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Valves News
Range receives immediate positive response
By: Ilan Solomons 8th November 2013 Engineering solutions provider Bearing Man Group (BMG) states that its Fluid Power division’s fluid power valves (FPV) range has received a positive market response since being introduced in late September, owing to the valves’ optimal performance efficiencies. “BMG’s Fluid Power division is also... →
Flagship product known the world over
8th November 2013 Many would-be exporters must have envied Gunric Valves for the speed with which it gained acceptance in the world market when it entered it in 1995 offering its own home-grown version of a triple eccentric metal seated butterfly valve, says joint MD Gunter Schmikal. →
Designer behind the success story
8th November 2013 All credit for industrial valve manufacturer, supplier and exporter Gunric Valves’ valve designs goes to joint MD Gunter Schmikal, who is all at once the company’s chief executive, designer and research and development department. →
Strongly committed to community projects, staff advancement
By: Tracy Hancock 8th November 2013 From Day One of its existence Gunric Valves has gone out of its way to make life a little easier for the less fortunate people living in the vicinity of its plant. When it set up business in Ophirton, south of Johannesburg’s city centre, it promptly began helping the homeless people living on the... →
Company proves force to be reckoned with, locally and abroad
8th November 2013 Specialist valve manufacturer Gunric Valves, which celebrates 25 years in business this year, has broken new ground in many industries and markets – both in South Africa and globally – owing to its designs. Based in Robertville, Florida, on the West Rand, the company has made rapid advances since... →

SOURCE OF STRENGTH Gunric Valves has made rapid advances since inception, mainly on the strength of a triple eccentric metal seated butterfly valve it developed in-house
Double-offset butterfly valves supplied to R4.5-billion project
By: Ilan Solomons 8th November 2013 Water treatment and distribution solutions provider VAG-Valves South Africa is supplying several of its VAG EKN butterfly valves to the R4.5-billion Olifants River Water Resources Development Project Phase 2 (ORWRDP-2), in Polokwane, Limpopo, for use as isolation valves on the project’s bulk... →

Valves industry under the pump – Vamcosa 
By: Ilan Solomons 8th November 2013 The South African valve manufacturing industry is in dire straits, as imports continue to flood the country, and as a result the rapid implementation of valves designation for all State-owned enterprises (SOEs) is required to save the industry, Valve and Actuator Manufacturers Cluster of South... →
Quality components for long-term cost savings
By: Ilan Solomons 8th November 2013 Far too much maintenance is being done at South African mines, which, in turn, has a negative effect on productivity in an already volatile sector,polyurethane moulding company Urethane Moulded Products (UMP) MD Trevor Carolin tells Mining Weekly. He points out that UMP and valve manufacturer... →

SA air-valves used on several major pipelines in Southern Africa
By: Ilan Solomons 8th November 2013 Valve and pipe designer and manufacturer Rexus Trading’s AirFlo Variable Orifice air-valves are being used on several major pipelines in South Africa and in Southern Africa, says Rexus Trading MD Allistair Balutto. “Ninety-six DN300 AirFlo air-valves are in use on a South African water board’s... →

Distributorship signed with global pneumatics company
By: Timothy Sibanda 18th October 2013 Pneumatics products distributor Neumatics SA reports that it has been appointed the distributor of US-based manufacturer of pneumatic valves, controls systems, and safety products for the fluid power industry ROSS Controls products. →
Valve manufacturers, foundries should collaborate to ‘take back’ market share
By: Natasha Odendaal 16th August 2013 Valve manufacturers and foundries could see a R4-billion to R5-billion recovery over the next three to five years as localisation in public procurement takes hold. The industry would be able to “take back” the market share lost to foreign companies over the past few years and revive the local... →

