Valve Categories
![Automatic & Automated Valves Automatic & Automated Valves](/images/stories/automatavalve.jpg)
Automatic & Automated Valves
Many valve varieties come in automated and automatic configurations to control the flow of liquids and slurries at a predetermined flow rate.
![Acid Resistant Valves Acid Resistant Valves](/images/stories/corrosion.jpg)
Acid Resistant Valves
Corrosion resisant valves used in applications where acid is present.
![Ball Valves Ball Valves](/images/stories/ball.jpg)
Ball Valves
There are an array of different type of ball valves available from the manufacturers below.
Subcategories
- Ball Check Valves
- Brass Ball Valves
- Flanged Ball Valves
- Floating Ball Valves
- Forged Ball Valves
- Gas Ball Valves
- High Pressure Ball Valves
- Metal Seated Ball Valves
- Motorized Ball Valves
- One Piece Ball Valves
- PVC Ball Valves
- Plastic Ball Valves
- Pneumatic Ball Valves
- Sanitary Ball Valves
- Spring Loaded Ball Valves
- Stainless Steel Ball Valves
- Steel Ball Valves
- Threaded Ball Valves
- Three Piece Ball Valves
- Three Way Ball Valves
- Top Entry Ball Valves
- Trunnion Ball Valves
- V Port Ball Valves
![Butterfly Valves Butterfly Valves](/images/stories/butterfly.jpg)
Butterfly Valves
Similar to ball valves, butterfly valves are quarter-turn valves that allow for quick fluid flow.
![Check Valves Check Valves](/images/stories/check.jpg)
Check Valves
Check valves are used for automatically limiting fluid flow in a piping system to a single direction
Subcategories
- Ball Check Valves
- Brass Check Valves
- Double Check Valves
- Duckbill Check Valves
- High Pressure Check Valves
- Inline Check Valves
- Low Pressure Check Valves
- PVC Check Valves
- Plastic Check Valves
- Pump Check Valves
- Silent Check Valves
- Spring Check Valves
- Stainless Steel Check Valves
- Stop Check Valves
- Teflon Check Valves
- Tilting Disc Check Valves
![Cryogenic Valves Cryogenic Valves](/images/stories/cryogen.jpg)
Cryogenic Valves
Used to process, store and transport cryogenic fluids and gasses including nitrogen, argon and liquid natural gas.
![Double Bleed & Block Valves Double Bleed & Block Valves](/images/stories/doubleblockbleedvalve.jpg)
Double Bleed & Block Valves
Double block and bleed valves are used for isolation and depressurization of section of line or pipe.
![Float Valves Float Valves](/images/stories/float-valve.jpg)
Float Valves
Float valves, also known as balltaps or ballcocks, are used for filling water tanks while avoiding overflow and backflow.
![Freeze Protection Valves Freeze Protection Valves](/images/stories/freeze-protection-valves.jpg)
Freeze Protection Valves
Freeze protection valves are precision thermally self-actuated valves for use in application such as solar systems and automobiles.
![Gas Valves Gas Valves](/images/stories/gas_valve_1.jpg)
Gas Valves
Gas valves are utilized for regulating, stopping, or starting gas flows in a variety of heating applications.
Subcategories
![Gate Valves Gate Valves](/images/stories/gate.jpg)
Gate Valves
Also referred to as a sluice valve, a gate valve lifts a round or rectangular gate out of the path.
![Globe Valves Globe Valves](/images/stories/valveglobe.jpg)
Globe Valves
Globe valves consist of a movable disk-type element and a stationary ring seat in a generally spherical body.
![Hand Operated Valves Hand Operated Valves](/images/stories/hand-operated-valves.jpg)
Hand Operated Valves
Hand operated valves are engaged through a manual mechanism such as a lever, wheel or handle as opposed to actuation or motor control.
![Hydraulic Valves Hydraulic Valves](/images/stories/hydravalves.jpg)
Hydraulic Valves
Hydraulic valves including proportional control valves, direction valves, cartridge valves and more.
