VAG On-site

Our regularly published project folder, 'VAG On-site', provides insight into the projects, their challenges and their solutions. The project folder enables you to follow a project from its planning to its commissioning, and provides you with a good overview of our premium services.

Unique dam project in Algeria

Algeria is situated between the Atlas Mountains in the north and the Sahara desert in the south. Most of the country’s water is supplied from dams. The dams are run by the government, while the pipelines and purification plants are run by the municipalities. The amount of water supplied from the reservoirs did not always match the amount received by the municipalities. This metering and documentation problem was solved by VAG valves: a 2 million Euro project that is yet to be equalled in type, size and cost.

Water Transmission Pipeline in Oman

The Sohar Water Transmission project is important for the long-term supply of the inhabitants and communities along the Strait of Hormuz in the northern area of the Sultanate of Oman. VAG valves guarantee that this mega project runs smoothly and efficiently, and that citizens are supplied with water from the water desalination plants.

The Tecklenburg biogas plant

The exploration of renewable energies points the way to the environmentally sound generation of power in the 21st century. Biogas plants using renewable raw materials as green resources are a key technology in this respect. They are climate neutral, make use of agricultural products among others and thus have a perfect ecobalance. VAG valves help to accurately control the plants’ complex industrial process equipment and to make them even more efficient through automation. One example can be found in Tecklenburg at the foot of the Teutoburg Forest in Germany. Since January 2007, the Tecklenburg biogas plant has been operating there, using pneumatically actuated valves made in Mannheim, Germany.

VAG Hydrants 100 Years of Service

In Koszalin, water is referred to as the city’s biggest treasure. And so it is not surprising that handling this precious resource has had a long tradition in the Polish city.

As early as in the 18th century, people began to develop and install a professional water supply system in the city then called Köslin and belonging to Prussia. At the end of the 19th century, the wooden water pipelines were replaced by pipes made of cast iron, and this as the birth of the city’s first modern water supply system.

The renovation of household water supply systems all over Poland, which was completed by the beginning of the 20th century, was partly effected using VAG valves (formerly called Bopp & Reuther). Gate valves, standpost and underground hydrants, house connections, even entire water supply systems were exported from Mannheim, Germany to Poland and to other countries.
This is also true for the hydrants installed in Koszalin. Until 2004, i.e. for over a century, they worked completely trouble-free. Now
the old-age pensioners made of cast iron are exhibited in the Muzeum Wody as witnesses of the history of Koszalin and its water.

Fire water supply at Frankfurt Airport, Germany

The complete fire-fighting system of Frankfurt Airport is to be modernised within the next few years using the most powerful standpost hydrants made by VAG. The future-orientated technology of the hydrants will also serve in the supply of such important new buildings as Terminal 3 right from the start. The VAG NOVA Standpost Hydrant in dimension DN 150, which is unique in the market and has been designed especially for the protection of modern and sensitive industrial plants and infrastructure systems, will be found in all places where maximum safety and top performance are an issue. Over 26 hydrants are already in service on the site of Germany’s largest factory building – the Airbus 380 hangar.

Water treatment plant in Brezno, Czech Republic

VAG-Armaturen ensures remediated mine water is returned to the environment

The mining industry has a long tradition in the Czech Republic. Archaeological finds prove the search for precious metals started as early as the 13th century. Today, VAG ensures that mining has a minimal effect on the environment. Outdated technologies have been replaced with VAG valves, which guarantee that the applicable limit values are not exceeded after the mine water has been remediated. Every year, 2.5 million cubic metres of the highest quality water are remediated, making it safe for the environment and for human consumption. With its integral approach to quality and excellent service, Jihomoravská Armaturka, a manufacturing and sales company within the VAG group, came out ahead of the clearly cheaper competition.

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