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News Release from: Sudmo UK
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 12 May 2004
Valves bound for Brisbane brewery
Sudmo has won a major contract to supply its mix proof double seat valves and process valves for a major expansion at Carlton and United Breweries' Yatala brewery near Brisbane, Australia.
Hygienic valve specialist Sudmo has won a major contract to supply its mix proof double seat valves and process valves for a major expansion at Carlton and United Breweries' Yatala brewery near Brisbane in Queensland, Australia The expansion, which is being carried out in phases to minimise production disruption, will be completed by the end of 2004 and is doubling the brewery's capacity from 2.5 million hl to 5 million hl (132 million gallons) per year
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Carlton and United Breweries (CUB) is Australia's leading brewer, committed to building great Australian brands such as Foster's Lager and Victoria Bitter.
CUB is the number one performer in three major segments of the Australian beer market - premium, full-strength and lower alcohol - and is the biggest profit contributor among the four key businesses that make up Foster's Group.
Sudmo's success has come as part of a close international co-operation between Sudmo UK, Sudmo Germany and its Australian agent Process Equipment.
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The scope of supply includes around 500 D600 100mm-diameter double seat valves and hundreds of other stainless-steel process valves.
Most of these valves are built into prefabricated valve blocks and all pneumatically operated valves are equipped with the new Sudmo Intellitop control head, fitted with electronics for use in a DeviceNet intelligent communication circuit.
The majority of the valves blocks and loose valves are being fitted in the new bright beer cellar and the yeast room at Yatala.
One valve block and a significant number of loose process valves, ranging in size from 12 up to 150mm, have been supplied to Burton on Trent based Briggs, which is responsible for the construction of the new twin brew house plant.
Supplying factory built valve blocks not only minimises installation time at the brewery site, but also offers a number of important operational and quality related benefits.
High integrity orbital welding procedures are used for all the interconnecting joints and full pressure testing is carried out in house.
The control tops are prewired and air supply lines connected, allowing each module to be fully tested for operational functionality prior to shipment.
The double seat valves offer the hygienic and aseptic processor the capabilities to establish automated multiple routings with absolute confidence.
The Sudmo double seat technology guarantees that all process and cleaning fluids in complex routing systems remain separated even in the event of seal failures.
The space between the seats is open to atmosphere, which, in the event of seal failure, establishes a preferential flow to the outside.
The D600 series have a one piece precision machined body made from a single piece of high grade forged stock 316L stainless steel.
They feature a low number of product contact seals in the product area and these can be replaced simply and expediently.
The seal materials can withstand sterilising temperatures up to 150C.
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