"I BAMBINI DELLE FATE" FOUNDATION

RuB is sponsor of "I bambini delle fate" foundation. The main activity of this foundation is give a help to the childrens that are affected by Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
In cooperation with the Hospital "Spedali Civili" of Brescia, RuB is sponsor of a project with the aim to recover and restructure a medical clinic in the heart of the city and start-up a course in order to teach to parents how to communicate with own childrends.
Here below an advertising published on "Giornale di Brescia" in order to increase more and more the awareness of this Foundation

 

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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFICATE

RuB headquarters: ISO 9001:2008  certificate renewed
 You can read it on our brochures, catalogs, on the website ... quality is a priority for RuB.
 In order to guarantee that the whole production process and not only meets high standards, RuB relies on Lloyd's register quality assurance.
 LRQA (Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance), founded in 1985 by Lloyd's Register Group, provides independent evaluation and certification services in all economic sectors and can be considered one of the first five certification bodies in the whole world today.
 Be certified by LRQA allows us to assure  our customers that RuB valves are synonymous of quality and safety!

AUSTRALIAN GAS ASSOCIATION

The Australian Gas Association renewed the trust in RuB products

RuB gas ball valves have been approved in Australia since the '90s. Most recently, in 2010, RuB decided to extend the Australian approvals to the Watermark applying to the level 1 that requires periodical auditing from the approval authority.

Since then, AGA is performing annual  factory audit with satisfactory result, below is executive summary of latest audit performed in October 2012.


"5.5 Executive Summary:
The Quality Program satisfies the AGA certification requirements to enable the certification process to continue under the Rules Governing the AGA Product Certification Scheme for Type-Tested Plumbing Products.
RuB’s Quality management System is a very mature system and is robust across all audited sections. There is a high emphasis on quality and RuB continues to maintain a high level of commitment towards its quality management systems.
AGA thanks RuB for the assistance and co-operation provided at the Audit and we look forward to our continued good relations.

We thank AGA for their professional approach and continued cooperation while we take advantage of any hit for constant quality improvement.

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AGA provides accredited product certification services with respect to the gas, electrical and plumbing sectors within Australia. It also provides additional certification services that are accepted by the relevant government/industry regulators.
AGA has a proud product certification history spanning over 50 years and, of course, is recognized by relevant State and Territory Regulators.  In general terms, AGA product certification is based upon an independent technical assessment of a sample product against relevant safety standards (ie type-testing) and compliance with any other regulatory requirements.  Depending upon the type of product and level of certification, regular audits to verify continued product compliance are conducted.
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Discover our AGA Approved valves!

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RuB headquarter. From left: Mr. Luciano Bonomi, Mr. Roberto Bonomelli, Ms. Viviana Cotelli, Mr. Ivan Marsic (AGA Inspector), Ms. Mariangela Baselli and Mr. Sandro Bonomi during Oct. 2012 Watermark audit

The unspoken language of colors

As you know there is no a written international standard defining color of ball valve handles and very often approval authorities do not specify it either.
Although some companies do prefer to have the handle of the same colour of their brand, it is international practice to define colour in consideration of the fluid passing in the ball valve:

Red - to define water use
Blue – for pneumatic applications
Yellow - for gas applications
Black – for industrial applications (oils & lubricant)
Green - for drinking water
white - for oxygen

The reason why color differentiation depends on the media is clear: you can’t see whats in the pipeline and a color handle gets your attention before you operate the valve: Can you imagine what it would happen if you operate a ball valve thinking there's water in it, while there's gas?

