Zwick valves produced by BM Engineering are used in the oil & gas industry. Recently, BM Engineering supplied Zwick double block and bleed units to a large distillery in Scotland.
The distillery, which produces some of the world’s most recognisable alcohol brands, plans to combine biomass combustion with anaerobic digestion and water recovery, aiming to generate 30MW of energy and meet 95% of the site’s energy needs. The use of double block and bleed valves from BM Engineering will save space, weight and maintenance costs.
Zwick block and bleed units combine all block and bleed components into a single unit, minimising the risk of leak paths to the atmosphere while providing significant weight savings.
BM Engineering was tasked with finding double block and bleed units in order to replace an old system that used two parallel slide valves for double isolation. As Zwick valves have been specially manufactured for use in critical services, their specialist design is significantly smaller and lighter than the distillery’s previous components. The longevity of the Zwick units is also far greater than the parallel slide valves.
