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Stainless Steel Pipe Clamp with Fixed Point
Our stainless steel pipe clamps with fixed point functionality securely anchor pipelines in place, preventing unwanted movement within the system. They are ideally suited for use in demanding environments where corrosion resistance, high stability, and low-temperature performance are essential. By fixing the pipeline at a defined point, axial expansion is effectively controlled, ensuring reliable stress relief throughout the piping system.
Pipe Clamp as Guide Support
Our pipe clamps in guide support configuration provide stable and precise guidance for pipelines, particularly during axial movement. They prevent unwanted lateral displacement and ensure controlled alignment of the piping system. Thanks to robust materials and a well-engineered design, they are the ideal solution for demanding installations with high requirements for stability and safety.
Pipe Clamp as Sliding Support
Our pipe clamps in sliding support configuration allow controlled axial and lateral movement of pipelines, reliably compensating for thermal expansion. They ensure secure guidance, minimize mechanical stress, and contribute to the long service life of the entire piping system. Ideal for dynamic applications and demanding operating conditions.
Damped Pipe Clamp
Our damped pipe clamp is specifically designed to absorb forces from all directions—up to a maximum of 50 kN. It provides an effective, space-saving solution, particularly in pneumatic conveying systems: pipelines are securely held in position while being vibration- and noise-dampened—without the need for additional structural components. The clamp can be used as either a fixed or sliding support and is available in various damping hardness levels. It reduces shocks, noise, and vibrations, reliably protects against system stresses, and ensures that forces and moments are significantly attenuated before being transferred to the supporting steel structure.
Pendulum Supports
Pendulum supports enable flexible yet secure support of pipelines. They reliably compensate for thermal expansion, vibrations, and structural settlement, thereby protecting both the pipeline and adjacent components from mechanical stress.
Thanks to their flexible support characteristics, swivel mounts are commonly used in industrial plants, power stations, and pipeline construction—anywhere dynamic influences must be managed without compromising safety and structural stability.
RATEC Pipe Support Systems
Flexibility, safety, and durability for your pipelines
Our RATEC pipe supports and pipe support systems offer you a reliable and efficient solution for the secure fastening and support of pipelines in a wide variety of industries and applications. Particularly suitable for the food industry, pharmaceutical industry, petrochemicals, as well as bulk and fine chemicals, our pipe support systems ensure stable and permanent installation of your pipelines. Our products offer not only flexibility and easy installation, but also excellent adaptability to a wide range of pipe types and sizes. Protect your pipelines from mechanical stress, vibration, and thermal expansion with our state-of-the-art pipe support systems.
Product Features of RATEC Pipe Support Systems
Versatility: Our pipe supports are suitable for a wide range of pipe types, including metal pipes, plastic pipes, insulated pipes, and pipes with special requirements such as temperature-resistant or chemically resistant pipes. They are used in many industries such as the food industry, pharmaceutical industry, chemical industry, and others.
High-quality materials: Our pipe supports are made of stainless steel, galvanized steel, and aluminum—materials known for their durability and high resistance to external influences. They are resistant to moisture, UV radiation, chemicals, and mechanical stress.
Flexibility and adaptability: Our pipe support systems offer maximum flexibility during installation. Thanks to the modular design, they can be easily adapted to different pipe diameters and configurations. Various mounting options allow for optimal integration into your pipe installations.
Easy installation: The pipe supports are designed to allow for quick and uncomplicated assembly. Without the need for complex special tools or adjustments, the supports are ready for use in no time.
Stable and secure fastening: Our pipe supports guarantee secure fastening and prevent pipes from slipping, twisting, or vibrating. They absorb mechanical stress and vibrations, thereby extending the service life of your pipelines by preventing damage caused by excessive movement.
Corrosion protection and weather resistance: For use under extreme conditions, we offer pipe supports with special coatings or materials that provide high corrosion resistance and weather resistance. This is particularly important for applications in the chemical industry or the maritime sector.
Expandable systems: Our pipe support systems can be combined with additional components such as pipe clamps or damping elements to meet the specific requirements of your application.
Application Areas of RATEC Pipe Support Systems
Industrial plants: Our pipe supports are ideal for fastening pipelines in production facilities and chemical processing.
Petrochemical plants: The supports are excellent for pipelines in refineries and other petrochemical facilities.
Food industry: Our pipe support systems also provide reliable fastening solutions for pipelines in food processing.
Pharmaceutical industry: In the pharmaceutical industry, they ensure the secure fastening and protection of pipelines used in sensitive manufacturing processes.
Benefits of RATEC Pipe Support Systems
Safety: Our pipe support systems prevent pipe bursts and damage caused by improper fastening by providing stable and reliable installation.
Flexibility: The easy adaptation to different pipe types, sizes, and configurations ensures maximum flexibility in planning and execution.
Durability: Robust materials guarantee a long service life for the pipe supports, even under extreme conditions.
Easy assembly: Thanks to the simple installation, our pipe support systems are ready for use quickly and without special tools.
Corrosion resistance: Our pipe supports offer corrosion protection and weather resistance, ensuring your pipelines are reliably protected even in demanding environments.
