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We have a full range of railroad related items besides our popular railcar loading arms.
 The ‘Heads Up’ Railcar Motion Detector is a new safety siren designed to give rail yard workers a warning if a car starts to move. The ‘Heads Up’ attaches magnetically to the bearing cap of any freight car wheel. For the same reason that forklift truck and other vehicles are equipped with beepers, the ‘Heads Up’ detector warns workers that a rail car is moving. When the car wheel turn more than 10 degrees in either direction, the battery-powered sensor emits a powerful 90 db two-tone warble. The siren has a baffle to moderate the sound level, and an illuminated on-off switch. The NEMA-4X housing is rain and dust-proof and all hardware is corrosion-resistant. A 9-volt replaceable battery provides 30 minutes of siren life. The ‘Heads Up’ weighs 1 pound and fits in the palm of the hand.
 The Railcar Motion Sensor operates on 110-vAC and can detect a railcar, truck, or any other large, metallic, moving object up to 100 feet away from the sensor unit. The sensor is adjustable to mass and velocity and can be installed up to 1,000 feet away from the light and horn control box. The sensing unit is designed to be buried under the railroad track or roadway. NEMA-4 controls are standard, and explosion proof units are available.
See our full line of railroad related items on our website including our railcar loading arms.
 If you’re looking for OPW swivel joints for your application you’ll love our online configuration tool at SwivelJoints.com. It makes finding the right OPW swivel joints for your application easy. If you have a part number it’s even easier. There is a part number guide that gives metal, style, size, and seal for each part so you can double check what you’re ordering.
For applications where a hose is necessary, these joints mounted at the end of the hose eliminates kinking and twisting and reduce hose wear. Plus when they are fitted to metal frameworks and attached to hoses, the hose can be guided and kept from kinking and denting or scratching tanks, trucks, and other equipment.
In the fields of petroleum, chemical, refining, mining, distilling, brewing, and more there are hundreds of applications requiring OPW swivel joints. These piping components rotate 360 degrees and permit the use of rigid metal piping for loading and unloading hazardous chemicals, petroleum, and other materials without the danger of handling cumbersome hoses.
Our OPW swivel joints feature combinations of five metals and five seal materials to meet most material handling requirements. They can also be custom designed to conform to unique specifications.
We guarantee you’ll like our competitive prices, fast delivery and the outstanding customer service that we offer our customers each and every time.
 We are a leading provider of OPW loading arms in the U.S. Our experience with OPW loading arms allows us to walk clients through every step of the design process from swing arm style to dimensions and materials. We will ensure your loading arm is designed and built to specifications and delivered on schedule, the first time, every time.
Each loading arm is designed for ease of operation and handling, which creates a faster and safer loading operation. The rugged construction of our OPW loading arms makes down time and maintenance issues non-existent.
SwivelJoints can meet a wide range of bulk chemical loading requirements. We provide swing arms truck loading, railcar loading and custom bulk loading applications such as drums and containers.
Top or bottom loading applications, supported or unsupported boom arms, fixed or variable reach arms, bypass and wash arms are all common applications provided to customers. Here’s are the different types of loading arms we stock.
Truck Loading Arms –
Bottom Loading Arm for Tank Trucks
Top Loading Arm with Integrated Gangway and Safety Cage
Supported Boom Arm Design
Railcar Loading Arms –
Bottom Loading Arm With Insulation & Steam Tracing
Loading Arms with Gangways and Multiple Spot Loading Rack
Supported Boom Arm Design With Integrated Gangway And Safety Cage
Other Loading Arms –
Loading Arms and Blending Skids
 The OPW 2173AVN Vapor Recovery Dry Disconnect Coupling provides for easy access in recovering vapors for either top or bottom loading/unloading tank truck operations. The OPW 2173AVN Dry Disconnect Coupling installs onto the QRB valve on tank trailers and can provide a dry disconnect connection for emergency evacuation of hazardous liquids in the case of roll-over.
Benefits
• Closed-Loop Protection – Helps protect people and the environment by providing a vapor and liquid tight seal during the connection / disconnection process specifically designed to contain VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) products that have high vapor pressure that evaporates quickly. Contains fugitive emissions and transfers VOC’s without vapor loss.
