Getting To Know: Smartflow Dry Break Couplings

Smartflow’s range of dry-break couplings is aimed to aid the safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly transfer of fluids in safety-critical, aggressive environments. Making completely spill-free connections and disconnections with minimal parts and no additional valves required means the Smartflow systems can save the customer time and money.

Produced in the UK, these specialist couplings meet the challenges and solve problems for several industries all over the world: Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Food & Drink, Road & Rail, Marine and anywhere where spillages need to be minimized or fluid transfer efficiency maximized.

The couplings use a simple integrated poppet system, that activates as the female (Hose) unit is connected to the male (Tank) unit.

As the female coupling easily fits over the male adaptor, it is then twisted clockwise a 1/3 of a turn and locks in place - opening the integrated poppets in both halves and releasing the flow. The reverse anti-clockwise turn will unlock the couplings and instantly shut off the flow with zero (well very, very close to) spillage.

In chemical and process industries, safety is taken very seriously. However, it is common for small leaks and spills to happen. With our dry break couplings, health and safety were the primary focus in the design of the product. Slips and trips cause 15% of all accidental deaths and lead to the majority of general industry accidents. Since all process fluids are contained, there is zero clean-up necessary. This means accidental injuries and falls because of spillage on the floor will be minimized keeping your employees happy and safe.