Why Medical Gas Innovations

Why MGI

Tamper proof; (ESP) fittings are designed as a permanent joint. Risk of fire or explosion due to hot work is eliminated.
No fumes or smoke are produced, eliminating the need for special ventilation and creating a safer environment particularly in confined spaces.
No brazing is required thus reducing the potential for injuries.
Fabrication of piping systems utilizing (ESP) fittings are intrinsically safe since no torches, open flames or sparks are associated with installation or maintenance.

Install and inspect marks provide post-installation quality control through visual verification of installers work.
Joint reliability is & "machined into" and not reliant on the skill or touch of the welder / brazer.
Redundant metal-to-metal seals produce a gas-tight connection that is safe for services in fire hazardous areas and systems.
The seals will not melt or degrade during fire. Installation is a "cold work" process thus eliminating the heat affected zone and the deteriorated metallurgical properties associated with such zones. Rework is drastically reduced or eliminated.

Installation times are a fraction of that required by conventional methods.
No hot work means no fire watches and no disruption from events that may stop hot work.
Fittings may be installed in a system that is not or cannot be thoroughly drained or shut off.
Minimum training and qualification requirements reduce time off of the job and training costs.
Purge requirements from brazing are completely eliminated. Inter-trade disruption is reduced.
Damages to surrounding wiring, tile, equipment and painted surfaces are eliminated. Reduced installation times result in schedule flexibility.

(ESP) fittings can be consistently installed in the field at a rate of approximately 10 times faster than equivalent Braized connections.
(ESP) fittings can be installed underground, reduce downtime of underground repairs or installations with all the benefits of our fittings.
Eliminates or significantly reduces welding-related costs such as hot work permits, Hospital downtime. Eliminates the need to purge lines as required for hot work.

The (ESP) system requires only a minimum of skill to install and maintain a leak-free system the first time.
The quality of the system is “designed into” the fitting - independent of the installer.
Your authorized LOKRING representative, LOKRING Technology, and our Limited Lifetime Warranty stand behind every LOKRING connection.

Compact, lightweight hydraulic installation tools require only one-plane of access on fitting application.
Closely spaced pipe runs can be fabricated or repaired using (ESP) fittings. A 2” NPS pipe can be run on as little as 3 1/2 " centers.

Repair with (ESP) through-bore designs are as simple as cut, slip fitting over pipe, and Install!
Historical rework rates for (ESP) fittings are less than 0.1% of all installations.
Zero contamination in the tube or pipe connections eliminates the need for blast purging piping system

Use of our (ESP) fittings on large projects will substantially reduce your carbon footprint.
It will make searching for and repairing leaks fundamentally a thing of the past.
Worries of copper oxides are alleviated because there is no high temperature brazing.
Particulate matter will no longer be an issue due to the quick coupling of two pipe ends once the shipping plugs or caps are removed.
Hauling around heave bottles of nitrogen, acetylene and oxygen, as well as setting up nitrogen purge is eliminated.
No need to purchase equipment or have an employee continuously monitor nitrogen purge and alert the person doing the brazing if nitrogen is low. (This is a requirement by CAN/CSA Z7396.1-09).
Risk of burn related injuries directly related to piping heated to over 700 deg C that can easily cause first degree burns will no longer be a concern.

Lightweight equipment when compared to everything needed to braze a joint.
One convenient wheeled carry case transports easily in any vehicle.
Simply assess the situation, determent fittings and extra pipe if needed, and take action.
No dangerous copper oxides formed due to brazing without nitrogen purge.