• Roll-Over Safety – Its low profile design keeps the fitting below roll-over plane to minimize damage in the event of a roll-over. Meets IMO profile dimensions.
• Easy Emergency Evacuation – Provides a dry disconnect connection for emergency evacuation of hazardous liquids in case of roll-over.
• Quick and Easy Cleaning – Designed for easy disassembly for periodic routine cleaning.
Features
• Vapor Hose Connection – 2″ Kamvalok® Dry Disconnect Coupling or D2000™ Actuating Couplers.
• No trailer modifications required – Easy attachment to existing MC307, DOT407, MC312, and DOT412 trailers.
• The 3″ straight thread mounting with 2″ dry disconnect cam and groove connection makes the ideal 3″ x 2″ adaptor for any QRB valves.
 We carry only top of the line OPW truck loading arms for our customers. OPW Engineered Systems custom-designs and manufactures truck loading arms for specialized applications. With their extensive experience it’s likely their engineers have already solved most situations you may encounter. However, with the many varying factors that impact fluid dynamics, there are no hard-and-fast rules for determining exactly what type of loader must be used in each installation. Personal preference, operating experience and methods, safety requirements and local customs all warrant consideration.
When needing truck loading arms designed for your unique application, the following things are taken into consideration:
• Temperature and pressure of liquid product to be handled
• Type of tank or container that will be used
• Flow rate
• Adequate capacity without excessive pressure drop
• Physical facility dimensions and limitations
• Adequate horizontal and vertical range
• Ease of operation
• Ease of maintenance
• Special requirements
• Cost of design and manufacturing
Within the limits of design and functionality, nothing is too special. As industries have become more aware and responsive to environmental issues, loading systems offer a sound solution to the extremely critical process of transferring hazardous products from bulk storage tanks to rail or road vehicles.
All units can be factory pre-assembled and tested, and all OPW Engineered Systems products are built to the highest quality standards.
 One of our dual split flange pipe swivel joints for use in the chemical and industrial industries is the 8000 series Endura™ by OPW. Available in 2″, 3″, and 4″, the Endura™ represents the best in swivel technology. Specifically designed for the transfer of hazardous materials such as acids, solvents, petrochemicals and other toxic fluids, Endura™ sets the standard in pipe swivel joints.
Benefits of these pipe swivel joints include the heavy duty construction and unique design features resulting in long-life and hassle-free operation. The swivel technology combined with the most user-friendly counterbalance solutions, results in less downtime and less labor costs. Optimized performance, downtime prevention and reduced maintenance time and costs make this the best solution currently available.
• Redundant Sealing
~ Incorporates a main seal, back-up seal, and environmental seals
~ If main product seal ever leaks due to normal wear, the back-up seal contains the fluid
~ Any main seal leakage would be channeled to leak detection port
~ Environmental seal provides a third layer of protection
• Bearing Module
~ Deep groove replaceable dual and single race ball bearing technology
~ Easy replacement or rebuild options
~ Ball removal not required to access main seals
~ Endura™ 8800-8900 series feature all stainless steel construction
• Easy Maintenance
~ Simply unbolt sealing flanges to access seals
~ No ball bearings to remove
• Leak Detection Port
~ In the event of main seal leakage, fluid would be channeled to leak detection port
~ Quick and easy way to monitor performance so that maintenance can be performed
• Purge Port
~ For critical applications, an inert gas can be injected at leak detection/purge port
~ Inert gas pressure higher than product pressure to virtually eliminate risk of fugitive emission.
~ Recommended for your extreme application
 Using sight flow indicators you can efficiently and effectively visually monitor the flow of fluids to determine where, if any, problems exist at certain points along the industrial process line. These inexpensive, relatively simple devices are installed directly in the process line and allow operators to observe flow rate, direction, color and clarity through a glass viewing lens.
We offer a complete line of sight flow indicators, including the popular VISI-FLO® series by OPW. These indicators provide a quick, reliable way to monitor fluid lines. Available in a variety of sizes, styles and materials for a wide range of industrial applications, all OPW sight flow indicators are tested to 1-1/2 times rated pressure to ensure maximum reliability in a variety of conditions.
