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MARTIN LOHSE GmbH

Over 40 years' experience and success in valve construction

LOHSE Knife Gate Valves for the Paper and Chemical Industry

Long before the actual start of our valve development and production programme in 1962, we were already partners of the paper industry. As manufacturers of pulp vats, containers and machine parts our specialists were always present when it was a matter of solving problems at our customers. It was therefore a logical step that we also addressed the problems of valve technology handling pulp and fibre.

The complete development of our knife gate valves rests always on close coordination with the experts from paper and paper machine manufacturers. This evolution began with valves made of cast iron and continued with valves lined with stainless through to today with valves made of corrosion and acid resistant stainless steel. The reject valves that were developed parallel to this and were conceived for the problem positions in waste paper processing, have since become the standard in recycling paper mills.

We are now the only renowned manufacturer of knife gate valves with a service-friendly two-part housing. All others have long since abandoned this design because of manufacturing costs and now only have valve bodies with a one part housing. But the simplest way of replacing wearing parts is if the housing is in two parts. In addition, the one-part housing has the following further disadvantage: the space for inserting the valve plate in the housing has to be relatively large and this increases the danger of blocking and draining paper fibres. With our valve, this problem is prevented by the narrow tolerances between the valve plate and the smooth-running plastic internal shell. The valve guides are emptied via a specially shaped sturdy valve plate. A sophisticated system for attaching accessories and the drives - which are found here as the LOHSE modular system - is another advantage of our concept.

Our repair service restores your used LOHSE COMPACT valve to an as-new condition with the guarantee of a new valve.

What our customers appreciate in us:

detailed advice on site on valve type and installation situation
preparation of a customised offer
fastest delivery times thanks to independence from sub-contractors
simplest build-on possibilities for all technical accessories such as limit switches, positioners, terminal boxes, etc.
competent training for the installation and maintenance personnel on site or on our premises
quality guarantee through own production - the product is “Made in Germany” CE 0036 / ISO 9001
simplest replacement of wearing parts through service-friendly two-part housing
our own repairs department guarantees repairs with full factory guarantee
day-to-day personal support for our customers through our service technicians
maintenance contracts provide the best possible security
further development of our products in close cooperation with our partners in the paper industry

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