Ease of maintenance: Minimal wear parts and robust construction reduce maintenance efforts and increase the efficiency of your pipe installations.
Additional Options for Pipe Support Systems
Depending on your needs, we offer special features for our pipe supports, including vibration-damping elements, explosion-proof variants, or particularly sound-insulating supports. For specific requirements, we develop tailor-made solutions adapted to your individual project conditions.
Conclusion: Trust in the quality of RATEC pipe support systems
Our pipe support systems offer a reliable solution for fastening and supporting pipelines in a wide variety of industries. With high-quality materials, flexible adaptability, and easy installation, our products provide a long-term, low-maintenance solution for your pipe installations. Trust RATEC when it comes to safe, reliable, and durable pipe support systems.
Frequently asked questions about pipe support systems
What is a pipe support system and what does it do?
A pipe support system fastens and supports pipelines so they cannot slip, twist or vibrate, while controlling the movement caused by thermal expansion, vibration and settlement. It combines different support types: fixed points hold the line in place, guide and sliding supports allow defined movement, damped pipe clamps absorb forces from every direction, and pendulum supports compensate for settlement. This keeps axial expansion under control, absorbs mechanical stress and extends the service life of the pipeline. RATEC pipe support systems are used for metal, plastic and insulated pipes as well as temperature- and chemical-resistant pipes.
Why use an engineered pipe support system instead of simple pipe fastening?
Because pipelines move during operation – through temperature changes, vibration, shocks and settlement – and that movement has to be absorbed or deliberately allowed at defined points. Stable, properly designed supports prevent pipe bursts and damage from improper fastening and relieve the entire piping system of stress. With the right combination of fixed point, guide support, sliding support, damped pipe clamp and pendulum support, axial expansion is controlled, vibration, noise and shocks are dampened, and adjacent components are protected from mechanical stress. RATEC pipe supports are modular, adaptable to pipe diameters and configurations, installed without special tools and have minimal wear parts.
Which types of pipe supports are there – and how do fixed point, guide and sliding supports differ?
Pipe supports are classified by the movement they permit: a fixed point holds the line in place, a guide support allows axial movement only and fixes the pipe laterally, and a sliding support (floating point) allows axial and lateral movement to compensate for thermal expansion. RATEC offers five types: pipe clamps with fixed point, multi-part or welded, with the clamp welded into gusset plates and base plates bolted to the steel structure; guide supports with a sliding liner in the clamp; sliding supports on a sliding plate; damped pipe clamps that absorb forces of up to 50 kN from every direction and work as fixed or sliding supports; and pendulum supports, which brace the line via two articulated, length-adjustable struts on brackets.
Which pipes, materials and operating conditions are pipe supports suitable for?
Pipe supports are available for metal, plastic and insulated pipes as well as temperature- and chemical-resistant pipes; what matters is that material and design suit the environment. RATEC makes pipe supports in stainless steel – corrosion-resistant, stable and low-temperature resistant – in robust, weather-resistant galvanised steel and in light, resistant aluminium, with coatings for extreme conditions such as chemical or maritime environments. The supports are modular, adaptable to the pipe diameter and installed without special tools. They are used in industrial and production plants, chemical processing, petrochemicals and refineries, the food and pharmaceutical industries and pneumatic conveying.
Are pipe supports available in ATEX-compliant, sound-insulating or vibration-damping versions?
Yes – special versions exist for potentially explosive atmospheres and for pipelines with vibration or noise problems. Almost all RATEC pipe support systems are available on request in an ATEX-compliant design as well as in sound-insulating and vibration-damping special versions, and they can be extended with pipe clamps and damping elements. RATEC matches material, design and connection to the steel structure to your pipeline and the forces involved, as a standard or custom design. The pipe clamp with fixed point comes multi-part or welded, and damped pipe clamps are available in various models and damping hardness levels.
How do you support pneumatic conveying lines with low vibration?
With damped pipe clamps that absorb forces from every direction while supporting the line with vibration and noise damping. Pneumatic conveying lines are exposed to vibration, noise and shocks that a rigid support passes on undamped. The RATEC damped pipe clamp consists of a pipe clamp with an elastomer insert on a cylindrical damping body. It absorbs forces of up to 50 kN and holds the conveying line securely in position without any additional structural work. It is available in various models and damping hardness levels and can serve as a fixed or sliding support; model and hardness are selected to suit the conveying line and the vibrations involved. On risers with movement or settlement, pendulum supports complete the arrangement.
How do I choose the right pipe support for my pipeline?
Start by clarifying four points: the pipeline (pipe type, diameter, insulation), the support points (fixed point, guide, sliding, pendulum support), the loads (forces, vibration, thermal expansion) and the environment (corrosion, temperature, Ex area). On this basis RATEC coordinates the support design with you and develops a tailor-made solution where needed, on request combined with pipe clamps or damping elements. RATEC pipe supports are used in the food and pharmaceutical industries, petrochemicals, bulk and fine chemicals, industrial plants, power stations and pipeline construction, and are manufactured in-house in St. Veit an der Glan, Austria, certified to ISO 9001, EN 1090-1 and EN ISO 3834-2. Contact us