The Abrasive Flow Solutions (AFS) team celebrated the company’s first yr of business just lately (March 2022) by internet hosting a two-day launch operate at its manufacturing plant in Benoni, Gauteng.
AFS, which specialises in the design and manufacture of slurry-related valves, was established by the Engineering Solutions Group (ESG) of Invicta Holdings Limited, as part of the Group’s strategy to broaden its fluid know-how services in Africa.
“The AFS staff works intently with our sister firm BMG, to increase specialist services, via the design, distribution, provide and assist of a broad range of slurry-related valves, including Klep diaphragm and wedge gate valves,” says Donald Morrison, General Manager, AFS. “Our specialists successfully achieved their first problem, which they set for themselves when the company was established – to enhance the standard of diaphragm valves, by extending service life and reducing the maintenance necessities of this vary. This aim was achieved through onerous work and the implementation of superior design technologies, supplies and coatings and is a good tribute to our team.
“Important milestones over the past 12 months embody the establishment of a model new rubber lining facility, with the installation of autoclaves which have capacities of up to 10 m in size. In the rubber business, autoclaves are used to vulcanise rubber merchandise, which are not but secure dimensionally, by elevating warmth and stress. An autoclave is similar to an enormous oven, with extraordinarily high temperature and strain scores, that make rubber elements stable and solid in dimension and shape.
“ Best is a brand new pinch valve sleeve manufacturing facility within our new rubber lining and sleeve manufacturing facility.
“We are now in a position to manufacture all pinch sleeves, including excessive stress and pneumatic sleeves. AFS pinch sleeves are manufactured from the very best high quality rubber products, that are provided by Rema Tip Top. We have also made a big funding to extend our hydraulic pressing facility and through our new design and course of, we’re capable of manufacture high-pressure diaphragms able to pressures in excess of 20 Bar.
“AFS has enhanced the design and production of its slurry knife gate valve range, with dimensions ranging in diameter from a 50 mm unit to 1.5 m valves. The vary includes flanged, wafer, lugged, urethane lined and high-pressure knife gate valves.
“BMG also distributes Bargain manufactured range of abrasion-resistant valves for Dual Products International. These merchandise embrace pinch valves, new water air launch valves, Resilient Seated Gate (RSV) valves and rotary disc sleeve valves. AFS has lately manufactured and factory-tested some bigger DN seven-hundred hydraulically operated 20 Bar valves for a buyer in Europe.
“Recently launched Dual rotary disc sleeve valves comprise an advanced rotating gate valve with sleeve design, developed particularly for heavy abrasive and corrosive slurries and water and wastewater installations. This patented design allows the valve to cycle through heavy slurries with out sticking. Wafer, flanged and high-pressure variants are available.
“Our extremely skilled group has a radical understanding of the processes the place valves are installed and is in a position to specify the proper valves required for every utility. We also help customers in fixing the problems of difficult installations and purposes.
“To ensure optimum safety, efficiency and the prolonged service life of every system, the number of the right industrial slurry valve is important. Valve selection is based on varied elements, together with the dimensions and shape of particles, pressure, temperatures and chemical content.”
This AFS portfolio is especially well-suited for use in harsh situations in diverse industries, together with mining, chemical and petrochemical, water and wastewater, energy manufacturing and agri-food industries. Important installations recently, have been in mining slurry, tailings dams, and acid pumping purposes, which rely on plant availability and the protected operation of valves.
Another achievement for AFS is that ESG has just lately achieved recognition as a Level 2 contributor to Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), which means prospects can claim BEE procurement recognition of a hundred twenty five percent against all purchases.
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