Month: December 2019

Pneumatic Butterfly Valves

Butterfly valve is typically used for the regulation of fluid flow. It is most widely used for supply of water for fire protection, for industries related to fuel and chemical along with various other applications. Unlike the ball valves, butterfly valves actually operate with single quarter-turn mechanism. There are various types of butterfly valves which can be found in the market today.

Butterfly valve is basically based on the principle of quick shut off. It functions with a disc in the center pipe which permits a small rod to pass through it to the actuator which is present on the external side of the valve. The valve allows the flow of fluid when the user rotates the disc with a quarter turn. It is also known as the quarter-turn valve. The valve gets its name from the metal disc attached to the rod which helps in permitting the flow of fluid with a quarter turn and also helps in blocking the passage. This disc, which is often called as the butterfly is the most part of this form of valve.

The best butterfly valve that you can use depends on your purpose of using the valve. It has gained quick popularity in the industry due to its easy to start, stop and regulating feature.

You can get four different types of butterfly valves in the market.

  • Motorized Butterfly Valve:   

    This type of valve is used widely for controlling the flow of fluid via a pipeline. It operates by simply altering the position of the round disc which is present with a system pipeline. You can use this type of valve for pipeline o any size as they are available in various sizes and specifications which you can choose according to your need.

  • Concentric Butterfly Valve:

    This type of valve is used for the regulation of low-pressure pipelines. This can be installed very easily and will also provide with the 100% efficiency. This type of valve is the lightest of all.

  • Wafer-Type Butterfly Valve:

    It is very easy to use type of valve but it fails to function as the valve for isolation.

  • Pre-insulated Butterfly Valve:

    This type of valve is the most durable out of all and are resistant to cracks.

If you are looking out for suppliers of industrial valves, SKG Pneumatics is the one which you should opt for. It is like a one-stop-shop for all your industrial needs.

Ball valves- Uses in food & beverage industry

Ball Valve is the valve that can either be turned on or off by opening the valve and closing the valve, respectively. This type of valve uses a hollow, perforated, and pivoting ball to control flow through it. If the handle of the ball valves lies flat in alignment with the flow, then the valve is in an open state. When the handle of the valve is perpendicular, then the ball valve is closed. Hence the confirmation of the ball valve status can be checked easily by looking at the alignment of the ball valve handle. 

Whenever we are going to any online grocery stores and purchase food items likes cereals, cookies, canned fruits, and pastries, you might have wondered how this food must have been processed. This is where ball valves play a crucial role in the food and beverage industries.  Ball valves are flow valves that are quarter turn is used to shut off and control purposes. The ball valves are very easy to operate and can control and maintain high volume, high flow of temperature, and high pressure.

 Ball valves are more efficient than traditional butterfly valves that are explicitly used for the circulation of stream water only. Ball valves that are used in food processing industries can be subclassified into two categories. They can be a valve that comes in direct contact with the food and the second that are used in utility services involved in the food industry.

Both of these types of Ball valve are regulated, but the one which is in direct contact of food must undergo stringent checks. Even a small contaminant in the valve will lead to compromise with product quality and increase the cost of production.

 

Types of Ball valves that are used in Food and beverage industries

  • One-piece Ball Valves:- These types of ball valves are less in cost and are basically “throw-away” type valve. There are no leakage points in this category of ball valves.
  • Two-piece ball valves:- These types of ball valves are most common. It has one body joint that has fewer chances of leaks. They can take part in maintenance as well.
  • Three-piece ball valves:-These types of ball valves can be disassembled easily for maintenance. The internal parts can easily be swapped.

 

We as SKG Pneumatics, distributor and ball valve supplier supply a wide range of ball valves from best makers of the industry like beta flow, NVR, Zoloto Valve etc. Our entire range of ball valves is the best valves that are designed keeping the design specification and its requirements in mind. These valves are reliable and highly durable. They can be used in food manufacturing industries, food processing companies, or the beverage industry.