KATA API6D BALL VALVE HIGH QUALITY 2"~56"

A ball valve is a form of quarter-turn valve which uses a hollow, perforated and pivoting ball (called a "floating ball") to control flow through it. It is open when the ball's hole is in line with the flow and closed when it is pivoted 90-degrees by the valve handle.[1] The handle lies flat in alignment with the flow when open, and is perpendicular to it when closed, making for easy visual confirmation of the valve's status.[2]

Ball valves are durable, performing well after many cycles, and reliable, closing securely even after long periods of disuse. These qualities make them an excellent choice for shutoff applications, where they are often preferred to gates and globe valves, but they lack their fine control in throttling applications.

The ball valve's ease of operation, repair, and versatility lend it to extensive industrial use, supporting pressures up to 1000 bar and temperatures up to 752 °F (500 °C), depending on design and materials used. Sizes typically range from 0.2 to 48 inches (0.5 cm to 121 cm). Valve bodies are made of metal, plastic, or metal with a ceramic; floating balls are often chrome plated for durability. One disadvantage of a ball valve is that they trap water in the center cavity while in the closed position. In the event of a freeze, the sides can crack due to expansion of ice forming. Some means of insulation or heat tape in this situation will usually prevent damage.Another option for cold climates is the "freeze tolerant ball valve". This style of ball valve incorporates a freeze plug in the side so in the event of a freeze up, the freeze plug ruptures, (acts as a sacrificial disk), thus making for an easy repair. Now instead of replacing the whole valve, just screw in a new freeze plug. This is commonly called freeze plug technology.

A ball valve should not be confused with a "ball-check valve", a type of check valve that uses a solid ball to prevent undesired backflow.

Other types of quarter-turn valves include the butterfly valve and plug valve and freeze proof ball valve.

Kata Valve (Group) Co.,Ltd. is headquartered at Baoshan City Industrial Zone,Shanghai China, occupying over 35 thousands square meters and will be looking at other expansions in the near future. The registration capital of the whole Group comes to RMB 100 Millions. Also it is one of high-tech enterprises in Shanghai, a member of the Association of China General Machinery, and a regular supplier to China Petroleum & Natural Gas Corp,China Petrochemical,China Power,and China Sea Oil etc.

With an experience of about 30 years in manufacturing all kinds of valves,Kata specializes in disigning, making and marketing valves for all industries. Its products range from Ball, Butterfly, Gate, Globe,Check,Plug valves to Marine valves and other valves;nominal size from 1/2" to 48" (DN15 to DN1200);nominal pressure from 150Lb to 2500Lb (PN1.0Mpa to PN42.0Mpa); materials cover WCB, WCC, WC6, WC9, CF8, CF3, CF8m, CF3M, LCB, LCC, A105, 304, 316, 304L, 316L, F11, F22, LF2, F51, etc. The products are widely used in the fields of petroleum, chemical, metallurgy, power, fuel gas, city pipeline networks and so on. Certificated with ISO9001, API6D, CE/ PED, Kaitai has developed excellent quality control and management system.

Kata has a series of modern machines and equipments such as vertical lathes, drill press, milling lathe, grinding machine , other general machine tools and physical & chemical analysis & experiment devices. Also it has developed a well-trained and dedicated team including engineers,technicians and other employees. This allows us to offer customers quality product,competitive pricing and prompt deliveries. We always work hard to improve our existing products and pursue new ideas and ways to stay ahead of the ever changing market.