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Anval RFS is a Heavy Duty Operator Hope Downs Operation Confirms .

In 2008 Ansac, (Anval’s sister company) supplied multiple Rotary Floating Shoe (RFS) valves to this vast mine as part of the initial equipment requirements. The Hope Downs Iron ore project is located 100 kilometres northwest of Newman, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The mine itself has a capacity of 31.4 million tonnes per annum and has been in operation since 2007.

In July of this year, Anval were approached to carry out an inspection and analysis on one of the valves after several years of heavy-duty operation. Following extensive test work and analysis our tests showed the following;

There was no significant damage to any of the key valve components including the rotor, shoe and valve body

Apart from cleaning, blasting and painting, no other work was required to the valve’s key components

The only major components requiring replacement were the motor and gearbox

Our Technical Director Mr Matthew Martella explained “The Heavy Duty Rotary Floating RFS range of rotary valves has been around for over a decade now, operating in highly abrasive applications such as iron ore, alumina, cement and mineral sands handling. This is just another fine example of we always knew.”

The Heavy Duty Rotary Floating RFS Series delivers unparalleled value for high wearing products and even after several years in the most difficult of product applications, it still delivers.