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Uhde High Pressure Technologies

The World of High Pressures

Components and Plants

LDPE
Urea
Waterjet-Cutting
Supercritical Fluids
HPP
Others

Profile
Our business: High Pressure Technologies
Founded in: 1930
Employees: 230
Business Volume: 60 Mio. EUR
Location: Hagen, Germany
Scope of supply
HP vessels and piping
HP valves
HP pumps
HP plans and systems
Applications
LDPE
Urea
Waterjet-Cutting
Supercritical Fluids
HPP
Service

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High Pressure Technology for the Most Stringent Demands

Uhde High Pressure Technologies (Uhde HPT) is one of the leading
companies in high pressure technology with the clear claim to
market leadership.
Since the founding of the company, we have been developing and
building high pressure plants for the most stringent demands. With
innovative applications, processes and components, we are treading
new paths in high pressure technology time and again.

Our customers appreciate the high quality of our products and

services and their constant refinement at both national and
international levels.
For example, high pressure plants from Uhde HPT can be found
in all parts of the world where they are proving their class and,
in many cases, have been doing so for decades already.
Uhde High Pressure
Technologies in Hagen

Competence and Performance

Decades of experience and proven know-how in engineering,

fabrication and process technology make Uhde HPT a competent
partner in many sectors.
Our components and plants work in the chemical, petrochemical
and pharmaceutical industries just like in the food and luxury food
industries, aerospace, oil and gas production and the textile and
semiconductor industries.
The different working areas are united by the utilisation of high
pressure technology and by a common demand:
We always want to develop the best solution for our customers
in each case.
For this purpose, we also cooperate closely with universities and
research institutes.
From One Source
At Uhde HPT, everything comes from one source, from the process
development via the engineering right up to the fabrication:
Process development:
We offer patented high pressure processes and implement your
processes on an industrial scale.

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Engineering:
From the plant planning right up to the component design, we
carry out the optimum planning of a special-purpose plant, system
or component according to all the applicable sets of rules.
Fabrication:
We fabricate and test all key components in our own high
pressure workshop.
This integration of comprehensive engineering and fabrication
services saves valuable time and reduces the technical risks to a
minimum because you can rely on a sophisticated system
solution.
Quality Creates Certainty
We accompany and support your Uhde plant throughout the life
cycle with sensible services.
A strict quality management system ensures the reliable
compliance with stipulated sequences and quality standards.
Certification procedures according to EN DIN 9001 or ASME
give our customers additional certainty.

LDPE: Global Market Leader

Latest references

Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and LDPE copolymers are

amongst the most significant plastics in the petrochemical
industry. LDPE can be utilised in extremely versatile ways: for
films, packaging vessels, household articles, tubes and hollow
bodies. What just a few people know: In order to produce LDPE it
is necessary to cope with pressures of 3,500 bar.
High Competence and Complete Supply Program
Uhde HPT has been involved since the beginnings of the industrial
manufacture of LDPE. We design and fabricate for all the important
process providers according to the specifications and, as the market
leader, we are involved in all the larger-scale LDPE projects. Our
complete supply program includes:
Tubular and autoclave reactors
Autoclave reactors comprising agitators
Intercoolers
Piping systems
HP valves, including the hydraulic system
and the testing station
Catalyst, testing and autofrettaging pumps
Separators and bundle heat exchangers
Plant inspections and service

LPDE intercooler

Furthermore, Uhde HPT has comprehensive engineering

competence for all the plant design aspects specific to
high pressure:

Detailed design and optimisation

Material specifications and tube class elaboration
Stress analyses for components and piping systems
Steel construction design and tube support systems.
Planning: complete HP piping system

Perfection in every Detail

The safe and reliable operation of the plants is based, amongst
other factors, on the fact that all the high pressure components
are subjected to autofrettaging treatment. The control valves
which are important for the polyethylene process also satisfy
the most stringent requirements on speed, accuracy and service
lives. The precision and reliability of our catalyst injection pumps
are a worldwide industrial standard today.

LPDE comonomer pump

2013 FPC, China

2013 LG, Korea
2012 Sipchem, Saudi Arabia
2012 Hanwha, Korea
2011 Honam, Korea
2010 QAPCO, Qatar
2009 Nova Chemicals, Canada
2008 PTT, Thailand
2007 Borealis, Sweden
2006 SABIC UK, Great Britain

Urea: Coping with Aggressive

Media
Latest References
Urea plants
Aggressive media as well as high pressures and temperatures
make the greatest possible demands on the components of an
urea plant. Plant references from all the process providers show
that Uhde HPT fully satisfies the most stringent requirements.

