What is a blind plate?

The blind plate is a flange cover with no hole in the middle, which is used to block the nozzle.

The official name of the blind plate is flange cover, which has the same function as the head and pipe cap, but the blind plate seal is a detachable sealing device, and the head is not detachable. There are many kinds of sealing surfaces, such as plane, convex surface, concave-convex surface, tenon-groove surface and ring connection surface. Materials include carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steel, copper, aluminum, PVC, PPR, etc.

From the appearance, the blind plate can be divided into plate-type flat blind plate, figure-eight blind plate, insert plate and cushion ring. Blind plate plays the role of isolation and cutting off, which is the same as that of head, pipe cap and welding plug.

Because of its good sealing performance, it is generally used as a reliable isolation means for systems that need complete isolation. Plate blind plate is a solid circle with handle, which is normally used for isolation system.

The use and production technology of blind plate;

The blind plate is mainly used to completely isolate the production medium, so as to prevent the production from being affected or even accidents caused by the lax closing of the cut-off valve. Blind plates should be set in the parts that need isolation, such as the nozzle of equipment, the front and rear of cut-off valve or between two flanges. It is usually recommended to use 8-shaped blind plates. Inserts (circular blind plates) can also be used for disposable parts, such as suppression and purging.

Production technology of blind plate: generally divided into forging, casting and forging, medium plate cutting and casting. Among them, the price of forging products is higher, followed by medium plate, and the price of casting and forging is lower. Casting is a secondary process. The quality of forging and medium plate is better, but the quality of casting and forging is slightly worse.