Ductile iron pipe systems are more than simple components for our drinking water and waste water networks, for snowmaking facilities or power plant pipelines. They guarantee high security in all areas. On the one hand they are durable and robust and therefore optimum products for reliable pipe systems. On the other hand, European production also offers social and economic security.
A secure and sustainable solution for complicated times and places.
Pipeline networks should guarantee stable supply and disposal for 100 years and more. During this time, networks are subject to many changes. The stresses imposed on pipe systems in the soil can alter on account of construction projects or increased traffic volumes. Soil loss caused by heavy rainfall can expose pipe systems beneath. Earth movements due to mining, earthquakes or landslides can alter these stresses massively. This is fine if the pipe system still functions robustly under these changes and the material properties are preserved.
Stable and reliable for generations to come – more than a solid reason
A system is only as secure as its individual components upstream and downstream. The use of high-quality materials in valves and fittings plays an massive role here.
The concept of ductile cast iron pipe systems covers more than just the pipes for our drinking water. The interplay of pipe, fitting and valve represents an equally important element. A system is only as secure as its individual components installed upstream and downstream. The use of high-quality materials in valves and fittings plays an massive role here. Safety fittings such as double eccentric butterfly valves, needle valves or ball valves with their corresponding drives (e.g. brake-and-lift units), make sure that pressure surges are compensated, thus keeping the equipment as a whole secure. It is a matter of all components working together. Because it is only with a dependable, sustainable and robust pipe system (pipes, fittings and valves) that a good future can be built.
But security for our soil also means security for regional jobs. You can read about why regionality is so important for us HERE.
High security with ductile iron pipe systems – a solid reason.