• Design & Production »

    Pickup Bellows expansion joints are based on the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association (EJMA) code of design and conform to the pressure and temperature ratings in EN1092-1 and EN1759-1.

     

    The EJMA standards are accepted internationally and give known parameters for the design and application of expansion joints. Pickup Bellows recommends that expansion joints are selected and applied in accordance with EJMA or British Standard Code of Practice BS6129:Part 1.

  • Products & Industries »

    Our bellows convolutions are manufactured from various grades of stainless steel, and a wide variety of nickel alloys, depending on their working environment. The bellows convolutions are produced by hydraulically forming or mechanically rolling the desired profile from a tube which consists of one or more plies of material. After forming, end connections are welded to the bellows, and various types of restraint devices to control the amount and direction of movement can be fitted during the production process if desired. In most applications internal sleeves are incorporated to streamline the flow and protect the convolutions.

    Oil & Petrochemical: Nearly fifty years of system production and design for the petrochemical industry has created a wealth of in-house expertise. This enables us to participate in the complete design of piping systems for the petrochemical industry.

    Marine: We pride ourselves on the range of expansion joints and related services that we provide to the marine and shipping industries.

    Engine & Exhaust: We both design and produce expansion joints tailored specifically for engine exhausts and turbochargers.

    Power Generation: Pickup Bellows have been servicing the power industry for over twenty five years, consistently meeting the demanding requirements and operating conditions of the industry. We are able to offer complete schemes to accommodate for thermal movement and vibration in both high and low pressure systems.

  • Reference & Approvals »

    Pickup bellows work to ISO 9001 standards and conform to a  quality assurance program that has been specifically designed to reduce non-conformance to a minimum. Because of the critical nature of many applications, we manufacture expansion joints to extremely high standards from top quality materials . Throughout manufacture our quality assurance team carries out in-house checks to ensure our high standards are being maintained.
We have worked with many industry leaders and world renowned companies including Rolls Royce, Caterpillar, FG Wilson, Cummins, Alstom, Perkins, Toyota and the CERN – LHC Project

Engineered Solutions in Expansion Joint Technology

Pickup Bellows are a trading division of Pearwalk Engineering Ltd, manufacturers of expansion bellows – designed to compensate for thermal and mechanical movement in pipelines. Pickup Bellows remains a family owned and operated business with extensive experience in the design, manufacture, supply and application of expansion joints.

Pickup Bellows have over 50 years of experience in bellows design and manufacturing capable of volume production or individually designed bespoke units from 50mm to 4000mm diameter.