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Straub and KCES for a variety of applications) • • Waste water treatment plants • Mining • • STRAUB Clamp, the repair clamp for leaking pipes of all materials Oil and other refineries • STRAUB Flex and STRAUB OpenFlex, the non restraint pipe joints for all pipe materials Pulp and paper • • Desalination plants Food processing (air-conveyance of grain and flour, detergent and washing lines in breweries and dairies etc) STRAUB pipe couplings are also used on fire mains, for dehydration tunnels, for heating or cooling, on fuel lines and in many other applications in fact, almost anywhere where pipes are involved. As an internationally renowned manufacturer of pipe joints, STRAUB not only holds the heritage of the ”original” pipe coupling, it also owns the patents on several outstanding features that still make the famous STRAUB pipe coupling the unquestioned leader in its class. STRAUB’s pipe coupling concept is backed by more than 40 years of experience and continuous development, guaranteeing Swiss precision quality and value. For many years in the last century, engineers had been grabbling with the problem of ho w to connect pipes that had become bent slope or were not in a straight line. One of them, Immanuel Straub, who lived in a small picturesque village set in the mountains of Switzerland came up with the perfect solution. In 1967 the STRAUB pipe coupling was born. It is an axial restraint but flexible pipe joint that compensates angular deflection and misalignment of pipes and is bolt easy to fit and reusable. Since then the name STRAUB has become a synonymous for expertise, quality and reliability. The installation of a STRAUB pipe joint is fast, simple and reliable. The compact product only has to be pushed over the pipe ends and tightened. Forty years on STRAUB pipe couplings are exported around the world from the same Swiss village are used in nearly every industry including: • • Shipbuilding (there are approx 3500 STRAUB pipe couplings on each of the ANZAC Frigates) Water distribution (all water boards in Australia use Straub pipe couplings Water Management Review 2010 Straub was awarded the ISO 9001 Quality Assurance Certificate in 1995 and was recertificated in 1999, 2003 and 2008. This confirms the proven quality of STRAUB. We stock STRAUB Pipe Couplings and Clamps in all standard MS and DI dimensions up to DN 1000, as well as tube dimensions and in addition some special dimensions such as for rubberlined pipes. Our total product and customer focus enables us to respond quickly and efficiently to our customers’ most stringent requirements. Pipe couplings are our only business – we are specialists and we are passionate about what we do. There is no substitute for more than 13 years of experience with pipe couplings and their applications. Product advice, training and documentation are part of our quality service, wherever the product is used. KCES is based in Montrose Victoria and is the exclusive Australian and New Zealand importer for STRAUB products. We stock the whole STRAUB pipe coupling family including: • STRAUB Grip-L, the axial restraint pipe coupling for all metal pipes which combines performance with economy • STRAUB Metal-Grip, the ultimate axial restraint pipe coupling for all metal pipes with outstanding performance • STRAUB Eco-Grip, the axial restraint pipe coupling with the best economy for applications under 6 bar and 40 deg C You can rely on it: our solutions are your added value. We are here to provide you with cost-effective and time-saving pipe joining solutions. A demonstration of the STRAUB pipe coupling performance is available on You Tube (http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=YHhK1XVi_hg) or contact KCES on the details below for a DVD for your own use. We would also be happy to help with any further queries you may have how the STRAUB pipe joint can help you, your team or industry. KCES details: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Website: [phone] [phone] [email protected] www.kces.com.au