TPi September 2017

products & developments

Benefits of copper highlighted in new CPD programme

Conex Bänninger, a manufacturer of plumbing fittings and valves, has introduced a new CPD programme highlighting the advantages of copper as a preferential fitting material. As well as showcasing its performance benefits, the programme includes an update on current codes of practice and explains how using copper products helps to meet increasingly stringent building standards. The CPD also addresses the positive role copper can play in maintaining water hygiene and how its anti-microbial properties can combat infections, including potentially deadly legionnaires’ disease. The programme is designed with specifiers and M&E contractors in mind, while stockists and installers will also find it useful. Dan Wild, UK business unit director for Conex Bänninger, said, “While other materials have their place, copper has the edge from so many perspectives – its practical use, sustainability, environmentally and from a health and safety standpoint. In developing our latest CPD programme we’ve gone into great depth on this subject matter, whilst taking care to cover the

Copper medical gas fittings

of products and jointing solutions on the market, from solder and braze to compression, threaded and push fit. Conex Bänninger – UK www.conexbanninger.com

necessary competencies required for a project consultant, specifier, designer, contractor, installer and water supplier.” As a ‘noble’ metal, copper is resistant to corrosion and oxidisation. It is 100 per cent recyclable, with the recycling process better than others for the environment. It is also non- flammable and highly resistant to extreme temperatures, and it attacks a wide range of bacteria, making it suitable for medical and pharmaceutical applications. While focusing on the benefits of copper, the programme considers the full range

TOM mechanical calculation program

stresses that are transmitted to the pipe by the action of different external loads, the mechanical calculation of TOM pipes should be done before designing an installation. The program determines the validity of the installation based on the efforts and stresses that the pipe will support, as well as its safety coefficients at breakage and crushing. Molecor Tecnologia SL – Spain

Molecor is a specialist in the development and commercialisation of TOM ® orientated PVC (PVC-O) pipes for pressured water. As part of its commitment to the devel- opment and continuous implementation of technical tools to support its collaborators, the company has provided an innovative design tool: the TOM Mechanical Calculation Program is a simple, functional and interactive application. Due to the importance of performing mechanical calculation of buried pipes to assess the mechanical

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