Victaulic Moves from Strength to Strength With Large Diameter Advanced Groove System (AGS)

Victaulic, the world leading grooved pipe jointing system manufacturer, is launching a new range of large diameter rigid and flexible couplings, fittings, valves and accessories - the Advanced Groove System (AGS) - offering unprecedented performance and reliability thanks to an innovative new design. In fact, it is now the company's strongest mechanical coupling assembly system in its size range.

Ideal for HVAC and industrial piping applications, the new Victaulic Advanced Groove System is available from 350mm - 600mm and has been designed with performance, speed and ease of installation in mind. With a two-piece housing, requiring only two fixing bolts (rather than up to the 20 bolt flanged equivalent) and a new wedge-shaped groove that delivers pressure ratings up to 350 psi (24 bar), the Victaulic AGS offers unprecedented assembly speed and reliability. In addition, the coupling also provides visual confirmation of correct assembly via a bolt-pad-to-bolt-pad design, ensuring ultimate product inspectability.

In addition to streamlining coupling assembly, the Victaulic Advanced Groove System also simplifies pipe-end preparation by using a unique single groove profile that is designed to eliminate the possibility of pipe-end flare.

Specific AGS roll sets are used with existing Victaulic tools, the only tools on the market capable of grooving up to 1200mm. All Victaulic grooving tools are designed and manufactured by Victaulic.

David Snodgrass, country manager, UK and Ireland, comments: "The new Advanced Groove System, with its more robust coupling housing and deeper, wider groove, offers stronger joint integrity and a continuous seal around the gasket. This has been well received in the US market, where engineers and contractors have found it to offer design and installation benefits that are superior to welding or flanging, and we look forward to maximising its potential across the UK and mainland Europe. Since introducing our first product some 80 years ago, Victaulic continues to deliver comprehensive, start-to-finish solutions that our customers expect from the mechanical joining innovator."

Victaulic, a privately held company headquartered in Easton, Pa., U.S.A., has manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide and employs approximately 3,000 people. The company, and its subsidiaries, develops products for a full range of industrial, commercial and institutional piping systems.

For more information on the Victaulic product range or stockists, call Mitchell Holmes, Victaulic marketing brand manager in the UK on 01438 741100 or visit the website

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