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  Food and beverages

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  Heating, cooling, drying, distilling and fermenting are just a few of the steps which are necessary in industrial food processing. These processes are generally executed using water, steam or thermal oil. For several decades now, ARI-Armaturen has been a strong partner for this kind of application.

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  Power plants & renewable energy

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  Power plants generate electricity and in some cases also thermal energy. Several very different types of power plant exist. The most common – and best-known – are coal-fired power plants. Since exclusively fossil fuels are used here, there is an increasing trend towards power generation technologies based on renewable energy sources such as the sun, water and wind.

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  Steelworks

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  Steel production is a basic industry that plays a crucial role in many national and international value chains.

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  Building materials

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  Autoclave hardening is an important step in the production of sand-lime bricks and aerated concrete. This hydrothermal hardening process takes place in the autoclaves under steam pressure in a saturated steam atmosphere at temperatures up to +200°C.

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  Wood, pulp and paper

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  Despite the age of electronic data processing, paper production remains an important industrial process.

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  Tyres

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  Tyre manufacturing plants use steam in various pressure and temperature ranges, e.g. to heat the tyre presses, apply pressure to the crown and – last but not least – vulcanise the rubber.

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  Thermal oil

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  Thermal oil heaters and systems are used for heating and cooling processes in a wide range of industrial applications.

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  Refrigeration

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  Refrigeration circuits are basically comprised of four components: a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator.

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  Hydrogen

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  Produced from water electrolysis using regeneratively generated electricity, hydrogen is considered the green energy carrier of the future, as no CO2 is emitted during its use. With production costs continuing to fall in the future, hydrogen will make an important contribution to the decarbonisation of the global economy.

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  Organic chemicals

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  Cleanliness and hygiene are an absolute must for manufacturers of feed additives and pharmaceutical preparations used in animal husbandry. ARI's stainless steel bellows valves are ideal for this purpose, either with flanges or with butt weld ends.

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  Alcohols

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  Valves for applications in bioalcohol or potable alcohol plants have to comply with various special requirements. Explosion protection approvals (ATEX) are just as important as conformity with clean air regulations or a fire-safe design, as demonstrated by the new ARI ZETRIX process valve, for example. Stainless steels in different qualities are widely used here.

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  Polymers

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  The most diverse applications are necessary to manufacture polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Many different kinds of media are involved: nitrogen, steam and condensate, ethylene glycol and water in addition to thermal oil as the heat transfer medium up to 360°C (~8 bar). Additives, catalyst and stabiliser solutions and vacuum applications are also used.

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