Valves, abbreviated as V, are mechanical devices used to control the flow of fluids (liquids or gases) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing a passage.  Valves are used in a wide range of applications, from residential plumbing to industrial processes.  Valves can be made of various materials, such as metal, plastic, or ceramic, depending on the application and the type of fluid being handled.  They can also be operated manually or automatically, using mechanisms such as handwheels, levers, or electric motors.

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Valve Design Classification

Ball Valve  -  A ball valve, abbreviated as BV, is a quarter turn valve used for changing the direction of a process stream (divert or shut off).  Ball valves can be automated to automatically shutdown or open depending on the orientation of the actuator.

• Full Port Ball Valve
• Non-trunion (Floating) Ball Valve
• Reduced Port Ball Valve
• Standard Port Ball Valve
• Metal Seated Ball Valve
• Multi Port Ball Valve
• Trunnion Ball Valve
• V Port Ball Valve

Butterfly Valve  -  A butterfly valve, abbreviated as BTFLV, is a quarter turn valve (90° or less) with a circular disk as its closing element.  The standard design has the valve stem running through the disk, giving a symmetrical appearance.

• Double Offset Butterfly Valve
• Fire Tight Valve
• Flange Style Butterfly Valve
• High Performance Butterfly Valve
• Lug Style Butterfly Valve
• Triple Offset Butterfly Valve
• Wafer Style Butterfly Valve
• Zero Offset Butterfly Valve

Check Valve  -  Check valves, abbreviated as CV, are valves that are designed to allow the process fluid to flow in only one direction to prevent backflow.  Check valves are also known as non-return valves, clack valves or one-way valves.

• Back Pressure Check Valve
• Ball Check Valve
• Diaphragm Check Valve
• Dual Plate Check Valve
  • Flange Check Valve
  • Lug Check Valve
  • Wafer Check Valve
• Duckbill Check Valve
• Foot Check Valve
• Lift Check Valve
• Non-slam Check Valve
• Nozzle Check Valve
• Piston Check Valve
• Pneumatic Check Valve
• Silent Check Valve
• Spring Loaded Check Valve
• Stop Check Valve
• Swing Check Valve
• Tilting Disk Check Valve

 Control Valve  -  A type of valve that is use to control the flow, pressure, level or even the direction of the fluid according to the need of the process.

• Back Pressure Valve
• Choke Valve
• Flow Control Valve
• Level Control Valve
• Pressure Control Valve
• Temperature Control Valve

Diaphragm Valve  -  This is a shut-off valve and is bi-directional.  A diaphragm is the opening and closing element in the valve which is made of a soft, flexible material which is elastic, non-corrosive, nonpermeable material such as rubber and plastic.  This separates the fluid inside the valve body cavity from the cover cavity and the driving member which prevents contamination of the working medium and corrosion of operating parts.

• In-line Diaphragm Valve (Straight through Diaphragm Valve)
• Weir Diaphragm Valve

Gate Valve  -  The gate valve, abbreviated as GV, is one of the most frequently used valve in piping systems and is classified as either "rising-stem" or "nonrising-stem" valves.  The rising-stem gate valve has the stem attached to the gate, both gate and stem rise and lower together as the valve handwheel or actuator turns the stem.  In the nonrising-stem gate valves the stem is threaded into the wedge, rising and lowering the wedge.

• Double Disk Valve
• Double Seat Gate Valve
• Flap Gate Valve
• Flexible Wedge Gate Valve
• Knife Gate Valve
• Parallel Slide Gate Valve
• Slide Gate Valve
• Solid Wedge Gate Valve
• Split Wedge Gate Valve

Globe Valve  -  A globe valve, abbreviated as GLV, is a type of valve used for regulating fluid flow, both on/off and throttling, it is a control valve.  The name globe valve comes from the globular shape of the valve body.

• Angle Globe Valve
• Oblique Globe Valve
• Straight Globe Valve
• Tee Globe Valve
• Y Globe Valve
• Z Globe Valve

Needle Valve  -  A valve with an adjustable tapered point which regulates the rate of flow.

Pig Valve  -  A pigging valve is an alternative to conventional pig launchers.  They are capable of launching and receiving foam, steel, and solid cast pigs in both cylindrical and spherical shapes.  Original designs would only allow spherical shapes but machining innovations and technology have allowed for other shapes of pigs such as cups, disc, brushes and also foam pigs can be used.

• Pig Ball Valve

Pinch Valve  -  These valves are suited for the handling of slurries, liquids with large amounts of suspended solids, and systems that convey solids pneumatically.  They consists of a sleeve molded of rubber or other synthetic material and a pinching mechanism.  The sleve can be external or internal inside a body.

• Enclosed Pinch Valve
• Open Pinch Valve

Plug Valve  -  A plug valve is a quarter turn valve that has a conical or cylindrical plug that is rotated within the valve body to stop flow when needed.  Plug valves function similar to a ball valve where the plug has an opening in the plug that allows fluid to flow through the valve when it is open.

• Eccentric Plug Valve
• Expanding Plug Valve
• Fire-safe Plug Valve
• Lift Plug Valve
• Lubricating Plug Valve
• Non-lubricating Plug Valve 
• Multi Port Plug Valve

Pressure Valve  -  Both the relief and safety valves work to release excess pressure, but each go about it is a little different.

• Pressure Relief Valve  -   Relief valves removes excessive pressure from a system by limiting its pressure level to a safe level.  The valve opens gradually during normal operation to maintain an optimal pressure level inside the vessel.
  • Relief Valve
  • Safety Valve
  • Safety Relief Valve  -  Safety valves provide relief from pressure.  This valve opens quickly to avoid overpressurization when a set pressure is reached, preventing a potential safety incident.
    • Balanced Pressure Safety Valve
    • Convential (Spring Loaded) Pressure Safety Valve
    • Pilot Operatedl Pressure Safety Valve
    • Power Actuated Pressure Safety Valve
    • Temperature Pressure Actuated Safety Valve