MechChem Africa January-February 2023

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New GEMÜ BB07 3/2-way ball valve

Va l v e s p e c i a l i s t GEMÜ is expanding its product range of industrial ball valves.

competitive EV products in the industry. We believe that SKF's global experience and competence will provide strong sup port for our global strategy. Together we will bring more innovative products and excellent user experience to consumers on a global scale." www.skf.com new, simple dashboards with an enhanced Human Machine Interface (HMI) increase user interaction with their air compres sor systems and present information on 'events' – such as potential failure, pressure drops and required maintenance – in such a way that makes them quicker to action. Compressor system users can select from three levels of remote data monitoring: SmartLink Service, SmartLink Uptime and SmartLink Energy. “SmartLink 2.0 provides customised reports that uncover potential energy savings as well as potential prob lems and recommendations. The program prompts timeous action, reducing the risk of catastrophic failures, improving the overall health of the compressed air system and ultimately, increasing machine and plant uptime,” says Larue, adding that its use can help realise potential savings of up to 30%. www.atlascopco.com/en-za just one sub-assembly using multi-port ball valves. The GEMÜ BB07 is versatile in use due to its three outlets. Thanks to an ISO 5211 top flange, a simple actua tor mounting is possible. The seat seal is made of PTFE. The newly developed GEMÜ BB07 ball valve family is automation-capable, low maintenance and can be used for a vacuum. The new ball valve is selectable as a T- or L-bal l type and is therefore flexible and versatile. The new GEMÜ BB07 3/2-way bal l valve is avai lable with a bare shaft or with a pneumatic, manual actuator or motorised actuator. www.gemu-group.com

its first car in 2014. During this time, we have built a strong technical relationship, which is exemplified by this agreement. It also illustrates SKF’s premium capability within electric vehicles and our ability to support customers all over the world.” SKF’s innovative ceramic ball bearings, which are lighter and can rotate at faster speeds than traditional bearings, are a key component in many electric vehicle drivetrains. SKF is supplying several lead ing EV manufacturers across Asia, Europe and the Americas. Alan Zeng, Senior Vice President of NIO and CEO of XPT, says: “We have a history of working with SKF to build vices anywhere and at any time. Max Larue, Business Line Manager at Compressor Technique Service Division, explains: “The web portal essentially provides access to all features and benefits, whereas the App is focused on getting key information right into end-users’ hands.” The tailored SmartLink 2.0 compres sor monitoring service program gathers, compares and analyses data on the fly via the easy-to-install, integrated, wireless Smartboxwith 24/7 connectivity. SmartLink actively monitors all the available data points on the compressed air equipment and makes intelligent assessments, send ing the information from all installations to one server. Users can view parameters such as up time, energy efficiency, equipment health, recommendations, and service timelines on their mobile devices. SmartLink 2.0’s i s ideal when i t comes to mixing and distribution tasks of media flows, such as in the trouble-free change-over of sensitive media in the area of energy or auxiliary materials in the food-process ing industry. A fur ther advantage i s that these new bal l valves are avai lable with the threaded socket connection type, which ensures trouble-free installation of the shut-off valve. T h e G E M Ü B B 0 7 m u l t i - p o r t bal l valves represent a cost-effect ive solut ion , as mul t ipl e va l ve seat s are general ly required for mixing and dis tribution tasks. These seats are combined to make

Due to its multi-function al properties, the newly developed GEMÜ BB07 3/2-way bal l valve fam ily is suitable for the most varied areas of application. These include chemical processes, industrial water treatment, surface finishing,

A GEMÜ BB47 with pneumatic actuator.

power generat ion and environmental systems, mechanical engineering, and processing industries. The GEMÜ BB07 3/2-way ball valve

SmartLink 2.0 and SmartLink App optimise the compressor

SKF and NIO, a leading premium smart e l ec t r i c veh i c l e manuf ac turer, have strengthened their strategic coopera tion. As part of the agreement, SKF will be a preferred supplier of ceramic ball bearings and provide wide-ranging tech nical expertise to support NIO’s product development and global expansion plans. In 2021, NIO delivered over 90 000 vehicles, mainly in its domestic market. During 2022, NIO started to launch its vehicles across key markets in Europe, including in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. David Johansson, President, SKF Automotive, says: “SKF has supported NIO since the launch of The proven SmartLink all-in connectivity platform is a web portal that tracks all the vital signs of Atlas Copco air compressors, self-diagnoses the machines and uploads the data automatically to servers in the cloud. Add to this the new SmartLink App and users have everything they need to keep a close eye on their compressed air equipment with all the relevant informa tion available to them on smart mobile de Atlas Copco is pleased to announce the re cent upgrade of its SmartLink remote moni toring systemwith the release of SmartLink 2.0 as well as the development of the new SmartLink mobile App. Thanks to the global engineering group’s relentless innovation drive in developing advanced technologies, customers can optimise their compressed air installation's operational performance by having complete, easily actionable IoT driven insights at their fingertips.

SKF and NIO expand strategic cooperation

SKF’s innovative ceramic ball

bearings are a key component in electric vehicle.

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