Industrial Valve Types

Topical index of valve types for procurement and piping engineers — with links to manufacturer pages, products, and technical guides.

What is an Industrial Valve?

Definition and RFQ basics

Gate Valves

API 600 rising stem and pressure seal

Globe Valves

Throttling and isolation

Ball Valves

API 6D on/off and fire safe

Check Valves

Swing, dual plate, wafer

Butterfly Valves

Wafer, lug, triple offset

Gate vs Globe Guide

Engineering comparison

Valve Types & Applications

Application matrix

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