The new Kleerband® Flange Protector is designed to protect the flange face, studs, gaskets on raised face, full face, and ring joint flanges from atmospheric corrosion in chemical plants, refineries, gas plants, offshore platforms, onshore oil fields, metering stations, water and wastewater plants, pump stations and underground pipelines.

Controlling corrosion and being aware of its damaging effects is paramount in pipeline maintenance. The estimated worldwide cost of corrosion is billions of dollars annually. With the use of Advance Products & Systems, Kleerband Flange Protectors, Radolid® Protection Caps and Kleergel® Inhibitor Grease, flanges remain safe from hazardous and unsightly corrosion that cause failure, or even shutdown of equipment. The downtime, coupled with the cost of cutting and welding a new flange, replacing flange bolts, nuts and seals, becomes very expensive.

The Kleerband Flange Protectors are also designed for use on cathodically isolated flanges to prevent foreign matter from shorting out or bridging over an isolating gasket.

All Kleerband Flange Protectors are equipped with an exclusive positive loading relief vent and plug that assures complete loading of flange cavities. The extruded, clear, flexible polyband allows visual inspection without removal of the protector and ensures complete filling of the flange cavity. The Kleerband is non-corroding, with an all-plastic worm gear, providing many years of service life and is totally reusable.

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Kleerband Flange Protectors, manufactured exclusively by Advance Products & Systems, a leader in the pipeline accessory industry for 28 years, are made of 100 per cent virgin vinyl compound. The polyvinyl chloride resin used to make this compound and the plasticisers and all the other ingredients have been granted approval by the FDA in accordance with regulations. Kleerband is engineered under ISO-9001 manufacturing standards.

By encapsulating any flange cavity with Advance Products and Systems’ Kleerband Flange Protector, Radolid Protection Caps and using Kleergel Inhibitor Grease, users can rely on their cathodic protection system to provide years of trouble-free service.