FLUID HANDLING
DECADES OF EXPERIENCE
ROTAFLOW
Rotaflow Show Versatility with Hygienic Swivels Manufacture
Although synonymous with heavy
engineering such as oil and gas, Rotaflow
are able to produce high quality swivel
joint across a multitude of engineering
sectors including, but not limited to
nuclear, subsea and food and beverage.
This article highlights one such
project, where Rotaflow was approached
by a leading global toothpaste
manufacturer to overcome a problem on
one of their production lines. The solution
was multiple bespoke 4” 316L Stainless
Steel swivels with PTFE main seals that
were designed and manufactured in a
timely fashion and shipped to USA, so
there’s a good chance that Rotaflow have
been in some way a part of the machinery
that produced your toothpaste!
Since this initial supply, Rotaflow have
been contacted to supply further swivels
of the same design. This repeat business
is one the many ways an engineering
company can measure success – in a field
with extensive marketplace competition,
repeat orders are an indication of quality.
The standards and operations that
Rotaflow have to adhere to across various
industry vary significantly.
This multi-sector experience, coupled
with the high-quality design and
manufacturing Rotaflow deliver, are just
a couple of reasons why they are trusted
by multinationals to produce swivel joints
that are integral to the effective working
of a machine. Experience building swivel
joints for a wide range of machines in
a multitude of environments means the
design and manufacturing teams at
Rotaflow produce hard-wearing and long-
lasting joints that perform exactly as they
should. With this in mind, manufacturing businesses
have to be able to trust their engineering
partners implicitly. Engineers such as
Rotaflow aren’t simply building parts, they’re
adding value to a business. Every day that
a machine functions effectively is another
day where products can be manufactured
and sold. QUALITY ENGINEERING HELPS PREVENT
PR DISASTERS
In the cosmetics industry, the build quality of
the swivel joint has to be perfect. Any leaks
or issues will adversely affect the production
of (in this case) the toothpaste. Disease and
infection control risks are very real, so every
care has to be taken to ensure the swivel
joint is not a potential source of poor hygiene
or infection. The potential for a PR disaster is
huge and the ramifications for the business
long-lasting, so there’s absolutely no room
for error.
Decades of experience ensure that an
effective design and manufacturing process
minimises hygiene risks and means
that Rotaflow can be trusted to produce
swivel joints for a wide variety of food
and beverage, plus cosmetic industries.
The reputation comes from decades of
impeccable performance in these fields.
In manufacturing a break down could cost
huge amounts of time and money, not to
mention the delay on production, putting
pressure on supply chains further down
the line. You don’t know the cost of poor quality
parts until you suffer a break down – then
the cost is more than just the price of a
replacement, it’s days or weeks of lost
production, lost time and lost market share. With quality of design and manufacture at the
forefront of everything that Rotaflow do, they
continue to be trusted by many of the worlds’
leading businesses, producing consumer
products that we all use every single day.
MULTI-INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE COMES
TO THE FORE
In a field with extensive
marketplace competition,
repeat orders are an
indication of quality.
For further information, please visit www.rotaflow.com
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