Blagoveshchensk Valves Plant (BVP), based in the Republic of Bashkortostan and part of United Metallurgical Company (OMK), held successful preliminary factory trials of a double-acting pilot pneumatic drive with hydraulic backup, complete with a 300mm nominal diameter ball valve capable of withstanding 8.0MPa of pressure.
The product is intended for creating an effort for opening or closing the ball valve’s spindle by the pipeline’s governing medium. BVP’s pneumatic drives are made with a hydraulic backup, but are easily switched to the mechanical mode.
“Launching the pneumatic drives will give the factory a competitive edge and will enable us to expand fittings production and deliveries to Gazprom sites. Additionally, the factory can secure its position on the pipeline fittings market by offering clients new high-quality items produced by BVP”, said BVP Managing Director Alexander Kozhevnikov, commenting the successful trials.
