Custom Metal Hose Assemblies, Bellows & Expansion Joints

Engineered stainless-steel flexible assemblies, made to suit your pressure, temperature, media, movement and connection requirements.

Whitehouse Flexible Tubing supplies custom-built metal hose assemblies, bellows and expansion joints for demanding industrial, process, marine and OEM applications. Whether you need a replacement assembly, a one-off prototype or repeat production quantities, our team can help specify a practical solution and provide a competitive quotation.

Use the online enquiry form below to send the key operating details. We will review the information and recommend a suitable construction, material, braid arrangement, end fittings and overall design.

Metal hose selection should consider more than nominal bore and length: temperature can reduce allowable pressure capability, while motion, cyclic duty, media compatibility, vibration and end-connection design can all affect the suitable assembly.

What can we supply?

Metal hose assemblies

Custom flexible metal hose assemblies can be supplied in a range of constructions, including:

  • Annular corrugated stainless-steel hose for pressure, vacuum, flexibility and leak-tight service
  • Close-pitch or standard-pitch corrugated hose options
  • Single- and double-braided assemblies for increased pressure capability and controlled elongation
  • 304, 316/316L and other suitable alloy options, subject to application
  • Plain hose, braided hose, lined hose and specialist configurations
  • Assemblies manufactured to your required length, bore size and end connections
  • Static, vibration, intermittent-flexing and cyclic-motion applications
  • Options for gases, liquids, steam, oils, chemicals, exhaust, cooling water and process media

Bellows and expansion joints

We can also quote custom bellows and expansion-joint solutions to absorb movement, reduce transmitted vibration or accommodate thermal expansion within pipework and equipment.

Typical options include:

  • Axial expansion joints
  • Lateral expansion joints
  • Angular expansion joints
  • Universal expansion joints
  • Pump, compressor and engine vibration connectors
  • Exhaust bellows and high-temperature flexible sections
  • Custom bellows for machinery, marine, process and OEM equipment
  • Flanged, welded-end, threaded or bespoke connection arrangements
  • Single-ply or multi-ply bellows designs where appropriate
  • Internal sleeves, liners, covers, tie rods, hinges, gimbals and flow-control features where required

Stripwound and specialist flexible tubing

For applications where a pressure-tight corrugated assembly is not required, Whitehouse can also advise on stripwound flexible tubing and specialist constructions for protection, extraction, ducting, guarding, cable protection and mechanical-flexibility duties.

Applications

Our custom assemblies are specified for a wide variety of duties, including:

  • Marine engines, exhaust systems, cooling circuits and vibration isolation
  • Pumps, compressors, generators and HVAC equipment
  • Chemical, process and manufacturing plant
  • Steam, hot-water and thermal-transfer lines
  • Food, pharmaceutical and clean-process equipment, subject to specification
  • Furnace, burner and high-temperature equipment
  • Vacuum, gas-transfer and pressure applications
  • OEM machinery, test rigs and prototype equipment
  • Pipework expansion, misalignment and vibration problems
  • Replacement of failed rubber, PTFE or metal hose assemblies
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Let our team help you with your requirments

Not sure what construction you need? Send photographs, drawings or details of the existing assembly. Contact our team to review the installation and identify the information needed before recommending a design.