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Process ports and fittings<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Selecting the best process port or fitting is just as critical as selecting the correct pressure or flow technology for your specific application. Although Alicat\u2019s devices are typically shipped with either M5 or NPT female process ports, Alicat offers many additional customization options, depending on your requirements.<\/p>\n

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What is the difference between process ports and fittings?<\/div>\n
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Process ports are physically welded or machined with device flow bodies, whereas fittings are removable and interchangeable. In other words, process ports describe permanent connections on devices and fittings describe temporary ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What is the difference between process ports and fittings?<\/h2>\n

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Process ports are physically welded or machined with device flow bodies, whereas fittings are removable and interchangeable. In other words, process ports describe permanent connections on devices and fittings describe temporary ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”10px||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

NPT process ports and fittings<\/h2>\n

FNPT, or Female National Pipe Thread, is the default process port thread connection on Alicat\u2019s devices. A tapered connection, NPT is the standard thread in the United States for most default applications. Alicat devices come with default NPT thread sizes ranging from 1\/8\u201d to 2\u201d based on each device\u2019s flow rate specifications. When using PTFE tape to seal NPT fittings on Alicat devices, do not wrap the first two threads in order to avoid any contamination of the main flow body.<\/p>\n

In addition to NPT process port threads, Alicat offers a range of NPT fittings which allow for mixed connections such as NPT to compression and SAE to NPT adapters.<\/p>\n

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