Valve testing: an important production stage

Valve testing: an important production stage

At Babcock Valves all valves are important: nuclear-qualified valves with ASME Section III design, Low Emission Bellows Seal valves Helium tested, Steam Extraction Quick Closing Check valves for turbine protection, Instrumented valves both MOV, AOV or Hydraulically...
Punching above its weight

Punching above its weight

This small valve has several rather special technical features: Despite its small size, 2″, it has a Parallel Slide design. Despite its rating, of 600#, it has a Pressure Seal design.  Its working range is from Full vacuum to maximum pressure rating.  Its...
Welcome to our testing area

Welcome to our testing area

Again a large package of motorized valves is to be shipped in the next days. Here we have all of them waiting for their turn to be tested (MOV performance and Hydrotest). Babcock valves has three different testing benches, and the one in the picture is considered one...
Cryogenic gate valves

Cryogenic gate valves

A new order of cryogenic gate valves of sizes up to 16” have been tested at Babcock’s facilities. Inside of our insulated stainless steel tank, the valves has been tested in liquid nitrogen at a temperature as low as -196⁰C. Cryogenic gate valves are adapted to...