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Ball valves- Uses in food & beverage industry

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Ball Valve  is the valve that can either be turned on or off by opening the valve & closing the valve, respectively. This type of valve uses a hollow, perforated, & pivoting ball to control flow through it. If the handle of the ball valves lies flat in alignment with the flow, then the valve is in an open state. When the handle of the valve is perpendicular, then the ball valve is closed. Hence the confirmation of the ball valve status can be checked easily by looking at the alignment of the ball valve handle.  One of the main benefits to using a ball valve in a pipe system is if the valve does happen to fail, it is not necessary to remove the valve from the line in order to repair it. This makes it a popular choice in closed-line systems such as oil pipelines, lines containing corrosives or chemicals & hydraulic applications. Whenever we are going to any online grocery stores & purchase food items likes cereals, cookies, canned fruits, & past...

Difference Between Gate Valves and Butterfly Valves

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Gate the valve is a type of valve which has a kind of cut-off valve, which can only be fully open or fully closed, and the flow of this valve cannot be adjusted. Going onto the Butterfly valve, which is also known as a flap valve. The opening and closing member are a disc-shaped a disc which is fixed on the valve stem and rotates around the stem valve shaft to open and close. So, lets us now the main difference between Gate Valves and Butterfly Valves What are Butterfly Valves? Butterfly Valves are a common type of valve used in industries for several uses and are designed to regulate flow with limited control capability. This Valve has a simple piping system that has a rotating disc that Rotates across the Flow. Butterfly valves are light weighted and can be operated easily by rotating the handle at 90 degrees and can be operated both automatically and manually. It consists of a meta...