Niche focussed business suppling a comprehensive range of fluid control systems
12th July 2013 Macsteel Fluid Control is a key niche focussed business which operates throughout various industry sectors. It supplies a comprehensive range of valves, actuators, liquid level gauges, filter systems, valve interlock systems and a full range of steam products including traps, strainers and... →
PSV sells control valves subsidiary
By: Natasha Odendaal 13th May 2013 Diversified industrial engineering group PSV has sold subsidiary specialised control valves business Mitech to Lambertus Antonie Alberts and Lesole Jacob Mtolo for an undisclosed amount. The subsidiary, which PSV bought last year for an undisclosed sum, had failed to meet PSV’s return on... →
Valves industry gaining interest in gland packing
By: Yolandi Booyens 10th May 2013 Gland packing manufacturer John Crane notes that it supplied R6.3-million of gland packing to the valves industry in 2012 and aims to expand this figure by focusing further on the mining and minerals market in 2013. “John Crane Gland packing technology could greatly benefit the minerals industry,... →
Expo hopes to tap into new-found interest in African growth
5th April 2013 Africa’s industrial market is ripe for exploration by technology businesses in the oil, gas and petroleum, energy, water and manufacturing sectors, says Exhibition Management Services (EMS) MD John Thomson. →
PED assures safety for petrochemicals equipment
By: Zandile Mavuso 22nd March 2013 Global supplier of high-alloy steel components Steloy Castings credits its share of the international and South African petrochemicals market to conforming with the stringent quality-assurance requirements necessitated by the petrochemicals industry, in addition to the standards of the European... →
Company supplies automated valves to paper manufacturer
8th March 2013 Global engineering and technology corporation Metso began supplying more than 700 automated process valves to paper and pulp producer Sappi’s Ngodwana mill, in Mpumalanga, in August 2012 for its Project GoCell, Fibre Line 3 expansion. →
Improved product introduced
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 Germany-based valves manufacturer and distributer VAG will relaunch its Pico pilot-controlled pressure control valve in South Africa early next year. The valve, with improved features, is currently being launched on the international market. →
Distributor secures specialised valve order from petrochemicals group
By: Yolandi Booyens 9th November 2012 Valves distributor Heaton Valves Africa, in conjunction with its partner Velan Valves in Montreal, Canada, has recently delivered a specialised coker ball valve to Sasol’s Secunda plant, Heaton Valves engineered products divisional manager Clinton Parsons tells Engineering News. He notes that a... →
Company supplies new valve technology to Africa
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 Sole African distributor of US-manufactured Ez2 valves, Frontier Pipeline Services, has provided mining and mineral processing operation Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) with a solution to fix two leaking water pipelines. The company replaced the valves on the water pipelines in July. →
Manufacturer undertakes bakery valve replacement contract
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 Valve manufacturer and distributor Paltechnologies (Paltech) has been replacing all the dry application valves at bread producer Blue Ribbon’s factories with Posi-flate inflatable seated butterfly valves. It will start its second phase of installation of a series of Posi-flate inflatable seated... →
Quality management certification obtained
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 Chinese valves designer and manufacturer Neway Valves, locally represented by Industrial and Designer Valves (IDV), obtained ISO/TS 29001 certification in June. IDV sales manager Peter Raubenheimer says this certification defines the quality management system requirements for valves used in the... →
Company upgrades distribution network
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 Valves and instrumentation specialist Operational Marketing South Africa (OMSA) hopes to implement a new distribution model, after it was acquired by industrial consumables and engineering firm BMG earlier this year, says OMSA valves divisional manager Greg Hopton. The company will distribute... →
New nozzle check valve for pipelines
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 Valves manufacturer Dynamic Fluid Control (DFC) launched its new locally developed and manufactured nozzle check valve (NCV), the Vent-O-Mat NCV, which is designed specifically for water pipelines, last month. “The new product is the latest in DFC’s Vent-O-Mat range, designed to protect pipelines... →
Manufacturer to supply valves, instrumentation for biogas plant
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 Global engineering and technology corporation Metso has received an order to supply valves and smart instrumentation to Swedish energy company Göteborg Energi's GoBiGas biogas production project in the Rya harbour, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The GoBiGas gasification plant will be built in two phases,... →
Company imports full-lift automated valve test rig
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 Pumps and valves reconditioning company Enserve, a subsidiary of engineering firm VBV Holdings, imported a full-lift automated safety valve test rig from Netherlands-based valve test rig manufacturer Ventil to expand its service offering. Enserve MD Steve Bannister says that the safety valve test... →
Manufacturer offers globe control valves
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 Valve manufacturer PSV Mitech states that its general purpose globe control valves are useful in solving both complex and basic requirements. The standard PSV Mitech globe control valve can be used for many applications and offers high positioning accuracy and tight shut-off together with a... →
Cluster to drive valves industry growth, localisation
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 The Valve and Actuator Manufacturers Cluster of South Africa (Vamcosa), which was formed in July last year, plans to start an enterprise development fund to enable it to set up a machine shop or foundry to make a contribution to skills development within companies that supply the local valves... →
Leakage reduction through pressure management
By: Anine Kilian 9th November 2012 Water is considered a scarce resource and many African countries are facing challenges in providing growing populations with adequate and sustainable water. There are high levels of unaccounted for water (UFW) in cities on the continent. “The solution to the water scarcity problem lies in... →
Key focus on technical competence as competition rises
By: Schalk Burger 31st August 2012 The number of medium- and heavy-steel projects in South Africa and globally should ensure medium growth for industrial holding company VBV Holdings, but the company must remain globally competitive to grow, says VBV Holdings chairperson Gary van den Berg. →
Integrated valve control, automation offer easy handling, cost savings
11th May 2012 Fluid handling systems and equipment manufacturer Alfa Laval offers a new valve control unit that consists of an integrated automation unit and actuator, enabling simple control and operation of valves, and eliminating the need for separate automation units. →
Valve expo organisers optimistic about valves industry’s future
By: Reggie Sikhakhane 11th May 2012 The future looks promising for the global valves industry, says Valve World Expo 2012 director Friedrich-Georg Kehrer, stating that there is significant potential for growth in markets such as the energy sector, from which the valves industry is set to profit. →
Local valves manufacturing could play role in SA economy stimulation
By: Reggie Sikhakhane 11th May 2012 Local valves industry bodies urgently need to develop and implement buy-local awareness campaigns to ensure the domestic valves manufacturing sector grows and increases its contribution to the South African economy, says valves manufacturer Paltechnologies marketing and technical sales manager... →
Major water projects a focal point for valves company
By: Reggie Sikhakhane 11th May 2012 Local demand for water infrastructure is growing and, if it is to be met, will require the roll-out of large water delivery projects, says water treatment and distribution solutions provider VAG-Valves South Africa manager Hennie de Meyer. →
Valves supplier secures long-term contracts with petrochemicals major
By: Reggie Sikhakhane 11th May 2012 Amid continuing tough business conditions that put pressure on margins and result in uncertain business activity levels, valves distributor LVSA Valves has been awarded two new long-term contracts to supply valves to national oil company PetroSA. →
SA company distributes Italian, Australian solutions
By: Reggie Sikhakhane 11th May 2012 As awareness about the importance of air quality management in industry increases, more companies are seeking solutions to help them achieve the required air quality levels, says valves distributor Industrial & Designer Valves product manager Alan Milne. →
Valves, pumps industries a lifeline for foundries sector
11th May 2012 Compared to two years ago, prospects for the R18-billion foundry industry look promising, mainly as a result of expected growth in the valves and pumps sectors, says Kimberley-based metal castings specialist KEW Foundries director John Bryson. →
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