Valtorc’s Series 445 Multi-Port 3000PSI Stainless Steel Ball Valves

Features:

• Available Sizes:  1/4” – 2”
• Construction design follow ASME B16.34 standard
• Available in stainless steel or carbon steel with ISO 5211 direct mounting pad
• Blow-out proof stem design
• Available in L/ T/ X/ I-port
• Trunnion and Full bore design; available in 3/4 way in block body type.
• 100% air tested under water at    80-100 psi
• Temperature range -20 F to 450 F
• End type: thread/ socket weld/ butt weld

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As water flows through our pipes and into our sinks, showers, and toilets everyday, do you ever stop and wonder how that came to be?  Who developed the system that runs beneath our city streets and brings water to us each day?  What is involved in laying down the infrastructure that provides for a hot shower or the ability to water the lawn?  What is actually happening when we turn a knob on the kitchen sink or press a button on the washing machine?

It is not magic, so it must be mechanics, but what are those mechanics?  Truth be told, a full mechanical description is a bit complicated and will take more time and space than is available.  However, in a nutshell, our water systems are based on a series of valves.  The history of valves, such as a ball valve, and their implementation, is a prime example of man’s ingenuity.

Valves are Born

The purpose of a valve is to regulate flow.  They are most often used to regulate the flow of liquids, but they can also be used to regulate airflow.  They operate by creating a situation where the substance is moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.  They are all around us, in our plumbing, our cars, and our own bodies.  The precursors to today’s, often quite complicated valves, were fairly simple.  Early man did not have a lot with which to work, but he (or she) was observant, if nothing else.  Beavers were able to divert the flow of water with sticks, leaves, and occasionally stones.  Early man, observing this, began to do the same thing.  By redirecting water, and then collecting it, they were able to create areas for washing, bathing, cooking, etc.  Later, people began using a flap of either leather or wood, on a hinge.  Water moving in one direction would cause the flap to open, but if it moved in the other direction, the flap would close.  The first true man-made valve was born and thus, along with valve distributors.

Early Valves

The Egyptians and the Greeks were the first to create whole irrigation systems based on valves.  Greece was especially prolific in their development, as water availability was limited.  They were often forced to collect water from various sources, usually rainfall, and then redirect it.  They also developed a complex system of aqueducts in order to tap underground streams.  The Romans borrowed from the Greeks and continued to innovate. The Roman system became highly developed, and in many ways, has served as the blueprint for modern day water planning.  They utilized a combination of valves, including plug valves, diaphragm valves, mixing valves, and angular valves.  They were able to control water flow and temperature, and created vast aqueduct systems for carrying water to outlying villages.

They were the first to bring water to individual homes and utilized check valves to eliminate backflow.  Their valves were made of lead, and gave rise to the word “plumbing”, as the Latin term for “lead” is “plumbus’.

Further Innovation

During the Renaissance, engineers, inventors, and artists, designed more complicated canal and irrigation systems.  Apart from that, however, there were no large-scale changes or innovations in valves until the mid to late 1600s.  The first vacuum appeared in 1640, developed by Otto von Guericke.  It required the use of valves to control air pressure.  Steam engines made their first appearance in 1698, developed by Thomas Savery.  Again, valves were utilized to control airflow.

By the 1700s, numerous variations on the steam engine were being developed by engineers such as Thomas Newcomen and James Watt.  Train engines were being developed to run on steam and valves were used in every part of the engine construction.  By the late 1800s, companies devoted to the manufacture of valves began to appear, serving the steam, water, and gas industries.  Fast-forward to today, and it is now possible to walk into any hardware store and buy a valve off the shelf.  Plumbing is a lucrative industry unto itself now.  While it is possible to do-it-yourself, most homeowners know better than to scrap insurance and attempt to install their water or gas systems without expert outside help.  As our cities continue to grow, water systems are becoming more complex than ever.  It is hard to believe that our ability to take a shower began with a beaver.  Then again, some of the best ideas began simply.

Series SVP-2000-R/L Smart Positioner

Features:

• Easy and quick auto-calibration
• Detecting RA (reverse acting) or DA (direct acting) automatically, regardless of wrong air connections
• Available to use for single or double acting without any special adjustments
• Compact design allowing to be installed on small actuators
• Providing error messages against performance failures
• Possible to test the actuator with any fixed signal under a test mode
• Programmable characteristic curve with 17 points
• Wide operating temperature range -30 ~ +80?
• Improved control of high-friction globe and ball valves

Series SVP-2100-R/L Smart Positioner

Features:

• Flameproof IECEx / ATEX / KC Ex d IIC T6
• Easy and quick auto-calibration
• Detecting RA (reverse acting) or DA (direct acting) automatically, regardless of wrong air connections
• Available to use for single or double acting without any special adjustments
• Compact design allowing to be installed on small actuators
• Providing error messages against performance failures
• Possible to test the actuator with any fixed signal under a test mode
• Programmable characteristic curve with 17 points
• Wide operating temperature range -30 ~ +80
• Improved control of high-friction globe and ball valves by eliminating hunting
• Low air consumption
• Providing a mounting bracket

The global industrial valves market is set to rise in the ensuing years, as the industry begins to emerge out of the adverse impact of the global economic recession. Surging requirement for resources across the globe, and investments in emerging economies such as India and China are expected to strengthen market potential. The upward population trend in developing regions, including China and India, would emphasize requirement for supply of clean potable water, leading to greater investments. The demand for energy resources, especially power in African and sub-Saharan areas, would also attract increased investments.

