Valve Selection Guide

You wouldn’t use a dimmer switch to power off a room. And you wouldn’t slam a light switch halfway and call it “brightness control.” So why do so many engineering teams still confuse globe valves and gate valves? They’re both linear motion valves. Both use a rising stem. Both are found in power plants, process

When your media gets tough, your valve needs to be tougher. Gate valves and knife gate valves might look similar, but using the wrong one can lead to pressure drops, clogged flow paths, and costly system failures. Let’s break it down, not in theory, but in practice.  What Is a Gate Valve? Gate valves are