Tecpro Australia now supplies top of the line AWH hygienic butterfly valves, spares and accessories to our customers in Australia and New Zealand. AWH leakage butterfly valves, compact intermediate flange butterfly valves and standard butterfly valves are ideal for safe media separation due to their excellent design.

What are butterfly valves?

Butterfly valves are used for controlling the flow of fluid through pipes. They are multipurpose and offer a compact design, making them a good choice for the food and beverage and pharmaceutical industries (among others). They are perfect for applications involving liquid or semi-liquid products. Within hygienic industries, along with all equipment, valves must adhere to the strictest sanitary standards, which means sourcing the right valves for the job is imperative.

What makes a butterfly valve suitable for the food and beverage industry?

There are several factors to consider when selecting a butterfly valve. Firstly, the sealing must be food grade and durable, with no potential for leakage to guarantee that it can’t be contaminated and should be made of a material that isn’t affected by the chemicals within the clean in place cycle (CIP). Adequate seal technology will ensure the butterfly valve is longer-lasting in demanding conditions. A compliant butterfly valve is safe for use with food and in food production processes.

316 stainless steel butterfly valves essential given stainless steel is one of the most hygienic metals available and also one of the most corrosion resistant.

Why AWH butterfly valves?

• High quality standards – All of AWH products are made from high quality, traceable stainless steel that is durable and reliable. A variety of test certificates and documentation is available on request.
• Cleaning of AWH valves is simple and efficient due to their design. The valves are completely isolated when in the closed state. The valve closing pistons lie almost flush in the through-flow pipe. This prevents any contamination at this point.
• The double-flap principle guarantees the highest possible safety of media separation in your pipeline system.
• Only high-quality AWH valve seals are installed in the butterfly valves.
• AWH Valves also have an optional RFID transponder to store all of the necessary data around the valve.
• Valves can be equipped with pneumatic or electric actuators n just a few steps. There is also the option of retrofitting the actuator and auxiliary valves with initiators. These enable monitoring of the individual valve positions.

Several industries and applications where hygiene is important, can benefit from butterfly valves, from food and beverage industry to pharmaceutical, biotech and medical industries.

German manufactured AWH hygienic butterfly valves are now available through Tecpro Australia

For more information about AWH Butterfly valves contact the team here.