Stainless Steel Hygienic Straight-Way Ball Valve - Female Threaded
Clamp Butterfly Valve comes with a pull-trigger locking mechanism to control process flow.
Why Engineers Specify This Item
- Tri-clamp connections allow for easy field disassembly for clean-in-place processes.
- This product comes standard in 316L stainless steel alloy.
- We recommend clamp gaskets and our single-pin heavy duty clamp in order to safely connect this product to the rest of your system.
- Butterfly Valve Operating Manua l Tri-Clamp Butterfly Valve Part
What It Prevents
- Industrial ball valves with dead pockets behind the seat that trap product and fail a swab test
- Two-piece bodies that cannot be opened for inspection without cutting the line
- Diverting arrangements built from three separate valves and a nest of fittings
Technical Data
Figures below are the catalogue range for this item. Exact dimensions are confirmed in writing against the standard you work to before production.
This item is specified against your duty rather than from a fixed data sheet. Send the line size, media, working pressure and temperature and we will confirm the full specification in writing.
Materials
- AISI 304
- AISI 316L
Manufacturing Process
- Machining
- Forming and welding
- Interior polishing
- Assembly
- Quality inspection
Quality Control
- Dimensional check against the standard stated on the order
- Surface finish verified against the specified Ra figure
- Visual and leak inspection before packing
- Material certificates to EN 10204 3.1 available on request
Where It Is Installed
- Product line isolation ahead of a positive displacement pump
- Switching a single feed between two storage tanks
- Sampling point isolation on a fermentation loop
- Drain valve on a vessel that must empty completely
Who Buys It
- Plant engineers replacing non-hygienic industrial valves on product contact lines
- Equipment builders who need a valve that can be stripped for validation
- Process lines that route one feed to several destinations
What It Is Built To
- 3-A
- FDA
- CE
What We Can Change
- Non-standard sizes made to your dimensions
- Special connection types and mixed-standard ends
- Customised surface finish down to Ra 0.4 um
- Seal material selected for your media and CIP cycle
How It Compares
Compared with Sanitary Butterfly Valves
Specify the Stainless Steel Hygienic Straight-Way Ball Valve - Female Threaded where the duty is what this category is built for: full bore shut-off where the line must drain clean and the pressure drop has to stay near zero, including 3-way and 4-way diverting bodies. Move to sanitary butterfly valves instead where the requirement is compact on-off isolation for hygienic pipework, from a hand lever on a 1 inch transfer line to a pneumatic actuator on a tank outlet.
Compared with Sanitary Diaphragm Valves
Specify the Stainless Steel Hygienic Straight-Way Ball Valve - Female Threaded where the duty is what this category is built for: full bore shut-off where the line must drain clean and the pressure drop has to stay near zero, including 3-way and 4-way diverting bodies. Move to sanitary diaphragm valves instead where the requirement is the valve to use when the actuation mechanism must be completely isolated from the product, for high purity water, media and sterile transfer.
Compared with A general industrial equivalent
An industrial-grade part of the same nominal size is usually cheaper and carries no declared hygienic surface finish, no crevice-free joint geometry and no material certificate. On a product contact line that difference shows up at the first swab test, not on the purchase order.
Installing and Living With It
Bring the two ferrule faces square before closing the clamp. Fit the gasket dry and seated in the groove, then tighten the clamp evenly; overtightening extrudes the gasket into the bore.
Record the standard, size, material and seal material fitted, so the replacement ordered in two years matches what is installed today.
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Stainless Steel Hygienic Straight-Way Ball Valve - Female Threaded FAQ
What we are asked before this item is ordered.
How do I get a full specification for the Stainless Steel Hygienic Straight-Way Ball Valve - Female Threaded
This item is specified against your duty rather than from a fixed data sheet. Send the line size, media, working pressure, temperature and the standard you work to, and we will confirm dimensions, material and finish in writing before quoting.
What is the lead time and minimum order for this item
Standard catalogue items such as the Stainless Steel Hygienic Straight-Way Ball Valve - Female Threaded are typically 7-15 days, and small quantity orders of standard items are accepted. Custom sizes, special connections and bulk quantities are quoted with a confirmed date before production starts.
Quote the Stainless Steel Hygienic Straight-Way Ball Valve - Female Threaded
Send the size, media, working pressure, temperature and the standard you work to. We confirm dimensions, material and finish in writing before quoting.