Over the past 10-15 years the introduction of copper press fittings into the Australian market has made a dramatic impact on the way we go about joining copper tube. With the installation process so easy, sometimes complacency can creep [...]
When it comes to a press fit system, your installation is only as good as the product you use and your press tool is no exception. MM Kembla’s Kempress KPS2 and KPL3 tools are the most advanced tools on the [...]
John Fennell, Chief Executive Officer at International Copper Association. Australia. COVID-19 is putting the spotlight on Australia’s home grown industries and for copper that means MM Kembla says John Fennell. MM Kembla was founded in 1916 to [...]
Three Key Reasons Why Copper Has Superior Health Benefits 1. ‘Copper has a unique ability to reduce the threat of disease from waterborne bacteria’. Copper, when compared to plastic pipes, has demonstrated superior control of waterborne bacteria. Prior studies [...]
What is ‘dewpoint’?The air surrounding us contains water vapour. The water vapour content of this air can vary greatly, and in general warm air can absorb more water than cold air.As the air near a pipe cools, the air becomes [...]
Did you know? MM Kembla Copper Tubes with diameters 12.70mm and under are available in two wall thicknesses suitable for R410a High-pressure refrigerants, 0.81 wall thickness and 0.91 wall thickness. These products are suited to higher-pressure refrigerant gas and [...]
Australian Standard AS2896-1998 states; Materials; Copper tube used in medical gas pipeline systems shall be of ‘as drawn’ seamless tube, manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 1571. Copper fittings shall be in accordance with ASME B 16.22. All components of [...]
In Australia, over $133 billion per year is spent on building developments. With so much at stake, designers, developers and installers must have complete confidence in the piping systems that seamlessly deliver the plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration and medical gas services [...]
MM Kembla are pleased to announce the new range of KemPress DN65, DN80 & DN100 fittings and tooling. Maintaining the benefit of a universal copper press-fit system and a high quality faster, easier, flame-free connection for large diameter plumbing [...]
Kembla Deburrer - Now Available Sick of deburring tube the hard way? Kembla now have a 8mm-54mm tube deburrer for use on copper and stainless steel tube. Where can you buy one? The following are proud authorised stockists of MM [...]
