Manufacturer profile

Red Valve Company, Inc.

Red Valve Company, Inc. is a manufacturer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. [S2][S1]

Country
United States [S1]
City
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [S2]

Evidence scope

The retained official product route documents: Red Valve supplies flow-control products for municipal and industrial applications, including a knife gate valve range for slurry handling. This dossier uses that cited route as the editorial scope. [S7]

The retained research coverage separates company identity from the named product evidence. It does not turn one model or series into a claim about unlisted company-wide operations. [S10]

Knife Gate Valve

Documented series: Red Valve KFD Series D Flexgate manual and actuated knife gate valves, plus KDX Series DX knife gate valves

Red Valve supplies flow-control products for municipal and industrial applications, including a knife gate valve range for slurry handling. [S7]

  • Red Valve KFD Series D Flexgate manual and actuated knife gate valves, plus KDX Series DX knife gate valves [S4]
  • Red Valve PCV Series 5200 pneumatic-actuated control pinch valves in 1 to 4 inch sizes [S5]

Selection fit: Red Valve describes its knife gate valves for tough slurry handling and states that its rugged designs include replaceable wear seats, simplified packing replacement or solid stainless steel linings. Confirm the selected valve, materials, pressure class, availability and lead time directly with Red Valve. [S8]

Pinch Valve

Documented series: Red Valve PAV Type A air-actuated pinch valves.

Red Valve documents Type A as an air-actuated pinch valve with an elastomer sleeve as the only wetted part. [S11]

Documented specifications for Pinch Valve
Pressure rating35 psi [S16]
Materialcast iron [S17]
Operating principle
The cited Type A route describes air or hydraulic pressure in the annular space opening, throttling or closing the valve. [S12]
Published closure condition
The cited route states that full closure generally requires 25 to 35 psi above line pressure. [S13]
  • Red Valve PAV Type A air-actuated pinch valves. [S6]

Selection fit: Start with PAV Type A when an air-actuated sleeve valve and the cited closure-pressure condition fit the line. Confirm media, sleeve compound, line pressure, pilot pressure and final configuration with Red Valve. [S14]

Product range and documented series

Red Valve supplies flow-control products for municipal and industrial applications, including a knife gate valve range for slurry handling. [S7]

  • Red Valve KFD Series D Flexgate manual and actuated knife gate valves, plus KDX Series DX knife gate valves [S4]Source note: KFD - Series D Flexgate Manual Knife Gate Valve. KFD - Series D Flexgate Actuated Knife Gate Valve. KDX - Series DX Knife Gate Valve.
  • Red Valve PCV Series 5200 pneumatic-actuated control pinch valves in 1 to 4 inch sizes [S5]Source note: PCV - Series 5200 Pneumatic Actuated Control Pinch Valve. The Series 5200 valve is designed in sizes 1 inch to 4 inch.
  • Red Valve PAV Type A air-actuated pinch valves. [S6]Source note: PAV - Type A Air-Actuated Pinch Valve

Procurement fit

For knife gate valve applications, Red Valve states its designs address tough slurry handling through replaceable wear seats, simplified packing replacement, or solid stainless steel linings. The Series 5200 pinch mechanism is cited as providing accurate flow control with stroke adjustment to fine-tune flow as the sleeve wears, particularly in slurry service. For air-actuated sleeve valve requirements, PAV Type A is the documented starting point. Specifications such as model, materials, sleeve compound, pressure class, temperature limits, availability, and lead time are not confirmed in the source material and must be verified directly with the manufacturer.

Technical capabilities

The PAV Type A pinch valve operates by directing air or hydraulic pressure into the annular space, where the applied pressure opens, throttles, or closes the valve. Published closure data indicates that full closure generally requires 25 to 35 psi above line pressure. Knife gate valve capabilities cited include rugged slurry-handling designs with either replaceable wear seats or solid stainless steel linings, and a simplified packing replacement feature. The Series 5200 is described as a heavy-duty pinch mechanism with stroke adjustment for compensating sleeve wear in slurry applications.

Markets and applications

Documented application references point to tough slurry handling as the primary service environment for the knife gate valve lines, with the Series 5200 specifically cited for slurry applications where accurate flow control and sleeve wear compensation are required. The PAV Type A pinch valve is referenced for line services compatible with air-actuated sleeve closure. Specific industry verticals, end-user segments, or named applications beyond slurry service are not publicly documented in the source material reviewed.

Evidence limitations

Several commonly required specification and procurement fields are not publicly documented for Red Valve Company, Inc. in the source material reviewed. These include company history, founding date, facility size, employee count, revenue, ownership, certifications, accreditations, regulatory listings, customer references, and installed base figures. Specific pressure class ratings, temperature limits, material schedules, dimensional data, actuator options, and standard designations for the KFD Series D Flexgate, KDX Series DX, Series 5200, and PAV Type A are also not publicly documented and must be confirmed with the manufacturer.

Editorial summary

Red Valve Company, Inc., based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is documented as a manufacturer of knife gate valves and pinch valves for industrial flow control. The knife gate valve product line includes the KFD Series D Flexgate manual and actuated valves, as well as the KDX Series DX knife gate valves. The pinch valve offering is represented by the PAV Type A air-actuated design. These two categories represent the full set of product lines documented in the source material reviewed for this profile.

Compiled prose, not a quotation. It restates facts drawn from the cited rows above and adds none of its own. It is not itself a sourced record, so read the cited sections for the authoritative wording.

Not published in retained sources

These common buyer fields were explicitly outside the retained source coverage for this dossier. They are shown as omissions, not filled with a proxy, a related model or an assumption.

Research coverage

Evidence states describe the public material reviewed for this profile; they do not rate the company or assert an undisclosed fact.

  • Corporate identity, location and company context are retained from Red Valve's official site. Knife-gate and control-pinch model range and slurry-handling context are retained from official product pages. [S10]Company-stated
  • Red Valve company context is retained from its official page. Type A operation, closure condition and page-bound product image are scoped only to the cited product route. Revenue, certification, stock, delivery and service claims were not asserted. [S15]Company-stated

Frequently asked questions

What Knife Gate Valve product is documented for Red Valve Company, Inc.?

The retained product material names Red Valve KFD Series D Flexgate manual and actuated knife gate valves, plus KDX Series DX knife gate valves. The dossier keeps this as a product-level statement rather than using it as a claim about the company's entire catalogue. [S4]

Which common buying fields are not published in the retained sources?

The retained source packet does not publish Annual sales, Certifications, Availability or stock. Those fields are intentionally left out of the procurement snapshot rather than inferred from a related series, a product image or the company identity. [S10][S15]

Research notes

The retained first-party packet supports a richer product-level reading surface, but it does not yet contain 600 words of distinct cited content. This noindex dossier remains in reviewing status until additional source-backed facts are retained.