Reducers, reducing couplings and adapters
Cast aluminium spool pieces that connect the loading arm to the tanker manifold — specified independently per side and certified for pressure-containing service.
Lightweight cast aluminium reducers and adapters for marine loading arms
EURAD’s reducers and adapters — reducing and adapter spool pieces — are certified cast aluminium components for marine loading arm (MLA) operations. Up to 50% lighter than steel equivalents — reducing handling effort and operator strain at tank terminals, jetties and tankers. Cast as a single monolithic body, with no weld seams to fatigue under boat movement and loading-arm cyclic loads. Supplied with 3.1 material certification — aligned with TÜV application certification — for the alloy and PED 2014/68/EU Cat III Module H for pressure-containing applications, with corrosion resistance proven in marine environments.
Supplied as reducers (reducing spool pieces — e.g. 10″ ANSI 150# to DN200 DIN PN10 diameter transition) or adapters (adapter spool pieces — e.g. 8″ ANSI 150# to DN200 DIN PN10) with differing flange specifications at each end. Engineered for marine loading arm systems in accordance with EN 1474-1 / ISO 16904.
Aluminium gains strength at LNG cryogenic temperatures (−162°C) where steel becomes brittle — qualifying these cast spool pieces for cryogenic loading-arm service. Custom configuration adaptations can be engineered where standard designs require refinement. Company name and project markings can be cast directly into the body for permanent traceability — inherent to monolithic casting. Also referenced as aluminum reducers or aluminum spool pieces in US-specification installations.
In service since 1991. Featured in Tank Storage Magazine in 2014.
Lighter couplings = safer terminal
Tank Storage Magazine · March/April 2014 · 1.3 MB PDF