Fertilizer complex in
Belle Plaine, Canada

Proven Valves
All the valve types necessary in an urea plant are developed and
manufactured by Uhde HPT.
They are free from copper-containing metals and can be
manufactured with all the desired drives and material
combinations.
The modular structure guarantees that the valves can
be adapted to various piping standards in a simple and
cost-efficient way.
Interchangeable seats and additional designs satisfy
continuously increasing requirements.
The entire controller is integrated into one control unit and
installed with the valve in order to form one system without
any interfaces.
The manufacturing know-how for new alloys is developed
further in order to avoid the well-known corrosion problems in
urea operations.

Urea solution reactor

control valve

Safe Piping
Furthermore, Uhde HPT provides:
Completely prefabricated and tested isometrics and spools
A comprehensive quality system
Prefabricated, complete piping sections, including pressure
testing - that does not only reduce the assembly time
considerably, but also improves schedule efficiency and
operational safety.

Prefabricated spool

Butterfly control valve

Additional Components and Supply Program

The product range is rounded off by heat exchangers up to
several hundred bar. Our supply program can replace existing
components from all plant manufacturers without having to
modify any surrounding components (tailor- made).
It is the most cost-favourable option to maintain existing plants
or upgrade them to the state of the art.

2012 TAF, Turkmenistan

2011 MATIX, India
2010 FERTIL, Abu Dhabi
2009 QAFCO, Qatar
2008 Hulunbeier, China
2007 Toyo, Trinidad Tobago
2006 Mopco, Egypt
2005 Sohar, Oman
2004 SAFCO, Saudi Arabia

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High Pressure Pumps: Heart of

the Waterjet Cutting Systems
During waterjet cutting the material to be processed is cut by a
high-pressure waterjet.
Almost irrespective of the condition and type of the material, the
waterjet cuts with maximum possible precision and flexibility.
And it is also because of its high environmental and user
friendliness that the process has developed into one of the
most significant industrial cutting processes.
Decades of Experience
For decades, Uhde HPT has gained experience with the design
and manfactures of ultra-high pressure pumps up to the
astonishing level of 14,000 bar for industrial applications.
This experience has been incorporated into the development of
a new generation of high-pressure pumps the heart of every
waterjet cutting system.

Abrasive waterjet cutting at 6.000 bar

Excellent Products
The high pressure pumps are developed, manufactured and
assembled in our factory in Hagen, Germany. You can rely on the
following components and services:
High pressure pumps (4,000 and 6,000 bar)
HP cutting valves
Abrasive cutting heads
Abrasive proportioning and feeding systems
High pressure fittings and tubes
Training courses as well as maintenance and servicing
seminars
24-hour customer service
At our own cutting centre and in close cooperation with our
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), the components
are continuously developed further and optimised in a
process-specific way.

HP pump, type HPS 6045-Basic

Latest references
Germany Automotive
Germany Aerospace
Germany Metal processing
Poland Metal processing
Turkey Ceramic processing
Turkey Stone processing
USA Plastic processing
Sweden Metal processing

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Extraction with Supercritical Fluids:

The Touchstone in the Trade
Extraction is the separation of substance mixtures into their
constituents, using suitable solvents, e.g. methanol, ethanol,
propane or methylene chloride. However, to avoid unwanted
residues of this solvent in the extracts or the raffinates, supercritical fluids today represent an excellent and envrironmentally
friendly alternative.
Substances dissolve many times better in supercritical fluids than
would be expected on the basis of their vapour pressure. It is CO2
that has proven to be particularly suitable for the extraction of
natural substances. The low critical temperature of 31 C permits
gentle treatment, has an anti-bacterial effect and leads to low
process costs.
Areas of Application
Extraction of ingredients (spices and herbs)
Refining (decaffeination or pesticide removal)
Cleaning and impregnation (components, implants and textiles)
Production and coating of fine particles
(ranging from nano-particles to micro-particles)
Drying (aerogels)
Reactions (with CO2 as the carrier gas)

Latest references
2013 Poland - Tobacco
2012 USA - Pharmaceutics
2011 Germany - Hops
2010 France - Special
2009 Germany - Multi-purpose
2008 Japan - Tobacco
2007 China - Soy lecithin
2005 China - Multi-purpose
2004 USA, Pharmaceutics

Extractor of a production plant with automatic quick-acting clamp closure

Maximum Standard
All the production plants of Uhde HPT are characterised by the
equally high technical standard with flexibility and efficiency,
reliability and longevity. Therefore, the large number of
continuously operated plants with extremely long service lives
set the standard for the sector.
Scope of Supply
Uhde HPT supplies tailor-made plants for all trades - in the case
of pharmaceutical applications (upon request) including DQ, IQ
and OQ according to cGMP and GAMP guidelines. That allows
production in compliance with the rules of FDA, EMEA or
comparable organisations. At present, there is a special demand
for SFE plants with extractors which are operated in a cascade;
they are designed for 350 - 1,000 bar and offer multistage
fractionating separation.