![Miniature Valves Miniature Valves](/images/stories/miniaturevalve.jpg)
Miniature Valves
Miniature valves are any style or type of valve manufactured for small scale application.
![Needle Valves Needle Valves](/images/stories/valveneedle.jpg)
Needle Valves
A needle valves have a relatively small orifice and a long, tapered seat, and a needle-shaped plunger on the end of a screw and are exact fits on the seat.
Subcategories
![Nuclear Valves Nuclear Valves](/images/stories/nuclear-valve.jpg)
Nuclear Valves
Valves manufactured for nuclear power plant environments, prototype reactors, shipboard propulsion systems, and electric generating plants.
![Petrochemical Valves Petrochemical Valves](/images/stories/petrochemical-valve.jpg)
Petrochemical Valves
Petroleum and fuel-handling valves as well as valves used at chemical and petrochemical plants in reactor emergency shut off, compressor kick-back and suction check functions.
![Pilot Valves Pilot Valves](/images/stories/pilot-valve.jpg)
Pilot Valves
Pilot valves are high pressure control valves commonly used in critical applications and can be set as push to activate or as a dead man's style switch.
![Pinch Valves Pinch Valves](/images/stories/pinch-valves.jpg)
Pinch Valves
Pinch valves are comprised of a fully ported or full bored design using a pinching effect to obstruct media flow in cement, chemical and waste water applications.
![Plug Valves Plug Valves](/images/stories/plug-valves.jpg)
Plug Valves
Plug valves are comprised of conically-tapered or cylindrical plugs rotated inside the valve body control media flow though the valve.
Subcategories
![Pneumatic Valves Pneumatic Valves](/images/stories/pneumavalve.jpg)
Pneumatic Valves
Pneumatic valves are used in a variety of applications including high speed combustion engines including high performance race engines.
Subcategories
![Poppet Valves Poppet Valves](/images/stories/poppet-valves.jpg)
Poppet Valves
Poppet valves (mushroom valves) generally operate on differential pressure for applications including tire valves as well as internal combustion and steam engines.
![Pressure Valves Pressure Valves](/images/stories/pressure.jpg)
Pressure Valves
Variations of a valve, pressure regulators or pressure reducing valves decrease pressure.
![Push Button Valves Push Button Valves](/images/stories/pushbuttonvalve.jpg)
Push Button Valves
Push button valves are valves that have a usually hand operated button apparatus used to either relieve pressure or change flow.
Rotary Valves
Also known as an airlock valve, rotary valves are used in material handling applications.
![Selector Valves Selector Valves](/images/stories/selector-valve.jpg)
Selector Valves
Selector valves are designed to allow a single input to be designated to one of multiple outputs.
![Solenoid Valves Solenoid Valves](/images/stories/solenoid.jpg)
Solenoid Valves
Often valves are classified according to how they are actuated, which is the case for solenoid valve
![Shut-off Valves Shut-off Valves](/images/stories/shtoffvalv.png)
Shut-off Valves
Shut-off valves are used to close a line and stop flow of materials. Shut-off valves can be manual or automated to operated at a preset condition.
Subcategories
![Thermostatic Valves Thermostatic Valves](/images/stories/thermostat.jpg)
Thermostatic Valves
Thermostatic valves are used for automatic temperature control in liquid cooling systems.
![Vacuum Valves Vacuum Valves](/images/stories/vacuum.jpg)
Vacuum Valves
Vacuum valves are used for a variety of applications and come in ball valve, slide valve, vented ball valve, and many other valve type configurations.
![Wafer Valves Wafer Valves](/images/stories/wafer.jpg)
Wafer Valves
Two way valve that can be opened or close to block fluid passage. Types of wafer valves include disc, check and butterfly valves.
![International Valve Mfrs. International Valve Mfrs.](/images/stories/interl.jpg)
International Valve Mfrs.
This category contains a list of valve manufacturers from all over the globe.
![Valve Distributors Valve Distributors](/images/stories/distri.jpg)
Valve Distributors
A collection of valve distributors in the USA, searchable by state.