The John Guest Group has a long established reputation as a world leading manufacturer of push-in fittings, tube and other fluid control products. A reputation built on producing consistently high quality products with an ongoing commitment to value engineering and product development.
A commitment to quality is at the heart of the John Guest philosophy.
The strictest control is maintained by virtue of the fact that design and manufacture is carried out in modern purpose built manufacturing centres in west London and at Maidenhead in Berkshire. Maintaining control over the whole process from initial tool design and tool making through to final assembly and testing ensuring that only products of the highest quality are produced.
The company believe it is this commitment to quality that has
led to it receiving prestigious awards from many of the world’s
leading testing and approvals organisations. John Guest is a
preferred supplier to many international companies. John
Guest Cartridge Systems are an easy and cost effective way
of incorporating a push in connection into a wide range of
original equipment. Neat and compact, push in connections
avoid the need for threaded ports, offer improved product
appearance, easy tube connection and a reduced envelope
size. Cartridge Systems are easy to assemble, need only a
low insertion level but offer a high burst pressure. They
are offered with plastic, brass or stainless steel body for
use with a wide variety of soft metal or plastic housing
materials. The systems are based on technology used in
a wide range of industrial applications such as, Blown
Fibre - Automotive - Drinks Dispense - Plumbing &
Heating and Compressed Air
Plastic Half Cartridges
• For Pneumatics and Food Grade Applications • Inch and Metric Sizes
• For a wide range of plastic and soft metal housing materials
• Low assembly effort - high retention
With the cartridge in its normal position the stainless steel teeth sink into the housing to a depth dependent upon the hardness of the housing material used. When the system is under pressure the cartridge is held firmly in the body by the stainless steel teeth. These will sink in further as more
pressure is applied. The John Guest Plastic Half Cartridge provides a quick, efficient and easy way of securing a Speedfit push-in connection into a wide variety of original equipment. As the cartridge requires low insertion loads it is suitable for many different housing materials. The Half Cartridge is made up of three components; a collet or gripper, an ‘O’ ring of food grade material, and a plastic body with
stainless steel teeth. With the body of the cartridge inserted, the stainless steel teeth grip the sides of the housing. As the system comes under pressure the teeth grip more As with all Speedfit products, the push-in connection can be used with plastic or soft metal tubes in both inch and metric sizes. The cartridges are suitable for a very wide selection of original equipment including manifolds and multi-interconnection points, and, because they are produced in food grade materials, Drinks Dispense and Water Purification Equipment.
