THE AVK SERIES 36. EVERYTHING YOU’VE COME TO EXPECT FROM AVK, PLUS A WHOLE LOT MORE WHEN IT COMES TO DELIVERING LONG-TERM FUTURE VALUE.
Built with factory-fitted PE-tailed pipes the AVK Series 36 is engineered to future-proof your network. An AVK Series 36 installation requires far fewer stock keeping units (SKUs), meaning simpler stock management, cleaner logistics and onsite efficiencies.
Furthermore, when combined with AVK Smart Water there’s further potential to deliver significant long-term savings for today, tomorrow and across the lifetime of your water network.
Take a look at the investment benefits:
A future-proofed investment
When compared to an equivalent flanged gate valve installation, the factory fitted and sealed PE-tailed pipes on the AVK Series 36 presents no potential leak paths.
No nuts, no bolts, no washers, no flanges, no gaskets, and no taping; the AVK Series 36 will reduce non-revenue water, enhance water security and reinforce network resilience. The AVK Series 36 creates a fully welded and future-proof pipeline for today and generations to come.
Flanged gate valves present two potential leak paths as a result of their two bolted mechanical joints.
The AVK Series 36 presents no potential leak paths. It does not require flanges and its factory-fitted PE-Tailed pipes are fully welded into the network using electrofusion couplers.
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
63% reduction in SKUs
An AVK Series 36 PE-Tailed Gate Valve installation does not require nuts, bolts, washers, gaskets, flange adapters, PE Stub flanges or any kind of flange whatsoever. All you need for installation is the product and two electrofusion couplers. Compared to an equivalent flanged gate valve installation this amounts to a 63% reduction in stock keeping units leading to simpler procurement, leaner stockholdings, quicker stock picking and more efficient stock-to-site logistics.
These savings contribute to a more efficient, leaner and cost-effective operation.
Compared to a flanged gate valve, the AVK Series 36 delivers a 63% reduction in the number of SKUs required for installation.
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
50% improvement in productivity
Let’s do some basic maths to identify how many valve installations can be completed by a team of engineers in a day. The AVK Series 36 PE-Tailed Gate Valve takes only 57 minutes to install. It takes 95 minutes to install an equivalent flanged gate valve.
An installation team of two engineers has 450 minutes (7.5 hours) of productive time in a working day. It is given that there is an average 15 minute interval between each installation to move to the next location and set up. A team could install 6 AVK Series 36 PE-Tailed Gate Valves in a working day compared to 4 equivalent flanged gate valves. That’s a potential productivity gain of 50%.
Imagine how this improvement would impact on your productivity over a week, a year, or AMP8.
Get more done in your day.
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
AVK Smart Water helps generate long-term savings
Optimise gate valve performance and extend asset life. Cut costs associated with leakage by reacting faster to critical incidents through real-time monitoring. Share data to help streamline and improve future pipeline operations.
AVK SMART WATER VIDI POSITIONER
The VIDI POSITIONER regularly transmits the Series 36’s location and open and closed status. Eliminating the need for manual checks delivers vehicle, fuel and labour cost savings, and improves workforce efficiencies.
Discover more at: avkuk.co.uk/smartwater or explore our AVK Smart Water infographic.