After watching a demonstration video of AKO’s VMCE type Pinch Valves, a company manufacturing soft cheese were keen to use them to replace existing butterfly valves on site. They were particularly impressed by the fact that the Pinch Valve is hygienic and CIP (clean in place) capable. AKO offered a food quality EPDM internal rubber…
AKO Pinch Valves Last 8 Years to date without Failures A division of a large company producing specialist ice pigging equipment have successfully been using AKO Pinch Valves for 8 years. Pigging is the practice of cleaning a pipeline using devices generally referred to as pigs or scrapers, to perform various maintenance operations. This is…
AKO’s Pinch Valve range covers a diverse selection of sizes, body materials, end connections and internal rubber sleeve materials. This gives the user a huge advantage over other valve types on the market because the AKO Pinch Valve will be suitable for almost every application.
While the Portasilo Pressure Relief Valve ultimately gives complete silo safety, the valve for powders by AKO helps to protect the environment by also helping to avoid over filling. Using a full bore 100mm diameter valve for powders with a pinching rubber sleeve allows unrestricted product flow. Tanker discharge time can be effectively reduced by more than 10%.
