PL 2C cleaning sponge is being used for cleaning and sounding elements before field installation. Cleaning Safe- T-Sponges® have an excellent reputation for debris removal. They are pneumatically pushed through tubes and can follow light radius bends.
Complex custom designed Safe-T-Sponge® for nuclear turbine application. Improved Foreign Material Exclusion and time savings are possible with special designs.
We manufacture Safe-T-Sponges ® from 1” through 50”+ diameters (25 – 1250 mm)
and special sizes. Boiler tube, turbine opening, pipe and valve repair F.M.E. are assured
with PL series sponges.
PL-1.25s and PL-2s shown with boiler tubes. Boiler tube applications require durability, ease of use and low cost. Safe-T-Sponges ® provide cutting edge debris control for boiler repair professionals.
PL-48 Safe-T-Sponges ® used to seal steam turbine piping.
PL-12 Safe-T-Sponges ® assist in steam valve repair.
PL-50 provides long duration F.M.E. protection during this steam turbine overhaul.
PL-8 can conform to irregular openings
Foreign Material Exclusion can be assisted in a wide range of applications easily and inexpensively.
Revised low halogen Safe-T-Sponge ® products showing lot identification tags for nuclear customers.
RFID tracking technology available
RFID enabled Safe-T-Sponges are outage proven and offer cutting edge tracking ability.
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PL-1 fits 1.25” O.D. supercritical water wall boiler tube
F.M.E. during boiler tube repair is critical. Small diameter, fossil Safe-T-Sponges ® were designed specifically for boiler tube repair. They are easy to use, reliable and inexpensive. In addition they are XRay visible. Upgrade your boiler tube Foreign Material Exclusion program with Advanced F.M.E. Products PL-1 through PL-4 Safe-T-Sponge ®.
Special turbine extraction port Safe-T-Sponges ®
Designed from customer emailed prints, these sponges improve F.M.E.. In addition they can be deformed to pass through man-ways and will return to original shape. This can improve F.M.E. protection during steam turbine bolt-up.
I.D. compression of this PL-8 allows F.M.E. where bolt studs interfere with other methods.
Turbine steam line sealed with PL-16
Repair technicians appreciate the light weight and effectiveness of Safe-T-Sponges ®. Special open-cell foam construction is flame retardant, very compressive and conforms well to irregular shapes.
NPL-2.5R RFID enabled Safe-T-Sponge ®
Patented RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) allows excellent inventory tracking of sponges during use. Part and serial numbers are custom ‘written’ to individual RFID chips. These chips are assembled within protected areas of the sponge. Custom hardware and software are rented for outage use.
Steam turbines under repair have many openings where debris can cause future damage. Circular and odd sized cavities can be quickly sealed throughout an outage with standard diameter and custom Safe-T-Sponge ® products. They are lightweight, easily installed and offer low-cost improvement to every F.M.E. program.
Patented, high strength components allow this PL-24 to be removed from an opening with a lanyard.
PL-8 and PL-2 quickly seal openings at this fossil power plant application.
PL-2 attached to ADV-67 lanyard protect this flange opening. Our lanyards are high strength with stainless steel carabiners at each end. Available in standard 6’ and custom lengths they allow quick and strong attachment and removal of Safe-T-Sponges ®. Lanyard attachment is standard ‘best practice’ in nuclear applications and gaining acceptance during fossil outages.
PL-8, LPL-10, custom and laminated custom Safe-T-Sponges ®
These custom sponges were made from emailed turbine drawings. Many custom turbine sponges can be deformed through man-way openings allowing improved F.M.E. during turbine repair.
Custom turbine extraction port sponges manufactured from emailed prints. Custom sponges allow improved foreign material exclusion. Extraction port sponges are frequently used under decking for redundancy. Sponges can remain in place longer than decking during turbine re-assembly allowing extended protection of cavities from debris.
Custom turbine Safe-T-Sponges ® manufactured in our Mentor (Cleveland), Ohio facility. Quick, high quality response to customer needs is possible with good raw material inventory, customized production machinery and experienced production associates.
PL-8 and PL-2 provide inexpensive and effective debris control. Standard sizes from 1” through 50” diameter are available to help onsite repair professionals.
Large diameter ‘doughnut’ sponge surrounds a PL-6. Doughnut sponges allow quick F.M.E. on piping that surrounds a smaller, interior pipe. This is one of many ‘specials’ manufactured by Advanced F.M.E. Products.
A set of special turbine extraction port sponges. These sponges can be de-formed to pass through turbine shell man-ways allowing improved F.M.E.
Doughnut sponge surrounding a PL-24
Here is another application where a special and standard Safe-T-Sponge ® provide improved Foreign Material Exclusion.
Multiple sizes of Safe-T-Sponges ® provide F.M.E. on this turbine application. These sponges are quickly installed and deform to provide excellent sealing.
This large diameter Safe-T-Sponge ® effectively seals a steam turbine port. Proprietary construction allows excellent deformation and easy installation.
I.D. compression of this PL-8 allows F.M.E. where bolt studs interfere with other methods.
PL-24 used during turbine valve repair
This Safe-T-Sponge ® maintains a tight seal indefinitely to prevent entry of debris.
PL-8 sponges protecting valve openings
Reliable Foreign Material Exclusion; Safe-T-Sponges ® maintain compression indefinitely to protect openings.
Doughnut sponge surrounding a PL-24
Here is another application where a special and standard Safe-T-Sponge ® provide improved Foreign Material Exclusion.
PL 2C’s are used for tube sounding. Available from 1” to 4.25” O.D. sizes.
PL-2 being used to seal a crankcase vent during restoration of a Pontiac GTO.
