The high flexibility is already very known for Krah-Pipes, and a basic reference for the bending is given by R=50 x DN/ID for long term and even R=25 x DN/ID for short term. So technically these two cases have to be diveded, in long and short term examination. The long term is to reduce fittings […]
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For comparison of costs first of all it has to be considered, that the pipe costs are only 10-20% of the total project costs. The main part of project costs are caused by civil engineering works, disturbance of overground infrastructure and of course by soil and water management! That means the influence by using a
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Manila, 2017. The Krah pipes producer Krah Pipes Manila, Inc. has started its first drainage project in the Philippines. Flooding nowadays, especially in the Philippines, has been one of the major problems of the country which threatens the life of individuals, greatly affects the livelihood of families and hinders the government’s economic growth. Up to
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{loadmodule mod_custom,All FAQ} A new section of our newsletter will from now on be the “Frequently asked questions”, shortly FAQ. In every issue we will answer some of the most asked questions we get from potential customers and interested parties about the Krah Technology.Also feel free to send us some new ideas for our FAQ
Since ancient Roman aqueducts, water management has been continuously developed to become pipeline system and plastic appeared as the rising star material. With benefits of lightweight and flexibility, plastic was first used for pipes in the early 1950s, with continuous development of higher strength all along since then. Starting with PE63, the first generation of
EL-Lene H112PC PE Compound for Pressure Pipes Read Post »
We have decided to restructure our series “ImProfil of..” and will from now on call it “Introducing….”. We have chosen our technical colleague Jochen Blickheuser to be the first one in the new layout. In the future we will also present members of our Krah Community. Jochen has been in the company since 1986. If
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Social media has become a big thing today. We’re enjoying the many possibilities like communicating the latest news or product information with the world. However, the increasing media activities do have a shady side as well. Fake news are a considerable thread today. The biggest concerns of the affected companies are the number of people
The ceremony was an interesting and joyful procedure for all those attending Krah Pipes Manila, Inc. (KPMI) has finally rolled up its plant’s doors during its inauguration ceremony last 13th May of 2017. KPMI plant is located in an 8000 square meters lot in First Cavite Industrial Estate, Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines which is approximately 2
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The Pipe and Profile Extrusion magazine wrote an article about our pipe production.Here is an excerpt of the text: It may seem like a case of sheer brute force, but the technology needed to produce large pipe – often more than 2m in diameter – requires sophistication and close control. After all, even a small increase
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From May 2017 on the Krah Group is able to produce machines which can fabricate a maximum pipe diameter of 5000mm.For this purpose new machines were purchased and the infrastructure of the company building was changed accordingly. The reason for these investments were several specific enquiries for polyethylene pipes DN/ID5000mm.
New investments are almost completed (DN/ID5000mm) Read Post »
From the 27th to the 30th March the “Big 5 Saudi” exhibition took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.It is one of the most important exhibitions for sectors like construction, energy, design and coatings. More than 500 exhibitors from over 20 different countries were present. Of course Krah Saudi took the opportunity and took place. On
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New General Manager of KAT Thomas Bednorz – New General Manager of KAT GmbH Since December 2016 Thomas Bednorz has been the new General Manager of the KAT GmbH. Mr. Bednorz has been in the company since his apprenticeship and understands how Krah works. He did an apprenticeship as industrial clerk at Krah from 2005
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Krah Group sold shares in HENZE GmbH Betzdorf, 28.02.2017 The KHB GmbH (Holding and trading company in the Krah Group) sold their majority stakes in the company HENZE (Henze GmbH Kunststoffwerk, Josef-Kitz-Str. 9, 53840 Troisdorf, www.henze-gmbh.de) with immediate effect. After Mr. Alexander Krah exited the managing board already in October last year, the chapter Henze
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Krah high-performance production plant KR800-MAX was successfully accepted – Pipe of DN/ID1000mm, SN8 was extruded with 1300kg/hr KR800-MAX In the course of a machine acceptance more than 20 international companies visited the little village Schutzbach in the Westerwald, Germany – where profiled pipe production plants have been successfully developed and produced for more than 30
Live performance of the new KR800-MAX plant Read Post »
Certification of Quality & Performance The global situation of large diameter plastic pipe producers and machine suppliers is steadily increasing. Unfortunately we had to notice that many producers say they are producing Krah pipes only because they produce similar pipes on our machines or even on copies of our production plants. I have been confronted
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Storm water retention Draw of storm water retention Not only global warming but also population growth lead to a change of the usual conditions in many areas, which require a reaction to the “new”, but also necessary and current building measures lead to changes. One sector of these changes are building measures which are realized
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Unique storm water solution Our English pipe producer Polypipe Civils in Loughborough, UK has provided a stormwater attenuation solution for a luxury residential development in the heart of the idyllic Bedfordshire countryside in eastern England. Storm Water solution – Construction site Renowned developers, Taylor Wimpey, called upon Polypipe to provide an engineered drainage solution, designed
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Retirement yes, but not retired Wolfgang Schneider For 42 years he has been loyal to the company Krah. Now the passionate design engineer Wolfgang Schneider has gone into retirement. We interviewed him about his time at the Krah company. Clear brew, a thundering Corvette and a “Mahlzeit” (German salutation for every day situations; literally translated
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Intake pipeline DN/ID800mm with submerged chamber of DN/ID2000mm 96 meter of ID800 intake pipeline + ID2000 submerged chamber. Installed partly into a trench to a depth of approximately 3 meters. One of our customers from Finland approached us with a request for 96m of SN8 pipes for a project. After the initial price quotations we
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Potable water plant of municipal utilities 2x 150 m³ pipe containers made of PE100 pipe by FRANK FTW – as storage tanks for the new waterworks “Vogelhölzle” Planning view of the waterworks with pipe container from above The municipal utilities in Dillingen-Lauingen (DSDL) started to replace the old waterworks “Vogelhölzle”, originated in 1962, by a
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