Product Announcement: Type 578 Lug Style Butterfly Valve from GF

Georg Fischer has expanded it's butterfly valve product line to include the new Type 578 plastic-bodied lug-style valve. This valve incorporates many of the industry-tested design features that our butterfly valves are known for:

1. The double eccentric disk design disengages the disk from the seal while the valve is opening and closing, resulting in reduced component wear and decreased required operating torque.

• Reduces required operating torque by approximately 50%

2. The glass-filled polypropylene outer housing provides UV and chemical resistance while increasing impact strength.

3. The truly non-wetted 316 stainless steel shaft is protected by a precision bushing assembly featuring a redundant o-ring design.

Features

• Size: 2”–12”
• Body: Glass filled PP with overmolded SS316 lugs
• ANSI 150 bolt pattern
• Materials: PVC, CPVC, PP, ABS and PVDF
• Stem: 316 stainless steel
• Seal: EPDM or FPM; PTFE seals available upon request
• Operation: Bare shaft, lever, gear
• Actuation: Electric and pneumatic

To learn more, contact the folks at Panner @ 815-469-8333, or e-mail: info@panner.com

Chemical Feed Pumps: Mounting Flexibility

Chemical feed pumps are the key component of many industrial and utility processes. These include:

• Cooling tower water treatment
• Boiler water management
• Water and wastewater disinfection
• Process chemical addition
• Cleaning chemical addition

These pumps are best applied along with ancillary items such as back pressure valves, calibration columns and pulsation dampeners to improve their operation or help control a treatment system.  Because of this, the chemfeed system can take up a large footprint in areas where space is at a premium. 

Pumps that give you mounting flexibility are important to optimize your use of space.  Pump manufacturers are introducing modular mounting designs that allow you to directly wall-mount their product.  With that configuration you can design an entire system like that shown below. 

We have both "standard" systems, and the capability to custom make systems to fit your unique space.  To learn more about how to maximize your floor space by vertically integrating your chemfeed systems, contact Steve @ 815-412-5683, or send an email to shapiro@panner.com