Applicable Standards
KVC UK Ltd design and manufacture valves in accordance with latest standards such as: API, ASTM, ASME, ISO, B.S. MSS and NACE standards. The valves may be designed, manufactured and tested in accordance with other international standards on request, or to meet specific customer requirements.
Soft Seated Trunnion Mounted Valves
KVC UK Ltd Soft Seated Trunnion Mounted Ball Valves are designed and manufactured in accordance with the latest industry standards. Valve range from 2" - 48" Class 150 - 2500.
Full or Reduced Bore, with Raised Face, Ring Type Joint, Hub End, Butt Weld or Socket end connections. Compact Flange to Norsok standards also available. Combination of end connection types can also be designed and manufactured to the customers' requirements.
Valves are supplied as Lever Operated, Gear Operated or Actuated to customer's specification. Valves are manufactured mostly from Forged, which ensure a high integrity material grain structure and improved sealing between the components.
Standard Sealing by O-rings and Graphite rings. The Graphite ring continues to provide a seal in the event of fire. O-rings can be supplied suitable for RGD (Rapid Gas Decompression) applications in a variety of materials. Energised Lip seal designs are also available to cope with more extreme service conditions and temperatures.
The core design has many standard key features including:
- Forged Material Construction, ensuring high integrity grain structures.
- Independent preloaded seats giving a positive seal even at low pressure.
- Anti-Blowout Stem.
- Anti-Static Design and tested.
Fire safe and tested Design toAPI 607 5th Edition.
Floating Ball Valves
Floating Ball valves are manufactured in three main types;
- One Piece Body Construction.
- Two Piece Body Bolted Construction.
- Three Piece Body Bolted Construction.
Valves can be supplied Full or Reduced Bore and are manufactured in either cast or forged material. Bolted and Screwed Body connections give ease of service and maintenance on site. Valves can be supplied with either Raised Face, Ring Type Joint, Socket Weld or Screwed End connections. Pressure rating is from ANSI CL150 thru ANSI CL2500. Higher pressures can be supplied on request. Valves are supplied with Lever or Gear Operator.
Metal Seated Trunnion Mounted Ball Valves
KVC UK Ltd Metal Seated Ball Valves are designed and manufactured from 2" up to 24", CL150 – CL1500. Our Metal Seated Ball Valves are manufactured to the highest standards and quality to ensure a precision engineered product is supplied to our customer.
Metal seated valves are available in various sealing arrangements and construction to suit the required environment and operating conditions, including high temperature and abrasive services. The ball and seat sealing faces are coated with a hard surface material and individually paired and lapped together for efficient sealing.
Hard coatings available are:
- Stellite.
- Chrome Carbide.
- Tungsten Carbide.
- Plasma.
Gate, Globe and Check Valves
KVC UK Ltd range of Gate, Globe and Check valves includes Cast steel to API and BS standard and Forged steel to API 602 standards. We are able to supply a wide variety of such products with good integrity standards proven from years of experience and supply. For more information of these products, please check with our agents and distributors.
