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Mastering High-Torque Flow Control

Your expert guide to selecting the perfect worm gear operated butterfly valve. Effortlessly manage large pipelines and high-pressure systems with the precision and reliability of JRVAL's vertically integrated manufacturing.

Enhance Safety & Control: Optional Accessories

Add critical layers of safety and monitoring to your manual valves. JRVAL offers factory-installed options for enhanced operational security and regulatory compliance.

Safety Lockout Device (LOTO)

Integrate your valves into your site's Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures. This device allows maintenance personnel to physically lock the gearbox, preventing accidental operation and ensuring the pipeline is safely isolated.

  • Protects workers from hazardous media release.
  • Helps meet OSHA industrial safety regulations.
  • Prevents unauthorized use or tampering.

Supervisory Tamper Switch

Gain real-time monitoring of your valve's status. The tamper switch sends an electrical signal to your control panel if the valve is operated from its designated position, providing immediate notification of unauthorized changes.

  • Essential for fire protection systems (sprinkler lines).
  • Provides instant alerts for security or operational errors.
  • Integrates with Building Management Systems (BMS).

Wafer Type Gear Operated Butterfly Valves

Wafer valves are held in place by pipeline flanges, offering a compact and economical solution. JRVAL elevates this design with heavy-body construction and innovative quick-change seat technology for unmatched performance.

Heavy Body Stainless Steel Wafer Valve with Gear Operator

Heavy Body Stainless Steel (Wafer)

The ultimate wafer valve for demanding applications, featuring a high-density, zero-porosity casting and an enhanced safety margin for superior corrosion and pressure resistance.

  • Robust Construction: Heavy-walled body significantly exceeds standard thickness requirements (e.g., HG/T 3704), ensuring superior structural integrity.
  • Superior Material (9% Nickel): Cast with ASTM A351 CF8 at the maximum allowable Nickel content for guaranteed corrosion resistance and extended service life.
Best For: Chemical processing, water treatment, and marine environments where durability is critical.
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Heavy Body Carbon Steel Wafer Valve with Gear Operator

Heavy Body Carbon Steel (Wafer)

Engineered for high-stress industrial systems, this valve's extra-thick body offers superior resistance to pipeline pressure and mechanical stress, ensuring long-term reliability.

  • Enhanced Durability: The reinforced carbon steel body provides a higher safety factor in demanding industrial environments.
  • Guaranteed Material Integrity: Full MTC traceability ensures an optimized ASTM A216 WCB composition, maximizing strength while minimizing impurities.
Best For: Oil & Gas, power generation, and general industrial applications requiring high durability.
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Signet Series Carbon Steel Wafer Valve with Gear Operator

Signet Series Carbon Steel (Wafer)

A premium concentric valve engineered for exceptional performance and aesthetics. The Signet Series combines robust materials with meticulous craftsmanship for demanding industrial applications.

  • Premium Craftsmanship: Features a finely coated body and a unique, recessed stainless steel nameplate for superior aesthetics and durability.
  • Precision Body Engineering: Ensures perfect alignment and a uniform gasket seal between pipeline flanges, preventing operational stress and potential leaks.
  • Guaranteed Material Integrity: We guarantee an optimized composition for ASTM A216 WCB, maximizing strength while minimizing impurities, with a full MTC for traceability.
Best For: Applications where both high performance and superior aesthetics are required, such as in visible pipe runs or OEM equipment.
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Quick-Change Seat Stainless Steel Wafer Valve with Gear Operator

Modu-Seal Stainless Steel (Wafer)

A revolutionary design for applications demanding minimal downtime. This valve allows for rapid, in-line seat replacement, drastically reducing maintenance costs.

  • Modular Maintenance: Reduce maintenance costs by 90% and downtime by 80% compared to traditional valves.
  • Space-Optimized Mounting: Kitz-inspired two-ear clamp design cuts weight by 30-40% and boosts installation efficiency by 50%.
  • Elasticity Excellence: High-resilience seat blend withstands 200°C CIP cycles with industry-leading elasticity retention.
Best For: Food & Beverage, pharmaceutical, and high-purity applications with frequent cleaning cycles.
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Lug Type Gear Operated Butterfly Valves

Lug-style valves feature threaded inserts, allowing them to be bolted to one flange for dead-end service. This design is crucial for applications where downstream piping may be disconnected for maintenance under upstream pressure.

