DBB Ball Archives

OSHA Standards – Occupational health and safety

DBB - Valves meet OSHA Standards for occupational health and safety.

Safety requirements in the process industry are extremely high. In some plants, especially in processes, involving flammable liquids or toxic gases, such a leakage can lead to risks to the plant but much important to the personnel – Especially for engineers with focus on maintenance and facility. The DBB Valves made by AS-Schneider provides an added value for all fields of application: https://taurusdbbvalves.com/features/

The Paradoxon of Dual Certified Material 316 / 316L

DBB - Paradoxon of dual certified material 316 and 316L.

When I started my career as a valve engineer, one of the first lessons were: Which materials are used for valve components. Didn`t know too much about the details of the different materials, for me, the most strange material at that times was the 316 Series.

1.4401 1.4404 316 316H 316L ASME B16.34 ASTM A182 ASTM A479 carbon carbon content DBB DBB Ball DBB Valve Double Block & Bleed Double Block and Bleed dual certified flanged Industrial Valves material Taurus threaded Valves welding end

How the position of levers can influence the usability of DBB Valves

DBB - Position of levers can influence the usability of DBB valves.

Several Ball Valve basic designs are common and therefore a lot of different solutions are available on the market. Especially the position / orientation of the levers have an enormous influence on the usability of the valve, when used in horizontal installations. The following pictures are showing two different options.

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