TPI January 2014

products & developments

New food grade range meets EC and FDA requirements The new Food Grade range from Jacob Pipework Systems is claimed to be the first product range in themarket segment that meets the stringent requirements of the European EC 1935/2004 standard as well as the American FDA food regulations. some of the steel fittings. In situations where their use is unavoidable, only food-grade adhesives are used.

pipes are primed, galvanised or stainless steel.

The company’s main customers are in the chemistry, pharmaceutical and plastics industries, the food industry (eg coffee, cacao, chocolate, sugar or grain processing), feed plants, tobacco industry, automotive industry, chip industry, machine construction, and the paper and building materials industries. Jacob Pipework Systems – Germany sales@jacob-rohre.de www.jacob-rohre.de

Jacob manufactures pipe systems based on themodular concept in Europe with a worldwide market presence. Pipe systems for bulk material handling as well as dust extraction and exhaust air units for environmental engineering (cooling air/exhaust air) are the largest application areas for Jacob pipe systems (diameters 60 to 800mm or larger for customised production, 1-3mm pipe wall thickness). Steel

The range is a modular, stainless steel pipework system with more than 3,000 products. More than 1,000 of the components – from the steel parts to adhesives and sealing materials – were replaced or redesigned where necessary. This ensured that all of the parts of the Food Grade products that come into contact with food satisfy the stringent EU requirements of the EC 1935/2004 directive as well as the American FDA regulations regarding contact with food. vulcanised U-shaped seals not only ensure food grade conformity in compliance with EC 1953/2004 and the FDA requirements, but also have better temperature and tear resistance than conventional adhesive-bonded U-shaped seals. All components that come into contact with food are made exclusively of stainless steel that meets the quality standard of V2A/1.4301. The use of adhesives is avoided as far as possible in the seals that are incorporated in The “adhesive-free”

The new Jacob Food Grade range offers compliance with both EC 1935/2004 and FDA requirements

OEM product development PSW Consultants has been involved with OEM projects for almost two decades. Alongside its own range of Pipeswizard fit up tools for the oil and gas pipeline industry, PSW has been responsible for the design, enhancement, certification and manufacture of products for other large companies in the industry. It has also manufactured parts for large German automotive companies, national military projects, and national petroleum companies. With 100 per cent of its manufacturing facilities based inside the European Union, PSW maintains a strict quality control system, bound by the laws and regulations associated with manufacturing in the EU. As such, the risk of quality issues is greatly reduced. PSW is also pre-qualified with numerous large EPC contractors PSW has been the manufacturing force behind many well-known products in the industry, including a large portion of the Mathey Dearman product range.

and national petroleum companies as a result of its products originating within the EU. With a CNC plant, investment casting foundry, assembly plant, machine shop and powder coating shop all operating under PSW, costs are kept low as almost nothing has to be outsourced.

PSW Consultants (engineering) Ltd – UK

sales@pipeswizard.co.uk www.pipeswizard.co.uk

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January 2014 Tube Products International