TPi July 2016

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Flexitallic manufactures its largest Kammprofile gasket for Middle East

chemical plant Flexitallic, a specialist manufacturer and supplier of sealing products and services, has delivered its largest ever Flexpro Kammprofile gasket, which will be utilised in a plant in Egypt. The 4.7m diameter gasket, which is faced with graphite, will be installed on an oxy-reactor on a plant manufacturing propylene and polypropylene. It was ordered through Flexitallic distributor European Trading Co (Eurotrade) in Egypt.

The Flexpro gasket is also effective against temperature differential across the flange face, flange rotation, bolt stress relaxation and creep. Phil Kelshaw, sales director for the eastern hemisphere for Flexitallic, said, “The design and production methods we have developed have enabled Flexitallic to meet the bespoke requirements of industry. The challenge to deliver effective, safe and efficient operations has to be supported by innovative and skilled suppliers, such as Flexitallic, which can deliver solutions whatever the individual specifications of the project. This Flexpro Kammprofile gasket is another example of Flexitallic’s investment in research and product development to ensure that its technology can be applied effectively across multiple industry sectors in a broad range of sizes without reducing any of its capabilities.” The Flexitallic Group, focused on the upstream, downstream and power generation sectors, has operations in France, USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Germany, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and China, plus a network of worldwide licensing partners and distributors.

is suitable from vacuum to extremely high pressure applications, is claimed to deliver the compressibility of a sheet gasket for low sealing stress together with the bolt tightness of a spiral wound gasket, and the handling ease of a solid metal gasket and its resistance to buckling. Manufactured at Flexitallic’s production facility in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, UK, the graphite gasket exhibits effective recovery characteristics, maintaining joint tightness under pressure and temperature fluctuations.

Flexitallic’s Flexpro Kammprofile, which

Flexitallic stock team leader Brian Cullen stands next to the 4.7m FlexPro Kammprofile gasket Yokogawa completes acquisition of KBC Advanced Technologies

Flexitallic – France www.theflexitallicgroup.com

operations. As a result of this acquisition, Yokogawa says it will strengthen its position in the industrial automation sector by being able to provide a range of services and a robust product portfolio.

profitability for both the upstream and downstream segments. It provides a blend of advanced software for process optimisation and simulation and consulting services based on this technology. Yokogawa provides control systems, field instruments for measuring temperature, flow and pressure, and various other solutions that support safe and efficient

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced that the acquisition of KBC Advanced Technologies plc was completed in April, and that KBC has now become a member company of the Yokogawa Group. KBC is a provider of software and consultancy to the global oil and gas industry, focused on achieving operational excellence and improving

Yokogawa Europe BV – Netherlands www.yokogawa.com/eu

KBC Advanced Technologies – UK www.kbcat.com

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