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Europe 2022 Special Advertising Section
GF Piping Systems at ACHEMA 2022
Between August 22 and 26, the company will present
innovations for process automation, industrial water 4.0 and
solutions such as IR PVC-U welding.
onserving precious resources is becoming
increasingly important. On the
way to a more sustainable future, modern
technologies that enable better monitoring,
control, and transparency in the use of
resources are therefore also required in the
process and chemical industry. At ACHEMA
2022 in Frankfurt a.M., Germany, GF Piping
Systems will focus on intelligent automated
piping systems for the safe and sustainable
transport of chemicals, water, and other
media.
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In addition, the first industrial butterfly
Process automation - for the
sustainable use of resources
GF Piping Systems will present the Ball
Valve 543 Pro, which - equipped with a new
pneumatic actuator type PPA and the electro-pneumatic
positioner - is made entirely
of plastic. As a result, it is maintenancefree
and has a service life corresponding
to the entire piping system. The 3-way ball
valve covers a wide range of applications for
every need.
valve with an environmental product declaration
will also be displayed. The plastic
Butterfly Valve 565 was introduced in 2021
and has already set a high bar. Its pressure
and temperature boundaries are close to
those of conventional solutions, and due
its installation length it can easily replace
metal alternatives. Corrosion resistance
and less abrasion also lead to lower maintenance
costs, giving it a big advantage within
the market. Its modular design allows customers
to fit electric and pneumatic actuators,
as well as a smart actuator that can be
controlled and monitored remotely. In addition,
a unique sensor solution for position
feedback can be connected.
Further solutions increasing
sustainability
Handling hazardous media requires protecting
the environment, employee health
and operational safety. In this context,
GF Piping Systems will present its double
Suitable materials for the
challenges of the Chemical
Process Industry
V
DM Metals, based in Germany and
part of the Acerinox Group since 2020,
proves with its versatile product portfolio
that it offers precise solutions for the challenges
in the chemical process industry, by
offering own product developments such as
VDM® Alloy 31, VDM Alloy 31 Plus®, VDM®
Alloy 59, VDM® Alloy 2120 MoN and the latest
development VDM® Alloy 699 XA.
Construction materials for the chemical
process industry have to withstand different
requirements and need sufficient resistance
against a multitude of corrosive media.
Oxidizing and reducing conditions, localized
corrosion in the form of pitting, crevice
corrosion and stress corrosion cracking are
some of the potential problems for low alloyed
materials. In the petrochemical industry,
pressures and temperatures that lead
for example to metal dusting are another
challenge in plant design and require special
properties of the used alloys. The specific
composition of the alloying elements of the
materials in each case ultimately leads to the
required properties and resistances required.
containment systems CONTAIN-IT Plus designed
to prevent leakages. The plastic
system is corrosion-free, UV- and weatherresistant,
has good chemical resistance,
and a smooth internal surface. Its low
weight allows easy handling. Further products
on display will include IR PVC-U, the
world's first infrared-welded PVC-U piping
system, as well as ultrasonic non-destructive
testing for pipe connections and virtual
reality training methods.
Jens Frisenborg, Head of Business Unit
Industry & Utility, GF Piping Systems, sees
ACHEMA 2022 as an important platform:
" We rely on plastic as a sustainable and at
the same time highly efficient material for
our flow solutions, regardless of whether
it involves transporting chemicals, gas, or
water. At the ACHEMA, we want to show
how modern materials combined with innovative
technologies create sustainable connections
for life. "
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As different as these materials are, the
former are the most widely used materials
in equipment for many applications subjected
to the above mentioned conditions. VDM
Alloy 699 XA exhibits very good resistance
to metal dusting, all these alloys are characterized
by very good workability, weldability
and availability in a wide range of product
forms.
Regarding wet corrosion resistance,
VDM Alloy 31 and VDM Alloy 31 Plus® perfectly
bridge the gap between normal stainless
steels and Nickel Alloys and in some
applications are even superior to more expensive
alloys.
Typical applications of VDM® Alloy 59
are plant components for organic chemistry
processes with media containing
chloride, scrubbers, heat exchangers,
flaps, ventilators and agitators for flue gas
desulfurization (FGD) in fossil fuel power
plants and waste combustion plants, equipment
and components for geothermal energy
and acid gas applications, reactors for
acetic acids and acetic anhydrides and for
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hydrofluoric acid as well as sulfuric acid
coolers.
The range of application of VDM® Alloy
2120 MoN is even more extensive due to its
superior corrosion resistance. It can be used
in the chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical
industries as well as in energy production
and environmental technologies.
VDM® Alloy 699 XA, has a well-balanced
metal dusting resistance, excellent processability
and weldability and in addition to
its resistance to metal dusting corrosion,
the material is characterized by its good
thermo-mechanical properties and microstructure
stability. VDM® Alloy 699 XA was
designed for the special demands in the
petrochemical industry in syngas processes
for the production of hydrogen, ammonia,
methanol and cooling of syngas during
e-fuel production.
The alloys are available as bar, sheet,
plate, wire and powder for additive manufacturing.
Matching filler metal for each
alloy completes the offer of VDM Metals.
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