Easy Flow™ by InnoMatica Ltd For further information please contact: Giovanni Bisutti, InnoMatica Ltd, 27 Newmarket Rd, Cambridge CB5 8EG, United Kingdom, (T) +44 (0) 7963 862 076, [email protected] InnoMatica Ltd, an engineering R&D company based in Cambridge-UK, has developed and patented the EasyFlow™ hose coupling technology. EasyFlow™ is the only hose coupling technology offering all the following advantages: • configuration of seals to prevent build up of chemicals or formation of microbial film in crevices; • no entrapment of chemicals within compartment of the couplings after disconnection; • no-spill disconnection; • provision of clear flow path allowing: o pipeline flushing with a plug (pig); o reduced pressure drop and lower energy consumption; • easy connection under pressure; • streamlined construction without levers protruding from the body; • easy disassembling for routine maintenance; • internals easy to coat or line; • simple construction; and • ability to finely adjust the flow rate through the coupling. The EasyFlow™ range of hose couplings is therefore suitable for applications requiring: • full containment; • cleaning in place (CIP); • handling of fluids with suspended solids of various dimension and shape; and • the option of line flushing with a pig. Current couplings are only suitable for some of the above applications due to the following drawbacks: BALL VALVE COUPLINGS • build-up of chemicals or formation of microbial film in crevices make them unsuitable for CIP; • entrapment of chemicals in the ball lumen when disconnected; • not fully leak-free when disconnecting; and • bulky due to the presence of operating levers. DRY-DISCONNECT COUPLINGS • internal parts within the flow path make them unsuitable for CIP; • not suitable for fluids containing suspended solids; • not suitable for flushing with a plug (pig); • relatively high pressure drop resulting in increased energy consumption; • requiring a degree of effort when connecting under pressure; and • bulky due to the presence of the handles. BUTTERFLY VALVE COUPLINGS • not suitable for fluids containing suspended solids; • not suitable for flushing with a plug (pig); and • expensive. PLUGS ENSURE NO-SPILL DISCONNECTION SMOOTH TRANSITION RESULTS IN VERY LOW PRESSURE DROP EASY DISASSEMBLING FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INTERNAL SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH MEDIA CAN BE EASILY COATED OR LINED