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Mival specialises in the production of bellows valves, which guarantee maintenance-free operation and a long service life.
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Mival Intensifies Automation with a Customised Self-Learning Robot and a New Water-Based Paint Dosing System Monica Fumagalli ipcm®
Mival, which has been specialising in the production of industrial valves for the most diverse sectors for over fifty-five years, has further improved the automation degree that has always characterised its production plant. It has invested in a new robot designed and installed by Epistolio Srl combined with a new Sames mixing and dosing system for two-component water-based coatings to relieve its paint shop’s operators of the most burdensome operations and reduce its carbon footprint.
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alves are mechanical components used as connecting elements
steel to PVC, up to the latest Additive Manufacturing moulded types.
in various applications. They allow intercepting or regulating
In industrial applications, the most commonly used valves are made of
fluids flowing in pipelines, be they liquid or gaseous, to guarantee
metal and used to regulate the flow of steam or thermal oil.
specific pressure or flow rate values. Varying in size and weight, they can
Steam, in particular, is one of the most widely used elements for
be made in a variety of materials, from cast iron to plastic, from stainless
transporting thermal energy: in the industrial sector, it fulfils a wide
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