Long standing customer, Sonas Developments Ltd has used EM-Technik UK components since the company began producing commercialised products almost five years ago.
Sonas General Manager, Andrew Craig credits EM-Technik UK’s products for the peace of mind he has once he’s installed his equipment.
Sonas creates pathogen suppression equipment which is essential in the poultry agriculture industry. The products they develop help chicken farmers to ensure their foul is kept healthy, ultimately resulting in safe food consumption for the general consumer while increasing worker safety and animal welfare.
Before Sonas came to market, chicken farmers would predominantly prevent the growth and spread of bacteria by manual application of sanitizer.
Manual application of sanitizing chemicals is hazardous to workers and animals and no longer complies with UK and European regulations.
Furthermore, global experts such as the World Health Organisation, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) and the UK Government have warned of increasing risks of antimicrobial resistance that can be positively impacted by the use of equipment such as that produced by Sonas.
Andrew said: “8 years ago, we became aware of a need in the poultry agriculture industry for a product like ours. Measures in the sector were very manual and so we developed an innovative automated pathogen suppression and environmental control system. We now provide a step-change in productivity, health & safety, animal welfare, compliance and environmental impact for our customers. “
This is where EM-Technik UK’s products are imperative to the operation. He added: “We pump specialist chemicals through kilometres of pipe where structural integrity is critical. We also need the pipe to be seamless with no joints, to reduce leak potential.”
“We use a special polymer pipe from EM-Technik UK because the quality of the product is exceptional, and it is the perfect product to support the process.”
As well as the polymer piping, Sonas uses Em-Technik UK’s manifold valves and connectors, in fact, Andrew said: “We use something from every range they provide and if we can select EM-Technik UK in a new development, we always do.
“Their quality control means their standards are always maintained. Often with other companies, the spec might be great, the sample or prototype is gold standard but in day-to-day production, the standards slip. This has never happened with EM-Technik UK.”
Andrew says the product at EM-Technik UK speaks for itself, let alone the great customer service they receive.
From the very first phone call, Em-Technik UK helped Sonas, as it does with every client, with the initial specification for suitable parts and has been on hand to offer ongoing support ever since.
He added: “The PVDF from EM-Technik UK provides significant service life, even in our challenging application. We know we don’t have to worry about sudden failures or excessive part replacement schedules. We’ve used 1000s of their fittings and many kilometres of piping and they have proven their effectiveness over years of testing and service.”
The main products used by Sonas are: Tubing, Valve Manifolds, Ball Valves, Connectors and Cartridge Filters.
Having dedicated UK support to help with technical advice and more, is imperative to customers like Sonas. It gives invaluable access to support, knowledge and experience without having to factor in overseas time differences and costs.
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