Through close teamwork, power transmission and motion control products distributor BMG and valve designer and manufacturer InterApp offer a comprehensive range of valve products for use in demanding conditions.

This partnership affords BMG the opportunity to deliver “state-of-the-art” valve solutions to diverse industries across Africa, including the oil and gas sector, where high-pressure valves are critical to operational safety, and mining operations, where corrosion-resistant valves are required to efficiently manage the flow of abrasive and chemical-laden fluids.

“Our shared commitment to quality, innovation and customer service ensures that we provide the best possible flow control products to our customers, helping them optimise their operations, enhance safety and minimise downtime,” BMG Fluid Technology sales manager Susan Victor says.

She adds that the partnership with InterApp further enhances BMG’s extensive distribution network and footprint, grown over 50 years of business.

Victor also highlights that BMG’s skilled engineers and technical support teams work closely with customers to ensure selection of the appropriate flow control products for each specific application. Use of the correct valve ensures precise control, operational efficiency and extended service life, she avers.

“Embracing advanced valve technology enhances seamless operations and reduces costly downtimes in all sectors, including food and beverage facilities, pharmaceuticals production, water treatment and mining.”

Looking ahead, InterApp and BMG specialists are committed to providing the African market with advanced solutions by driving continuous innovation in valve technology. Victor affirms BMG’s commitment to ensuring that the local market “has access to the best- performing products available, supported by dependable technical expertise”.

Product Range

BMG’s Fluid Technology division supplies and supports an extensive range of components for fluid technology systems and general industrial applications.

These products include valves, hydraulic hoses and fittings, accumulators, cylinders, heat exchangers, hydraulic motors and hydraulic plumbing, as well as pumps and reservoir accessories.

Specific products in BMG’s InterApp range are Desponia and Bianca butterfly valves, which are designed to handle corrosive fluids, extreme temperatures and fluctuating pressures. These valves also feature high- performance linings and coatings, ensuring longer lifespans and fewer maintenance cycles, and are suitable for sectors, including water and wastewater treatment, where durability and efficiency are critical.

Robust Bianca butterfly valves are designed for dependable shut-off and control of corrosive fluids, as well as high-purity applications. Compact butterfly valves, with good flow characteristics and low maintenance requirements, are extremely versatile and ensure dependable operation, even in the toughest environments.

The Bianca centric butterfly valves, with durable polytetrafluoroethylene liners, are built for long service-life and are suitable for aggressive and corrosive fluids and for applications where absolute purity is essential.

BMG’s multi-purpose InterApp Desponia and Desponia Plus centric butterfly valves, boasting tough bodies and robust elastomer liners, are designed for safe and reliable regulation of liquids and gases in diverse sectors.

Desponia valves, which are available in sizes from DN 25 to DN 1600 and pressures up to 16 bar, are suitable for various industrial applications. This range can be supplied with a cast iron and ductile iron body.

The Desponia Plus range comes in sizes between DN 25 and DN 600, with high-pressure applications up to 20 bar and is suitable for high-temperature or vacuum applications, as well as process automation. This range is available with a body made of ductile iron, cast iron or stainless steel.

The liners and discs of this series play a crucial role in elastomer-lined butterfly valves, as they are the only two parts that are in contact with the fluid. Flucast liners are suitable for abrasive applications and meet US Food and Drug Administration, and EU, regulations.

Notable features of this range include an external shaft sealing mechanism which protects the valve neck hole and a long neck design that allows pipe insulation, Victor says, adding that a retaining washer offers blow-out protection, while O-rings, that are built in the shaft passage, form part of the reliable shaft sealing system.

Sealing lips on the flange face offer “perfect” tightness and the optimised liner shape ensures a precise grip to the body. The square driven disc offers effective and durable torque transmission and polished disc edges minimise friction.

The Desponia range ensures safe operation in water treatment processes, as well as in power generation and for demanding chemical processing applications. These valves can also withstand operation in the steel industry. The valves’ specially-coated discs offer high abrasion and corrosion-resistance, making them suitable for use in extraction processes in mining and slurries.