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ecome established in many cities. Due tothe rising energy costs, the scarcity of fossilfuels and the need to reduce CO 2emissionsin line with Kyoto, the expansion ofdistrict heating has been given top priorrity.The continuing expansion of existingTechnical specificationsn Internal diametern Length1000 mm1981 mmn Height with gearbox and actuator 2350 mmn Maximum body diametern Weightn Maximum working overpressure1715 mm9100 kg40 bardistrict heating networks demands largerpipelines and also correspondingly dimensionedshut-off equipment.KLINGER Fluid Control is nowable to meet these demandsManufacture of the first prototypestarted in May 2008 and testing began inthe company’s own laboratory in August2008. In the testing department, the valvewas checked out at maximum loads accordingto a pre-ordained series of tests. Prototypetesting was brought to a succesfulconclusion at the end of October 2008. Aninvestment of more than EUR 200,000 innew gantries, jigs, tools, etc. was requiredbefore manufacture of the new ball valvewas feasible at the Gumpoldskirchen facility.KLINGER Fluid Control, based in Gumpoldskirchen(Vienna), has been a supplier ofspecial high-quality valves for the districtheating industry for more than 30 years.These valves are used not only in Austriabut also in district heating networks forexample in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Parisand Munich. KLINGER valves are knownthroughout the world for their reliability andlong service life. n2KLINGER BALLOSTAR for alternatingtemperature loadsKLINGER Fluid Control GmbH, AustriaAt KF Fluid, our French sales representative, strategy rests ontwo important columns: product differentiation and focus. KFFluid has identified applications such as steam or hot water at160/180 °C where the KVN and BALLOSTAR ranges offer ourcustomers superior tightness during service over a very longperiod of time. But sometimes success comes from unexpectedquarters - and MEG Mono Ethylene Glycol is one of them.MEG is used in many pharmaceuticalprocesses for cooling thermalfluids. The first BALLOSTARKHA SL VIII was installed in 1999 atSANOFI Aramon. MEG fluctuates from– 25 °C to + 150 °C at 10 bars with 1cycle every 8 hours, which is going tobe very tough for any valve.Many valves from differentbrands have previouslybeen installed, but didnot give satisfaction tothe end-user. However,thanks to its 3 pcs design and2 elastic sealing elements the KLINGERBALLOSTAR KHA can handle the changein temperature and stay tight in-line andto the outside. Because of the outstandingquality ofthe KLINGER BALLOS-TAR, the sealing elementsrequire changing every 4– 5 years only. Usually,the end-userwill buy a completebody becauseit is easier than sparesealing elements.New applicationsKLINGER Fluid ControlThe second and very successfulapplications meeting washeld at the Gumpoldskirchnerlocation in October 2008 - akey event that was attendedby our trading partners fromWestern, Central and EasternEurope.