Development and supply of high-pressure plug valves from forged material with electric servo drive for nuclear power plants in Hungary; size DN 80 Extra, PN 100. A “grey room” is set up at the Mönchweiler plant for the oil- and grease-free assembly of valves, which, for example, is required for clean-room silicon production or [...]
Expansion of the factory in Brazil with establishment of the company's own stainless steel foundry for precision casting. Patent is issued for the double cardan joint for drive mountings. Expansion of the incoming goods inspection with x-ray gun for faultless metal analysis.
Introduction of the CFD flow simulation analysis for the optimisation of control valves. Founding of AZ Armaturen Trading Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China in July. 16” and 20” plug valves with full bore design are supplied for a project in Poland.
The subsidiary AZ Armaturen Asia (Pte) Ltd. is formed in Singapore in February, this is followed in December by AZ Armaturen Italia Ltd. Caltignaga/Italy. AZ Armaturen Italia Limited Via Sandro Pertini, 11 I-28010 CALTIGNAGA (NO) Phone: 0039 / (0) 321 / 652028 Fax: 0039 / (0) 321 / 204512 Mail:luigina.agostinone@az-armaturen.com Website: www.az-armaturen.com [...]
Founding of AZ Armaturen do Brasil Ltda. in September in São Paulo. Initial production is done in rented buildings in Itatiba. AZ ARMATUREN DO BRASIL LTDA. Av. Osvaldo Berto, 600 CEP 13255-405 ITATIBA - SP Phone: 0055 / 11 / 452499-50 / -51 Fax: 0055 / 11 / 45249955 E-Mail: az@az-armaturen.com.br Website: www.az-armaturen.com.br [...]
in October, in Gravenhurst, Great Britain. AZ Valves (U.K.) LTD. 1 24 Cinnamon Brow Ince WN22PR Wigan United Kingdom Phone: 0044 / 1942 834620 Fax: 0044 / 1942 834625 E-Mail: stuart@azvalves.co.uk Website: www.azvalves.co.uk
The relocation from Schonach to Mönchweiler to the new production and administration buildings is completed in March 1992. Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Wisser, son of the company's founder, joins the company in April. AZ is granted utility model protection for the sampling system SAMPLING.
The dye penetration procedure, in accordance with DIN EN 571, becomes an integral component in the quality management.
The company manufactures and distributes valves for the Sub-Saharan African market. AZ-Armaturen South Africa offers after sales services such as refurbishments, technical consultancy, special designs, flow calculations, breakdown and 24 hour services. AZ-Armaturen South Africa PTY LTD. 28 Derick Coetzee Street BOKSBURG 1459 Phone: 0027 / 11 / 3973665 Fax: 0027 / 11 / [...]
Valves are sleeved with FEP to prevent aggressive media impacting on the high-quality material. AZ is a pioneer with this process and initiates FEP sleeving in the transfer moulding process. At the same time, the high-voltage porosity test is introduced for this new generation of valves.