Trillium Flow Technologies’ legacy valve brand, Red Point®, is known for its highly customized valve solutions tailored to customer specifications, rapid delivery times, and engineering flexibility.
As an industry innovator in flow control, Red Point is adding a Rising Stem Ball Valve to its extensive production catalog of ball, check, double block and bleed, gate, and globe valves. This latest innovation from the Netherlands-based engineering brand is designed to reduce friction on moving components, extend maximum service life, and provide a low-maintenance design. The Rising Stem Ball Valve is widely used in the oil and gas industry, where its robust design and reliability in preventing leakage are valued.
The new valve’s friction-free sealing and non-contact ball movement achieve longer potential service life and, combined with the single-seated design, features a broad operating temperature range from -196°C to 450°C. The impact of thermal expansion has been minimized by the configuration of the valve components, allowing for this impressive temperature range.
Red Point’s newest model is suitable for dirty service with a uniquely designed bottom trunnion that ensures the prevention of solid particle ingress into the valve.
The distinct quarter-turn helix-shaped stem mechanism design is fully enclosed within the valve body, providing additional protection against environmental factors and eliminating the requirement for frequent lubrication. When closing the valve, the downward linear movement of the helix passing through the roller bars on the top of the ball causes the ball to rotate 90 degrees without physical contact, ensuring friction-free operation.