Lug Stainless Steel Valve with Gear Operator

Lug Stainless Steel

The premium choice for lugged connections, combining dead-end service versatility with maximum corrosion resistance and guaranteed dimensional accuracy from a zero-porosity casting.

  • Lug Hole Positional Accuracy: True position of the threaded lug hole pattern is controlled to an exacting tolerance of ±0.10 mm and 100% gauge verified.
  • Guaranteed Surface Integrity: Castings are guaranteed free from porosity, shrinkage, or unauthorized weld repairs, ensuring maximum material strength.
Best For: Marine, chemical plants, and systems requiring maintenance isolation (e.g., pumps, filters).
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Lug Carbon Steel Valve with Gear Operator

Lug Carbon Steel

The industrial workhorse for dead-end service. This valve provides the strength of carbon steel and installation flexibility with deep-cast markings for full traceability.

  • Precision & Traceability: Features precise lug hole positioning and a premium finish with deep-cast permanent markings for material, pressure, and heat number traceability.
  • High-Strength Performance: Manufactured from guaranteed ASTM A216 WCB carbon steel for reliability in high-pressure and high-temperature services.
Best For: Industrial water lines, HVAC balancing, and equipment isolation where stainless steel is not required.
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Lug Ductile Iron Valve with Gear Operator

Lug Ductile Iron

A highly reliable and economical option, providing excellent strength and durability for a wide range of industrial and municipal applications.

  • Excellent Strength-to-Weight Ratio: Offers strength approaching that of steel with superior corrosion resistance to common elements.
  • Cost-Effective Performance: The ideal choice for large-scale projects where both long-term performance and budget are key considerations.
Best For: Municipal water works, wastewater treatment plants, and large-scale HVAC systems.
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Flange Type Gear Operated Butterfly Valves

Featuring two integral flanges that mate directly with pipeline flanges, this design provides the most secure and rigid connection. It is the preferred choice for larger sizes, higher pressures, and critical applications.

Flange Stainless Steel Valve with Gear Operator

Flange Stainless Steel

The pinnacle of reliability for flanged connections, engineered from zero-porosity castings for critical service in corrosive environments where a leak-proof seal is non-negotiable.

  • Precision-Matched Flanges: Customized from pipeline measurements and reinforced per standards (e.g., HG/T) to ensure a perfect, leak-free seal.
  • Traceable Craftsmanship: ISO9001 casting with permanent markings enables lifetime quality tracking from raw material to final product.
  • Superior Material (9% Nickel): Cast with ASTM A351 CF8 at maximum allowable Nickel for superior corrosion resistance.
Best For: Large-diameter pipelines (DN300+), high-pressure chemical lines, and offshore platforms.
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Flange Carbon Steel Valve with Gear Operator

Flange Carbon Steel

Delivers robust, leak-proof performance for demanding industrial applications where high-grade corrosion resistance is not the primary requirement.

  • Guaranteed Material Integrity: Full Material Test Certificate (MTC) provided with every valve, guaranteeing ASTM A216 WCB composition.
  • Full-Process Reliability: Reinforced components and strict standards separation ensure performance that exceeds industry norms in strength and sealing.
Best For: High-pressure steam lines, oil & gas transportation, and large-scale industrial water systems.
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High-Performance Double & Triple Eccentric Valves

Engineered for the most demanding services, these valves feature offset disc and shaft geometry to minimize seat wear and operating torque, providing superior sealing and longer life in critical applications.

Double Eccentric with Gear Operator

Double Eccentric Stainless Steel

The high-performance workhorse for demanding industrial processes. Its double-offset design lifts the disc off the seat upon opening, drastically reducing wear and extending the valve's service life.

  • Reduced Seat Wear: The cam-action of the double offset design minimizes friction, prolonging seat life even in high-cycle or abrasive media services.
  • Enhanced Sealing: Provides superior bi-directional shutoff compared to concentric valves, suitable for higher pressure classes.
  • Lower Torque Demand: The offset geometry requires less force to operate, allowing for smaller, more cost-effective actuators.
Best For: Clean liquids and gases, throttling services, chemical processing, and power generation.
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Fire-Safe Double Eccentric Carbon Steel Butterfly Valve with Gearbox

Fire-Safe Double Eccentric Carbon Steel

Engineered for critical applications where fire safety is non-negotiable. This valve provides reliable shutoff and is designed to maintain its integrity under extreme fire conditions, meeting stringent API 609 fire-safe standards.

