KME NEWS

Our USA based principal has approximately a 120,000 square feet facility under roof and is located on a 19.4 acre site in the center of one of the Gulf Coast’s highest-density Petrochemical Complexes near Houston, Texas. Offering a fully equipped shop to provide...

Kirton Mechanical Equipment are a trusted supplier of replacement parts, repairs and other solutions for Steam Turbines. Our technical team have sound experience in all makes and models, where we offer quality replacement parts with favourable delivery turnaround....

Our “Mescual” pumps are of local manufacture and are extremely robust. We recommend that all due consideration be given to the utilisation of the “Mascual” pump on all magma and massecuite duties as the pump, whilst a bit more expensive than opposition pumps, has a...

With the recent appointment of Kirton Mechanical Equipment as regional agents for Silver Weibull Sweden, we are pleased to announce our participation at this years SASTA Congress.  We welcome all our valued clients in the sugar mill and refinery...

Wedge wire stainless steel grates have no equal in craftsmanship, strength, aesthetics, and function. Replace your existing outdated metal grid drain covers and run off trenches with a solution that provides an abundance of benefits. Screening off of solids and...

Systems vary from mill to mill and thus it is important to have a clear starting point and evaluate the system conditions, including pipe work, number of fittings, elevation changes and process requirements to ensure that your system operates at its best efficiency...

In researching failure of liquid ring vacuum pumps, operating on Vacuum Pan & Evaporator duties, Kirton Mechanical Equipment have established that at certain times the pumps operate at a very unfavourable duty point, often well within the cavitation...

Kirton Mechanical Equipment is pleased to announce that KME has been appointed, by Silver Weibull Sweden, as the regional agent for South Africa. We shall be putting a locally based service team in place for onsite technical support. We welcome our clients to view the...

The "vent to suction" feature facilitates the draining of massecuite / magma or seed, that finds its way into the lantern ring within the stuffing box, back to the suction port via 25mm drain pipes. Referring to the image which detail the "vent to suction" design...