AKO Pinch Valves: Chemical Industry
The chemical industry processes an extremely broad range of media – from liquids, greases and emulsions to pigments, dusts and granulates – and, given its high degree of automation, needs reliable and economical valve technology. Some process steps additionally require aseptic, hygienic or explosion-proof versions. AKO pinch valves offer a tight, contamination-resistant and chemically resistant solution for a wide variety of production stages.
Typical applications
- Dosing of pigments and dyes
- Conveying of chemical granulates and powders
- Control of emulsions and greases in the process chain
- Handling of potentially explosive dusts
- Dosing in aseptic/hygienic process steps
- Control of mineral and solids suspensions
Recommended AKO series
- AKO VMC (multi-connection, DN25-150) – universally applicable for the wide variety of media in the chemical industry
- AKO VF (flange, DN40-300) – large nominal sizes for bulk solids and chemicals in large plants
- AKO VMCE (hygienic, EHEDG, DN10-100) – for aseptic or hygienic process steps, e.g. cosmetic/pharmaceutical precursors
- AKO VFX (ATEX, DN40-300) – for hazardous areas with combustible dusts or solvent vapours
Application example (generic scenario)
Generic application example: A pigment manufacturer uses AKO VMC valves for dust-tight dosing of fine dye powders to avoid product losses and plant contamination and to reduce cleaning effort between batch changes.
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