Building upon its 80-year history in process equipment and abrasion resistance, and with over 50 years designing and producing valves, Linatex has introduced its newly-designed and re-engineered valve product range which combines custom-engineering with the superior abrasion resistance of Linatex rubber. Jim Geyer, Linatex Global Valve Product Manager: “A lot of work has gone into our offering to ensure that Linatex valves meet industry needs across a wide range of applications. In fact Linatex now has the most comprehensive valve range on the market. “
Globally, Linatex has specialised in the design of process equipment that employs the unique characteristics of Linatex Premium Rubber. This valve range is no exception, lined in Linatex abrasion and wear resistant rubber as standard, and particularly suitable for handling abrasive or corrosive liquids and solids.
Bruce Cooke, General Manager Linatex Europe: “Utilising Linatex Premium Rubber as standard in Linatex valve liners ensures a genuine performance point of difference. Linatex has moulded liners with proven superior wear, that for the customer, results in longer life and lower replacement costs.”
Designed and customised to meet the demands of tough minerals processing applications, the valve range offers a choice of heavy-duty steel operating mechanisms and robust steel, iron or aluminium bodies. Ideal for flow control in grinding and milling circuits, isolation and control in hydrocyclones and separation equipment, slurry and chemical additive control, and an endless number of specialised process applications, the valves can also be supplied with complete automation packages.
The Linatex Family Of Valves Includes:
- Pinch valves – open body
- Pinch valves – closed body
- Knife gate valves
- Check valve – single non return
- Check valve – double non return
- Pneumatic split liner pinch valve
- Pneumatic single piece pinch valves
Linatex Valves are available with a variety of natural and synthetic rubber liners for use in most process conditions.
Linatex has long been recognised as a leading innovator in the use of premium natural rubber for abrasion, impact and corrosion resistance. Decades of growth in the global market has led its worldwide operations into a complete range of products and services, which include process equipment and systems, moulded and fabricated components, screen media, and material handling hose. A forthcoming article in the magazine will detail Linatex’s plans.
Established in Malaysia in the 1920s, Linatex revolutionised the concept of industrial wear designs and solutions using rubber. Since then, it has grown into a global organisation offering an extensive range of complimentary products and services. These include process equipment, material handling products, a range of mining hose, a line of moulded and fabricated products and technical expertise, designed to be versatile in meeting customers’ needs. Linatex has sites in every continent and an extensive distribution network.
Combining superior abrasion resistance with integrated processing systems, the Linatex process equipment line includes valves, hard metal and rubber pumps, dewatering screens, and hydrocyclones – each lined with Linatex premium rubber for maximum wear life – and custom engineered for mining.
Using its unique proprietary process, the Linatex range of rubber products comprise premium cured or uncured natural rubbers; carbon black and/or silica reinforcements; and numerous compound bases such as nitrile, neoprene and bromo butyl – all field-proven to outlast steel and conventional synthetic rubbers and polyurethane in a variety of heavy duty, high impact and highly abrasive wet or dry applications – while ensuring the lowest cost of ownership due to strength, resilience and abrasion resistance.
Custom-fabricated to exact specifications and manufactured in any shape or configuration, Linatex molded components meet the need for wear resistant parts performance in any application – even those involving high temperatures, oils, chemicals, acids and other highly corrosive materials.
Offering complete separating and sizing solutions backed by meticulous applications analysis, the Linatex range of screen media (manufactured and supplied by fully-owned subsidiary, Durex Products) maximises capacity and cost efficiency, and minimises maintenance and downtime – with innovations that surpass conventional alternatives in preventing plugging, pegging and blinding in tough applications – whether wet, dry, sticky or highly abrasive.
Adaptable and compatible to limitless applications, Linatex custom-made material handling hose is engineered with an array of reinforcement cords and end connections, and a wear liner composition specifically formulated for the application – all available within a product range that includes slurry and chemical mining hose, dredge hose and a wide variety of preformed bends, reducers and T-pieces.
Linatex offers reliable and responsive onsite service and parts support as well as turnkey engineered solutions- from the initial onsite consultation, applications analysis and testing, through to design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance – bringing together world class expertise with in-depth knowledge of local culture and practices.