 The complaint most often registered against sight flow indicators is that they leak, principally due to the failure of the conventional flat seals many use. VISI-FLO® is guaranteed not to leak for three full years under normal use. The key design attributes that enable innovative radial sealing design is so good, it’s guaranteed not to leak!
The unique bolt-on design fastens the face plate assembly directly to the body without any special torquing sequence. This provides quick access to the unit from the front side, which gives companies the flexibility to install VISI-FLO® in locations where other sight flow indicators are unable to be installed due to clearance problems.
 Our OPW truck loading arm is available in both swing arm and boom loading arm designs to help clients meet their bulk chemical loading requirements whatever they may be. We provide swing arm truck loading, railcar loading and custom bulk loading applications for drums and any type of containers.
Top or bottom loading applications, supported or unsupported boom arms, fixed or variable reach arms, bypass and wash arms are all common applications we can assist you with when your application requires the use of a loading arm.
Bottom Loading Arm for Tank Trucks
To bottom load bulk chemicals the OPW loading arm swings under trucks. This type of installation typically consists of a Single-Arm Loader, A-Frame Design, Swiveling Boom Arm, and Dry Disconnect Coupling.
Top Loading Arm with Integrated Gangway and Safety Cage
For top loading tank trucks the OPW Top Loading Arm contains an integrated gangway and safety cage. This type of installation typically consists of a Single-Arm Loader, Swiveling Boom Arm, Vapor Recovery Hose, Overfill Protection and Hatch Cover Plate.
Supported Boom Arm Design
The Supported OPW Boom Arm provides dependable service in high usage installations and is designed for iso-containers and top loading tank trucks. This type of installation consists of a Single-Arm Loader, Swiveling Boom Arm, Pillow Block or Flange Bearing, and Dry Disconnect Coupler.
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 Our swivel joints have a broad range of uses in the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum, refining, distilling, mining, brewing industries, as well as farm fertilizing and irrigation. Design, plant and maintenance engineers use swivel joints in flexible piping systems, loading arms, hose reels, sewer rodding and wastewater treatment applications, and various types of process machinery. Our swivel joints are also used in machine tool coolant transfer, drum filling applications, and in a variety of in-plant fluid and dry bulk transfer applications.
Versatility is the key to swivel joints. They make it possible for you to use rigid metal piping for loading and unloading fluids and dry product under pressure or vacuum without the difficulty or danger of handling heavy, cumbersome hoses. A swivel joint can feature combinations of five metals and five seal materials to meet most material handling requirements. They can also be custom designed to conform to your special specifications.
For applications where a hose is necessary, swivel joints mounted at the end of the hose eliminate kinking and twisting, and reduce hose wear. Fitted to metal frameworks and attached to hoses, the joints can guide the hose more easily and keep uncontrolled hose from kinking and denting or scratching tanks, trucks, and other equipment
In the fields of petroleum, chemical, refining, mining, distilling, brewing, and more there are hundreds of applications requiring the use of a ball swivel joint. These piping components rotate 360 degrees and permit the use of rigid metal piping for loading and unloading hazardous chemicals, petroleum, and other materials without the danger of handling cumbersome hoses.
 We offer a wide range of equipment for efficiently loading and unloading petroleum products, chemicals, liquefied gases, and other materials. Our loading arms continue to be efficient and cost effective when loading railcars and tanker trucks. A top loading system offers sufficient horizontal range to reach the farthest compartment without re-spotting the vehicle. Sufficient vertical movement and drop-pipe lengths provide ease in servicing vehicles of varying heights. Top loading arms can also be used for tight-fill and vapor recovery applications when used with specially designed and engineered components, such as vapor plates, tapered hatch plugs, and inflatable hatch seals.
 Our manufacturer of loading arms, OPW Engineered Systems, takes pride in custom-designed and manufactured loading arms for specialized applications. They have extensive experience in solving any number of situations you may encounter. As industries have become more conscious and responsive to environmental issues, loading systems offer a sound solution to the very critical process of transferring hazardous products from bulk storage tanks to rail or road vehicles. All units are factory pre-assembled and tested, and all OPW Engineered Systems products are built to the highest quality standards.
With the many varying factors that affect fluid dynamics, there are no hard-and-fast rules for determining exactly what type of loading system must be used in any given installation. Personal preference, operating experience and methods, safety requirements and local customs all warrant consideration.
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