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Engineered Lug Butterfly Valve for Marine & OEM Integration | Case Study

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iconAug 11 2025

ZERO-FAILURE OEM INTEGRATION: THE LUG BUTTERFLY VALVE ENGINEERED FOR MARINE DUTY

For a leading Turkish shipbuilder and their OEM partners, a `lug valve` is a precision interface. As a top `china butterfly valve supplier`, we provide the engineering discipline required for flawless automation integration and a 30-year lifecycle in harsh marine environments.

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THE OEM'S INTEGRATION NIGHTMARE

Before partnering with us, the client's mechanical integration team faced constant, costly setbacks from their previous `industrial butterfly valve` suppliers, impacting project timelines and budgets.

Inconsistent Actuator Fit

Stem drives varied from batch to batch, failing `ISO 5211` standards. This caused sloppy actuator connections, backlash, and sheared stems, halting piping installations and causing significant rework costs.

Premature Component Failure

An inferior `A216 WCB butterfly valve` body, lacking proper heat treatment, was susceptible to brittle fracture from engine room vibration, posing a significant long-term reliability risk for the entire vessel.

Rapid Corrosion Failure

The standard paint on the `carbon steel butterfly valve` body failed from salt spray even before sea trials, a massive quality issue that tarnished the final product's perceived value and required costly on-site repairs.

Our Engineered Solution

A `LUG TYPE BUTTERFLY VALVE` BUILT FOR PREDICTABILITY

We delivered an `asme butterfly valve` under our ISO 9001 system: the A216 `WCB butterfly valve`, a Bare-Stem `Lug Butterfly Valve` designed for seamless OEM integration and lifetime endurance. This is why we are leading `manufacturers of butterfly valves`.

Mitigating Fatigue Risk

Every `wcb body butterfly valve` undergoes **normalizing heat treatment** at 910°C. This refines the grain structure, dramatically increasing fatigue resistance and impact toughness to withstand decades of vibration, a non-negotiable for `marine butterfly valve` applications.

Eliminating Integration Bottlenecks

The valve stem head is CNC-machined to strictly comply with **ISO 5211**, holding a **dimensional tolerance of ±0.1mm**. This guarantees a perfect, zero-backlash fit, reliable torque, and eliminates the primary failure point, saving critical assembly time.

Ensuring Asset Integrity

Our `epoxy coated butterfly valves` feature a **three-coat system for C4 (High Salinity) environments**. This includes a zinc-rich primer, epoxy mid-coat, and polyurethane topcoat, guaranteeing external integrity and a quality finish for years.

"They don't just supply a `butterfly valve`; they provide a precise foundation for our automation process. Their control over heat treatment and machining tolerances ensures the longevity our vessels require."

— Head of Mechanical Integration, A Leading Turkish Shipbuilder

VERIFIED MANUFACTURING & PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

Our commitment to quality is proven by our state-of-the-art `valve machining` capabilities and validated by internationally recognized product certifications, giving you complete purchasing confidence.

API 609 Butterfly Valve Certificate

API 609

ISO 9001 Certificate

ISO 9001

CE Certificate for Valves

CE Marking

NSF 61 Certified Valve

BV

DNV Type Approval for Marine Butterfly Valve

DNV Product

EXPLORE RELATED VALVE SOLUTIONS

Our engineering expertise extends across a wide range of `industrial butterfly valve` types designed for specific operational challenges. We are a `china butterfly valve manufacturer` for every need.

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DE-RISK YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN

Valve failure shouldn't be your bottleneck. Partner with an engineering-focused `butterfly valve factory` to specify a solution that delivers quantifiable performance, on-time delivery, and long-term asset integrity.

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CASE STUDY: Engineering the Unseen Backbone of Global Maritime Fleets

A modern cargo ship is a self-contained industrial city, where thousands of components must operate flawlessly. For a leading Turkish shipyard, the reliability of foundational components like the `butterfly valve` is the bedrock of their global reputation.

The Challenge: The OEM Integration Nightmare

The shipyard's automation strategy involved standardizing actuators across the vessel, requiring bare-stem valves that were dimensionally perfect every time. Their previous `butterfly valve suppliers china` created a constant struggle:

  • Inconsistent Fit: The square drive on valve stems varied, leading to a sloppy fit with actuators. This caused backlash and, in some cases, sheared the stem connection under high torque. This is a common issue with a low-cost `8 inch butterfly valve` or `12 inch butterfly valve`.
  • Premature Corrosion: The standard paint on the `wcb butterfly valve` would fail from salt spray even before the ship’s sea trials, a huge quality issue.

The Solution: The Engineered `Full Lug Butterfly Valve`

Our solution was a demonstration of ISO 9001-certified manufacturing discipline: our A216 WCB Carbon Steel Bare-Stem `Lug Butterfly Valve`, engineered for seamless OEM integration.

  • Metallurgical Foundation: Every `cast steel butterfly valve` body undergoes a **normalizing heat treatment** at 910°C. This refines the grain structure, dramatically increasing fatigue resistance and impact toughness to withstand decades of mechanical stress without risk of brittle fracture.
  • Precision Machining to ISO 5211: The `butterfly lug` valve stem head is CNC-machined to strictly comply with **ISO 5211 standards**, with the square drive held to a tight **dimensional tolerance of ±0.1mm**. This guarantees a perfect, zero-backlash fit.
  • C4-Rated Marine Coating: The `lug wafer` valve is protected by a **three-coat system** engineered for a C4 (High Salinity) environment, including a zinc-rich epoxy primer, preventing premature corrosion.
  • Guaranteed Bi-Directional Seal: A precision-machined disc and molded `EPDM seat butterfly valve` design creates a 360-degree interference fit, ensuring bubble-tight shutoff for critical ballast operations, a core requirement for vessel safety.

The Result: Confidence in Core Components

By partnering with a `lug butterfly valve manufacturer` that controls its metallurgy and machining to this degree, the shipyard's team could focus on complex vessel integration, confident that core components like the `pn16 butterfly valve` would perform flawlessly. This is the value a true `oem manufacturer butterfly valve` partner brings to the table.

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