Industrial equipment for the extraction of pepper and paprika

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HPP: More than Food

Preservation
High-pressure processing (HPP) is an innovative method of
preserving food. As an alternative to traditional processes, HPP is
better at retaining the nutritional value, taste and structure of the
products equally well with both solid and liquid food.
One additional advantage: Since processing takes place in the
final packaging, this meets maximum hygienic demands.

Variety of HPP applications

HPP stands not only for the optimum preservation of food, but
also for many other industrial applications:
the treatment of products for medical and cosmetic applications,
the manufacture of jams and confitures,
the inactivation of enzymes and microorganisms
the coagulation of proteins
alteration to starch structures
influence on the phase behaviour of lipids

Vessel, product conveyor

Advantages of the HPP high-pressure treatment

Increased food safety
Processing in the final packaging
No thermal damage to the product
Optimised influence on taste and nutrient content
Uniform processing of the products
No addition of preservatives
New possibilities of product development
Modular Production Plants
Our customer-specific production plants have a modular
structure. With vessel volumes of 55 l, 160 l, 350 l and 2 x 350 l
and a working pressure of 6,000 bar you will have numerous
possibilities available.
In addition, we also offer small pilot installations for research
purposes comprising volumes of 2 l and 4 l.

HPP production plant

Latest references
Australia
Germany
Germany
New Zealand
Netherlands
Germany

160 l
350 l
350 l
55 l
150 l
35 l

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High-Pressure applications:
Unimagined possiblities
High-pressure applications improve processes or, in part, permit
them for the first time. For example, it was possible to significantly
increase product quality in the semiconductor industry and in
particle technology (microtechnology and nanotechnology). In this
respect, the potential offered by high-pressure technology has not
yet been exhausted by far. Uhde HPT therefore cooperates closely
with the producing industries, research institutes and universities
in order to test new ideas, develop methods and prove technical
possibilities and economic viability in feasibility studies.
Utilisation in the Pharmaceutical Sector
The pharmaceutical industry makes increasing use of the
advantages of supercritical gases such as CO2, e.g. in order to
extract active ingredients from plants, produce and coat fine particles or clean implants. Uhde HPT has built tailor-made plants,
including DQ, IQ and OQ according to cGMP and GAMP guidelines
which allow production according to the rules of FDA, EMEA or
similar organisations.

Material research and testing

Additional Applications
Impregnation of textiles and particles
Cryogenic applications in space travel
High-pressure hydrogenation
Inside HP deformation
Hot isostatic pressing plants
Cold isostatic pressing plants
Wafer cleaning with CO2
Tobacco expansion
Hydraulic systems (special applications
water hydraulic systems)
Oil and gas equipment

Plant for the formation of fine particles

plunger pump - test pump

Reactor with a permanent-magnet-coupled rotary stirrer

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Service: Far-reaching
performances included
Utmost importance has been attached to customer satisfaction
by us for a long time. The supply of a component or a system
is the beginning of a continuous partnership with our customer.
Therefore, Uhde HPT emphatically concentrates on the early
recognition of your needs and jointly finding solutions.
Efficient Support
High-tech systems require high-quality services. For that, Uhde
HPT is a competent partner, because we do not only plan
complex components, but also provide for their assembly and
excellent service. Thus, we offer a comprehensive range of
services from a single source which we continually develop
further in cooperation with our customers:
Competent installation and erection of the plant for
trouble-free commissioning.
Competent training courses for operating and maintenance
staff working on the plants and components supplied.
Inspections and recurring inspections concerning operational
safety over the entire service life.

HP valve training

Plant inspection

Repair of components indicating damages during operations

or in the course of an inspection.
Complete overhaul service upon the expiry of the service life
of a component.
Rearrangement of the plant for the expansion of production
capacities, assistance with the pipe design analysis, finite
element analysis, analysis of vibrations or the design and
analysis of the steel structure.
Development service for the design of HP components.
Life-long availability of high-quality spare parts which always
conform to the relevant latest industrial standards.
High-Pressure Maintenance workshops for the operators of
LDPE plants.

Installation service

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Uhde High Pressure Technologies GmbH

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