Line Stop Devices and Pipe Closing Plugs

Closing balloons series UBF-Al are manually loaded balloons with a protective aluminium para-amide jacket. The working part of the closing balloon manufactured for a specified internal diameter of the closed pipeline consists of a rubber tube with a high-strength protective jacket. The protective jacket is highly resistant to short-time flame exposure and radiating heat. Therefore these closing balloons are designated primarily for applications where the jacket can be exposed to thermal stress ( e.g. welding). For the jacket technical specification following below). As a rule, the loading part consists of a loading tube with a rubber plug, identification plate and fitting set. The structure of components of the loading part of individual standard manufactured balloons of this series is described on the following sheets of the catalogue, if necessary, it may be deliberately modified as may be required by the customer. (Following the sheet 2.2-1). For maximum safety, the shelf life of these closing balloons is limited. The service life (30 months, as a rule) is shown on the identification plate. The balloon may be sent to the manufacturer for the overhaul after the lapse of the service lifetime.