Sight Glass & Fittings

John Moncrieff: Your Vision for Process Visibility

John Moncrieff Ltd supplies high-quality sight glasses and fittings that deliver clear visibility, rugged reliability, and zero-nonsense performance. From standard viewport hardware to custom-engineered assemblies, we help you monitor, control, and optimise your process—without guesswork.

Why Moncrieff

  • Clarity that counts: Optical-grade glass options for fast, unambiguous inspection.
  • Engineered to last: Materials and seals designed for pressure, temperature, and chemical exposure.
  • Built for your duty: Standard, configurable, or fully bespoke systems—your spec, our execution.
  • Quality you can audit: ISO 9001 processes with full material traceability.

Core Product Range

  • Inline & spooled sight glasses: Straight-through, rotor, flap, and ball indicators.
  • Tank & vessel viewports: Welded, bolted, and flanged styles; circular and rectangular windows.
  • Sight flow indicators: Styles P, S, F, T, W, WF, Vista Ball & Spinner variants.
  • High-performance windows: Quartz, borosilicate, and toughened soda-lime options.
  • Accessories: Guards, shields, illuminators (LED/fluorescent/EEx), gaskets, and engraved scales.

Materials & Ratings

  • Bodies: 316/316L stainless, carbon steel, LG2 gunmetal; specialist alloys on request.
  • Glasses: Borosilicate, quartz/fused silica, toughened soda-lime; sapphire on request.
  • Seals: PTFE, Viton, EPDM, graphite, mica protection where required.
  • Pressure/Temperature: Configurations from low-pressure duty up to high-pressure, high-temperature service (product-specific).
  • Connections: BSPP/BSPT/NPT, DIN/ANSI flanges, sanitary, and custom patterns.

Applications We Nail

  • Chemical & pharmaceutical processing
  • Oil & gas, power generation, and steam systems
  • Food & beverage, water treatment, and utilities
  • Marine & offshore, including flammable and non-flammable services
Need it tailored? We engineer to your medium, pressure class, temperature envelope, and visibility needs. Send the datasheet; we’ll return a right-first-time build spec.

Compliance & QA

  • Standards: PED/CE where applicable; ATEX/EEx options for hazardous areas.
  • Inspection: Double QC, dimensional and material certification on request.
  • Documentation: CoCs, pressure tests, and packaging to clean-handling protocols.

Bottom line: John Moncrieff delivers sight solutions that look right, install fast, and keep operators informed. No haze. No drama. Just visibility that moves the needle.