Velan has formed Velan S.r.l., a joint venture company established to manufacture API 6A & 6D Trunnion-Mounted Ball Valves for pipelines and offshore platforms. The new company is headquartered in Mezzago, Italy, just outside of Milan. Velan S.r.l.’s president, Roberto Bartolena, is a valve industry veteran with extensive experience in designing and manufacturing trunnion-mounted pipeline ball valves. Velan has been manufacturing API 6D ball valves in North America for the oil and gas industry for many years. In fact, Velan has held the API 6D Monogram for ball valves since 1993.
Velan S.r.l.’s product line includes bolted body, welded body and top entry API 6D Trunnion-Mounted Ball Valves in sizes 1-64″ (25-1600 mm) and ASME Pressure Classes 150-2500 for a variety of standard and severe services, including cryogenic, offshore, subsea and underground. Furthermore, bolted body and top entry API 6A Ball Valves are available from API 2000-15000 psi.