On May 5, 2002 U.S. Bellows, Inc. became a member of the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association (EJMA).  As a proud member, U.S. Bellows serves EJMA on both the technical and management committees.

The Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association, founded in 1955, is an organization of incorporated manufacturers of metal bellows type expansion joints.  EJMA has established manufacturing and quality design standards that its members must adhere to.  The Association formed these standards in order to provide its members with the appropriate knowledge for proper selection and application of expansion joints.

U.S. Bellows, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Piping Technology and Products, Inc., is a major supplier of bellows and expansion joint products.  With a staff of experienced engineers, U.S. Bellows, Inc. provides customers with high quality products based on sophisticated design.  Engineering and design is done per EJMA equations as well as per the latest revisions of the ASME B31.3, ASME B31.1, and ASME Section 8, Division 1. Design calculations are performed using design software developed in-house and calculations are further checked using hand calculations.

U.S. Bellows, Inc. has full in-house finite element analysis capabilities and often use this methodology to prove designs. The engineers at U.S. Bellows, Inc. also perform  product testing and structural analyses in order to provide customers with accurate and dependable products.  Another engineering service U.S. Bellows, Inc. offers is 24x7 quick-turn emergency service and has often provided on-site field service during installation or plant shutdowns.

The team at U.S. Bellows, Inc. continuously strives to seek excellence by providing customers with high quality products and services.  U.S. Bellows, Inc. recently improved customer service by proudly unveiling its new online store.  The online store, located at  http://www.pipingtech.net/usbellowsolstore/, allows customers to view and order expansion joints and their accessories easily in the comfort of their own office, and in a time efficient manner.  The recently published site is easy for users to navigate, visually stimulating, and effectively organized.