RuB joins Edgenet marketing program

At RuB Inc. we have partnered with Fastenal to heighten our digital footprint on the intranet.  The Winona, MN based distributor has successfully engaged many of its suppliers to compile product data in a common format.  An external supplier Edgenet provides the platform for many manufacturers to be found through many of the most popular search engines.
In 2012 Fastenal has reported increased sales, but perhaps even more telling is the increase in the number of fastenal.com orders received.   Since May 1st – 60% more web orders, compared to the prior 6 months, have been received by Fastenal.  This type of electronic promotion will support RuB Inc. growth for years to come.
Edgenet’s Ezeedata Optimization provides essential shopping feed management for suppliers and retailers, delivering rich optimized data in an XML product feed to retailers, search and shopping engines, and other influential endpoints. Ezeedata Optimization also delivers a Google Data Feed and a Bing Product Feed directly to Google Shopping and Bing Shopping.
Thanks to this partnership our data are ready to use by our customers in their database in order to give our products information in a format smart and useful.
Here below a short list of companies that use the same system:

-        Fastenal
-        Sears
-        Acme Tools
-        Best Buy
-        Ferguson
-        Walmart

RUB INC. RSM GOES GREEN!

RuB Inc. RSM goes Green

The small fleet of field sales vehicles at RuB Inc. in America have changed course. With petrol prices trending up, and greenhouse gasses going the same, we decided to go green.
We now have two Regional Sales Managers (RSM) driving Hybrid Gas-Electric cars in America.

In a country where a 5L Mustang convertible is considered a small car, our employees are spending hundreds of days on the highway surrounded by large trucks & cars.  For a road warrior who’s car is his office—this downsizing to smaller vehicles was an issue to be addressed.  Toyota Motor company helped us overcome this objection, because they made this Hybrid bigger.  With the rear seatbacks down, Prius v offers 67.3 cubic feet of cargo space. With customers buckled in, there's 34.3 cubic feet of space behind the rear seats.
It appears that the subtle styling changes in the hatch have added remarkable space in the vehicle. The 5 doors provide lots of room in the back for catalogs, customer files, and samples of all sorts.
The surprise of the day was the need for IT support at the car dealership. Two different electronic technicians had to support our launch into the field.  Our smart phones automatically synch to our computers, and we wanted the car to sync to RuB Inc. No problem for iPhones or the DROID that most of our sales people have. Bruce Sandler- NorthEast RSM quickly got his Bluetooth^® wireless working. He quickly made voice activated calls to customers that the car pulled right out of our CRM database! It’s a bit surprising that the automobile industry is aggressively marketing this connectivity in your dash board. It is against the law to drive holding a phone, but we can surf the web, purchase concert tickets, while driving? Of course our employees would never do something like this.

The vehicle controls work by voice recognition and we were told that the system learns quickly. This is good fortune because some humans cannot disceren that Tom (Tennesee) and Bruce (Boston) speak the same language.
I wonder if the GPS would work if they switched cars in the future?
Our guys in the field got big care storage, with small car economy.
The electric motor is driven by a battery under the back seat. This is re-charged by breaking. The Hybrid Synergy Drive^®, and electronics allow Prius v a smooth transition from electric to gas moors. Exceptional fuel efficiency, and low smog-forming emissions can be monitored. Energy monitor gives you real time feedback about how efficient you are driving.
Those aggressive drivers are reminded that there is a cost—at the pump for your road-raging driving style.
From initial acceleration to low speeds, Prius v is designed not to use fuel, because under certain conditions it’s powered solely by the high-torque electric motor. During heavy acceleration, the gasoline engine is used while the battery supplies increased drive power to the electric motor.

Tom Scholato reported that his drive home was measured at 46 mpg. This fuel economy is 105% improvement over his old SUV.  We reduce costs for the company and take care of the environment too—WIN-WIN.

S.31 F03 ISO 5211 MOUNTING FLANGE

RuB, another bright idea for your actuation needs.
After the recent launch of the Compact Power electric actuator into the market, other news breaks through to complete the range!
S.31 brass shut-off valves are designed to fit our CP actuator with a simple two steps action. Valve range goes from 1/4” through 3/4” and it is available with ISO 7/1 parallel, taper and NPT F/F threads.

Today on the market, it is very difficult to find an actuated full flow brass ball valve with 1/4” and 3/8” connections . The new adapter converts the custom actuation connection of s.31 into a standard F03 ISO 5211 flange which will accept most of the rotary actuators currently in the market. Convenient & easy to use products from RuB that fit mounting standards found in the market

RuB, where meeting the standards is our standard!