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  At McRae Engineering Equipment Ltd., we distribute expansion joints and other process and control equipment, including valve assemblies, heat exchangers, boilers, filters, flexible connectors and mining equipment. We also repair and refurbish heat exchangers, blowers, and vacuum pumps, and offer valve automation. Working in the industry since 1930, our knowledgeable team always strives to add other high-quality industrial suppliers to our product range so we can offer our customers an even better choice. Whether we’re explaining the merits of various products, ensuring you get your equipment when you need, or keeping our prices competitive, we prioritize outstanding service. We are dedicated to building long-term relationships with our suppliers and our customers.
  Top-of-the-line manufacturers produce all our expansion joints. We offer single, dual, universal, pressure balanced, hinged, and gimbal expansion joints made of various metals, including 300 series stainless steel, titanium and Monel. Our rubber expansion joints are made from materials such as neoprene, butyl, and nitrile, and we offer various designs: single and multi-arch spool type, wide arch, spherical, filled arch, and others.
  We have worked with clients in the boiler, turbine, and natural gas transmission industries, among others.
  Macoga is an engineered expansion joint manufacturer with a worldwide reach. Holding many industry approvals and committed to creating quality expansion joints that suit a wide variety of applications, products do not leave the factory until they have been tested for quality and adherence to any specifications.
  Flextech Industries manufactures a wide range of expansion joints, and prides itself on delivering consistently reliable products in the shortest lead-times in the industry.
  Flo Fab is a global leader in the pumps industry, and their team of innovative engineers are constantly perfect their series of time-proven products.
  We also work with other top-quality manufacturers, such as Henry Technologies Canada, Swiss Valve, NIBCO, Dresser-Rand, and many more.
  
  We supply a wide range of medical tubing through our sister company, Hi-Tech Medical. Our tubing features excellent resistance to chemicals and temperatures. Some of our medical tubes are rated for temperatures up to 135 C. This allows our products to be sterilized through pasteurization. Hi-Tech Duravent is known for providing excellent customer service. We will do whatever it takes to ensure you get the right product for the job, at a fair price, and delivered promptly. Many of our items can be shipped same-day. We are an ISO certified company that has earned a reputation for high quality manufacturing.
  A variety of versatile and durable medical tubing is available. We offer many models that offer high resistance to crushing for sleep apnea equipment and other respiratory applications. For example, our Flex-Lite tubing is suitable for use with all CPAP masks or machines with 22 mm connectors. It is available in diameters ranging from 15.0114 mm up to 21.9964 mm, and the end cuffs are 22 mm. It has a temperature range of -34.44 C up to 71.11 C. The standard length is 6 feet. Our tubing can be customized to meet your specialty requirements.
  We can also provide hose wrap for medical tubing to provide added comfort and assist in controlling rainout. It is lightweight, ultra soft, simple to install, and durably constructed. Our wide product selection also includes a variety of FDA approved ducting that is often used for ventilation applications in hospitals.
  We have a history that spans more than 50 years, and in that time we have always strived to develop new products to meet the needs of the marketplace. This has resulted in the industry¿s widest selection of hose and ducting. Our products range from hoses for woodworking and dust handling to exhaust and hydraulic systems.
  We have experience working with a variety of industries and applications that require products that will not outgas. Many of our items feature constructions that are free of any fillers, surface oils, and halogens. These products are often used in clean rooms, hospitals, and the food and beverage industry.