Optimum regulation of abrasive mud by knife gate valves of AKO Armaturen & Separations GmbH

HESSEN, GERMANY, November 04, 2010

For the process optimization in the industry it is increasingly important to steer the in and outflows of materials or liquids dependent on demand. Especially for these purposes, the company AKO has focused its production of squeeze valves, pressure relief valves, knife gate valves and pipe manometers, as well as the manufacture of suitable sleeves. In the industrial fields of chemistry, mining, power station and sewage technology, it concerns mainly abrasive mud, which can be optimally regulated by both-sided closing slide valves. Slide valves belong to the class of the knife gate valves within which the slide plate is integrated as an interflange execution in a mono block.

Within this kind of knife gate valves of AKO, also named as knife gate valves type b, two elastomer sleeves from natural rubber are made in such a way that they touch each other in the open state and therefore no material remains inside the mono block. The sleeves also serve at the same time as a sealing for the flange construction. The sleeves of the knife gate valve type b can be replaced directly by the customer without huge expenses, so that in the case of emergency longer downtimes are not to be feared. For e.g., the correct exchange of the sleeves and due servicing of the knife gate valves type b, AKO's extensive instructions and product descriptions are available under http://www.pinch-valve.com/en/products/knife-gate-valves.html . The knife gate valves type b are manufactured normally in nominal width between DN050 and DN900 and are suitable for working pressures between 2 and 9 bar. The long-standing experience and the scale of the manufacturing plants enable AKO also to respond to individual customer requests and to create custom-made products, which fulfill special -requirements, at any time. For handling of the knife gate valves b the customer can choose between a manual hand wheel with rising spindle and a double-acting pneumatic cylinder. All knife gate valves made by AKO as well as the whole range of products hold the certificate of the German Institute for Standardization ISO 9001:2008.

The family company AKO Armaturen & Separations GmbH was founded in 1984 by Antoine Kopp who still leads it today together with Frederic Kopp. Nowadays the company is the European market leader in its specialization of pinch valves.

AKO Armaturen & Separations GmbH is a German manufacturer of high quality accessories for industrial applications.