Pipe supports are the connecting components between the steel or concrete supports and the pipeline, serving as supports (holders) for the pipeline and representing a form of bracket.

High-density pipe supports are primarily composed of isocyanates and polyethers, along with foaming agents, catalysts, and flame retardants. They are formed through a high-speed mixing and reaction process, resulting in a foamed polymer with characteristics of plastics, rubber, and cork.

Insulators are also categorized into insulated (or heat-retaining) and uninsulated.

Uninsulated is simply called "support," used primarily for pipelines at room temperature.

Insulated (or cooling) is referred to as pipe-shoe.

Whether insulated or not, they can be categorized into sliding, fixed, and guided. Regardless of the choice, the pipe supports remain unchanged; they are just...

The connection between the pipe support and steel structure or bracket has been changed.

Typically, tube supports with sliding and guiding styles use Teflon plates sliding against Teflon plates, or white steel plates sliding against Teflon plates, to reduce the friction coefficient. This minimizes the binding stress of the support on the pipe during deformation or displacement, and also aims to avoid relative movement between the support and the pipe.