Iranian Knowledge-Based Firm Makes Special Valves, Faucets to Significantly Reduce Water Consumption
“Office and household consumptions make up to 10% of the total consumption of purified and expensive water, but by making faucets that reduce water consumption and other customized parts that enjoy higher industrial strength, it is possible to save water,” Abbas Ali Moradi, a member of the board of directors of the knowledge-based ‘Pishgam Daqiqsazan Andisheh Maroun’ company, told ANA.
“Customers of our products are mostly from steel, copper and petrochemical companies and they use them in the workplaces. At present, steel, copper and petrochemical companies are under pressure in terms of water consumption since they are among the most water-consuming firms and this challenge has made them find ways to reduce water consumption,” he added.
“The company's product can work for more than five years even in a harsh industrial environment, and it is also used in construction industries and can reduce water consumption in residential buildings up to 50%,” Moradi said.
In a relevant development last year, an Iranian company had also succeeded in manufacturing smart water valves that were produced solely by two companies in the US and Australia.
Ab Rah Sanat Karoun Company is manufacturing smart water valves for different industries, breaking the monopoly of the US and Australian companies.
Mohammad Sadeq Diahossein, the managing director of the company, told ANA that smart water valves are potentially a solution for things like leak detection, increasing the efficiency of water supply networks, increasing energy efficiency, improving water quality, and more.
Smart water technology provides a platform for more efficient use of emerging technologies and more informed decisions, he noted.
Only two companies in the world made this product and we are the third company, he said, adding, “We are the only company in West Asia that produces this equipment. An Australian company and an American company were manufacturing the product and we joined them five years ago by producing the smart automation valves.”
The managing director of Ab Rah Sanat Karoun Company pointed out that there is no rival for the company inside the country. The product is sold in Iran at 2.5 billion rials (about $8,500), while its global price is 50 billion rials (about $165,000).
However, foreign producers are practically not considered competitors because of the huge price difference they have with us, Diahossein said.
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