The US represents the single largest market worldwide for industrial valves, as stated by the new market research report on Industrial Valves. The valves market is rather mature in technologically advanced regions, including the US, Japan, and Western Europe. In mature markets such as the US, retrofitting markets represent a major revenue driver for the valves industry. Majority of market growth is expected to emanate from Asia, which is forecast to register a compounded annual growth of 3.92% over the years 2007 through 2015. As Asia is the most arid region in the world, desalination and demand for valves to manage corrosive seawater is high than in other regions. Installation of scrubber systems and catalytic systems in power plants would boost valves market, as more than US$1.0 million worth valves are required for each scrubber system. China is planning to invest millions of dollars in power plant scrubbers and construct new coal-fired power plants.

Globe valve and check valves represent the most widely used industrial valves. Other major valves include ball valves, and control valves. In terms of end-users, chemical, water and sewage utilities, petroleum refining, and petroleum production are the major end-use industries for industrial valves, together accounting for about 50% share of the global industrial valves market. LNG, ethanol, biotechnology and desalination industries are few of the promising end markets for industrial valves. Alternative sources of fuel, such as coal liquefaction, oil sands, and oil shale also constitute promising markets for industrial valves. In most end-use industries, there is a growing drive towards plant automation in a bid to enhance productivity, and reduce downtime. The trend is expected to provide significant impetus to demand for valves, especially for quarter-turn valve products that are easier to be automated. Demand for automatic valves is expected to be higher than that of conventional valves in the coming years, as process manufacturers strive to improve efficiency.

Article source:  http://www.prweb.com/releases/industrial_valves/globe_ball_control_valves/prweb4708564.htm

Many the benefits of building with steel are widely known: faster construction times, lower maintenance expenses, increased energy efficiency, and endless design options. However, one very significant, but less advertised advantage of steel buildings is that insurance companies love them! Building owners can see savings of up to 40% on insurance premiums by choosing to build with steel.

Insurance companies recognize the security of steel buildings and reward customers for choosing steel with lower insurance prices. Factoring insurance costs into the decision making process of choosing a building type may or may not tip the expense scale one way or another, but it is the job of insurance providers to mitigate risks and charge accordingly, which is why a steel building costs less to insure.

The fact that steel buildings are incredibly resistant to fire boasts well with the insurance companies. Insurers follow a building rating system of fire resistance for buildings of a scale from Construction Class 1-Frame to Class 6- Fire Resistive (1-most combustible to 6-least combustible). Naturally then, the more fire resistive the lower insurance rate.

A typical prefabricated metal building is rated as Non Combustible Class 3 or 4, however with a few design features to make the building more fire resistance a steel building can easily rate at a Modified Fire Resistive or Fire Resistive Class 5 or 6. In comparison to Class 1 and 2 rated buildings that include unprotected wood frames, heavy timber, masonry bearing walls and combustible rated frames steel buildings hold up longer in a fire.

Insurance rates on buildings are also relative to the areas weather conditions. For instance Florida buildings will likely encounter hurricane and flood conditions, while California is more prone to earthquakes. Therefore, it is important to insurers that buildings be built to withstand these conditions as best as possible. The less likely a building is to need structural repair after Mother Nature hits, the lower insurance rates will be. Needless to say, aside from a concrete dome, steel buildings are the next best building material capable of withstanding high wind loads. A steel building for hurricane or tornado prone areas can be engineered to withstand wind loads in excess of the 150 mph; that’s the highest winds load building requirement in the United States.

Additionally, the flexural strength of steel—its ability to bend—makes it the ultimate material for buildings threatened by earthquakes. With minimal design alterations a steel building can withstand an earthquake by minimally swaying and bending before returning to its original stature; unlike other building material that can crack or rupture under only minimal flex or compression.

While insurance companies prefer the aforementioned benefits of steel the actual cost savings will vary from one building to the next. Other factors such as the use of the building and its surroundings can also greatly affect the buildings premiums.

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PORT BALL VALVE ON THE MARKET. TESTED AT 3000PSI!

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*Please note these valves are made to order per your customized specs.

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MULTI PORT SANITARY BALL VALVES!

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*Please note these valves are made to order per your customized specs.

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SANITARY AND V BALL VALVES IN VARIOUS MATERIALS – READY TO SHIP!

THE SEISMIC SMART SWITCH IS COMPOSED OF AN ALUMINUM MACHINED VALVE HANGER, ALUMINUM MACHINED VALVE SWITCH HOUSING, PROXIMITY SWITCH AND THE VALTORC SERIES EQ-1000 ¾” NPT VERTICAL, ASSEMBLED AND TESTED IN A PRECISE MANNER SO THAT THE PROXIMITY SWITCH CREATES A SIGNAL WHEN THE STAINLESS STEEL BALL IN THE VALVE IS TRIPPED BY A SEISMIC EVENT OF 5.4 OR GREATER.