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C-Tech – the game changer that continues to impress

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Afrivalve exceeded expectations with its robust C-Tech Knife Gate valve in 2016. The valves, manufactured at eDART Surry Valves’ manufacturing facilities in Jet Park, range in sizes from DN100-DN800. The DN750 size has proved extremely popular, with Afrivalve receiving major orders during 2016, which includes supply to a major mine in Africa.

Greg Hopton

“Afrivalve’s 100% in-house manufacturing allows us to manufacture the valves to the exact requirements of our customers, and further allows us to modify the valves to suit specific applications and overcome challenges that standard valves supply face,” said Greg Hopton, group marketing manager, eDART Slurry Valves (Afrivalve). “The valves are available in a wide range of materials to suit individual applications. We also manufacture our own range of manual, pneumatic and hydraulic actuators, which are available with all required instrumentation.”

Afrivalve supplies C-Tech Knife Gate valves into mining and mineral processing as well as heavy industrial applications throughout South Africa and Africa. Additionally, the valves are suited for use within the carbon manufacturing industry as well as animal feeds production sector.

The successful joint venture between eDART Slurry Valves and Afrivalve saw Afrivalve brought into the eDART Group, while retaining the Afrivalve sales division. Hopton said: “In a downturned economy with commodity prices suppressed for most of the year, the increase in sales is attributed to customers seeing the worth in a valve that is giving them extended plant availability. Less downtime means more profit.”

The local manufacturing programme also includes open frame and shrouded frame pinch valves, eDART Slurry control valves that control level and flow, as well as slurry sampling systems. To complement the offering further, Afrivalve hand selected a range of industrial valves to offer a complete package, where needed, at end user level or on projects. These include diaphragm, gate, globe and check valves, RSVs and butterfly and ball valves complete the offering. “We are able to supply other valve types upon request,” concluded Hopton. “We also offer a complete range of Teflon lined and thermoplastic valves.”

For more information contact Greg Hopton, Afrivalve, +27 (0)11 791 1411, [email protected], www.afrivalve.co.za

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