Babcock Wilcox Heritage
In 1967, Babcock Wilcox Española -present in the Spanish market since 1918- implemented its diversification policy by setting up a valve manufacturing division, which soon became one of the leading players on the international market, thanks to its engineering efforts, developing new designs to improve product reliability in the power generation sector (nuclear and conventional), petrochemical industry, oil & gas sectors and water works.
Babcock Valves has the expertise, the know-how and the industrial experience of a company with almost half a century of history behind it, and a legacy of over 1.250.000 valves installed all around the world.
At Babcock Valves our commitment to our customers is underlined by a combination of tradition and continuous innovation.
Our name is recognized around the world as a benchmark for reliability and service excellence, with hundreds of customers expressing their satisfaction with our supplies, taking advantage of the right performances of our valves for years.
KNOW-HOW + EXPERTISE = BABCOCK VALVES
Engineered to the limit
At Babcock Valves we use the latest software tools to develop and improve our own designs, to ensure the products we supply always comply and exceed the latest standards and international regulations.
Babcock Valves’ designs are based on advanced computer simulations, which minimize the possibility of design shortcomings and deficiencies affecting our valves, thereby ensuring our products always meet the latest applicable standards and customer requirements.
Our engineering team can guarantee the quickest possible response to meet our customers’ requirements, anywhere in the world.
Research, Development and Innovation
Babcock Valves has its own Research + Development + innovation department (R+D+i) that works each and every day towards the same goal: how to improve our valves.
In doing so we use the latest software tools and technology to improve our own designs and develop new products, providing our customers with the best technical solutions and obtaining significant advantages over the competitors.
We design our own range of products with special emphasis on safety, low maintenance, long service life and the highest quality, optimizing the entire production process to offer competitive prices.
Our R+D+i team guarantees the quickest response to meet our customer requirements with personalized service.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS PLAN (MPP)
The manufacturing process at Babcock Valves is carefully controlled by our Q.A. staff, from receipt of purchase order to dispatch of the goods.
Facilities & suppliers
Each stage of the production process is conducted at own facilities or in cooperation with recognised and approved suppliers.
Casting quality
Casting quality, particularly in the case of alloys, special alloys and exotic materials, is guaranteed by working with foundries equipped with the most advanced production systems plus the Non-Destructive Tests required for each piece.
Experienced staff
Precision machining, including processes such as valve seat and disc lapping, welding or surface hardfacing, are fully controlled by our experienced staff, ensuring that all valve components reach the assembly stage in perfect working condition.
Testing benches
All valves manufactured by Babcock Valves are fully tested at our wide range of testing benches.
Painting
Where required, any painting system can be applied at our facilities.
Long lasting valves
Our goal is to produce zero defects and long-life valves.
AFTER SALES SERVICE
Spare parts
On-site maintenace
Analysis & troubleshooting
Product training
With more than 1.200.000 valves installed all around the world, our commitment is to provide our customers the very best after sales service.
Therefore, we are ready at Babcock Valves to supply a full range of guaranteed spare parts for our entire product range, covering all of our products, both old and new designs.
Our specialized technical staff is available for on-site maintenance and/or technical support such us plant ́s shutdown maintenance.
In addition to this, we provide analysis & trouble-shooting solutions to establish the causes of valve failures, valve accessories, related technical equipment, customized maintenance proposals, valve type selection, design alternatives advice, assessment of pipeline and fluid influence over valves and technical advice to improve valve operation.
Finally, training on Product Use & Maintenance for professionals is also into our abilities.
QUALITY AND CERTIFICATIONS
To guarantee high levels of quality for all of our products, our Quality Assurance Department implements a rigorous control and testing system throughout the manufacturing process. Moreover, Babcock Valves keeps an operational quality control and assurance manual that enables us to maintain optimum quality levels.
All of our products are tested during the design phase and after assembly, prior to shipment. Testing includes cryogenic tests, hot cycle tests, multi-axis vibration tests, aging tests, flow and pressure tests, seismic resistance tests, valve hammer-impact tests, actuator tests and others.
Quality Policy
Our Quality Policy, according to the Standard UNE-EN ISO 9001, API Spec. Q1 and UNE 73401, can be downloaded here.
Our valves are designed, manufactured and inspected, in accordance with the most relevant international standards, such as:
API
American Petroleum Institute
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
AWWA
American Water Works Association
DIN
Deutsche Norm
JIS
Japanese Industrial Standards
BS
British Standards
AFNOR
Association Française de Normalisation
MSS
Manufacturers Standardization Society
ISO
International Standards Organization
UNE
Spanish Standard
EAC
Eurasian Conformity
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT
At Babcock Valves, we are committed to sustainable practices and reducing our environmental footprint. To this end, we have installed a photovoltaic system for self-consumption with surplus compensation at our production facility. The system consists of 57 solar panels, each with a capacity of 535W, paired with a 25kW inverter, strategically placed on the roof of our production plant.
This project is part of our ongoing efforts to integrate renewable energy into our operations and has been supported by the incentive program for self-consumption and energy storage of renewable energy. This initiative is part of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan, promoted by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge of the Government of Spain. The program is managed by the Basque Energy Agency (Energiaren Euskal Erakundea) and funded by the European Union through the Next Generation EU funds.
This step aligns with our dedication to environmental sustainability, reinforcing our commitment to a greener future for the industrial sector.
BABCOCK VALVES S.A.
ADDRESS
P.E. Abra Industrial, Parcela 1.5.6 – 48530 Ortuella (Bizkaia) Spain
TELEPHONE
(+34) 944 536 423
FAX
(+34) 944 535 739
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