Ventil Test Equipment has been selected by Tyco Erhard Armaturen GmbH as the nominated supplier for a new, automatic test unit for pressure testing their butterfly valves. The most essential part of this test unit is the clamping system, designed for quick and easy clamping of a variety of high-pressure butterfly valves in the range DN400 – 1600 mm. / 16” – 63”. The engineered construction with a floor load of 50,000 kg’s can retain a clamping force of up to 1000 ton and has an intelligent valve (un)loading system and touch screen operation. The body and seat test procedures are executed automatically and the results can be printed on a unique test certificate. The VCB1000 was manufactured in 16 weeks and delivered and installed at the Tyco Erhard production facility in Heidenheim, Germany.