Category GuideSpecForge Editorial2026 / 04

Industrial Valve Selection Guide — Ball / Butterfly / Gate / Globe / Control Valves

Industrial valves are the core components of fluid control systems. SpecForge catalogs 3,612+ valve models covering ball valves, butterfly valves, gate valves, globe valves, check valves, control valves, and safety valves across 7 major categories, with multi-dimensional filtering by pressure rating PN6-PN320, bore DN10-DN1200, material (cast iron / cast steel / stainless steel / alloy), and connection type (flanged / threaded / wafer / welded).

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Industrial valves can be classified by function into on-off valves (ball, butterfly, gate, globe) and control valves (V-port ball, cage-guided, angle-type), and by actuation into manual, pneumatic, electric, and hydraulic types. SpecForge compiles valve model databases from Emerson Fisher, Flowserve, Pentair, Velan, KSB, Shanghai Valve, Suzhou Neway, Beijing Special Valve, and Baoyi Group. We provide PN6-PN320 pressure class, DN10-DN1200 bore size, cast iron / cast steel / stainless steel / duplex steel / Hastelloy material comparisons, with API 6D, API 600, ISO 17292, CE PED, and SIL3 certification support matrices. Coverage spans oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, power, municipal water, HVAC, semiconductor ultra-pure water, and biopharmaceutical industries.