Sanitary Tank Bottom Valve

Cutaway view of specialty ball valve configured as a
tank bottom valve.
Image courtesy PBM Valve Solutions

PBM Valve Solutions manufactures a special ball valve adaptation that functions as a drain valve, or bottom valve, on sanitary process tanks. This is just one of many specialties from the company that provide the perfect solution for targeted application challenges in fluid processing.

The IGENIX® two-way valve has a formed inlet pad that facilitiates drainage and minimizes the pocket area above the ball. The full size port and several other features accommodate the needs of sanitary process operations.

More information is provided in the cutsheet included below. Share your fluid process challenges with the specialists at CTi Controltech, leveraging your own knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop an effective solution.

Sanitary Tank Bottom Valve from CTi Controltech

Clean Steam Trap Ball Valves

Cutaway view of sanitary ball valve on clean steam trap piping
Courtesy PBM Valve Solutions

The use of clean steam generally implies that there are substantial concerns regarding sanitary aspects of an application. Clean steam systems, from production through distribution and return, differ in many respects from systems where clean steam is not the medium.

A major consideration for sanitary applications is the practical reduction or outright elimination of dead areas in piping systems. Any section, regardless of size, that can trap liquid is considered a potential harbor of contamination.

PBM Valve Solutions addresses some challenges posed by the use of ball valves at trap locations in a clean steam system. The valve materials and design modifications make them well suited for the intended application and reduce the pipe and fitting requirements for the trap installation.

The common design for a ball valve allows some amount of fluid to be retained within the port area of the valve when it is closed. This is undesirable for a clean steam system where the steam may come in contact with manufactured product. There can also be a requirement in such a system to maintain a minimum temperature throughout the steam distribution system under all conditions, to assure sterility is maintained. The specialty clean steam trap valve has  purge holes that drain the port area to the valve outlet that leads to the steam trap. Other features of this specialty valve support the effective use of clean steam in sanitary processing.

The document below, from PBM Valve Solutions, provides more detail on the operating features of the clean steam trap ball valve. Share your steam system and fluid processing challenges with application specialists, combining your own process and facilities knowledge with their product application expertise to develop effective solutions.

Ball Valves for Use in Clean Steam Trap from CTi Controltech

Specialty Ball Valve - Self Cleaning Flushable

Self-Cleaning Flushable Ball Valve
Courtesy PBM Valve Solutions

For some industrial fluid process operations, one of the shortcomings of ball valves can be their propensity to trap small amounts of process fluid when they are operated. This is troublesome on two fronts. Firstly, a process that changes media between operations can be subject to contamination from the trapped fluid. Secondly, the fluid trap is detrimental to any attempt to sanitize the process line. A variant of the common ball valve, a self-cleaning flushable version, eliminates costly downtime required to disassemble, clean and reassemble traditional valves. Self-cleaning flushable ball valves, from PBM Valve Solutions, can be used in a variety of processes including food, beverage, paints, resins, chemicals, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.

In the video below, you can see how the special features of this innovative valve design work. Contact a product specialist to explore how you can bring the advantages of this innovative valve to your process.