23 february 2007

Sure Seal 500 and 800 Series Butterfly Valves Now Come Standard with Internally Lubricated Seats

Mineral Point, MOSure Seal Inc., a division of the OPW Fluid Transfer Group, has announced that its 500 and 800 Series resilient-seated butterfly valves will now come standard with internally lubricated seats. This upgrade significantly improves service life, results in lower torque requirements in all types of services, ensures shaft lubrication and seat integrity, and meets NSF 61 certification standards.

Sure Seal manufactures its valves with materials including carbon steel, stainless steel and alloys. Sizes range through 60-inch with ANSI 150-, 300- and 600-pound specifications. All Series 500 and 800 seats are equipped with EPDM, Viton® and Sure Seal's Special Abrasion Resistant formulated blend of FDA-approved Nitrile, along with 12 other standard compounds to meet all applications. Sure Seal also uses only totally encapsulated patented valve seats made with Teflon. As a standard practice, every valve manufactured by Sure Seal is also tested to 110% of its pressure rating.

Sure Seal Inc. manufactures patented butterfly valves and actuators used with industrial piping applications such as chemical, food processing, pulp and paper, shipbuilding, E-coat phosphate paint systems, dry bulk transportation and pharmaceutical. Sure Seal Inc. is a part of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, a company that specializes in the safe handling and transfer of hazardous liquids and dry bulk commodities in critical applications such as gasoline, diesel, chlorine, chlor-alkali products, LPG, acids, cement, flour and starch, among others. The Group is comprised of three market units: Chemical & Industrial, Rail and Cargo Tank, and six market-leading operating companies: OPW Engineered Systems, Midland Manufacturing, Civacon, Knappco, Sure Seal and OPW Fluid Transfer Group - Europe. The company has manufacturing plants in North America, Europe, Brazil and India; and sales offices in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Shanghai. For more information, please visit www.suresealinc.com or www.opwftg.com.

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