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developments products & Pumps and valves for added safety Klaus Union Corporation was founded in 1946, in Bochum, Germany. The company holds numerous patents and stocks a versatile range of pumps and valves. systems. Thanks to the magnet drive in combination with an isolation shell, which prevents leakage of the pumped liquid to the atmosphere, shaft ducts, stuffing boxes or mechanical seals have become obsolete.

Klaus Union has been supplying pumps and valves since the 1940s

a nickel or titanium base, constitute the basis of all products, together with steel and stainless steel. Due to the provision of materials to a wide range of industries, quality control is extremely important, and Klaus Union has a sophisticated internal quality management system that ensures high levels of safety in each product that the company produces. Klaus Union Service GmbH was established as a separate entity, specifically to increase the efficiency of the provision of customer service. This branch allows the company to extend its service to include training programmes and seminars that reflect reality and not theory. Klaus union GmbH & co KG – Germany info@klaus-union.de www.klaus-union.de

The company mainly supplies to the petrochemical and chemical industries, which expect a high quality of products and services. Particularly when aggressive, toxic and explosive products are pumped, no compromises are allowed with regard to quality, service life and safety. Klaus Union guarantees operational reliability and environmental protection to all stakeholders. In 1955, Klaus Union developed the first magnetic drive and presented it to the world at ACHEMA in Frankfurt, Germany. The company states that this magnetic drive is still considered one of the most secure sealing

Since then, the company has developed titanium pumps and other magnetic systems, and has expanded its product range from the main products of gate, globe and check valves to additional valve types like overflow valves, bottom valves, y-type strainers and sight glasses. The Klaus Union product range consists of pumps and valves for almost any industrial sector. Applications involve refrigeration and heat engineering, power plants, liquid gas plants and electroplating. Corrosion-resistant materials, often including alloys on

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