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Introduction to Custom Fabricated Strainers

Nothing Too Big, Too Small
or Too Special
When unwanted solid material has to be
removed from flowing fluids in order to protect
equipment, a Hayward Strainer is the answer.
Not only does the strainer protect equipment, it
improves productivity by reducing maintenance
and downtime.
While Hayward offers the world’s most complete
line of cast strainers, sometimes, because of
space limitations, the need for a special alloy,
unique piping connection, cover opening system
or size, a custom strainer is required. In these
cases, a cast strainer will just not work because
often it is not easy or possible to modify the cast
metal unit. Hayward solves these application
problems by fabricating pipeline strainers to meet
the requirements of any straining application.
others can only promise. With our manufacturing
capabilities and investment in equipment, all but
the most specialized fabrication work can be
done in-house – reducing costs and expediting
delivery of your finished strainer.
Getting involved with small shops or manufactur-
ers that contract most of the work out to others
will end up costing you time and money and even
then the finished product may not be exactly to
specification. What happens then? At Hayward
our ISO 9001 Quality Assurance Certification
insures that the finished product will be exactly as
you designed it and that it will perform to speci-
fication.

Fabricated strainers, because they are manufac-

tured one at a time, can be made to fit the exact
requirements of the application. There are no
trade offs. You get the perfect strainer for your
application…you never have to pay for more
strainer than you need…or settle for a strainer
that won’t quite do the job you want it to.

Often it is not necessary to go to the time and

trouble to design a strainer from scratch.
Hayward has several simplex, duplex, and tee
type designs of fabricated strainers. Very often
one of these basic designs can be used “as is” or
slightly modified with a different cover or piping
connection to fit the application.

When a standard design fabricated strainer, even

with modifications, will not meet the applications
requirements, Hayward’s Custom Fabricated
Strainer Design Team will work with your engi-
neers to create a unique strainer that will. We
have over 75 years experience designing and
building fabricated pipeline strainers. Your appli-
cation might not be as unique as you think. Over
the years we’ve seen thousands of different appli-
cations and can often offer a solution to your
straining application problem right from our
database of special strainer designs.

If you have already created the design parameters

of the strainer you need, Hayward is the compa-
ny to manufacture it for you. We can review the
design and suggest changes to improve perfor-
mance or reduce costs. Our large manufacturing
facility with the most up to date equipment and
skilled personnel allows Hayward to deliver what 24” model 2596 self-cleaning strainer.

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Hayward Strainer Manufacturing Capabilities

ASME Sec. IX certified welders insure the integrity of all Hayward fabricated strainers.

High-speed CNC machining equipment is used to insure A custom horizontal Model 90 Simplex Strainer ready for
conformance to specifications and to maintain the tight shipment to a customer. The strainer has a davit assembly
tolerances required by Hayward and our customers. to make cover removal for access to the strainer basket a
one person operation.

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 Hayward Strainer Manufacturing Capabilities
Component parts are machined to tight tolerance with
advanced machining equipment.
Automatic Self-Cleaning Strainer during the initial
assembly phase of construction. After assembly all
strainers, no matter how large or complex, are tested
three ways... for proper operation, conformance to all
specifications, and then they undergo a complete
pressure test.
This large, advanced design plasma cutting machine is
just one example of the investment Hayward has made
in equipment needed to fabricate almost any type of
strainer.
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A Model 90 Simplex Strainer during manufacture in
Hayward’s advanced welding shop.
Automatic Self-Cleaning Strainer during a final
machining operation. Hayward has made a significant
investment in the latest equipment so that fabrication
operations can be done in house, even on very large
strainers. This insures the integrity of the process,
reduces the final cost of the strainer, and improves
lead times.
Skilled workers using the latest technology increase
productivity to make Hayward fabricated strainers a
cost effective choice.
 Why Hayward ?
Hayward Pipeline Strainers
….protecting pumps, filters, nozzles, flowmeters,
valves, heat exchangers, condensers, oil burners,
boilers and other process system components from
damaging pipeline debris.
In over 75 years of manufacturing strainers, our
dedication to excellence has earned us the confidence
of thousands of users. Hayward Engineers have led the
way with designs that meet the ever growing and
rigorous demands of process and manufacturing
industries, utilities and municipalities
Modern Equipment and Facilities Insure a Quality
Strainer
To ensure our position as the world’s leading strainer
manufacturer, we continue to make major investments
in the acquisition of the most up-to-date equipment
available. Millions of dollars of computer controlled
machining equipment have been installed to assure the
accurate production of all Hayward Pipeline Strainers.
No Waiting for Delivery – 11,000+ Model Numbers
Available
View of Hayward’s Elizabeth, New Jersey plant showing some of the large
Maintaining the largest and broadest inventory of
inventory of strainers we keep in stock for immediate shipment.
strainers in the industry, we can provide off-the-shelf
delivery of simplex, duplex, and Y strainers in metals
such as cast iron, carbon steel, bronze and stainless
steel; and in corrosion resistant plastics such as PVC
and Corzan® CPVC.
A Strainer for Every Application
Hayward has pipeline strainers for just about any
straining application imaginable. We produce a broad
and complete range of every type of strainer from 3/8"
to 60" pipeline sizes.
We’ll Design a Strainer Just For You
For a unique configuration or size, unusually high
pressure, or a special alloy, Hayward has the capability
and experience to economically fabricate a strainer to
exactly meet your needs.
Unbeatable Hayward Quality
The name "Hayward" is synonymous with quality
engineered and manufactured strainers. Standards to
which we can conform include: 1) MIL-1-45208A – for
quality inspection standards and 2) ASME Section VIII
which authorizes us to code stamp strainers. View of the manufacturing floor at our 600,000 square foot Clemmons, North
Carolina plant where Hayward plastic strainers are made.
ISO Certification
Because Hayward is an ISO 9001
certified manufacturer, you can be QUAL
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Worldwide Customer Support
No matter where in the world you or your plant are
located a Hayward Representative is available to assist
you. We have a dedicated customer service support
network serving all major cities in the United States,
Great Britain, Canada, Europe and the Far East. 16” Model 90 simplex pipeline strainer Custom-fabricated Model 90
being readied for final assembly. stainless steel simplex strainer
Available help when and where you need it.
with davit to aid in cover removal
and basket changing.

