Angara Tube India (ATI) is a leading manufacturer, exporter & supplier of FLANGES in wide range of sizes & grades. Flange can also be a plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe . A blind flange is a plate for covering or closing the end of a pipe. A flange joint is a connection of pipes, where the connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are bolted together. Although the word flange generally refers to the actual raised rim or lip of a fitting, many flanged plumbing fittings are themselves known as 'flanges'The flange faces are also made to standardized dimensions and are typically "flat face", "raised face", "tongue and groove", or "ring joint" styles, although other obscure styles are possible. Flange designs are available as "weld neck", "slip-on", "lap joint", "socket weld", "threaded", and also "blind"