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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Introduction to Clamps

There are many types of clamps available for many different purposes. Some are temporary, as used to position components while fixing them together, others are intended to be permanent.

In the field of animal husbandry, using a clamp to attach an animal to a stationary object is known as "rounded clamping." A physical clamp of this type is also used to refer to an obscure investment banking term; notably "fund clamps." Anything which performs the action of clamping may be called a clamp, so this gives rise to a wide variety of terms across many fields.

Pipe Clamp

A pipe clamp is a clamp with a long grip which generally uses an ordinary steel pipe to achieve its length. By using a longer pipe, the clamp can be made arbitrarily large. A pipe clamp should not be confused with a hose clamp which is a belt-like clamp which wraps around a hose or pipe.

Riser Clamp

A Riser clamp is a device used by mechanical building trades to support vertical runs of piping at each floor level. The devices are simply clamped on with friction and then rest at each floor level. Ordinarily, riser clamps are made of carbon steel and individually sized to fit certain pipe sizes. The term "riser" is typically used to refer to vertical runs of pipes,electrical conduit and tubes.

CONCLUSION

A utility clamp is spring-loaded open-jaw clamp that can be tightened down to hold something securely in place. They are commonly made with three prongs (two on one side and one on the other), or with two rounded prongs, with one on each side. They are commonly used to hold laboratory glassware, such as erlenmeyer flasks, distillation flasks, glass tubing, round bottom flasks, thermometers, etc. Utility clamps have a long rod attached to the clamping part that allows it's position to be carefully adjusted by using a clamp holder, which is described below.

A clamp holder is used to secure an extension-type utility clamp to a support stand (or ring stand). Sometimes it's used to clamp a couple of support rods together, or to clamp an iron ring or other attachment to a metal bar.