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 Where Are Hayward Strainers Used ?
Chemicals: Process Equipment
This industry is perhaps the largest user of pipeline strainers. There Expensive equipment is often protected against damage from scale,
are innumerable areas where the presence of a pipeline strainer dirt and byproducts, or from costly shutdown due to the presence of
means a cleaner product, protection of equipment, or simple these materials, by installing a pipeline strainer ahead of them in the
separation of solids from liquids. There is scarcely a chemical line. Heat exchangers, condensers and pumps use strainers on their
operation involving liquid flow which cannot be intake sides. Flow meters and spray nozzles are kept
improved or guaranteed longer running life by the from clogging by pipeline strainers.
installation of a pipeline strainer in the line.
Paint, Ink and Latex
Water Handling The presence of lumps of undissolved resin, skins and
This is probably the biggest application for pipeline clumps of pigment is a perpetual problem. They are
strainers. They are used to take sand, gravel and other hard to detect and can spoil a product. Pipeline
debris from lakes, streams and wells which might strainers remove them.
damage or clog equipment. They take leaves, insects,
feathers, etc. from Marine Industry
cooling tower water Pipeline strainers are used in
where the system is open the marine industry for
to the atmosphere. They many purposes. One of the
strain out hair and lint most important is handling
from large swimming sea water in cooling lines,
pools before the water fire control lines, sanitary
passes to a filter. Pipeline lines and general cleaning
strainers are an important lines. This water comes from
part of desalinization outside the ship and can
equipment where they contain a good deal of
take out dirt or other undesirable matter.
unwanted Strainers are used on board
matter from ships to clean fuel, hydraulic and
the water lubricating systems.
before it is
treated for Tank Cars And Trucks
salt removal. A basket strainer installed on a tank truck
Spent waste which must dispense liquids can catch
water from solid material which is not wanted. Many
industrial use chemical products undergo changes
is frequently during storage or transport which result
p a s s e d in solid residues. The presence of solids in
through a basket strainer to take out material which liquid fertilizers or pesticides, for example,
should not go into a sewer or a waterway. can cause clogging of spray equipment.
For this reason, many tank trucks and cars
Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics are equipped with strainers.
Ointments, lotions and similar products which may
contain clumps of undispersed or undissolved matter are Commercial Buildings, Hospitals and Schools
pumped through pipeline strainers. In the manufacture Pipeline strainers are used on cooling
of lipstick, for instance, unwanted lumps can ruin the towers and boilers to protect them from
product. damage due to scaling.

Petroleum Food Industry

Pipeline strainers clean unwanted material from
petroleum products ranging from crude oil to gasoline.
A specific case is fuel oil, which can contain gums or tars
or other dirt which can plug the nozzles of an oil burner.
Every industrial oil burner is equipped with a pipeline
strainer to screen these out. Strainers are used in similar
ways in refineries and in oil handling operations to keep undesirable
material away from pumps and meters.
Pulp and Paper
The problem of unseen lumps in coatings in the paper industry is an
ever present one. Smooth paper finishes require that coatings be free
of undispersed clumps of pigment. Pipeline strainers in the coating
lines catch and hold the lumps. They are also used to clean traces of
pulp or paper from white water effluent before it is discharged.
Strainers are used to remove bits of pulp,
skins or other unwanted matter from fruit
juices. They are used to remove lumps
from chocolate syrup and wax from
honey. The baking industry strains bone
and gristle from molten lard with basket
strainers, and also uses them to remove bits of dough, seeds, etc.
from discharge water. Straining water allows it to be recycled and
used for other purposes.
Power Generation
The electric power industry uses strainers to clean water for cooling
and to protect equipment. They also strain transformer oil to avoid
clogging of the circulating lines.