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07/06/2022

Using 24" valves, conventionally designed with metal seats, a mine in Sonora, Mexico, had frequent failures due to jamming and intermittent leakage. By replacing these with our INSAMCOR valves with soft rubber lined, NBR seals, Ni-Hard deflector cone the valves minimized down time in this pulp handling application with 40% solids. In total, 16 valves were replaced which have been working with good performance since 2019. TechFlow SA de CV

Application: Pulp Transfer in Reactor Tanks

RF Valves, Inc. – Built to Last!!

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04/27/2022

Valve used to control lime injection into the water softener at a large Oil and Gas Customer refinery in Southern California.
Because of the great service it has provided over the years, the customer just decided to purchase another one for their plant upgrade. They haven’t replaced that valve in a long time and no issues with leaking.

RF Valves, Inc. – Built to Last!!
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04/21/2022

RBX Air Valves protect large diameter water pipelines in Texas, USA

A Large diameter water transmission main recently installed in the State of Texas is enjoying great flow efficiency and surge protection with the installation of Vent-O-Mat® Series RBX Air Valves. Manifold installation of multiple RBX valves provides the security of redundancy and greater transfer of controlled air from pipeline to atmosphere as well as tremendous, quick intake of air from atmosphere to pipeline automatically.

The Scruggs Company is our manufacturer’s representative.

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03/09/2022

In 2021, DFC Brasil has supplied 65 personalized pneumatic panels for a major gold mining company in Brazil, using its' own project design and concept.

The manufacturing process, containing on-demand made components, was a real challenge. The panels are made for high corrosive environments, sealed for the atmosphere, assembled with short term delivery times and personalized settings for every single panel, which made this entire project a very successful supply case.

The panels are fully functional and working on site, with excellent feedbacks from the customer.

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03/01/2022

Proud of our RF-SKG and the rest of our product lines. RF Valves - Excellent article on knife and Slurry Gate Valves from Dr. S Vijayakrishnan

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Knife and slurry gate valves (KSG) are often selected when the media handled is not clean. This also involves the selection of a particular design that is best suited for an application.

02/24/2022

One of our clients, a Copper-silver underground mine in Zacatecas Mexico experienced failures with a Wafer Valve installed in a slurry application (70% Solids), RF Valves, Inc. supplied our Fl**ge (Slurry Knife Gate) and was able to resolve these issues. The SKG has proven good performance in this demanding and complex application since installation in February 2019. RF Valves, Inc. Built to Last!! TechFlow SA de CV

Contact our team for more details and consider RF-SKG for your next application.

https://www.rfvalve.com/product-types/knife-gate-valves
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02/17/2022

A client of ours in a mine in Mexico has a pumping station for well water that had no air release or vacuum preventing valve, which reduced the efficiency of the system.
They proceeded to install a 2” Vent-o-mat RBX at the discharge of the pump and the problem was immediately solved.
The valve has been installed since June 2021 and has reduced operating costs tremendously. Added bonus is that people are no longer required to go to this point to eliminate air and vacuum.
TechFlow SA de CV

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02/11/2022

A good customer of ours in Latin America had been using wafer knife valves in an application with large size particulate and high percentage solids (i.e., severe application).
This caused the knife gate valve to become stuck due to the solids adhering to the internal parts and blocking its path.
Ultimately resulting in failure to actuate. (see photos) This failure caused fluid leaks into the environment and unnecessary operating expenses.
Our local representative has been replacing these valves with our state of the art RF Pinch Valves eliminating this problem completely.
The valves are fully automated and can be controlled remotely via the control system, helping the process to work optimally.
The valves have been working since February 2020, no spare parts have been required and the customer hasn’t seen clogging problems. Maintenance has been minimized and another happy customer!

TechFlow SA de CV

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02/02/2022

Sealed design knife gate valves were being used at a Southern Mexican mine for slurry isolation.
Due to the high percentage of solids in the fluid, the valves suffered continuous clogging. As result, the valves need to be repaired every 15 days to work properly.

The mine maintenance personnel reached out to our official representative (TechFlow SA de CV) to help them come up with the best and durable solution.
Our Pass-through design knife gate valve (RF-SKGF) was used to replace the installed valves and managed to eliminate the customer’s constant issues.
These 12” and 18” valves have been working with optimal performance since installation and will be replacing other sealed design valves within their mills.

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01/26/2022

A Midwestern construction aggregates company reached out to
Process Controls Corporation looking for a replacement tube for a failing control pinch valve on their Sand Classifier. With special requirements, there existing solution was being quoted at 16-18 weeks, time they did not have.

After evaluating the application, we found that the sizing and the design of the tube were contributing to the short life. We believed by going to an RF Valve with the Patented No-Stretch Tube Folds we could increase the service life of the tube and do so with standard off the shelf products.

By providing 8” Smart Hydraulicly actuated pinch valve were delivered a better solution in a fraction of the time.
The customer is very happy with the valve and found that their tube life has gone from 2-4 months to 6 months!

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01/19/2022

Going the Distance: Mining’s Race to Meet Global Technology Thirst - Additive Manufacturing Media , Valve Magazine.
Great Article by Danilo Garcia , President RF Valves, Inc.

Going the Distance: Mining’s Race to Meet Global Technology Thirst