<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; color: #000000; text-align: center;\">Carbon Steel Q235, Stainless Steel 304\/316\/316L (Galvanized, Hot-Dip, or Epoxy Coated) conforming to ANSI\/ASME, DIN, BS, EN1092, JIS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background-color: #f8f9fa; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">Temperature Threshold<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 15px; color: #000000; text-align: center;\">-40\u00b0C to +150\u00b0C (subject to specific lining compound configuration)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #000000; font-style: italic; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 30px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Engineering Note:<\/strong> Due to the high adaptability of the hand-built manual fabrication method, custom modifications regarding movement capacities, concentrated structural weights, or multi-arch layouts can be engineered directly into the production process according to client blueprint demands.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 25px; margin-bottom: 12px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Industrial Sectors &amp; Applications<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 15px;\">DEVEL hand-built heavy-duty expansion joints are systematically integrated into large-scale engineering piping arrays where operational continuity is imperative:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14px; 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