  • Versatile Sealing Solutions: Offered with soft (PTFE/RPTFE), solid metal, and API 609 certified fire-safe seats to meet a wide range of application and safety requirements.
  • Blowout-Proof Stem Design: A robust stem design ensures safety and reliability, preventing stem ejection in high-pressure services.
  • Premium Materials: MTC certificates and Positive Material Identification (PMI) testing ensure material authenticity and full compliance.
Best For: Oil & Gas, refining, petrochemical plants, FPSOs, and any high-risk environment requiring certified fire-safe valves.
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Triple Eccentric Stainless Steel Flange Valve with Gear Operator

Triple Eccentric Stainless Steel (Flange)

The apex of valve technology for zero-leakage performance. The triple-offset, friction-free design ensures absolute shutoff in high-pressure, high-temperature, and cryogenic services.

  • Material Traceability: Full material certs and third-party reports ensure material authenticity.
  • Bubble-tight Sealing: Tri-eccentric design with hardened metal seals (Stellite alloy) achieves API 598 bubble-tight zero leakage.
  • Pinless Design: Pinless stem/disc connection eliminates pin failure risks, ensuring reliable high-torque performance.
Best For: Cryogenic service, high-temperature steam, oil & gas, and critical isolation applications.
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Choosing the Right Actuator: A Comparative Guide

The valve body is only part of the solution. Selecting the correct actuator is critical for performance, safety, and efficiency. This guide compares common options for butterfly valves.

Actuator Type Operating Principle Key Advantages Best Applications / Industries
Handle (Lever) Manual quarter-turn (90°) operation. Often includes a locking mechanism or notched plate for positioning.
  • Simple, low cost, and reliable.
  • Provides immediate visual feedback of valve position.
  • No external power source required.
  • Fast-acting for quick shutoff.
  • Small-diameter pipelines (typically ≤ DN300).
  • General purpose water, air, and chemical lines.
  • Applications requiring infrequent operation.
  • Food & Beverage, HVAC, Water Treatment.
Gear (Worm Gear) A manual handwheel turns a gearbox, which multiplies torque to make opening/closing large valves easier.
  • Significantly reduces the physical effort needed.
  • Allows for precise control and throttling.
  • Prevents water hammer by enabling slow operation.
  • Self-locking design holds the disc in position.
  • Large-diameter valves (≥ DN250).
  • High-pressure or high-flow systems.
  • Municipal Waterworks, Power Plants, Shipbuilding.
  • Any application needing slow, controlled operation.
Pneumatic Uses compressed air to move a piston or diaphragm, which rotates the valve stem. Can be spring-return or double-acting.
  • Very fast and powerful actuation.
  • High cycle life and extremely reliable.
  • Intrinsically safe for explosive environments (no spark).
  • Lower cost than electric actuators for large sizes.
  • Automated process control systems.
  • Emergency shutdown (ESD) systems (spring-return).
  • High-cycle applications.
  • Chemical, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical.
Electric An electric motor drives a gear train to rotate the valve stem. Can offer sophisticated control options.
  • Extremely precise positioning for modulation control.
  • Ideal for remote operation where compressed air is unavailable.
  • Easily integrates with PLC and SCADA systems.
  • Low energy consumption when not in operation.
  • Remote and unmanned facilities (e.g., pipelines).
  • Advanced automation and process control.
  • Wastewater Treatment, Power Generation, HVAC.
  • Applications requiring complex control logic.

Why Partner with JRVAL?

We are not just a supplier; we are your vertically integrated manufacturing partner. From casting to assembly, we control every step to deliver valves that meet the highest international standards for performance and reliability.

Uncompromising Quality

ISO9001, BV, and CE certified. We provide complete test reports for material, heat treatment, and mechanical performance with every shipment.

Vertically Integrated Factory

From raw casting and precision machining to final assembly, we control the entire production line. This ensures consistent quality and faster lead times.

Risk-Free Procurement

Free Samples. Compare our valve quality against any other brand before you purchase. Experience the JRVAL difference firsthand.

Custom & Standard Solutions

With over 2,000 sets of independent machining process tooling, we can deliver both standardized and fully customized valve solutions for any application.

2-Year Warranty

We guarantee our valves against non-human damage. Valve body, disc, and seat are all available for new spare parts replacement if needed.

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