RoydadNaft –  A decanter centrifuge built for the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit at Bandar Imam Petrochemical has entered commercial service after installation, commissioning and operating tests.

The machine was designed and manufactured by knowledge-based firm Hamgam Sanat, Roydad Naft reported. Putting it into service at the Bandar Imam complex is a step toward expanding domestic capability to supply specialized equipment for Iran’s petrochemical industry.

Decanter centrifuges are specialized machines in polymer processes. Stable, reliable performance is important to keeping production running. Successful construction and start-up at Bandar Imam also shows Hamgam Sanat’s engineering capacity to design, build and support equipment for oil, gas and petrochemical plants.

Preparation, installation and commissioning were carried out with Hamgam Sanat’s technical teams. After inspections and tests, the centrifuge was placed in operation. Besides meeting a specific need at the complex, the project is a practical example of Iranian knowledge-based companies designing advanced equipment and cutting reliance on foreign suppliers.

Hamgam Sanat says it is using in-house technical knowledge, specialist experience and staff capacity to expand domestic equipment manufacturing and engineering solutions for strategic industries. The Bandar Imam start-up is one of the clearer examples of that approach in petrochemicals.