Type III Sight Glass with Sanitary Clamp
Sanitary clamp connection · Tool-free disassembly
About Type III
The Type III Sanitary Sight Glass is designed for sanitary applications found in the food, dairy, and pharmaceutical industries. Type III is designed with a standard sanitary clamping system, which offers a fast method of disassembling the unit without the need for tools. It is ideally suited for those applications requiring daily cleaning. The unit can be provided without the welding ferrule for mounting to existing vessel connections.
Construction and material options
- Cover
- 304L Stainless Steel; 316L Stainless Steel
- Glass
- Tempered Soda Lime; Tempered Borosilicate (Pyrex); Quartz; Polycarbonate (Lexan); Acrylic
- Gaskets
- Teflon®; Viton®; Buna-N; Silicone; EPDM
- Welding ferrule (optional)
- Not required — existing vessel connection; 304L Stainless Steel; 316L Stainless Steel
- Mating gasket (optional)
- Teflon®; Viton®; Buna-N; Silicone; EPDM
- Clamp
- 304 Stainless Steel
The welding ferrule and mating gasket are optional. Other gasket materials may be requested in Application details.
Engineering dimensions
Sanitary clamp
| Size (in) | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/8 | 1 3/16 | 7/8 | 1 5/8 | 2 3/8 |
| 1 1/2 | 1 | 1 5/8 | 1 3/8 | 1 5/8 | 2 3/8 |
| 2 | 1 1/2 | 2 3/16 | 1 7/8 | 1 3/4 | 2 1/2 |
| 2 1/2 | 2 1/2 | 2 3/4 | 2 3/8 | 1 3/4 | 2 1/2 |
| 3 | 2 1/2 | 3 1/4 | 2 7/8 | 1 3/16 | 2 9/16 |
| 4 | 3 1/2 | 4 1/4 | 3 7/8 | 2 1/8 | 2 15/16 |
Approvals and documentation
The original product documentation states that a Quality Assurance System was certified in accordance with Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC (PED), Annex I, Paragraph 4.3, by Certification Body 0036 of TÜV Industrie Service GmbH.
Configure your Type III
Select an available size or describe a custom requirement. Material choices can be left for Sightflow to advise.