Perfion feeds product information on 50,000 SKUs
to 20 websites in 28 languages
“Perfion is extremely suitable
for versioning and language
versioning, but what I like
most is its flexibility. The ease
of creating new fields and
importing and exporting data
gives us the ability to handle
most things ourselves.
When it comes to employee job
satisfaction, Perfion has also
been worth the investment. And
it saves us time.”
Rune Boa Nielsen
Project Manager
AVK Holding A/S
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Challenge
As one of the world’s leading valve manufacturers with many thousands of SKUs and 28
communication languages, the AVK Group has enormous amounts of product information
to keep track of.
Previously, it wasn’t that easy. Product data was stored in a central database, while all the
“soft” product information - such as translations and marketing texts - was stored in the
CMS system, which was not built for it. Consequently, the system’s performance was poor
and it was difficult to maintain, import and export data. Data sheets and price lists were
generated via an external ‘engine’ that worked with the CMS system, but AVK was dependent
on assistance from an external partner if changes were required in the data sheet setup.
Solution & Benefits
AVK needed a replacement for the old system and the choice fell on the Perfion PIM system
for the following reasons:
1. Perfion’s integration with Dynamics NAV/AX and Sana Commerce, the platform of
AVK’s online shops
2. With Perfion’s built-in Publishing module, AVK can generate price lists and datasheets
quickly and easily (or completely automatically) with the relevant elements in the
desired languages and with the chosen price variants
AVK GATE VALVE, FLANGED, PN10/16 06/30-0035
EN558/s.14 (F4), SS stem, A2 bolts, DN40-600
AVK gate valves are designed with built-in safety in every detail. The wedge is fully vulcanized with AVK’s own drinking water
approved EPDM rubber compound. It features an outstanding durability due to the ability of the rubber to regain its original
shape, the double bonding vulcanization process and the sturdy wedge design. The triple safety stem sealing system, the
high strength stem and the thorough corrosion protection safeguard the unmatched reliability.
Product description:
Flanged gate valve EN 558-2 S.14/DIN F4. For drinking water and neutral liquids to max. 70°C
Standards:
· Designed according to EN 1074 part 1 & 2, Designed according to EN 1171
· Face-to-face dimension according to EN 558 Table 2 Basic Series 14
· Standard flange drilling to EN1092-2 (ISO 7005-2), PN 10/16
Test/Approvals:
· Hydraulic test according to EN 1074-1 and 2 / EN 12266
· Seat: 1.1 x PN (in bar), Body: 1.5 x PN (in bar). Operation torque test
· Approved according to ACS-France
· Approved according to DIN-DVGW Certificate NW-6203BN0117
· Approved according to KIWA Certificate K 6320
· Approved according to ÖVGW Certificate W 1.417
· Approved according to SVGW Certificate No. 0301-4606
Features:
· Fixed, integral wedge nut prevents vibration and ensures durability
· Wedge fully vulcanized with drinking water approved EPDM rubber and equipped with wedge shoes to provide smooth
operation
· Large conical stem hole in the wedge prevents stagnant water
· Wedge and body guide rails ensure stable operation
· Stainless steel stem with wedge stop and rolled threads for high strength
· Full circle thrust collar provides fixation of the stem and low free running torques
· Triple safety stem sealing with an NBR wiper ring, a polyamide bearing with four NBR O-rings, and an EPDM rubber
manchette
· Round EPDM bonnet gasket fixed in a recess
· Countersunk and sealed stainless steel bonnet bolts encircled by the bonnet gasket
· Full bore
· Low operating torque
· Fusion bonded epoxy coating to DIN 30677-2, GSK approved
· DN450-600 are designed with ISO top flange, eye lifting bolts and stainless steel roller bearings providing low operating
torques
· DN500-600 are available with DN50 by-pass. 
Accessories:
Stem cap, handwheel, extension spindle, street cover, flange adaptor and combi-flange
The designs, materials and specifications shown are subject to change without notice due to the continuous development of our product range.
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Data sheets and the content pages of price lists are easily
generated with Perfion’s built-in Publishing module
 The Perfion PIM system delivers product information in all languages directly to AVK’s public
websites and to data sheets and price lists:

• 20 websites in 28 languages. All product data comes from Perfion, from which it is
exported once a day to a separate API site that forwards the exported data to the
Sitecore CMS system.

• Two online shops based on Sana Commerce and with close integration to Dynamics
NAV. Perfion is used for data enrichment and product navigation control.

• Price lists of up to 150 pages generated with Perfion’s Publishing module. The covers
are created in InDesign.

• Several thousand PDF data sheets with all information about the products in the
desired languages.

AVK also plans to use Perfion for:

• Providing data for industry portals that require files with product data in very specific
formats. This is possible with the Perfion Action Mapping module.

• Streamlining the translators’ work by integrating a translation tool with Perfion, so that
the system remembers previous translations and XLIFF export files can be extracted
from Perfion and imported again after translation.

Perfion has made external consultants superfluous

With Perfion, AVK distributes high-quality product data because employees can make
reports and searches that provide a complete overview - for example of which data is
missing on products.

The employees have thus become much more self-reliant. This saves time and has
produced greater contentment and job satisfaction. Rune Boa Nielsen explains:

“With Perfion we can do things ourselves without support from external consultants, and
therefore we can act faster. E.g. we needed extra fields for filtering products. I could add
them myself in half an hour and the users could use them immediately afterwards.”

Perfion delivers product information directly to the webshops shop.ch.interapp.net

and shop.avkuk.co.uk, both based on the Sana Commerce platform

About AVK Holding A/S

The AVK Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of valves, hydrants and
accessories for water and gas distribution, sewage treatment and fire protection. The group
is headquartered in Denmark and has over 100 companies in 36 countries. The number of
employees exceeds 3,900 worldwide.

www.avkvalves.com

About Perfion
Perfion is a 100% standard Product Information Management (PIM) solution for companies with a complex product structure
or need for multi-channel, multi-language communication. With Perfion you get a single source of truth for product
information which gives you control of all product data wherever they are applied.

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