EKATO

EKATO Worldwide

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EKATO is represented worldwide with subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, Africa and the USA in order to guarantee our customers best possible service.

EKATO Australia

Optimized Mixing Technology for the Oceania Market

EKATO Australia has been established since 1998. Based in Perth, Western Australia, EKATO Australia provides a full range of sales and technical service support to our customers in the Oceania region. Our qualified and motivated team from EKATO Australia is responsible for the distribution and service of products and spare parts from all three divisions of the EKATO GROUP – EKATO RMT, EKATO FLUID and EKATO SYSTEMS.

The aftermarket activities of EKATO Australia cover the entire equipment life-cycle including assembly, commissioning new installations as well as spare parts service. EKATO Australia also provides a specialist mechanical seal repair workshop facility for all EKATO products.

We offer our customers maintenance and overhaul as well as preventive maintenance of the mechanical seals in our workshop with state of the art equipment:

  • Assessment
  • Diagnostic
  • Disassembly
  • Cleaning
  • Repair
  • Static pressure test and dynamic test on the special test rig with specified operating pressure and shaft speed for most types of EKATO mechanical seals

The benefits for our customers:

  • Quick local maintenance service
  • High qualified and experienced staff
  • All data relating to measurements and mechanical seal condition are carefully recorded and documented during every maintenance / repair cycle for systematic analysis as a reliable basis for developing suitable PM measures
  • 6 month warranty certificate for repaired mechanical seals
  • Increased mechanical seal availability and reliability
  • Improved cost - benefit ratio

EKATO Chile

Optimized Mixing Technology for the South American Market

EKATO Chile was established in 2008. Santiago de Chile was chosen as its base of operations within the South American market, and as a strategic point within the continent itself. Our core motivation is to provide quality through our service and reputation, as has been done since the founding of our subsidiary. The success of the company comes down to the trust that our customers have placed in us, the quality of our people, and of course, to the highly technological and efficient solutions that the EKATO GROUP offers worldwide. Our mission is to satisfy all the requirements related to engineering solutions in agitation and mixing, together with support and technical assistance to all divisions of the EKATO GROUP: EKATO RMT, EKATO FLUID and EKATO SYSTEMS. EKATO Chile is committed to its customers by offering the best attention possible in sales, service, engineering, and after sales of our entire product portfolio including technological solutions, assembly, commissioning and implementation.

EKATO China

Optimized Mixing Technology for the Chinese Market

EKATO is present in P.R. China with an own commercial subsidiary since 2003. With the establishment of the production company “EKATO (Shanghai) Agitation Equipment Co., Ltd” in 2016, a new step has been achieved.

In July 2018, EKATO China celebrated the opening of their new premises in Shanghai. The new facilities are now located in the south-west of Shanghai, offering about 2,700 sq.m. space in total

New location

In July 2018, EKATO China celebrated the opening of their new premises in Shanghai. The new facilities are now located in the south-west of Shanghai, offering about 2,700 sq.m. space in total.

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The 2,100 sq.m. workshop offers the possibility for:

  • Local manufacturing of agitators parts
  • Welding of impellers
  • Agitator assembly and inspection
  • Stock for smaller wear parts
  • Repair of mechanical seals and other agitator parts
  • Trials in own laboratory

A state of the art laboratory equipped with LM6, SRT50 and VPT50 pilot plants is available, in order to perform in-house trials for cosmetic and pharmaceutical customers.

The assembled mechanical seals can be tested dynamically in the test pit with pressure and temperature. Furthermore, a lapping machine is available, to ensure that mechanical seals can be repaired directly at EKATO CHINA in Shanghai.

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EKATO India

Optimized Mixing Technology for the Indian Market

EKATO India (since 2006) is a wholly owned subsidiary of EKATO Process Technologies GmbH, Germany with ISO 9001:2008 certification issued by TÜV NORD. Conveniently located in Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, it caters to business of EKATO Group for agitators, mixing systems, spare parts, service and technical support. EKATO India maintains a full-fledged assembly and testing facility for standard agitators, offers a state-of-the-art setup for mechanical seal repair, re-conditioning and testing and provides lab scale and pilot scale mixing systems for product trails and scale up. EKATO provides an enhanced level of after sales service through prompt response, wide service network and competent corrective and preventive service solutions.

EKATO India has a full-fledged service set-up with an experienced team of service engineers trained at EKATO Germany to provide assistance for:

  • Erection / start-up / commissioning
  • Repair / maintenance / trouble shooting
  • Modifications and training

Our prestigious supply references for most demanding and critical applications include BCPL, EIL, HMEL, IOCL, MRPL, GAIL, RIL, UCIL and many more.

