Alfa Europe stands for quick decision-making, high individual responsibility, continuity, and sustainable investments in research and development. It offers customized, and standardized butterfly valve solutions for almost every individual application. By developing and producing its own ALFA Europe brand, it guarantees an optimal selection of a high-quality wide range of butterfly valves. Furthermore, it can react flexibly and quickly to special market requirements for offering individually developed solutions to the clients. Alfa Europe is the perfect fit.
For the shipbuilding industry, one of its important customers asked the help for a special application for lightweight S96 butterfly valves equipped with heavy-duty ductile iron Alfa Gears gearboxes. All with special C3 coating for maritime application. Weight savings are important for fuel savings and emission control.
Alfa Europe R&D team redesigned the complete range, new casting tooling’s are made, and within 6 months Alfa Europe could satisfy customers’ demand with an average weight saving of about 25% from the original design.
By choosing Alfa Europe S96 Butterfly valves, owners and operators opt into a lifecycle approach, gaining access to an ecosystem of environment-improving, emissions-reducing technologies, and directly contributing to the future sustainability of the shipping industry.