Severe service, bubble-tight Ball Valves for highperformance applications

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Since 1948 Argus has been a global leader in the manufacture of Severe Service BallValves offering the highest performance in the most demanding applications within thechemical, refining, oil sands, mining, steel, and many other industries.

ARGUS manufacturing plant in Ettlingen, Germany. Transfer of knowledge from generation togeneration through a 3-year apprentice-ship program is our way of ensuring outstanding quality, for over 60 years!

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ARGUS utilizes state of the art, specializedmanufacturing facilities

To guarantee the highest quality assurance levels andon-time delivery, virtually every component of eachARGUS valve is produced in-house.   The ARGUS manufacturing facility is ISO 9001 accredited, and isequipped to perform all NDE testing, including Ultrasonic

and Radiographic.

ARGULOY, an outstanding hard-coating process

The demands placed on metallic sealing systems can be optimally met by means ofmodern coating technology. ARGUS proprietary Flame & Fuse ARGULOY coatingsachieving Rockwell 67 hardness, are applied in our in-house computer controlled coat-ing facility. Contrary to other coating processes, ARGULOY is not an overlay coatingbut a coating bonded metallically to the base material. ARGULOY is flame-sprayedand thermal after-treated. By choosing between nickel-based and cobalt-based ARGULOY coatings, the hard coating can be precisely matched to the given application.

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Standard features and benefits of ARGUS Ball Valves

l Bi-directional, Class VI Shut-Off.Zero leakage.

l EPA 21 fugitive emissions stem sealing.l Integral actuator mounting bracket

design.l Scallop seat pockets.l Standard full-port design.l Variety of exotic materials of

construction.l Forged ball and valve bodies.l Computer controlled mechanically

lapped ball and seats.l In-house coating technologies.

l Extensive application experience and knowledge in a variety of industries.

l Global sales and service locations. l Inventory and repair facilities in Europe,

Asia, the U.S.A. and Canada.l API approvals.l SIL Rating. l CRN for all Canadian Provinces.l 2 and 3-piece valve body designs.l Reduced port optional.l Sizes ½ inch through 40 inch, pressure

classes 150 to 2500#

Flexible Valve Design is standard

EPA approved Stem seal to prevent fugitive emissions.Certified leakage: < 1 ppm

Test medium: Helium

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Weather SealStem (17-4 SS)Upper Graphite RingBearing TapeEPA SealEPA PusherGraphite SealViton O-RingLyton Thrust RingLower Lyton Bearing

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Body

ARGUS ball valves include many innovative design features including the highest standards invalve technology API-6D, ANSI 16.34 and BS 2351 requirements.

2-piece or 3-piece split body design with superfinefinished trunnion mounted ball, anti-blowout stem,spring loaded ball seats, cavity relief and anti-staticdevice. Long life double stem seal system andstem supported by bearings to ensure seals arefree from operating loads. Stem sealing complieswith latest ISO 15848-1, EPA and TA-Luft FugitiveEmissions requirements.

Firesafe to API 607 and BS 6755.

DIN/ISO 5211 mounting plate for actuators.

Full Port, Reduced Port as an option.

EPA approved stem seal.

Forged bodiesl No porosity problems.l Completely internally machined bodies.

Floating or Trunnion mounted ball.

Trunnion design features

l Trunnion blocks support the weight of the ball and lock the ball into the body.

l Trunnion bearings absorb side load.l Seats act only as a seal.l Live loaded (spring) seats.

Advantages of the Trunnion design

Longer coating life for the ball and seats is achieved due to:

l Low friction of the trunnion designl Has low torque due to the fixed balll Requires smaller actuator due to low

torquel Stem acts only as a drive mechanisml Bi-Directional, bubble-tight seat seals

trunnion ball

Actuator mounts directly to the body

The unique ARGUS design permits a perfectly aligned actuator shaft,bracket and coupling with the benefit of no side-load effect on the valvestem from misalignment.

The result is extended service life of the valve stem seals.

Long lifetime and low operating torque due to the clear separation ofthe sealing and bearing functions on both ball and stem.

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ARGUS specializes in high quality, live loaded metalseated Ball Valves

Seat PocketOverlay

For corrosionprotection.

Wafer Spring Slash Design

Avoids warping as a resultof large temperature fluctuations.

Prevents build up of solidsbehind the seat pocket andthe back of the seat. Buildup behind the seat is re-lieved into the bore of thevalve preventing increasedtorque.

Metal seats have to withstand mechanical stress, thermal stress, be compatiblewith the medium, resist high cycling, produce low friction, and remain tight inorder to ensure maximum service life.

Scallop Seat Pocket design

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ARGUS Product Range

1” 2” 3” 4” 8” 10” 16” 36” 40”

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ARGUS High Performance Ball Valves arewidely used by many industries to resolvesevere service applications

Some examples:

Refining, Petro Chemical, ExtractionFCC Units Fluidized Catalyst Cracking UnitsCCR Units, Continuous CatalystRegeneration Lock Hopper Valves (UOP)HydrotreatersVisbreakersVTB's Vacuum Tower BottomsOffshore platformsSour gas input linesFuel gas line to compressorsCoal gasification and coal-to-liquid Fly ashWellheadPolymersP.E. Flake, UNIPOL processFroth PlantCyclonesMining / Hydrometallurgy AutoclavesSlurriesTailingsSoot BlowersBoiler Feed-water RecirculationAluminaBauxiteTiO2 Titanium DioxideDigester Blow ValvesPipelines

Model FK-76/78M Trunnion design, live metal seated

Sizes: 2” – 40”, bi-directional

Model HK 35M Trunnion design, live metal seatedSizes: 2” – 14”, bi-directional

Model FK 79MFloating design, soft and metal seatedEspecially for small valve sizes

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