EKATO India has a complete setup for carrying out repair and reconditioning of mechanical seals efficiently in a short time. A fully automated test rig ensures test run of mechanical seals at different operating pressures and rpm.

  • Services rendered: cleaning, lapping and repairing, testing, certifying for usage
  • Serviced type of seals: single-acting, double-acting and triple-acting

Benefits to the customer

  • Quick servicing of seals locally
  • Reduced downtime in case of breakdown or plant shut down
  • All seals dynamically tested in operating pressure and speed
  • 6 month warranty certificate for all re-conditioned seals

Mechanical seal dynamic test rig specifications

  • Dynamic test rig for seals up to shaft diameter 200 mm
  • Max. speed - 300 rpm
  • Max. pressure - 70 bar

EKATO India offers EKATO SYSTEMS vacuum processing units for trials that are ideally suited for a wide range of applications such as mixing and homogenizing of liquids or high viscous materials as well as for mixing and drying of solids.

UNIMIX

  • State-of-the-art vacuum processing technology for low to high viscous media (mixing, homogenizing, tempering, degassing, etc.)
  • Applications: creams, mascaras, toothpastes, lotions, ointments, emulsions, etc.
  • Units from 2 litres up to 50 litres processing capacity

SOLIDMIX

  • Vertical vacuum processing and bulk solids mixer and dryer
  • Handles free flowing solids and pasty products
  • Applications: API, fine chemicals and chemical products, etc.
  • Units from 20 litres up to 100 litres processing capacity

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EKATO Japan

Optimized Mixing Technology for the Japanese Market

Your Partner in Japan since 1994! Each of customer challenge is very different. Our company is specialized in solving customer’s problems and provides solutions using state-of-the-art mixing technology.

We will hear the problems that our customers currently have, offer optimal impellers and mixing environment selection as well as free estimates. Required information is only general information such as tank dimensions and content density. For special mixing requirements, please contact us.

EKATO JAPAN offers EKATO SYSTEMS vacuum processing units for trials that are ideally suited for a wide range of applications such as mixing and homogenizing of liquids or high viscous materials.

The laboratory equipment is available on a rental basis, thus enabling to perform tests in customer’s environment. Following laboratory machines are available in Japan for testing purposes – please do not hesitate to contact us.

Laboratory Plant ELA 5

ELA 5 is an easily transportable process development unit for gas-liquid reactions, which comprises a reactor unit operable in an EX-proof area and a support unit with a process thermostat. It can be rented for trials at the EKATO laboratories or at your own facilities. EKATO’s specialists can facilitate the design and planning of your process development trials for data analysis and scale-up to plant scale.

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Laboratory Mixer UNIMIX SRT 50

Like the LM 3, the UNIMIX SRT 50 is equipped with a high-performance homogenizer. The main impeller EKATO PARAVISC enables efficient mixing and uniform temperature distribution. The laboratory equipment is available on a rental basis, thus enabling to perform tests in customer's environment.

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EKATO Netherlands

Optimized Mixing Technology for the Dutch Market

EKATO B.V. was established in 1982. With a small but dedicated team we cover the complete program of the EKATO GROUP in the Netherlands and the Flemish part of Belgium. We serve our customers with advice and proposals for all kind of mixing applications. Besides this we also assist in the order processing and after sales whenever necessary. Through the years EKATO B.V. has become a well-known supplier of agitators and process plants in the Netherlands and Belgium, which did result in a large number of loyal customers in the process industry.

Our team consists of

Sandra Heiwegen

  • Responsible for all spare parts and service related business.
  • E-Mail: sandra.heiwegen@ekato.com

Aart van der Vliet

  • Responsible for sales in Flemish Belgium and the southern part of the Netherlands.
  • E-Mail: aart.vandervliet@ekato.com

Peter Haesen

  • Responsible for sales in the Netherlands (except south-Limburg and Zeeuws Vlaanderen).
  • E-Mail: peter.haesen@ekato.com
  • Tel.: +31 33 2460404

EKATO Russia

Optimized Mixing Technology for the Russian Market

EKATO Russia has been established in 2009. Based in Russian capital city Moscow EKATO Russia provides full range services to our valued customers in the CIS countries. The well qualified and top motivated team of EKATO Russia is responsible for distribution and service of products from all 3 divisions of EKATO GROUP - EKATO RMT, EKATO FLUID and EKATO SYSTEMS. The products from EKATO GROUP are well known and valued in Russia and other CIS countries for the industries like fertilizers, polymers, bio-technologies, minerals processing as well as petro-chemistry and oil and gas. The aftermarket activities of EKATO Russia cover the entire equipment life cycle including assembly, commissioning of the new installations as well as spare parts service.

