Top Loading Arms (Variable Reach) Suppliers and Exporters in UAE 
Elite Group Middle East (FZC) supplies and exports Variable reach top-loading arms for the efficient transfer of compatible liquids into road tankers and rail tank cars. These loading arms feature an adjustable working range, allowing operators to access different loading points across the tank. Their flexible design makes them suitable for loading installations where tanker dimensions, connection positions, and loading bay configurations may vary.
Variable reach top-loading arms are used in petroleum terminals, fuel storage depots, oil and gas facilities, refineries, petrochemical plants, and industrial liquid transfer stations. Compared with fixed-reach systems, their adjustable operating range offers greater flexibility when handling different tanker configurations. Depending on the application, these systems can be specified with suitable materials, swivel joints, counterbalance mechanisms, connection arrangements, and optional accessories according to manufacturer specifications.
Top Loading Arms (Variable Reach) Details
Standard Configuration
- Right-hand layout with ANSI 150 inlet flange from the bottom
- Double swing base swivel style F-50.
- Torsion spring balancing unit.
- Loading Valve “stay open” or ”hold open” type.
- Main pipe made of aluminum alloy TTMA flanged.
- Valve remote control lever.
- Intermediate and drop pipe F-40-style swivels.
- Drop pipe made of aluminum alloy TTMA flanged.
- Drip can is made of aluminum alloy
Standards and Regulations
- Conformity Declaration of the current Directive PED for Pressure Equipment.
- Conformity Declaration of current Directive ATEX for equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres.
- Conformity Declaration of Current Directive MACHINERY.
- Customs Declaration of certification for Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and EAC certification.
- Standard API-ASTM-ANSI-TTMA.
Options Upon Request
- Arm material options: all made of carbon steel, stainless steel, AISI 304, or AISI 316.
- Seals in HNBR, FFKM, PTFE.
- Left version.
- Upfeed inlet flange.
- Base swivel inlet flange PN16.
- Split Type swivels: 3-pieces to facilitate maintenance.
- Compressed spring piston balancing.
- Loading valve with “hold open” operation, which closes automatically when the lever is released.
- Chrome-plated loading valve inside for jet fuels.
- “T” deflector end-pipe in aluminum alloy.
- Special configurations for extreme temperatures (-60/+200°C)
- Heating system.
Accessories
- Check valve.
- Vacuum breaker valve.
- Flow indicator.
- Micro switch loading valve position indicator.
- Micro switch to indicate vertical position.
- Micro switch to indicate rest position.
- Mechanical lock “Hold Down” in working position.
- Mechanical park lock in rest position.
- Overfill sensor with handle.
- Pump start/stop button.
- Stand-post.
