Expansion of the factory in Brazil with establishment of the company’s own stainless steel foundry for precision casting.
Patent is issued for the double cardan joint for drive mountings.
Expansion of the incoming goods inspection with x-ray gun for faultless metal analysis.
Introduction of the CFD flow simulation analysis for the optimisation of control valves.
Founding of AZ Armaturen Trading Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China in July.
16” and 20” plug valves with full bore design are supplied for a project in Poland.
The subsidiary AZ Armaturen Asia (Pte) Ltd. is formed in Singapore in February, this is followed in December by AZ Armaturen Italia Ltd. Caltignaga/Italy.
AZ Armaturen Italia Limited
Via Sandro Pertini, 11
I-28010 CALTIGNAGA (NO)
Phone: 0039 / (0) 321 / 652028
Fax: 0039 / (0) 321 / 204512
E-Mail: luigina.agostinone@az-armaturen.com
Website: www.az-armaturen.com
Founding of AZ Armaturen do Brasil Ltda. in September in São Paulo. Initial production is done in rented buildings in Itatiba.
AZ ARMATUREN DO BRASIL LTDA.
Av. Osvaldo Berto, 600
CEP 13255-405 ITATIBA – SP
Phone: 0055 / 11 / 452499-50 / -51
Fax: 0055 / 11 / 45249955
E-Mail: az@az-armaturen.com.br
Website: www.az-armaturen.com.br
The relocation from Schonach to Mönchweiler to the new production and administration buildings is completed in March 1992. Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Wisser, son of the company’s founder, joins the company in April.
AZ is granted utility model protection for the sampling system SAMPLING.
The dye penetration procedure, in accordance with DIN EN 571, becomes an integral component in the quality management.
Valves are sleeved with FEP to prevent aggressive media impacting on the high-quality material.
AZ is a pioneer with this process and initiates FEP sleeving in the transfer moulding process.
At the same time, the high-voltage porosity test is introduced for this new generation of valves.
The first ex-protected pneumatic drive is developed. The use of electrical servo drives is in decline in the chemical industry.
In an area of 65 sqm, Gerhard Wisser begins production with three employees.
One of their first big customers is the Nuclear Research Centre in Karlsruhe, ordering hundreds of sleeved valves.
Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Wisser founded the AZ Armaturen GmbH on October 18th, 1963 together with a former fellow student.
First products are designed by AZ and build by outside companies.