We offer our customers maintenance and overhaul as well as preventive maintenance of the mechanical seals in our workshop with the state of the art equipment

  • Assessment
  • Diagnostic
  • Disassembly
  • Cleaning
  • Repair
  • Static pressure test and dynamic test on the special test rig with specified operating pressure and shaft speed for most type of EKATO mechanical seals

The benefits for our customers

  • Quick local maintenance service
  • High qualified and experienced staff
  • All data relating measurements and mechanical seal condition are carefully recorded and documented during every maintenance / repair cycle for systematic analysis as a reliable basis for developing suitable measures
  • 6 month warranty certificate for repaired mechanical seals
  • Increased mechanical seal availability and reliability
  • Improved cost - benefit ratio

EKATO Singapore

Your Connection to the EKATO Group in Singapore

EKATO Pte Ltd was first established in Singapore in June 1997 as the regional office for the South East Asia region. Over the past 20 years, EKATO Pte Ltd has built upon the strategic geographical and economic position of Singapore to provide a full range of extensive services and equipment and better serve our valued customers that span across the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries in the Singapore and Malaysia markets. The state-of-the-art agitation and mixing technology from the EKATO GROUP aims to support and optimize the efficiency and reliability of our customer processes, through customized equipment that serves to meet all agitation and mixing needs of our customers. EKATO Pte Ltd is dedicated to provide specialized and quality services from our regular after sales support, including maintenance, spare parts and training, to ensure that our customers will experience minimal disruption to their production process.

We offer our customers professional supervision service for site service, mechanical seals refurbishment & OEM repairs in our workshop.

Key services

  • Installation, assembly and commission supervision for EKATO agitators & components
  • Consultation of preventive maintenance schedules, supervision & implementation by our specialized EKATO service staff
  • Customized training programs
  • Trouble-shoot operating issues, inspection & condition assessment
  • Support plant shutdown maintenance & repairs activities
  • Manufacturer warranties

Customer benefits

  • Fast & prompt support
  • Customer orientated
  • Competent technical support
  • Expert supervision service
  • Highly qualified & experienced service personnel
  • Quick turnaround repairs
  • Uncompromised quality assurance
  • Increased agitator reliability & reduced downtime

EKATO South Africa

Your Connection to the EKATO Group in Africa

EKATO Africa (Pty) Ltd was established in 2007 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The company takes care of over 46 countries across the African continent, with installations in Namibia, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritius, Madagascar, Botswana, Mauritania, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mozambique and Kenya. We represent a complete diverse market, covering all divisions of the EKATO GROUP: EKATO RMT, EKATO FLUID and EKATO SYSTEMS.

We have a network of agency agreements in most industrialized African countries, ensuring that we are within an arm’s length to our clients and offering the right equipment for each application.

EKATO Africa (Pty) Ltd is proud of its state-of-the-art service center, where we are able to repair mechanical seals with shaft diameters of up to 400mm. With our own seal face lapping machine, we are able to give our customers the quickest turnaround time and also maintain the highest world standards, ensuring we offer our clients the best value.

We offer our customers maintenance and overhaul as well as preventive maintenance of the mechanical seals in our workshop with state-of-the-art equipment

  • Installation
  • Commissioning
  • Critical spares
  • 24/7 service personnel call out
  • Diagnostic
  • Disassembly
  • Cleaning
  • Repair
  • Mechanical seal exchange service
  • Static pressure test and dynamic test on the special test rig with specified operating pressure and shaft speed for most types of EKATO mechanical seals

Customer benefits

  • Fast & prompt support
  • Customer orientated
  • Competent technical support
  • Expert supervision service
  • Highly qualified & experienced service personnel
  • Quick turnaround repairs
  • Uncompromised quality assurance
  • ncreased agitator reliability & reduced downtime

At EKATO Africa, we also can offer test runs for smaller agitator sizes to our customers

  • 75m² tank volume
  • 37 kW VSD testing power

  • Pilot scale units up to 50 Liters (13 Gallons) usable volume.*
  • Commercial scale units up to 1,000 Liters (264 Gallons) usable volume.**
  • Commercial scale units up to 10,000 Liters (2,638 Gallons) usable volume.***

SOLIDMIX Mixers and Dryers

  • Lab scale units starting at 1 Liter (0.26 Gallons) usable volume.*
  • Pilot scale units up to 50 Liters (13 Gallons) usable volume.*
  • Commercial scale units up to 100 Liters (26 Gallons) usable volume.**
  • Commercial scale units up to 5,000 Liters (1,319 Gallons) usable volume.***